Episodes

  • Best of 2025 – Part 1

    Best of 2025 – Part 1
    Jan 8 2026
    In this episode, I picked some of my favorite moments from episodes this past year. I hope you enjoy it. We’ll be back soon with part 2! Ben H. Winters Mark Meynell Keir Graff Scott O’Connor Tod Hoffman Helen Lewis Jessica Douthwaite Jeff’s site – SpyWrite.com Jeff’s twitter – @spywrite Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen […]
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    51 mins
  • The Night Manager – Season 2 Episodes 1 and 2 Recap

    The Night Manager – Season 2 Episodes 1 and 2 Recap
    Jan 4 2026
    In this episode, I talk with Scott and Cam of the SpyHards podcast about the first two episodes of THE NIGHT MANAGER season 2. We talk about a season of THE NIGHT MANAGER that never happened due to le Carré’s view of a second season, whether we are happy how they are staking out new […]
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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Playing George Smiley – John Ramm Interview

    Playing George Smiley – John Ramm Interview
    Jan 1 2026
    In this episode, I talk with John Ramm, who is currently portraying George Smiley in the play The Spy Who Came in from the Cold at Soho Place. We talk about how he ended up with the role, differences between the Festival run and the run on the West End, and working with the cast. […]
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    49 mins
  • 2 Questions on le Carre

    2 Questions on le Carre
    Dec 26 2025
    In this special end of year episode, I welcome back my guests from this past year to answer two questions – Which le carre novel would you want to read again for the very first time? Why? and What le Carre novel would you most want to pick up and re read right now? Why? […]
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    27 mins
  • An American in le Carre’s London

    An American in le Carre’s London
    Dec 22 2025
    In this episode, I welcome le Carré superfan Clay Douglass Major to the show. We talk about his trip to London to see new theater production of The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, his visit to Oxford and the le Carré exhibition and touring some of the famous Smiley sites of London. We […]
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    58 mins
  • The Russia House by John le Carré Explored – Part 2

    The Russia House by John le Carré Explored – Part 2
    Dec 16 2025
    In this episode, writer and podcaster Keir Graff returns to continue discussing John le Carré’s novel The Russia House. We talk about Barley Blair, Katya and that ending. Plus differences between the movie and the book. Plus, some fun comments from le Carré himself about the book. All that and much more in this episode. […]
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    35 mins
  • The Russia House by John le Carré Explored – Part 1

    The Russia House by John le Carré Explored – Part 1
    Nov 11 2025
    In this episode, writer and podcaster Keir Graff joins to discuss John le Carré’s novel The Russia House. We talk about whether book people would make good spies and le Carré’s eye for local details. We also discuss whether this book has more P.G. Wodehouse than other le Carré novels. Plus, would an editor nowadays […]
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    32 mins
  • Helen Lewis – The Genius Myth

    Helen Lewis – The Genius Myth
    Oct 27 2025
    In this episode, we talk with Helen Lewis and her new book, The Genius Myth. We talk about how to think about artists with problematic pasts, the influence of wives on “geniuses” and how to create a legacy. Plus, what would a le Carré video game look like? All that and more in this episode. […]
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    55 mins