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
View all 109 episodesTHE 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