Come Spy With Me: An insider's look at espionage

The Bunker – News without the nonsense

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News, Government, Politics, Society & Culture

4.6 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 February 2023

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Hollywood has shaped how we see spies – but who are these people who secretly walk among us? How hard is it to become one? Siân Pattenden unpacks the world of espionage, and discusses why the next James Bond will be a woman with Ava Glass, author of the new spy novel The Chase, who previously worked alongside spies in the civil service. “The highest level of security clearance takes a whole year to pass.” “Spies rarely wear tuxedos and drink martinis.” www.patreon.com/bunkercast Written and presented by Siân Pattenden. Producer Kasia Tomasiewicz. Lead producer Jacob Jarvis. Bunker music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Jade Bailey. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production Instagram | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:10.0	Avaglass is a former civil servant with the highest security clearance bar one.
1:14.8	She has also seen enough of the inner workings of espionage to ensure that she will always be fascinated
1:21.1	by spies. Having spent over a decade training future spooks for the British government,
1:26.0	one of her jobs included teaching
1:28.0	MI5 and MI6 operatives how to use social media
1:32.0	alongside running communications for the
1:34.6	Counterterrorism Division. She has just published her first novel The Chase, which
1:39.2	happens to be about spies. Welcome Ava to the bunker.
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