{"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":"Trump's Hatchet Man Atop US Intelligence","slug":"trump-s-hatchet-man-atop-us-intelligence","published_at":"2026-06-20T14:53:35+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spytalk-3670630/trump-s-hatchet-man-atop-us-intelligence","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spytalk-3670630","url":"https://mswmedia.com/show/spytalk/","audio_url":"https://audio4.redcircle.com/episodes/1d8ab20f-e474-4f51-941f-88efa751488a/stream.mp3","summary":"New York Times Intelligence Reporter Julian Barnes on the Rise of Bill Pulte. More from Julian Julian E. Barnes Writes about the American intelligence community, including the Central Intelligence Agency, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and other spy agencies, as well as broader national and international security issues. His stories seek to break news about what intelligence officials are thinking, and occasionally doing, and to explain the U.S. perspective on security matters. X: @julianbarnes Threads: @julianbarnes LinkedIn: Julian E. Barnes Signal: julianbarnes.99 Anonymous tips: nytimes.com/tips Follow Michael Isikoff | https://x.com/isikoff Follow Karen Greenberg on Twitter | https://x.com/KarenGreenberg3 Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter | https://x.com/SpyTalker Subscribe to SpyTalk on Substack | https://www.spytalk.co/ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy","meta_description":"New York Times Intelligence Reporter Julian Barnes on the Rise of Bill Pulte. More from Julian Julian E. Barnes Writes about the American intelligence com…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3035,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/spytalk-3670630/episodes/trump-s-hatchet-man-atop-us-intelligence/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spytalk-3670630/trump-s-hatchet-man-atop-us-intelligence.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}