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State Secrets

The Cipher Brief

109 episodesEN

Show overview

State Secrets has been publishing since 2022, and across the 4 years since has built a catalogue of 109 episodes. That works out to roughly 65 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 1 weeks ago, with 19 episodes already out so far this year. Published by The Cipher Brief.

Episodes
109
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

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THE FUTURE ACCORDING TO HOLLYWOOD — AND THE NSA

Jun 23, 20261h 1m

Can America Innovate Faster Than China? Steve Blank & Pete Newell on the Future of Defense

Jun 9, 202636 min

2084: The Future of War, AI, Climate Conflict—and Humanity's Survival

Jun 2, 202633 min

Inside Jack Ryan: Ghost War — Director Andrew Bernstein on CIA Realism & Modern Espionage

May 27, 202631 min

China, Cyber War & the Five Eyes Fight: Rachel Noble on the New Front Lines of National Security

May 19, 202643 min

The 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