10 Best CIA Podcasts

1. The Rest Is Classified

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Enter the secretive world of spies, espionage, and covert operations. Hosted by former CIA analyst turned spy novelist, David McCloskey, and veteran security correspondent, Gordon Corera, this podcast unravels real-life spy stories, intelligence secrets, and the hidden power struggles shaping global events. From Cold War espionage to modern-day intelligence agencies like the CIA, MI6, and Mossad, explore the world of double agents, classified missions, and the shadowy figures who operate in them...more Hosts David McCloskey, Gordon Corera
Producer/Network Goalhanger
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Recent Guest John Sipher
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2. John Kiriakou's Dead Drop

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Join ex-CIA officer John Kiriakou on a very personal deep dive into what makes a spy tick. One of the most famous spies in the whole world, John - a spy with a conscience - blew the whistle on the CIA's torture program after the war on terror and spent 23 months in federal prison for it. As John explains, no spy is ever an 'ex-spy'. Why is that so? Listen to the podcast and you'll understand why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.more Host John Kiriakou
Producer/Network John Kiriakou & Alan Katz
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Recent Guest John
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 2.7K Avg Length 47 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

3. Brainwashed

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Brainwashed investigates the CIA's covert mind control experiments from the Cold War and MKULTRA to the so-called War on Terror. It's the story of how a renowned psychiatrist used his unwitting patients as human guinea pigs at a Montreal hospital, and the ripple effects on survivors, their families, and thousands of other people around the world. It also examines the cultural impact — how the CIA brought LSD to America and inadvertently created counterculture influencers such as author Ken Kesey and poet Allen Ginsberg...more Host Michelle Shephard
Producer/Network CBC True Crime
Email ****@frequentflyerfilms.ca
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Recent Guest Scott Payne
Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 907Twitter 11.4KInstagram 37K Avg Length 36 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

4. Operation Midnight Climax

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George White ran the CIA brothel. He watched from a hidden room while men were dosed with LSD — and he convinced himself the fate of the nation depended on it.
Host Noel Brown
Producer/Network iHeartPodcasts
Email ****@howstuffworks.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Recent Guests David Fleming, Greg Young +7 more
Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 326 Avg Length 43 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

5. Straight from the Shoulder

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How might someone who worked at the CIA view what's happening around the world? What can we learn about politics and risk from the intelligence vantage point- past and present? Straight from the Shoulder strives to analyze geopolitical events through the apolitical lens of intelligence officers. The podcast features commentary by Jack Devine, former Acting Deputy Director of Operations at the CIA and President of The Arkin Group in conversation with Julia Stone, former government Intelligence Analyst and Managing Director at The Arkin Group ...more Hosts Jack Devine, Julia Stone
Producer/Network The Arkin Group
Email ****@thearkingroup.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Andrew Frank, Rollie Flynn
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 15Twitter 1.3KInstagram 1.1K Avg Length 21 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

6. The Agency

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A Kiwi working for CIA describes the operation he ran against Russian military intelligence at the height of the Cold War.
Producer/Network RNZ
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 40 Avg Length 45 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

7. Intelligence Matters

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Former acting Director of the CIA Michael Morell speaks with top leaders of the U.S. intelligence community as they reflect on their life, career and the critical roles they play in shaping national security policies. As a central figure in the most significant U.S. counter-terror efforts of the past two decades and a former CIA intelligence analyst, Morell is uniquely skilled at taking industry leading knowledge to make connections that provide deep insight into complex security events helping decode intelligence officials' key priorities and providing perspectives on how to achieve natio..more Hosts Michael Morell, Jeremy Bash, Andrew Shapiro
Producer/Network CBS News
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 250k-1M
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 3.8KFacebook 1K Avg Length 44 min Format Long form Since Sep 2017 Get Email Contact

8. True CIA Spy Missions | Espionage | Detective | Politics

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Get to know the men and women of the Central Intelligence Agency in this curated collection of True Spies stories. Hosts Hayley Atwell and Vanessa Kirby enter a shadow-world of cunning manipulators, Cold Warriors and cutting-edge gadgetry as we meet the incredible operatives behind some of the Agency's most memorable missions.If you'd like to dig deeper into the world of secrets, and test your own secret intelligence skills, head over to spyscape.com for articles, games, experiences, puzzles and videos. A Cup & Nuzzle production. Series producers: Gemma Newby, Joe Foley. Music: Nick Ryan.more Host SPYSCAPE
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 87Facebook 11.3KTwitter 2.8KInstagram 77.4K Avg Length 35 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

9. The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast

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You might have heard a thing or two about the CIA, but have you ever heard from the CIA? In the Central Intelligence Agency's first public podcast, you will. Let us be your guides around the corridors of CIA Headquarters in Langley, as you step beyond the Hollywood scripts and shadowed whispers to hear directly from the people serving each day as America's first line of defense. These are their stories. This is The Langley Files.more Hosts Dee, Walter
Producer/Network Central Intelligence Agency
Email ****@ucia.gov
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Recent Guests Paul Abbate, David Cohen +2 more
Apple Rating 3.8/5Apple Reviews 655Facebook 1.3MTwitter 3.7MInstagram 1M Avg Length 36 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

10. CIA Files: True Stories of U.S Intelligence

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We explore the history of the Central Intelligence Agency by telling the stories of the individuals who lived through it. We'll discuss the villains, the victims, and the heroes. We'll uncover the motivations and the ideals of the people who set into motion world-changing events that have steered global politics along the course that has led us to where we are today.more Hosts Topher M. Ford, Brandon Givens
Producer/Network Brandon Givens & Topher M. Ford
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 3.7/5Apple Reviews 79Facebook 2.3KTwitter 316Instagram 3.9K Avg Length 53 min Format Long form Get Email Contact