Former CIA Analyst Barry Eisler on Fiction Writing, the Deep State, and Power
Update: 2025-07-31
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Barry Eisler, before becoming a best-selling novelist, worked in covert operations for the CIA. He joins Le Pod to discuss his career, the real-world inspirations for his work, and explains why fiction writing is more important than ever to understand the morally murky world of power politics and U.S. foreign policy.
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