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On February 28, 2013, after pleading guilty to violating the Intelligence Identities Protection Act, John Kiriakou began serving a 30 month prison sentence. His crime: blowing the whistle on the CIA's use of torture on al Qaeda prisoners. Doing Time Like a Spy is Kiriakou's memoir of his 23 months in prison. Using 20 life skills he learned in CIA operational training, he was able to keep himself safe and at the top of the prison social heap. It is at once a searing journal of daily prison life and an alternately funny and heartbreaking commentary on the federal prison system.

"[Narrator Erin] Bennett’s reading is never overdone; her directness neither shies away from [author Christine] Kuehn’s unpleasant revelations nor sensationalizes them...her light expression lets the dramatic details speak for themselves." — Booklist "[Narrator Erin] Bennett's enunciation...

This is the forgotten tale of MI6's top spy in Nazi Germany and his bid to stop the Second World War. In the world of espionage, where the accounts of renowned spies often dominate the narrative, this is a rare gem - an untold story of a completely unknown spy. Baron William de Ropp, a Baltic German aristocrat, wasn't just any ordinary spy; he was MI6's top secret agent in Nazi Germany from 1931 to 1939, managing to escape Berlin just before war broke out. This unsung hero had direct access to Adolf Hitler and an inside track on the Nazi regime.

Running spy networks overseas. Tracking down terrorists in the Middle East. Interrogating enemy prisoners. Analyzing data from spy satellites and intercepted phone calls. All of these are vital intelligence tasks that have traditionally been performed by government officials accountable to Congress and the American people.

As one of al-Qaeda's most respected bomb-makers, Aimen Dean rubbed shoulders with the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks and swore allegiance to Osama bin Laden himself. As a double agent at the heart of al-Qaeda's chemical weapons program, he foiled attacks on civilians and saved countless lives, brushing with death so often that his handlers began to call him their spy with nine lives. This is the story of how a young Muslim, determined to defend his faith, found himself fighting on the wrong side - and his fateful decision to work undercover for his sworn enemy.

"The Spy Who Never Came Back" is from the May 14, 2016 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Barry Meier and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

"The Spy Who Loved Me: The Slippery Slope of Digital Surveillance" is from the November 09, 2016 Lifestyle section of The New York Times. It was written by Nick Wingfield and narrated by Kristi Burns.

From Douglas Waller, New York Times bestselling author of Wild Bill Donovan, an intimate and expertly researched biography of little-known early CIA leader Frank Wisner, whose behind-the-scenes influence on Cold War policy--and hundreds of highly secret anti-Soviet missions--resonates with the...

The next-true life NCIS story from New York Times bestselling authors Mark Harmon and Leon Carroll, Jr. Read by the author. Panama, 1989. The once warm relationship between United States and Gen. Manuel Noriega has eroded dangerously. Newly elected President George Bush has declared the...

"Family Sees a TV Talent Scout Where the Israeli Authorities See a Jihadi Spy" is from the March 24, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Isabel Kershner and Majd Al Waheidi and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Where Cellphones Are Lifelines, Startups Spy Opportunities" is from the November 12, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Steve Lohr and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

From the New York Times best-selling author, Eric Metaxas, an abridged version of the groundbreaking biography of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, one of the greatest heroes of the twentieth century, a man who stood up to Hitler. A definitive, deeply moving narrative, Bonhoeffer is a story of moral courage...

Denne podcast går helt tæt på journalistikken og etikken i DRs opsigtsvækkende dokumentar ‘Spies og morgenbolledamerne’. En dokumentar, som for evigt har forandret eftermælet for en person, som døde for næsten 40 år siden. Og en dokumentar, der ifølge DRs egne oplysninger er set af mere end 2,4 millioner danskere.

"China's 'Dangerous Love' Campaign, Warning of Spies, Is Met with Shrugs" is from the April 21, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Didi Kirsten Tatlow and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Soviet Document Suggests Abbas Was a KGB Spy in the 1980s" is from the September 7, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Peter Baker and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"New Spies Went for a Joyride in Moscow. Russia Isn't Happy" is from the July 14, 2016, World section of The New York Times. It was written by Ivan Nechepurenko and narrated by Sam Scholl.

"Scapegoat or Spy? Vatican Consultant Commands Attention at Leaks Trial" is from the June 04, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Elisabetta Povoledo and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Canadian Held 2 Years on Spy Charges in China Returns Home" is from the September 15, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Ian Austen and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"North Korea Revives Coded Spy Broadcasts after 16-Year Silence" is from the July 21, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Choe Sang Hun and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Film Shines Light on South Korean Spy Agency's Fabrication of Enemies" is from the September 17, 2016, World section of The New York Times. It was written by Choe Sang Hun and narrated by Fleet Cooper.