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The DSR Network

INTRODUCING “SPY TALK”

The DSR Network

Chris Cotnoir

Government

4.51.9K Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2021

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Introducing a new show from the DSR Network called “Spy Talk.” SpyTalk lives at the intersection of intelligence operations, foreign policy, homeland security and military strategy. Co-hosted by veteran national security journalist Jeff Stein and former star CNN homeland security correspondent Jeanne Meserve, the podcast will feature exclusives by SpyTalk’s roster of longtime reporters, news and profiles of US and foreign spymasters and interviews with policymakers and expert authors. There’s nothing quite like it—a place for experts and lay persons alike, who enjoy national security scoops and insights by SpyTalk’s subject matter experts. Coming this Spring. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also subscribe to the Spy Talk Newsletter on Substack and learn more about Spy Talk’s contributors. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/deepstateradio. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

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It's up to you how much you give,

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and there's no regular commitment.

0:09.0

Just click the link in the show description to support now.

0:17.0

SpyTalk, a podcast at the intersection of intelligence, foreign policy,

0:21.0

national security, and military operations

0:24.0

with Jeff Stein and Jean Miserve.

0:30.0

Welcome to SpyTalk.

0:32.0

Every week, we aim to break news, address issues,

0:35.0

and national security and intelligence,

0:37.0

and even introduce you to a few real spies,

0:40.0

like Mark Polymeropoulos,

0:42.0

who says the CIA is hurting its own capabilities

0:45.0

by not replacing regional experts

0:48.0

like the late great Charlie Sidel,

0:51.0

who he calls the agency's last great Arabist.

0:55.0

Because when, you know, push comes to shove

0:57.0

and problems need to be solved in the region

0:59.0

where you have to turn to individuals

1:01.0

such as Charlie Sidel, who could go quietly

1:03.0

to Riyadh, to Cairo, to Aman,

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