The Rest Is Classified
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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Episodes (215)
How Silicon Valley Took Over National Security
Sep 17, 2026
The KGB in Iran: Appeasing the Ayatollah with Ben Macintyre (Ep 2)
Sep 16, 2026
The KGB in Iran: Defecting to MI6 with Ben Macintyre (Ep 1)
Sep 13, 2026
9/11: The War on Terror (Ep 6)
Sep 9, 2026
9/11: The Twin Towers Fall (Ep 5)
Sep 6, 2026
9/11: Could the Attacks Have Been Prevented? (Ep 4)
Sep 2, 2026
9/11: How Much Did the Saudis Know? (Ep 3)
Aug 30, 2026
9/11: How to Recruit a Hijacker (Ep 2)
Aug 26, 2026
The Man Who Briefed the President on 9/11
Aug 25, 2026
9/11: The Rise of Osama bin Laden (Ep 1)
Aug 23, 2026
The Secret Spy Network: Can Five Eyes Survive Trump? (Ep 4)
Aug 19, 2026
The Secret Spy Network: How Snowden Nearly Destroyed Everything (Ep 3)
Aug 16, 2026
The Secret Spy Network: Kim Philby Threatens the Alliance (Ep 2)
Aug 12, 2026
The Secret Spy Network: How The US and UK Spy Together (Ep 1)
Aug 9, 2026
The Imitation Game: The Codebreakers Who Defeated Hitler (Ep 2)
Aug 5, 2026
The Imitation Game: How Alan Turing Broke Enigma (Ep 1)
Aug 2, 2026
Have the US and Israel Always Spied on Each Other? (Ep 2)
Jul 29, 2026
Did Israel Spy on Trump’s Iran Negotiations? (Ep 1)
Jul 26, 2026
The Plot to Destroy Russia’s Gas Empire (Ep 2)
Jul 22, 2026
Who Blew Up the Nord Stream Pipeline? (Ep 1)
Jul 19, 2026
The True Story of the Spies Held Hostage by China (Ep 2)
Jul 15, 2026
How China Downed a US Spy Plane (Ep 1)
Jul 12, 2026
The Murder of Litvinenko: Did the British State Hide the Truth? (Ep 6)
Jul 8, 2026
The Murder of Litvinenko: The Killers Escape (Ep 5)
Jul 5, 2026
The Murder of Litvinenko: Russia’s Nuclear Weapon (Ep 4)
Jul 1, 2026
The Murder of Litvinenko: Killed in Plain Sight (Ep 3)
Jun 28, 2026
The Murder of Litvinenko: Putin’s Plan To Kill (Ep 2)
Jun 24, 2026
The Murder of Litvinenko: Poisoned in London (Ep 1)
Jun 21, 2026
Trump's New Director of National Intelligence and the CIA's Missing Gold Bars
Jun 18, 2026
The Covid Origin Story: What the CIA Really Found (Ep 2)
Jun 17, 2026
The Covid Origin Story: Lab Leak or Animal Outbreak? (Ep 1)
Jun 14, 2026
Why England Didn't Win the 1970 World Cup (Ep 2)
Jun 10, 2026
Did the CIA Poison England's World Cup Goalkeeper? (Ep 1)
Jun 7, 2026
Argo: Smuggled Out of Khomeini's Iran (Ep 4)
Jun 3, 2026
Argo: How the CIA Made a Movie That Never Existed (Ep 3)
May 31, 2026
Is Iran Recruiting Spies to Conduct Anti-Semitic Attacks?
May 28, 2026
Argo: Six Fugitives in Revolutionary Tehran (Ep 2)
May 27, 2026
Argo: The Secret Iranian Hostage Crisis (Ep 1)
May 24, 2026
Is NATO Prepared for a Russian Attack?
May 21, 2026
The Road to Iraq: George Bush's Unstoppable War (Ep 6)
May 20, 2026
Why the Former Head of MI6 Has No Regrets About Iraq
May 19, 2026
The Road to Iraq: What the Spies Got Wrong (Ep 5)
May 17, 2026
The Road to Iraq: Tony Blair's Campaign for War (Ep 4)
May 13, 2026
The CIA's Biggest Intelligence Failure with Michael Morrell
May 12, 2026
The Road to Iraq: How 9/11 Changed Everything (Ep 3)
May 10, 2026
The Road to Iraq: Saddam Hussein's Fatal Error (Ep 2)
May 6, 2026
Alastair Campbell on the Iraq War
May 5, 2026
The Road to Iraq: Weapons of Mass Destruction (Ep 1)
May 3, 2026
Britain’s Man Inside the IRA: Unmasking the Traitor (Ep 4)
Apr 29, 2026
Britain’s Man Inside the IRA: From Spy to Executioner (Ep 3)
Apr 26, 2026