@Spymasterspod

The podcast on espionage that brings you in from the cold. All the best writers, talking about spies. From Aspects of History.

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Joined December 2023
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May 8, 1951: Soviet spy Anthony Blunt meets handler Yuri Modin, panicking. Fellow spy Donald Maclean is close to arrest. Moscow scrambles: should Maclean defect? A submarine rescue is even considered. #History #Espionage
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@ToniseniorMar 29
This might be the only time my book sits above the mighty @BenMacintyre1 in a chart…So I am recording it here for posterity!
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ADRIAN MUNSEY @Spymasterspod SPYMASTERS new doc #SkyArts apple.co/4rR3NiZ @Spotify bit.ly/3Q3WiIf @podfollowhq pod.fo/e/3c1734 @aspectsofcrime @AspectsHistory @Paulodaburka @rnmorris @alex_gerlis @MarkEllis15 @David_Jarvis_ @spybrary #spymovies #Espionage
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New podcast! The brilliant @Paulodaburka interviews Marc Mierowski, on the secret life of Daniel Defoe. Author and SPY. How did Defoe, writer of Robinson Crusoe and Moll Flanders, influence the politics of Union? Find out - search spymasters wherever you get your podcasts….
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Podcast ALERT> @Tonisenior talks to former British intelligence officer James Wolff about his brilliant new novel SPIES AND OTHER GODS @JohnMurray @aspectsofcrime Search SPYMASTERS wherever you get your podcasts…
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Paul Burke@PaulodaburkaFeb 13
New James Wolff SPIES & OTHER GODS @BaskervilleJMP pod.fo/e/38e9a apple.co/3OcuHUt @GoodpodsHQ @Spotify @aspectsofcrime @Paulodaburka @johnmurrays @Spymasterspod
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Alex Preston@ahmprestonFeb 14
Replying to @Spymasterspod
Such a great podcast! Have loved going back and listening to others.
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🚨 If you love spy fiction, meet your new beloved. I interviewed Alex Preston about his novel, A Stranger in Corfu — and we went deep on betrayal, MI6, Philby and why the best spy stories are basically moral horror. @ahmpreston 🎧👇 #SpyFiction #ThrillerBooks #Podcast
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@ToniseniorFeb 10
A dream early review for my forthcoming book #stalinsApostles.
PublicAffairs@public_affairsFeb 10
"Elegantly written and stocked with charismatic, spectacularly flawed characters, it's a captivating, psychologically probing spy saga." @Tonisenior's forthcoming STALIN'S APOSTLES receives a great review in Publishers Weekly! Read more: bit.ly/3OyThPn

Stalin’s Apostles: The Cambridge Five and the Making of the Soviet Empire by undefined

In this labyrinthine history, journalist Senior (The Tyrant’s Shadow) recaps the exploits of the Cambridge Five. Kim Philby, Joh...

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@ToniseniorJan 29
Reupping this! David McCloskey is a fantastic writer, and an equally good interviewee… give it a listen wherever you get your podcasts…
SpyMasters@SpymasterspodJan 29
NEW podcast. The brilliant @mccloskeybooks on the pod to talk about #ThePersian - out today in the UK! Search Spymasters where you get your podcasts. We talk Iran, Mossad, the art of writing and more. @triclassified @ShakespeareLisa @_SwiftPress
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NEW podcast. The brilliant @mccloskeybooks on the pod to talk about #ThePersian - out today in the UK! Search Spymasters where you get your podcasts. We talk Iran, Mossad, the art of writing and more. @triclassified @ShakespeareLisa @_SwiftPress
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#KGBLiterati #spies #writers #Coldwar
University of Toronto Press@utpressJan 18
“Kovacevic’s meticulous research illuminates a dark corner in Soviet intelligence history by opening the world of Soviet spy fiction to a non-Russian audience." @riehle_kevin @Bruneluni Discover KGB Literati by @ChekistMonitor: bit.ly/3LALXBG #SlavicHistory
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New Podcast! The brilliant @ChekistMonitor Filip Kovacavic on Soviet spy fiction. Who was the Soviet James Bond? Can bad states produce good fiction? How was Putin influenced by fictional spies? Search SpyMasters wherever you get your podcasts.....
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I really enjoyed this conversation with Antonia Senior, a wonderful host of the SpyMasters podcast, on all things #KGB focusing on my new book #KGBLiterati. Give it a listen when you get a chance! #writers #spies #coldwar
SpyMasters@SpymasterspodJan 15
New Podcast! The brilliant @ChekistMonitor Filip Kovacavic on Soviet spy fiction. Who was the Soviet James Bond? Can bad states produce good fiction? How was Putin influenced by fictional spies? Search SpyMasters wherever you get your podcasts.....
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New Podcast! The brilliant @ChekistMonitor Filip Kovacavic on Soviet spy fiction. Who was the Soviet James Bond? Can bad states produce good fiction? How was Putin influenced by fictional spies? Search SpyMasters wherever you get your podcasts.....
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Our first pod of 2026, and it’s a preview of some of the excellent history that we’re looking forward to this year. With mentions for ⁦@MirandaMalins⁩ ⁦@JoshJohnIreland⁩ Antony Beevor ⁦@hoyer_kat⁩ and ⁦@TracyBorman⁩. See the full episode below 👇
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Fantastic to see Stalin’s Apostles by the pod’s host @tonisenior in @thetimes list of books to watch in 2026….
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Spybrary
@spybraryJan 5
Before Poirot Took Over, #AgathaChristie Was Writing Spy Novels — we've just published a guide to her #espionage books on Spybrary.com - link in the first comment.
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Check out our compilation of the best books of 2025 for your Christmas stocking!! Wherever you get your #podcasts… #21BooksOfChristmas linktr.ee/TheHistoryBookBuff…

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New @Spymasterspod @aspectsofcrime Best Thrillers & Non-Fiction '25 Spotify bit.ly/44l5LPS Podfollow pod.fo/e/36414c apple.co/4iOIZWJ @MarkEllis15 @ThomasWaugh88 @AspectsHistory @janethynne @Williamboyd29 @alex_gerlis @paulvidich @burke_jason
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