John Kiriakou's Dead Drop

36 episodes · 1 with AI analysis

Join ex-CIA officer John Kiriakou on a very personal deep dive into what makes a spy tick. One of the most famous spies in the whole world, John - a spy with a conscience - ratted out the CIA's torture program after the war on terror and spent 23 months in federal prison for it. As John explains, no spy is ever an "ex-spy". Why is that so? Listen to the podcast and you'll understand why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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People · top 6

Alan Katz John Kiriakou Abu Zubaydah George Tenet Dick Cheney Glenn Carl

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Office of the Vice President Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)National Intelligence Council Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)The Washington Post

Topics · top 10

Enhanced Interrogation Program (Post-9/11)CIA Institutional Culture and Decision-MakingTorture Memo and Legal JustificationDetainee Misidentification and Assessment FailuresAbu Zubaydah Case StudyIntelligence Reliability and CompromiseCounterterrorism Strategy FrameworksMoral Authority vs. Institutional HierarchyOffice of the Vice President Influence on IntelligenceInspector General Oversight and Accountability

Analyzed Episodes

Apr 13, 2026

S1E23 Good Company, Bad Company

Enhanced Interrogation Program (Post-9/11)CIA Institutional Culture and Decision-MakingTorture Memo and Legal Justification

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