348. Syria, Afghanistan, and The Rest Is Classified
It has been thirteen years since Bashar al-Assad triggered a civil war which would kill hundreds of thousands of people and devastate Syria. Recent events have shown just how far his rule has shattered the nation. Today Alastair and Rory are joined by former CIA Syria Analyst David McCloskey and ...
CIA vs MI6: David McCloskey Goes Inside London Station
What if the CIA and MI6 stopped behaving like allies—and started spying on each other?
David McCloskey joins Tim Shipman to discuss London Station, his fifth spy novel, and the real intelligence relationship behind its central premise.
McCloskey explains why the CIA–SIS "Special Relationship" c...
Intelligence Scoop: Is Russia Preparing to Attack Europe?
Are we dangerously underestimating how close we are to war with Putin? Or are we exaggerating the threat Russia poses to Europe?
Listen as David McCloskey and Gordon Corera cut through the fear, the conspiracies and the Kremlin’s deception to reveal what Russia is actually doing, and why.
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The CIA vs MI6: Allies or Rivals? With David McCloskey
What if the CIA and MI6 began spying on each other? This is the question that David McCloskey, the former CIA analyst and co-host of the Rest is Classified, discusses on this episode with Carl Miller.
Together, they examine what would happen if the ‘special relationship’ between the Agency and ...
London Station: David McCloskey on the CIA, MI6 & the End of the Special Relationship
“What if we fell out with the Brits? What if the agency and the Brits started spying on each other again?” — David McCloskey
What if the Americans and the British started spying on each other again? That’s the premise of London Station, David McCloskey’s fifth novel, out today. It isn’t as far-fe...
Ep #26 | The Big Fall Crime Fiction Preview, B&N Strikes Again, plus Cliff Booth
Welcome to Unreliable Sources—a quick hit of mystery, murder, and mayhem.
In this episode, thriller author Mike Donohue covers Barnes & Noble's latest indie bookstore acquisition and what "independent" still means, the 2026 Ned Kelly Award winners, Quentin Tarantino's new Cliff Booth novel and f...
London Station (Extract)
To coincide with the release of David's latest novel, London, we have the book’s first two chapters in audiobook form for you to enjoy.
Artemis Procter returns in David McCloskey’s electrifying new spy thriller, where London has devolved into a covert battleground between British and American ...
Could MI6 STOP TRUSTING the CIA under Trump? - Former CIA analyst
Former CIA analyst turned bestselling author David McCloskey joins Anushka Asthana, where they explore the widening cracks in transatlantic intelligence sharing. Drawing on six years at Langley drafting the President’s Daily Brief across the Middle East, McCloskey’s new spy thriller, ‘London Stat...
Spies Spying on Spies: David McCloskey Goes to London Station
Former CIA analyst David McCloskey joins Samantha Tennant in front of a live audience to talk about London Station, his new thriller in which the CIA and British intelligence start spying on each other again — a scenario with real historical precedent. David explains why the tradecraft in his deb...
A Bull Elephant Was Given 300,000 Micrograms Of LSD. The CIA Did It
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What does the CIA really know about global conflicts, presidential decisions, and the secre...
