John Kiriakou's Dead Drop
Costard & Touchstone Productions
True crime · Limited series · 60 episodes · ~47 min · 2025 · Explicit
Taste attributes: documentaryespionagehistoricalpoliticalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyemotive & stirringinjustice/tragedy/vengeancesocial commentary
Boxlist takeA heavy true-crime podcast that is unsavoury, grounded and smart. Best if you like depth over escapism.
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Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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About this podcast
Join ex-CIA officer John Kiriakou on a very personal deep dive into what makes a spy tick. One of the most famous spies in the whole world, John - a spy with a conscience - blew the whistle on the CIA's torture program after the war on terror and spent 23 months in federal prison for it. As John exp…
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- Publisher
- Costard & Touchstone Productions
- Format
- Limited series
- Episodes
- 60
- Typical episode
- About 47 minutes
- Latest episode
- 9 November 2026
- Categories
- History, Society & Culture, Documentary, True Crime
- Taste scores
- How we score
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