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SpyMasters

Writer and journalist Antonia Senior interviews all the best writers on espionage. Each episode will bring you fascinating stories on spies, covert action and more - delving in to fact and fiction, past and present.

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43:22

The Seventh Floor, with David McCloskey

SpyMasters ·

2025/01/30

Writer and journalist Antonia Senior interviews bestselling author David McCloskey about his latest novel, 'The Seventh Floor.' The conversation delves into the intricacies of espionage, the brutal realities of interrogation, and the complex relationships between characters in the world of intelligence. McCloskey shares insights from his experience as a former CIA analyst, exploring themes of friendship, betrayal, and the moral dilemmas faced by those in the intelligence community. Buy the book:

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36:13

Notes on a Drowning, with Anna Sharpe

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2025/01/16

In this episode of the Spymasters podcast, Antonia Senior interviews Anna Sharpe. about her new book, 'Notes on a Drowning.' Sharpe is a pseudonym for the award winning novelist Anna Mazzola. The conversation explores the book's themes of political intrigue, legal drama, and the murky world of espionage. Mazzola discusses her transition from historical fiction to contemporary writing, the influences behind her work, and the social commentary woven throughout her narrative. The discussion also

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49:55

William Boyd on writing Gabriel's Moon

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2024/12/19

Join Oliver Webb-Carter as he talks to William Boyd, the best-selling novelist, about his new book Gabriel's Moon. Gabriel Dax is a young man in sixties London who becomes drawn into the murky world of espionage. William and Oliver talk about why literary writers are drawn to writing spy novels. They talk about James Bond, and Graham Greene and the art of writing.Buy the book here. Follow William Boyd here. Thank you for listening to Spymasters. Don't forget to give us a follow and tell your

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66:31

Spymasters Books of the Year 2024

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2024/12/05

The inaugural Books of the Year from the Spymasters Podcast. Join your host Antonia Senior as she talks to three special guests about their books of the year. Oliver Webb-Carter is the Editor of Aspects of History, and the host of our sister podcast, the Aspects of History podcast. https://aspectsofhistory.com/ Paul Burke is the host of the brilliant Crimetimefm podcast, and is writing an encyclopedia of spy fiction, due out in 2025.

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46:54

Trump, Foreign Policy and Intelligence, with Michael...

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2024/11/21

Michael Smith, intelligence expert, talks to Oliver Webb-Carter, editor of Aspects of History, about Trump, Foreign Policy and Intelligence. Michael talks about how the re-election of Trump will effect the special relationship between British and American intelligence services. Oliver and Michael discuss the prospects for the Middle East, Ukraine and more, under the new Trump administration. Michael is is a British author who specializes in spies and espionage. He is also a former member of the

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63:09

Putin's Spooks. Inside the FSB, with Dr Kevin Riehle

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2024/11/07

Kevin Riehle is the author of The Russian FSB, A Concise History of the Federal Security Service. Dr Riehle spent 30 years working for the US Government in various intelligence roles before switching to academia. The Russian FSB is the first English history book to trace the rise of Putin's Security Service. We talk about Putin, corruption and succession. What place does the FSB have in Russian society? How does it install fear? What continuity is there with its famed and feared predecessor, the

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45:50

From Spy to Writer, with IS Berry

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2024/10/24

Antonia Senior talks to IS Berry about her debut novel The Peacock and the Sparrow. It has garnered rave reviews, and has won the Edgar Award for best first novel. It's set in Bahrain during the Arab Spring, and follows the misadventures of disillusioned CIA officer Shane Collins.IS Berry was in the CIA for six years, and she writes with thrilling authenticity about life as a spy. we talk about her leap from spy to writer, about her influenced, and the toll that espionage can take on the soul. Buy

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40:35

Spies, Istanbul and the 1930s, with Alec Marsh

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2024/10/10

In this episode of the Spymasters podcast, Antonia Senior talks to Alec Marsh, author of the Drabble and Harris series of historical thrillers. The talk ranges from Istanbul, to the peculiar atmosphere of the 1930s, espionage and beyond.Buy the book here: https://amzn.eu/d/eoCm7PZ Follow Alec Marsh: https://www.alecmarsh.co.uk/ on X: @alecmarsh Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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65:55

To Catch a Spy. The Spycatcher Affair, with Tim Tate

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2024/09/26

The SpyMasters podcasts interviews all the best writers about spying: fact and fiction, historical and contemporary.In this episode, Antonia Senior talks to the brilliant journalist, writer and documentary maker Tim Tate about the Spycatcher Affair. We talk about the culture of secrecy at MI5, about Thatcher's involvement, about Peter Wright, the molecatcher turned whistleblower. Buy the book here. Follow Tim here Find Spymasters on X @spymasterspod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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54:24

Midnight in Vienna, with Jane Thynne

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2024/09/12

Antonia Senior talks to acclaimed novelist Jane Thynne about her new book Midnight in Vienna. Set in London and Vienna in 1938 it follows a young unemployed English tutor called Stella Fry and a disgraced MI5 watcher called Harry Fox, as they unite to investigate the murder of a celebrated detective novelist.We talk Nazis, the parallels between the 1930s and the present day, and, of course spies. Buy the book here. Follow Jane here. Follow Spymasters on X at @spymasterspod Follow Antonia Senior

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50:58

Spycraft. Tricks and tools of the dangerous trade...

