How to Recruit a Traitor

SpyTalk by SpyTalk, Jeff Stein

Sep 4, 202655:58Business

Former CIA operations officer and member of CIA's Senior Intelligence Service (SIS-3) turned author, Jim Lawler joins Micheal to discuss real world espionage, spy recruitment, and his latest spy novel. The Traitor’s Tale...

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