{"podcast":{"title":"Secrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage | Global Issues | Current Affairs","slug":"secrets-and-spies-podcast-espionage-global-issues-current-affairs-609504","podcast_index_feed_id":609504,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/cLTfHjFw","website_url":"https://bleav.com/shows/secrets-and-spies-podcast-espionage-global-issues-current-affairs/","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/6215cda8-011d-4ccd-9fe8-c389912a62af/0249cd23-9e06-4e63-ad91-5f7b62f372de/3000x3000/secrets_and_spies_1.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Secrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage | Global Issues | Current Affairs","episode_count":340,"summary":"Secrets and Spies sits at the intersection of intelligence, covert action, real-world espionage, and broader geopolitics in a way that is digestible but serious. Hosted by filmmaker Chris Carr and writer Matt Fulton, each episode unpacks global events through the lens of intelligence and geopolitics, featuring expert insights from former spies, authors, and analysts. Tune in for balanced, critical perspectives that will expand your understanding of our uncertain world, deciphering the most enigmatic professions, ideologies, and organizations that shape the global landscape. Subscribe to Secrets and Spies today on all major podcast streaming platforms. Our Hosts Host Chris Carr, driven by a teenage encounter with former KGB officer Oleg Gordievsky, brings a unique authenticity to the podcast. His deep-seated fascination with espionage is evident in his highly acclaimed short spy film The Dry Cleaner, available on Apple TV and Amazon Prime. Currently developing feature film and television scripts inspired by the podcast's themes, Chris aims to create realistic and compelling spy dramas. Joining him is Matt Fulton, a novelist and screenwriter who draws inspiration from masters of the…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-26T06:21:27.681791+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/secrets-and-spies-podcast-espionage-global-issues-current-affairs-609504"},"episode":{"title":"How China Steals America’s Secrets | David Shedd & Andrew Badger","slug":"s10-ep35-how-china-steals-america-s-secrets-with-david-shedd-andrew-badger","published_at":"2026-03-14T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/secrets-and-spies-podcast-espionage-global-issues-current-affairs-609504/s10-ep35-how-china-steals-america-s-secrets-with-david-shedd-andrew-badger","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/secrets-and-spies-podcast-espionage-global-issues-current-affairs-609504","url":"https://bleav.com/shows/secrets-and-spies-podcast-espionage-global-issues-current-affairs/episodes/s10-ep35-how-china-steals-americas-secrets-with-david-shedd-andrew-badger/","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/1385/injector.simplecastaudio.com/50fe0eb3-5634-4207-8086-ad3ca4631993/episodes/989cd28f-8847-4eaf-bd82-965fb7d37ce1/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=50fe0eb3-5634-4207-8086-ad3ca4631993&awEpisodeId=989cd28f-8847-4eaf-bd82-965fb7d37ce1&feed=cLTfHjFw","summary":"David Shedd served as acting director of the Defense Intelligence Agency; Andrew Badger is a former DIA case officer now teaching state-sponsored espionage at Oxford. Together they've written The Great Heist: China's Epic Campaign to Steal America's Secrets. Matt talks with them about how the Ministry of State Security evolved from a backwater service into what they argue is the world's most powerful intelligence agency; how Beijing replaced Cold War recruitment tradecraft with guanxi-based social obligation and what the authors call \"crowd-sourced espionage\"; how Made in China 2025 functioned as a national collection priority list driving theft across defense, tech, and critical infrastructure; and why Volt and Salt Typhoon represent not an espionage story but pre-positioning for war—with kill switches already embedded in America's power grid and telecommunications backbone.","meta_description":"David Shedd served as acting director of the Defense Intelligence Agency; Andrew Badger is a former DIA case officer now teaching state-sponsored espionag…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3650,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/secrets-and-spies-podcast-espionage-global-issues-current-affairs-609504/episodes/s10-ep35-how-china-steals-america-s-secrets-with-david-shedd-andrew-badger/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/secrets-and-spies-podcast-espionage-global-issues-current-affairs-609504/s10-ep35-how-china-steals-america-s-secrets-with-david-shedd-andrew-badger.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}