{"podcast":{"title":"Spy Craft","slug":"spy-craft-2136940","podcast_index_feed_id":2136940,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/4620758/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spy-craft--4620758","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/37ecd608cb9cd2890571a77a75e9aacf.jpg","author":"Circle Of Insight Productions","episode_count":395,"summary":"Welcome to “Spy Craft,” the podcast that delves into the gripping world of espionage. Join us as we uncover life-and-death spy stories, dissect covert operations, and explore the news and events that made them possible. Each episode offers a thrilling journey into the clandestine activities of spies, revealing the secrets, strategies, and stakes behind some of the most daring missions in history. Tune in for an exciting look at the shadowy world of espionage and the operatives who risk everything.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-06T18:19:09.866614+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spy-craft-2136940"},"episode":{"title":"The Ana Montes Investigation: The “Cuban Queen” Spy and the Memorial Day Breakthrough","slug":"the-ana-montes-investigation-the-cuban-queen-spy-and-the-memorial-day-breakthrough","published_at":"2026-05-25T10:50:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spy-craft-2136940/the-ana-montes-investigation-the-cuban-queen-spy-and-the-memorial-day-breakthrough","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spy-craft-2136940","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-ana-montes-investigation-the-cuban-queen-spy-and-the-memorial-day-breakthrough--72072280","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72072280/podcast_1779212010.mp3","summary":"Ana Montes, a highly respected senior analyst at the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency, betrayed her country for more than sixteen years by spying for Cuba and compromising critical national security information. Her meticulous tradecraft and exceptional memory allowed her to evade detection until a decisive FBI search of her home over the 2001 Memorial Day weekend uncovered concealed espionage equipment. This episode examines the anatomy of an insider threat, the quiet vigilance of American counterintelligence, and the enduring risks of betrayal within government agencies.","meta_description":"Ana Montes, a highly respected senior analyst at the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency, betrayed her country for more than sixteen years by spying for Cuba…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":259,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/spy-craft-2136940/episodes/the-ana-montes-investigation-the-cuban-queen-spy-and-the-memorial-day-breakthrough/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spy-craft-2136940/the-ana-montes-investigation-the-cuban-queen-spy-and-the-memorial-day-breakthrough.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}