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S1E11 Have Human Spies Become Obsolete?

2026-01-19 · 57 min · episode 11 · 14 entities

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    Link in episode "S1E11 Have Human Spies Become Obsolete?": https://costardandtouchstone.com/

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    Link in episode "S1E11 Have Human Spies Become Obsolete?": https://costardandtouchstone.com/
  • discusses History website
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  • references costardandtouchstone.com website
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    Link in episode "S1E11 Have Human Spies Become Obsolete?": https://costardandtouchstone.com/

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Episode description as stored
THE BLURB: In this episode, John chats with former CIA officer turned wildly successful novelist BARRY EISLER about spying and how it lends itself to storytelling. After a three year stint as a covert officer in the CIA’s Directorate of Operations, Barry worked as a technology lawyer and startup executive in Silicon Valley and Japan, earned a black belt at the Kodokan Judo Institute and began writing great, award-winning thrillers including the #1 bestsellers Livia Lone, The Night Trade, and The Killer Collective. John and Barry discuss the current state of spies, spying and spycraft - and whether it might be over for straight humint and the human spies who cultivate it. SHOW NOTES For more information about Barry Eisler, please visit barryeisler.com . For more great podcasts like Dead Drop, please visit https://costardandtouchstone.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.