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Goalhanger 208 - The Man Who Briefed the President on 9/11

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. Whether you're a true crime addict, a thriller fan, or fascinated by spy stories, this is the show for you.

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The Man Who Briefed the President on 9/11

187. 9/11: The Rise of Osama bin Laden (Ep 1)

186. The Secret Spy Network: Can Five Eyes Survive Trump? (Ep 4)

185. The Secret Spy Network: How Snowden Nearly Destroyed Everything (Ep 3)

184. The Secret Spy Network: Kim Philby Threatens the Alliance (Ep 2)

183. The Secret Spy Network: How The US and UK Spy Together (Ep 1)

182. The Imitation Game: The Codebreakers Who Defeated Hitler (Ep 2)

181. The Imitation Game: How Alan Turing Broke Enigma (Ep 1)

180. Have the US and Israel Always Spied on Each Other? (Ep 2)

179. Did Israel Spy on Trump’s Iran Negotiations? (Ep 1)

178. The Plot to Destroy Russia’s Gas Empire (Ep 2)

177. Who Blew Up the Nord Stream Pipeline? (Ep 1)

176. The True Story of the Spies Held Hostage by China (Ep 2)

175. How China Downed a US Spy Plane (Ep 1)

174. The Murder of Litvinenko: Did the British State Hide the Truth? (Ep 6)

173. The Murder of Litvinenko: The Killers Escape (Ep 5)

172. The Murder of Litvinenko: Russia’s Nuclear Weapon (Ep 4)

171. The Murder of Litvinenko: Killed in Plain Sight (Ep 3)

170. The Murder of Litvinenko: Putin’s Plan To Kill (Ep 2)

169. The Murder of Litvinenko: Poisoned in London (Ep 1)

168. Trump's New Director of National Intelligence and the CIA's Missing Gold Bars

167. The Covid Origin Story: What the CIA Really Found (Ep 2)

166. The Covid Origin Story: Lab Leak or Animal Outbreak? (Ep 1)

165. Why England Didn't Win the 1970 World Cup (Ep 2)

164. Did the CIA Poison England's World Cup Goalkeeper? (Ep 1)

163. Argo: Smuggled Out of Khomeini's Iran (Ep 4)

162. Argo: How the CIA Made a Movie That Never Existed (Ep 3)

Is Iran Recruiting Spies to Conduct Anti-Semitic Attacks?

161. Argo: Six Fugitives in Revolutionary Tehran (Ep 2)

160. Argo: The Secret Iranian Hostage Crisis (Ep 1)

159. Is NATO Prepared for a Russian Attack?

158. The Road to Iraq: George Bush's Unstoppable War (Ep 6)

157. The Road to Iraq: What the Spies Got Wrong (Ep 5)

156. The Road to Iraq: Tony Blair's Campaign for War (Ep 4)

155. The Road to Iraq: How 9/11 Changed Everything (Ep 3)

154. The Road to Iraq: Saddam Hussein's Fatal Error (Ep 2)

153. The Road to Iraq: Weapons of Mass Destruction (Ep 1)

152. Britain’s Man Inside the IRA: Unmasking the Traitor (Ep 4)

151. Britain’s Man Inside the IRA: From Spy to Executioner (Ep 3)

Why Do Russian Spies Interfere in Global Politics?

150. Britain’s Man Inside the IRA: How to Run a Killer (Ep 2)

149. Britain’s Man Inside the IRA: The Truth Behind Stakeknife (Ep 1)

148. Can Europe Salvage its Relationship with Trump?

147. Will Trump Destroy Iran’s Nuclear Programme? (Ep 2)

146. How the CIA Rescued a Pilot Inside Iran (Ep 1)

145. Black Hawk Down: What Osama bin Laden Learnt from Somalia (Ep 4)

144. Black Hawk Down: The Bloodiest US Battle Since Vietnam (Ep 3)

143. Black Hawk Down: Chaos in Mogadishu (Ep 2)

142. Black Hawk Down: The True Story (Ep 1)

141. Trump’s Latin America Playbook: How the CIA Toppled a Regime (Ep 2)