{"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 Long Arm of Tehran: Quds Force, Global Hit Networks, and Iran’s Shadow War","slug":"the-long-arm-of-tehran-quds-force-global-hit-networks-and-iran-s-shadow-war","published_at":"2026-06-15T10:19:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spy-craft-2136940/the-long-arm-of-tehran-quds-force-global-hit-networks-and-iran-s-shadow-war","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spy-craft-2136940","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-long-arm-of-tehran-quds-force-global-hit-networks-and-iran-s-shadow-war--72523561","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72523561/podcast_1781449058.mp3","summary":"For decades, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force has operated a clandestine global network responsible for assassinations, proxy warfare, and targeted operations against dissidents, intelligence officers, and American interests across multiple continents. This episode pulls back the curtain on how the Quds Force is structured, how it recruits and runs assets, and what its most audacious operations reveal about the strategic logic behind Tehran’s shadow war. Drawing on open-source intelligence, defector accounts, and documented operations, we examine the machine built by Qasem Soleimani and what it continues to do after his death.","meta_description":"For decades, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force has operated a clandestine global network responsible for assassinations, proxy warfare,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":576,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/spy-craft-2136940/episodes/the-long-arm-of-tehran-quds-force-global-hit-networks-and-iran-s-shadow-war/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-long-arm-of-tehran-quds-force-global-hit-networks-and-iran-s-shadow-war.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}