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Meet The Man Who Kept Our Nation’s Secrets for 50 Years

A retired CIA officer and former undersecretary of defense for intelligence, Michael Vickers has spent his life guarding America’s secrets. Now, he’s written a memoir going behind the scenes of some of the most significant covert operations of the 20th century. Vickers joins Walter Isaacson to discuss his life in government service.
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Season 2026 Episode 8143
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Gen. Stanley McChrystal (ret.); Aziz Abu Sarah; Maoz Inon; Michael Pollan
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Cardinal Blase J. Cupich; Nicholas Enrich; Joanne Lipman; Alyona Synenko
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Christopher Stokes; Amos Harel; Mo Ibrahim; Andrew McCarthy
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Season 2026 Episode 8139
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Volodymyr Zelensky; Mark Rutte; Roberta Metsola; Sen. Roger Wicker; Jesús Armas; Margaret Hany
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Ece Temelkuran; Sheika Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al Thani; Tig Notaro; Megan Falley
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Elizabeth Economy; Adam Higginbotham; Rebecca Newberger Goldstein
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Season 2026 Episode 8132
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