Spies and Other Gods: James Wolff on British intelligence, secrecy, and the “soul” of spying
SpyMastersShow Notes
Former British intelligence officer (writing under a pseudonym), James Wolff, joins Antonia Senior for a smart, funny, unflinching conversation about his daring new novel Spies and Other Gods — a spy story told in a totally unexpected voice.
We talk secrecy and censorship, the strange culture of intelligence, oversight (and why it rarely works), the moral “grubbiness” baked into espionage, and why the most interesting spy drama is often just two people in a room talking.
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