Show overview
State Secrets has been publishing since 2022, and across the 4 years since has built a catalogue of 104 episodes. That works out to roughly 60 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 28 min and 40 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language News show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 4 days ago, with 14 episodes already out so far this year. Published by The Cipher Brief.
Episodes
104
Running
2022–2026 · 4y
Median length
33 min
Cadence
Fortnightly
From the publisher
State Secrets is a weekly interview podcast featuring Cipher Brief experts and national security leaders.
Latest Episodes
View all 104 episodesThe Narrative Kill Chain
May 11, 202631 min
CIA in Mexico: The Hidden Risks Behind U.S. Intelligence Missions
May 7, 202624 min
What the Future of Conflict Looks Like: Petraeus on Iran Endgame & Ukraine's Drone War
Apr 27, 202645 min
Tradecraft and Deception: Understanding Russia's Intelligence Machine
Apr 6, 202632 min
ISIS Reawakens: What the Bondi Attack Signals for Global Terror
Mar 30, 202626 min
David Ignatius on War with Iran, the Future of Espionage, and 50 Years of Reporting
Mar 11, 202631 min
China's Fancy Dragons in the Sky Hold Hidden Clues for National Security
Mar 5, 202637 min
The Former Chief of MI6 on Alliances, Adversaries, AI & Aliens
Feb 24, 202643 min
From a Bunker in Ukraine: Two Former CIA Officers Share Intel
Feb 20, 202626 min
What We Must Get Right In Cyber
Feb 9, 202631 min
Mark Greaney gets gritty about what it takes to pen the perfect spy thriller
Feb 6, 202630 min
AI, Infrastructure, and the New Front Lines of National Security
Jan 20, 202627 min
What the Writer Found in the Spy Archive
Jan 13, 202630 min
Does 'Marines' Fulfill the Mission for Netflix?
Jan 5, 202624 min
Taking Clancy's Franchise and Executive Power to New Heights
Dec 18, 202529 min
Inside Russia's Secret War: A Conversation with Sean Wiswesser
Dec 9, 202536 min
Peace Through Strength in an AI Era: Inside the Reagan National Defense Forum
Dec 1, 202529 min
Getting Candid with Gen. Stan McChrystal (Ret.) on Character and Controversy
Nov 26, 202533 min
Information Warfare The New Frontline
Nov 24, 202544 min
Lithuania's Foreign Minister: 'Western Restraint Invites Russian Aggression
Nov 18, 202522 min