{"podcast":{"title":"Spybrary Spy Podcast","slug":"spybrary-spy-podcast-1039831","podcast_index_feed_id":1039831,"rss_url":"https://spybrary.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://spybrary.libsyn.com/website","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/0/9/2/f/092f17f74ce0e9ec16c3140a3186d450/Spybrary_1400-20230726-k1ylcto5wp.jpg","author":"Shane Whaley","episode_count":301,"summary":"Spybrary is a podcast for fans of spy books, spy tv and spy movies since 2017. We bring you author interviews and reader discussions on our favorite spy books and novels.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-24T08:20:56.536235+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spybrary-spy-podcast-1039831"},"episode":{"title":"Everybody Wants to Rule the World: 1980s Nostalgia & Cold War Espionage with Ace Atkins","slug":"everybody-wants-to-rule-the-world-1980s-nostalgia-cold-war-espionage-with-ace-atkins","published_at":"2026-02-12T16:23:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spybrary-spy-podcast-1039831/everybody-wants-to-rule-the-world-1980s-nostalgia-cold-war-espionage-with-ace-atkins","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spybrary-spy-podcast-1039831","url":"https://spybrary.libsyn.com/everybody-wants-to-rule-the-world-1980s-nostalgia-cold-war-espionage-with-ace-atkins","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/spybrary/Ace291.mp3?dest-id=508140","summary":"In this thriller author interview, Spywrite's Jeff Quest sits down with Ace Atkins to dive deep into his nostalgic Cold War spy novel Everybody Wants to Rule the World — a thrilling, 80s-set espionage adventure that blends suburban coming-of-age storytelling with high-stakes KGB intrigue. Support Spybrary on Patreon - help us keep the lights on at the Spybrary Safehouse Atkins shares how discovering Ian Fleming as a teenager transformed him into a lifelong spy fiction obsessive, eventually shaping his career as a bestselling author. The conversation explores the real-life espionage inspirations behind the novel, including infamous traitors Aldrich Ames , as well as the bizarre and often comedic true story of Soviet defector Vitaly Yurchenko . From suburban Atlanta in the mid-1980s to the paranoia of Reagan's Star Wars era, this episode captures the zeitgeist of a time when espionage dominated headlines — and imaginations. If you love Cold War spy fiction, 80s nostalgia, and tradecraft stranger than fiction, this episode is for you.","meta_description":"In this thriller author interview, Spywrite's Jeff Quest sits down with Ace Atkins to dive deep into his nostalgic Cold War spy novel Everybody Wants to R…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3063,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/spybrary-spy-podcast-1039831/episodes/everybody-wants-to-rule-the-world-1980s-nostalgia-cold-war-espionage-with-ace-atkins/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spybrary-spy-podcast-1039831/everybody-wants-to-rule-the-world-1980s-nostalgia-cold-war-espionage-with-ace-atkins.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}