I Spy
I Spy

I Spy

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Spies don’t talk—it’s the cardinal rule of the business. But on Foreign Policy’s podcast I Spy, we get them to open up. We hear from the operations people: the spies who steal secrets, kill adversaries, and turn agents into double agents. Each episode features one spy telling one dramatic story.

Recent Episodes

The Negotiators is Back!
SEP 28, 2023
The Negotiators is Back!
Hey there I Spy listeners. Here at Foreign Policy, we’re dropping season 3 of our podcast, The Negotiators. On each episode, one former diplomat or troubleshooter tells the story of one dramatic negotiation. If the tagline sounds familiar, that's by design. We think of The Negotiators as the sister show of I Spy. We’re actually inserting the season 2 finale of The Negotiators into this feed because it’s especially I Spy like. It’s about a Texas rabbi who is taken hostage at his own synagogue—and ends up negotiating with his captor. Like the episodes of I Spy, this one is non-narrated. You'll hear our host, Jenn Williams, introduce the story, followed by nothing but rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker. The show is a collaboration between Doha Debates and Foreign Policy. If you want to listen to season 3, find The Negotiators in your favorite podcast app. The first episode of the new season focuses on one of the most famous diplomatic negotiations ever: The Good Friday Agreement that ended decades of violence in Northern Ireland.  Meantime—we're working on more episodes of I Spy, so keep watching this space. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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30 MIN
Introducing: Alphabet Boys
JUN 29, 2023
Introducing: Alphabet Boys
Up in Arms
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11 MIN
Introducing: Conspiracyland, Season 4
DEC 15, 2022
Introducing: Conspiracyland, Season 4
A Broken Heart
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41 MIN
Introducing: Season 2 of The Negotiators
SEP 27, 2022
Introducing: Season 2 of The Negotiators

Hey there I Spy listeners. Here at Foreign Policy, we're about to release season 2 of our podcast, The Negotiators. On each episode, one former diplomat or troubleshooter tells the story of one dramatic negotiation. If the tagline sounds familiar, that's by design. We think of The Negotiators as the sister show of I Spy.

 

We're releasing the first episode of the season here in this feed. It's part one of a dramatic story about Danny Fenster, an American journalist sentenced in 2021 to 11 years in prison in Myanmar. Mickey Bergman, a negotiator with the Richardson Center for Global Engagement, describes the grueling process of gaining Fenster's release. Like the episodes of I Spy, this one is non-narrated. You'll hear our host, Jenn Williams, introduce the story, followed by nothing but Bergman.

 

To hear part two of the story, find The Negotiators in your favorite podcast app. The show is a collaboration between Doha Debates and Foreign Policy.

 

We're also working on more episodes of I Spy, so keep watching this space.


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30 MIN
The Skeptic
JUN 28, 2022
The Skeptic
Joseph Weisberg, CIA
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33 MIN