Media

Recent Podcasts

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Targeting a Nuclear Smuggler on "Intelligence Matters" 17 January 2024

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East Tennessee Association of Former Intelligence Officers

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Deep State Radio

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Filmperia

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CISO Tradecraft Podcast, July 24, 2023

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Security Unfiltered 7 June 2023

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How to be a Master Recruiter

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Jeff Stein's Spy Talk (14.3.23) The Monster Leak

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The JJ Podcast

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Jeff Stein's Spy Talk (2023)

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BarCode

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Trendifier

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Hacker Valley Media

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Cognitive Security Institute

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CIA 75th Anniversary Webinar

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Syracuse University Law School

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With Michael Morell on Intelligence Matters

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The Association of Former Intelligence Officers

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Security Unfiltered

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True Spies episode 'Hands Across Libya'

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What is a supercommunicator and how can we all become one?

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Spyscape: The Sociopathic Spy

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Joint Special Operations University:

ThinkJSOU with James Lawler (Ret.) CIA SIS: Espionage & Spycraft

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Michael Morell's Comments about my episode on

"Intelligence Matters"

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HOW TO SPY: Veteran CIA ops officer Jim Lawler talks about the tricks of the trade with host Jeff Stein.

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My Soulcatcher talk at the Institute of World Politics

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Spycraft Unveiled: Jim Lawler's Journey from CIA Operative to Novelist

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James Lawler | Former CIA | The George Peyrouton Podcast | Episode 66

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Spy Talk Podcast on 26 July 2024 on How to Spy

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The Traitor's Tale & Foreign Spies with Jim Lawler

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The Reed Morin Show: I'm a CIA Officer and I Know the Chilling Psychology of Spies

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The Jess Larsen podcast: Lessons from recruiting for the CIA with James Lawler

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Omkar Nikam's Podcast: Omkaar K.’s Post

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The Cipher Brief Cover Stories Podcast: The Traitor’s Tale

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A Conversation with Former Israeli Intelligence Officer Oriane Cohen

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CIA Insider James Lawler Shares Nuclear Threat Insights

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25-Year CIA Officer: This Is How The CIA Works...

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The Cipher Brief Podcast Discussion of The Traitor's Tale

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The Rest is Declassified: The Man Betrayed by Edward Lee Howard

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The Rest is Declassified: The Man Who Sabotaged Iran's Nuclear Program

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Equalizer Podcast

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Inside Intelligence presents “The Art of the Spy Novel”

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The Mission: The CIA in the 21st Century (min 27:58 to 36:31)

Interviews

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Interview by Steve Lepper of The Military Thriller Book Group

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Interview by Brasidas Group: We Need to Tell the Truth to Power

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Interview by Shots from the Winchester: Spycraft & Storytelling:

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Spy Talk about the Pager/Walkie Talkie Supply Chain Ops in Lebanon

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Spy Talk Podcast on 26 July 2024 on How to Spy

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Interview with TeVe Miami: Entrevista EXCLUSIVA con James Lawler | Ex ALTO OFICIAL DE LA CIA

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Easy Prey - The Art of Espionage: Lessons in Trust from an Espionage Expert

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Interview at Book Launch hosted by former CIA Deputy Director on 18 February

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The Entropy Podcast:

Inside The Mind Of A CIA Operative with James Lawler

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Interview with World Geostrategic Insights: Inside the Mind of a CIA Operative

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Interview on The Front Lines:Former CIA Spy Tells All On Working Inside The Clandestine Operations Of US Intelligence

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Interview with Sasha Ingber of The International Spy Museum: Handling the CIA’s most-off-the-grid spies with Jim Lawler

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Understanding the Soul of Human Intelligence: An Interview by Dr. Hasan Mesut Önder with James C. Lawler

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ANI News Interview 21 November 2025

Mentions

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Spyscape listed "Living Lies" as 38th best spy thriller ever written as rated by fellow intelligence officers. "In the Twinkling of an Eye" was awarded an Honorable Mention

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Comments by Dr. Ken Dekleva:

The best espionage/spy thrillers that tell very human stories

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Former Acting CIA Director Michael Morell mentioned me and my team's work against Dr. A.Q. Khan

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Spyscape mentions Jim's "In the Twinkling of an Eye"

25 Thrilling Spy Books Written by Real-Life Operatives

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The Wall Street Journal Review of Charles Duhigg's "Supercommunicators which mentions me:

‘Supercommunicators’ Review: A Guide to Better Conversations

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Book review of The Moldavian Gambit in The Cipher Brief

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Comments by Dr. Ken Dekleva:

The best espionage/spy thrillers that tell very human stories

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Spy Talk Review of TheTraitor's Tale: A Pulse-Pounding Novel of Treachery Within the CIA

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Cipher Brief Book Review of The Traitor's Tale: From Spy Master to Story Teller

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Presentation at the 2025 Authors Literary Guild Festival "Words, Ideas and Thoughts"

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My presentation of the OSS Virginia Hall Award to Paula Doyle

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Media

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