Howard Blum & The Spy Who Knew Too Much

<p>Ken breaks out his extensive Cold War spy knowledge in this conversation with journalist and New York Times best-selling author Howard Blum. They discuss his recently released book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Spy-Who-Knew-Too-Much/dp/0063054213/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" rel="nofollow"><em>The Spy Who Knew Too Much: An Ex-CIA Officer&#39;s Quest Through a Legacy of Betrayal</em></a>. Formerly a reporter for the <em>The Village Voice</em> and the<em> New York Times</em>, Blum is a contributing editor at <em>Vanity Fair</em>. While at the <em>Times</em>, he was twice nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting. </p><p><strong>Topics Ken and Howard cover include:</strong></p><p> - the uses of intelligence</p><p> - moles, traitors, spies</p><p> - big moles vs little moles</p><p> - the war within the CIA</p><p> - Angleton, Golitsyn, and the &#34;Monster Plot&#34;</p><p> - the suspicious &#34;suicide&#34; of CIA agent John Paisley</p><p> - human vs signal intelligence</p><p> - if human intelligence really matters</p><p> - spying in the US/ Russia / Ukraine conflict</p><p> - and lots more!</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/HowardBlum" rel="nofollow"><strong>Howard Blum on Twitter</strong></a></p><p><strong>The Politics Guys</strong><span> on </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/politicsguyspage" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a><span> | </span><a href="https://twitter.com/politicsguys" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a></p><p><strong>Listener support helps make The Politics Guys possible</strong><span>. You can support us or change your level of support at </span><a href="https://www.patreon.com/politicsguys" rel="nofollow">patreon.com/politicsguys</a><span> or </span><a href="https://www.politicsguys.com/support" rel="nofollow">politicsguys.com/support</a><span>. On </span><strong>Venmo</strong><span>, we’re </span><strong>@PoliticsGuys.</strong></p><p><strong>Interested in starting your own podcast?</strong><span> Check out </span><a href="https://redcircle.com/podcasters?utm_medium=af