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The Spy Who

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Episodes
145 episodes
Last episode
November 3, 2026
Rating
4.9 / 5
Charts
Apple No. 43 · Pocket Casts No. 43 · Audible No. 13
On Audible since
February 14, 2024

No. 21 on Across the charts in History, and on 1 other chart here.

What it is

These are stories you were never meant to hear. The invisible but vital work of the world’s intelligence services: secret operatives playing to very different rules. The Spy Who, hosted by Indira Varma, Raza Jaffrey and Emilia Fox, takes you deep inside that shadow world to meet spies who risked everything in the national interest – or, sometimes, their own. Audible subscribers can listen to all episodes of The Spy Who ad-free right now. Join Audible today by downloading the Audible app.

Latest episodes

  1. The Spy Who Was Mata Hari | Femme Fatale October 20, 2026 · 44 min
  2. The Spy Who Was Mata Hari | The Creation of the Myth October 13, 2026 · 46 min
  3. The Spy Who Rode with Warlords | The First Casualty September 29, 2026 · 40 min
  4. The Spy Who Rode with Warlords | Afghan Math September 22, 2026 · 37 min
  5. The Spy Who Rode with Warlords | Graveyard of Empires September 15, 2026 · 46 min

On the charts

Charting now — best position 5 on Most listened to in History, reached September 11, 2026. Seen on 6 charts over 42 days of readings, the first on September 5, 2026.

1 27 5 September 5, 2026 October 24, 2026 September 5, 2026 — position 7September 6, 2026 — position 6September 8, 2026 — position 6September 10, 2026 — position 6September 11, 2026 — position 5September 12, 2026 — position 5September 13, 2026 — position 5September 17, 2026 — position 6September 21, 2026 — position 8September 22, 2026 — position 8September 23, 2026 — position 7September 24, 2026 — position 7September 25, 2026 — position 7September 26, 2026 — position 7September 27, 2026 — position 6September 28, 2026 — position 5September 29, 2026 — position 5September 30, 2026 — position 6October 1, 2026 — position 6October 2, 2026 — position 6October 3, 2026 — position 6October 4, 2026 — position 6October 5, 2026 — position 6October 6, 2026 — position 6October 7, 2026 — position 6October 8, 2026 — position 9October 9, 2026 — position 9October 10, 2026 — position 26October 11, 2026 — position 26October 12, 2026 — position 25October 13, 2026 — position 23October 14, 2026 — position 23October 15, 2026 — position 26October 16, 2026 — position 27October 17, 2026 — position 23October 18, 2026 — position 8October 19, 2026 — position 7October 20, 2026 — position 8October 21, 2026 — position 13October 22, 2026 — position 8October 23, 2026 — position 11October 24, 2026 — position 13
Most listened to in History — position by day.
ChartBestDaysLast seen
Most listened to in History 5 42 days October 24, 2026
Across the charts in History 6 42 days October 24, 2026
Still running in History 7 2 days October 14, 2026
Most listened to 11 11 days September 23, 2026
Apple Podcasts · History 28 42 days October 24, 2026
Pocket Casts · History 28 31 days October 24, 2026

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