{"podcast":{"title":"SpyTalk","slug":"spytalk-3670630","podcast_index_feed_id":3670630,"rss_url":"https://feeds.redcircle.com/d7fabfc8-69a5-4dcf-939b-3124a279b019","website_url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/spytalk7792","image_url":"https://media.redcircle.com/images/2026/1/22/21/fa3aee3a-24f2-40af-8dde-532ef3b50af9_finalspytalk-1.png","author":"SpyTalk, Jeff Stein","episode_count":219,"summary":"SpyTalk lives at the intersection of intelligence operations, foreign policy, homeland security, and military strategy. Hosted by veteran national security journalists Jeff Stein, Michael Isikoff and Karen J. Greenberg, the podcast features exclusives by SpyTalk’s roster of longtime reporters, news and profiles of US and foreign spymasters, and interviews with policymakers and expert authors. There’s nothing quite like it—a place for experts and laypersons alike, who enjoy national security scoops and insights by SpyTalk's subject matter experts. For more SpyTalk go to: https://www.spytalk.co/","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T06:18:41.536660+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spytalk-3670630"},"episode":{"title":"A Spy's Iran","slug":"a-spy-s-iran","published_at":"2026-04-17T17:00:39+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spytalk-3670630/a-spy-s-iran","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spytalk-3670630","url":"https://mswmedia.com/show/spytalk/","audio_url":"https://audio4.redcircle.com/episodes/b241a3a3-af98-47ae-9962-8c8df61e9e8b/stream.mp3","summary":"Former CIA Iran spy recruiter Mark Fowler says the “peace deal” is not the end of the war. He shares his analysis of the recent peace talks based on his understanding of how Iranians negotiate. For more of Mark Fowler's analysis follow him on Substack | https://substack.com/@malfow5 Mark also writes espionage fiction | https://markafowler-author.com/ Michael Isikoff on Twitter | https://twitter.com/isikoff Karen Greenberg on Twitter | https://x.com/KarenGreenberg3 Jeff Stein on Twitter | https://twitter.com/SpyTalker SpyTalk on Twitter | https://twitter.com/talk_spy Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy","meta_description":"Former CIA Iran spy recruiter Mark Fowler says the “peace deal” is not the end of the war. He shares his analysis of the recent peace talks based on his u…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3595,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/spytalk-3670630/episodes/a-spy-s-iran/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spytalk-3670630/a-spy-s-iran.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}