Former ASIO spook-turned comedian David Callan & journalist Michelle Stephenson plunge into espionage, terrorism and spying in Australia. Welcome to I SPIED
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A moment of silence please for the Blanket Fort. Decommissioned on this day to make way for renovations, the Blanket Fort will now be dry docked for a thorough cleaning and refit of its anechoic baffles. Raise a blast to the grand old dame of VO. She will return!
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To every person who took the opportunity to demonise those of the Muslim faith & assume the awful events at #BondiJunction were some insidious Islamist plot, are you proud of yourselves? This young man, a refugee, lost his life trying to save others. At least feel some shame.
Faraz Tahir, a refugee working as a security guard, was killed during the Bondi Junction mass stabbing.
@GuardianAus has been told it was his first day at the shopping centre. He was 30 💔😔
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For those of you who haven’t heard our cliffhanger ep with @BeaumontspyJack , this is what you’re missing. But don’t worry, if you can’t handle the suspense, the follow up to is out now too.
This week we’re back with @BeaumontspyJack to finish the story, examine what life as a spy is truly like & how Jack went from spy to best selling author. A cracking end to a cracking interview! podcasts.apple.com/au/podcas…
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Last week we were joined by former fighter & special ops pilot, DGSE clandestine operative & spy thriller author @BeaumontspyJack in an ep that left David green with envy & ended on a cliffhanger. If you haven’t listened yet, get set for a real spy story!
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As promised in this week’s ep. here is former CentCom chief Marine General Frank McKenzie on the current situation in the Middle East.
Gen. Mc knows his stuff!
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Apologies for the lack of an episode this week, folks. Michelle has been incommunicado on a side mission while I have spent the last month in the Blanket Fort trying to make sense of everything that’s going on and turn it into a podcast. We’ll be back soon!
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And while we’re talking about those missing cabinet papers surrounding the decision to send the ADF into Iraq…
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Michelle and I would like to wish all our listeners the very best for the new year. We hope our bite-size eps have kept you keen, and we look forward to getting back to regular programming very soon. 2024 is already looking like a big one and you know we’ll be covering it all!
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Wow! Ukraine has just bitch-slapped Russia’s offensive cyber campaign…
pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/…
With everything going on in the world right now, this week is a bit of a sitrep. From Gaza to Denmark to @ASIOGovAu’s Mike Burgess in the US, no meatball is left unturned (and @MishStephenson apologises to our Danish listeners for @callapygian).
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Sounds like time to start a Patreon…
Next year’s SOE & French Resistance Tour is confirmed for next September. The price is £1600. A deposit of £100 will hold your spot. Balance will be payable 6 weeks prior to the tour. Please contact me for further details. Thanks #WW2 #Resistance
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This week we conclude our interview with whistleblower @MurdochCadell with a deep dive into the machinations of the Australian Defence department. What are its issues and what are the solutions? A big thanks to David McBride for two great eps!
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In a story that stretches from Blakehurst to Oxford , Afghanistan to the corridors of Australian power, this week whistleblower @MurdochCadell tells us how he found himself facing espionage charges. Don’t miss part 1 of this epic interview podcasts.apple.com/au/podcas…
If ever there was an example of being mislead by a local source, this has to take the prize.
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With world leaders meeting at the UN, we are joined by journalist Hamish MacDonald to talk about what makes a world leader tick. Are they all psychopathic narcissists or are there still leaders with vision? And we talk about Hamish’s new podcast!
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For those that have heard our latest ep, we got it wrong with Daniel Khalife and he’s already back behind bars. Then again, given how the UK is one of the most surveilled countries on the planet (5mil CCTV cameras), we probably should’ve considered that.
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