Spybrary Spy Podcast

CIA vs MI6: David McCloskey Goes Inside London Station

What if the CIA and MI6 stopped behaving like allies—and started spying on each other? David McCloskey joins Tim Shipman to discuss London Station, his fifth spy novel,

Lies, Spies and Suspense: Inside Traitors with Robert B. McCaw

A propulsive, high-stakes thriller—Robert McCaw delivers a gripping tale of espionage, betrayal, and deception amid the race to expose Russian moles at the highest levels

From Bourne to le Carré: Jinwoo Park on The Oxford Soju Club

In this episode of Spybrary, host Matthew Hurst talks with author Jinwoo Park about his debut novel, The Oxford Soju Club. The book centres on North Korean spies and

Sweden's Secret Cold War Spies: Dead Drops, Hidden Cells and the Stay Behinds

Cold War Spies Series with Shane Whaley For decades, Sweden presented itself as neutral and determined to remain outside the Cold War struggle between East and West.

Simon Conway Returns with The British Agent and a Brand-New Spy

Simon Conway returns to Spybrary to discuss his latest espionage thriller, The British Agent — a contemporary, globe-spanning story involving missing British-made surface

Graham Greene: The Novelist Who Never Stopped Spying

The novelist Graham Greene ranks at number 6 on Tim Shipman's infamous Best Spy Writers list — and yet we haven't given him enough airtime on the podcast. Time to put tha

Charles Cumming Talks ICARUS 17, BOX 88 and Writing Modern Espionage

In this episode of the Spybrary Spy Podcast, Shane Whaley is joined by fellow Spybrarian and Head of Boston Station, Joe Modzelewski, to welcome bestselling espionage aut

Nine Years, 300 Episodes – The Future of Spybrary Spy Podcast

Nine years after nervously recording episode one, Shane Whaley celebrates a major Spybrary Spy Podcast milestone: episode 300. In this reflective and forward-looking

Bestselling Author Brad Thor on Choke Point, Netflix's Cold Zero, and Spy Fiction

Brad Thor has sold over 25 million thriller books. Tim Shipman welcomes Brad Thor on Spybrary to discuss Choke Point, the 25th Scot Harvath thriller, and the evolution of

Espionage Historian Reveals 5 Must-Read British Spy History Books

Cold War Spy Files - Britain's Secret Fakers: The Cold War's Hidden Propaganda War with Rory Cormac

What happens when Britain fights the Cold War with typewriters, fake pamphlets, covert publishers, and even pretend hippies? On this episode of Spybrary's Cold War S

Jack Carr's Cry Havoc — Did This Le Carré Fan Finish It?

I'm Shane Whaley — a self-confessed "guile over guns" spy fiction reader who has always preferred le Carré's slow burn spy novels to military firefights. So what happe

The Dark Truth About the Cambridge Five | Stalin's Apostles with Antonia Senior

If you think you already know the Cambridge Five story, think again. In this episode of Spybrary, Shane Whaley is joined by journalist and author Antonia Senior to dis

She Judges Crime Fiction's Biggest Prizes — Here Are Her 5 Favourite Spy Books!

One of crime fiction's most trusted voices reveals her 5 best spy novels. In our latest Spybrary Dead Drop Five series, crime fiction critic Ayo Onatade makes a passionat

'He Gave Me Information About Spying That Frightened The Life Out of Me!' (and inspired The New Spy)

Guest host Matthew Hurst sits down with author Michael Dylan to explore his debut spy thriller The New Spy. Dylan shares his unconventional journey from global advertisin

Remembering Len Deighton: The Outsider Who Revolutionised Spy Fiction

We share the sad news that renowned spy novelist Len Deighton has passed away at 97. We pay tribute to his incredible work, discussing why he was considered the greatest

He Wrote Spy Game. Now He's Written an Epic CIA Saga | Michael Frost Beckner

What happens when a legendary screenwriter turns decades of espionage ideas into an epic literary spy saga? On this episode of the Spybrary podcast, Michael Frost Beckner

Former Spy Turned Novelist: James Wolff on Spies and Other Gods with Tim Shipman

Tim Shipman sits down with thriller author James Wolff who worked as a British intelligence officer for over ten years. They unpack his latest spy novel Spies and Other G

Fleming's Final Bond Stories: Octopussy, Living Daylights & The Spy Boom Of 1966

Spybrary's James Bond Book Club jumps back to 1966 to discuss Ian Fleming's final book of 007 short stories—Octopussy and The Living Daylights. The episode closes with

Everybody Wants to Rule the World: 1980s Nostalgia & Cold War Espionage with Ace Atkins

In this thriller author interview, Spywrite's Jeff Quest sits down with Ace Atkins to dive deep into his nostalgic Cold War spy novel Everybody Wants to Rule the World —