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The Spy Who

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These are stories you were never meant to hear. The invisible but vital work of the world’s intelligence services: secret operatives playing to very different rules. The Spy Who, hosted by Indira Varma, Raza Jaffrey and Emilia Fox, takes you deep inside that shadow world to meet spies who risked everything in the national interest – or, sometimes, their own. Audible subscribers can listen to all episodes of The Spy Who ad-free right now. Join Audible today by downloading the Audible app.

Chart trend

Position in the History chart (US), last 90 days.

#4
all-time peak
26
days in the top 10 since Nov 2024

Latest episodes

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The Spy Who Almost Stopped 9/11 | Enhanced Interrogation | 3

At a CIA black site, FBI agent Ali Soufan is questioning the first high-value terrorist captured by the US since 9/11. But with the detainee’s wounds going septic and the

Sep 1
39 min

The Spy Who Almost Stopped 9/11 | Death Is Not An Option | 2

In Yemen, FBI counter-terrorism agent Ali Soufan is trying to uncover who bombed the U.S. destroyer USS Cole. Now he’s got a suspect who could blow the case wide open: al

Aug 25
42 min

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Aug 24
6 min

The Spy Who Almost Stopped 9/11 | The Looming Enemy | 1

Ali Soufan is a rookie FBI agent convinced that an almost unknown terror group called al-Qaeda, and its leader Osama Bin Laden, are a threat to America. When the naval de

Aug 18
41 min

The Spy Who Became Stalin's Greatest | Playdates And A Glock: The Life of a Mom and Spy | 4

As we say goodbye to our series on Ursula Kuczynski (‘Agent Sonya’), we also say goodbye to a singular and formidable agent, who navigated the high-wire act of balancing

Aug 11
39 min

The Spy Who Became Stalin's Greatest | Eastbound From The Cotswolds | 3

With the Nazis in retreat, the U.S. hopes to get spies on the ground in Berlin before the Soviets take the city. But Ursula Kuczynski has different plans. She’s going to

Aug 4
41 min

The Spy Who Became Stalin's Greatest | Traitor In The Home | 2

With her operation in Japanese-occupied Manchuria now over, Ursula Kuczynski is awaiting fresh orders from Moscow. But the Centre’s new instructions are about to break he

Jul 28
45 min

The Spy Who Became Stalin's Greatest | A Bomb In The Pram | 1

To her fellow Westerners in colonial Shanghai, Ursula Kuczynski is just another devoted housewife and mother. But beneath the bourgeois exterior, she’s a vital cog in the

Jul 21
42 min

The Spy Who Betrayed the American Revolution | The Mystery of Agent 355 | 5

Right on schedule for America's 250th birthday, we’ve wrapped our arc on Benedict Arnold - the American military officer who turned his back on his own country to spy for

Jul 14
34 min

The Spy Who Betrayed the American Revolution | The Hangman’s Noose | 4

With his plot to hand West Point to the British unravelling fast, Benedict Arnold is running for his life. And if George Washington’s men can’t stop him in time, Benjamin

Jul 7
46 min

The Spy Who Betrayed the American Revolution | The Traitor and The Gentleman | 3

With the French now helping the U.S. in its fight for independence, the tide’s turned against Britain. But disillusioned American hero Benedict Arnold is about to help th

Jul 2
38 min

The Spy Who Betrayed the American Revolution | The Road to Betrayal | 2

With the British advancing on Philadelphia, the American rebels face defeat. But new U.S. intelligence officer Benjamin Tallmadge is about to hit on a plan that’ll give t

Jun 30
38 min

The Spy Who Betrayed the American Revolution | Liberty and the Pursuit of Intelligence | 1

It’s 1775 and after years of rising tensions, rebellion is about to break out in British North America. The 13 rebel colonies want to shake off rule from London and form

Jun 23
40 min

The Czech Spy Who Stole a Son | What really goes on in the mind of a secret agent? | 4

What do you think of when someone mentions the word: spy? Thanks to James Bond, they're often thought of as sleek, sexy and thrill-seeking. But what really goes on in the

Jun 16
36 min

The Czech Spy Who Stole a Son | Blue Eyes | 3

It’s the mid-1980s and the Czechoslovak spy living posing as Erwin van Haarlem has spent years convincing the mother of the real Erwin that he is her long-lost son. Now h

Jun 9
37 min

The Czech Spy Who Stole a Son | The Prodigal Son | 2

After years of preparation, Czech deep-cover spy Václav Jelínek is in London and living as Erwin Van Haarlem. But now, the Dutch mother of the real child whose identity h

Jun 2
40 min

The Czech Spy Who Stole a Son | The Kidnap | 1

When a teenager is made to give up her baby, Czechoslovak secret police service the StB spot a chance to create a rock-solid fake identity for one of its deep-cover 'ille

May 26
37 min

The Spy Who Sold Nuclear Secrets to Iran | How a CIA Spy Recruiter Helped Stop Dr Strangelove | 4

Not many people can say they helped dismantle the most dangerous nuclear weapons network in history. Then again, not everyone is former CIA operative, Jim Lawler. Jim spe

May 19
40 min

The Spy Who Sold Nuclear Secrets to Iran | Cargo of Doom | 3

With A.Q. Khan now fully rogue and his network working to fast-track Libya’s nuclear weapons program, the CIA and MI6 need to find a way to shut his network down permanen

May 12
37 min

The Spy Who Sold Nuclear Secrets to Iran | Bombs for Sale | 2

Dr. A.Q. Khan is making millions selling nuclear secrets but when he decides to sell the nuclear bomb to Libya’s renegade ruler Colonel Gaddafi, the CIA and MI6 realise t

May 5
36 min

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Where The Spy Who ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Sep 4, 2026).

#38 ▼ 4 History US

What listeners say

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The narration is SO good. The dramatization is clean and smooth, the voice acting is phenomenal. Not to mention that both hosts just have mesmerizing voices. The stories are extremely interesting but it’s the writing that takes the cake. Excellent. One of my top 5 favorites. And to head off any complaints about each series being “too short”, that’s how the narrative is kept tight and oh SO engaging. 14/10 FR

I Can Kill You With My Brain · Aug 2024

This is my newest podcast series and now one of my top picks! So interesting and well presented. I knew some of the stories prior to listening but the research and detail here are amazing. Only listed to season 4 but def going to seasons 1 thru 3 next!

Nancy in Fred'bg · Jul 2024

I knew a lot about the SOE, the female agents, and Khan before the podcast. I knew what was coming and it still had me on the edge of my seat. And you had me in a flood of tears at the end. Absolutely “brutaful,” as the saying goes. The Man who saved MI5… GAAAHHHH!!! So interesting and riveting. Going to have to wait to listen to the 007 and bin Laden episodes because I CAN NOT be disturbed with other conversations while listening. So engrossing. The History is handled well, the narrators are two of my favorite actors, and it’s just one of the finest podcasts I’ve ever listened to.

angie mcq · Jun 2024

I have been listening to this podcast since the beginning but especially liked Season 3 and Noor Khan. Since she had grown up in Paris and spoke the “native” form of French (as opposed to Canadian/Quebec), she could have easily “fit in.” I especially liked her background (a “pacifist” and taught to not lie); she was such an amazing person—I would have enjoyed meeting her personally. Thanks so very, very much for telling us (me!) her story and the fact that she was so brave, even to the bitter end. I (from across “the pond”) had visited Dachau in the winter in late 1973 on a dreary day; I would have loved to have known about Noor and her “sacrifice” at that time! A true hero for me.

USA Mknitter · Jun 2024

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