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2024/08/29

Antonia Senior interviews Nadine Akkerman and Pete Langman about their fascinating new book Spycraft. What did it mean to be a spy in Early Modern England? What tips and tricks of the trade were employed against England's enemies?And who was the mysterious 'Q' of the Elizabethan spy trade? We talk secret ink, cyphers, and much more Buy the book: https://amzn.eu/d/jj62Dzm Follow the authors on x: @elegantfowl @Misswalsingham Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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35:26

Honour Among Spies, with Merle Nygate

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2024/08/15

Spymasters meets Merle Nygate, the author of Honour Among Spies. The second in Merle's books about Eli Amiram, Mossad's top spy runner, it was a Times thriller of the month. Eli is now chief of Mossad's London operation. He needs an audacious coup to cement his position.Merle and your host, Antonia Senior talk fiction, Mossad and the challenges to writing. Buy the book: https://amzn.eu/d/iZGaR5b Follow Merle: @MerleNygate https://merlenygate.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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59:07

The CIA. An Imperial History. With Hugh Wilford

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2024/08/01

Hugh Wilford joins SpyMasters to talk about his brilliant new book: The CIA, An Imperial History. Hugh is Professor of United States History at California State University, and a leading expert on the history of the CIA.His new book is a groundbreaking study of the history of the world's most famous intelligence agency. The book places the history of the CIA into a global context, in which the Cold War is a clash of empires. We talk about the founders of the CIA, the rise of covert action, and

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48:55

Read spies; Watch spies. With Oliver Webb-Carter,...

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2024/07/18

Oliver Webb-Carter, the editor of Aspects of History, picks his top 5 books and his top 3 films about espionage. Some left-field options here from Oliver! Let us know what you think on X @spymasters We talk about the new SpyMasters anthology of top spy writing. And Ollie's picks: RISE and Kill First, Ronan Bergman. Buy. Operation Chiffon, Peter Taylor. Buy The Sympathiser, Viet Thanh Nguyen Buy Goldfinger, Ian Fleming. Buy One Day in September, Simon Reeve. Buy Films: Zero Days Living

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64:02

Intelligence and the Holocaust, with Roger Moorhouse

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2024/07/04

In this episode, we talk to Roger Moorhouse, the acclaimed historian of Central and Eastern Europe. Roger's new book, The Forgers, is the fascinating story of how a group of Polish diplomats sought to save Jewish victims of the Holocaust by issuing false passports.Roger's book also covers the subject of espionage and the holocaust, and how the brave agents of Polish intelligence sought to bring news of the horrific genocide to the outside world. This is the fascinating subject of this week's

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38:40

Every Spy a Traitor, with Alex Gerlis

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2024/06/20

Top Spy novelist Alex gerlis joins Antonia Senior to talk about his new book, Every Spy a Traitor. The first in a new series, it follows the adventures of two British men who end up working for the NVKD in the run up to WW2.We talk about the 1930s, the mindset of spies, and the perils of intricate, multi-book plots. Buy the book: https://amzn.eu/d/fJMM8dx More on Alex: https://alexgerlis.co.uk/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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34:39

Writing Spy Fiction, with Thomas Waugh

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2024/06/06

Top spy novelist Thomas Waugh talks to Antonia Senior about his trilogy featuring the reluctant spy Daniel Ambler. We talk Putin, oligarchs, publishing and more..... Buy End Game here: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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40:52

SPIES: The Brave New World, with Calder Walton

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2024/05/23

In the second of an epic two-part series about the espionage wars between East and West, top intelligence historian Calder Walton talks Putin, disinformation and the decline of the Soviet Union. We talk about how Putin, the former KGB officer, turned his former service into a private mafia army. We turn to the threat from China, whose intelligence gathering operation against the West is on a scale never seen before. Buy Calder's book here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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52:03

SPIES: The epic intelligence war between East and...

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2024/05/09

The first of two episodes with Dr Calder Walton. This one looks at the development of the intelligence war between the West and the Soviet Union from 1917, follows the story through the fulcrum period of the Second World War and pushes on into the intense espionage games of the Cold War. Based at Harvard's Kennedy Business School, Calder Walton is one of the world's leading experts on intelligence and national security. We talk about Marx, the Great Illegals and the Cambridge Five. We talk about a

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49:47

The Cuban Missile Crisis, with Michael Smith

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2024/04/25

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