Book · 2021 · True Crime
The Scientist and the Spy
A True Story of China, the FBI, and Industrial Espionage
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And i literally loved the book um i didn't even know you and i you know put it on my best books of the year and all that so we were really glad that you could stop by releasing the paperback we've got it up on our bookshop highly recommend that everybody go and buy it there.
What they say about it
- Discussing book reporting and details“started reporting this book”4
- Praising the book“one of our favorite reads”2
The best things said about it
So last year your book the scientists the spy a true story of china the fbi and industrial espionage was actually one of our favorite reads i got it on audible literally right before lockdowns happened.
Well i'm i'm so glad that you really like the book uh that means a lot it was a it was a busy year it came out in february 2020 amid a lot of other news.
And as i show in the book um these tensions first well they first showed up decades ago but they really started to escalate under the obama administration.
And so when i started reporting this book um i was fairly agnostic and what i was going to find.
And so this is something i um sorry i was telling in the book i tell this story of the kind of wacky seed case.
So he that's an interesting that's an interesting scene in the book there's so xi jinping at that point.
Why people recommend it
The Scientist and the Spy by Mara Hvistendahl is a true crime investigation into industrial espionage, Chinese intelligence operations, and the FBI's efforts to protect agricultural innovation. On The Realignment, Marshall Kosloff recommended the book, sharing that it had been one of his favorite reads from the previous year and encouraging listeners to purchase the paperback edition. Hvistendahl discussed the reporting process behind the project, noting that she began her investigation with an agnostic mindset before uncovering complex networks of theft. She described the challenges of releasing the book in early 2020 amid a crowded news cycle and elaborated on the historical background of escalating tensions between the United States and China that she documented. Hvistendahl also shared specific anecdotes from her research, including a peculiar seed case in the American heartland and scenes involving figures such as Xi Jinping. Kosloff reiterated his praise for the title throughout the interview, highlighting its relevance to national security discussions.
Every mention
Marshall Kosloff so last year your book the scientists the spy a true story of china the fbi and industrial espionage was ac… 2
“so last year your book the scientists the spy a true story of china the fbi and industrial espionage was actually one of our favorite reads i got it on audible literally right before lockdowns happened”
“and i literally loved the book um i didn't even know you and i you know put it on my best books of the year and all that so we were really glad that you could stop by releasing the paperback we've got it up on our bookshop highly recommend that everybody go and buy it there”
Mara Hvistendahl well i'm i'm so glad that you really like the book uh that means a lot it was a it was a busy year it came… 6
“well i'm i'm so glad that you really like the book uh that means a lot it was a it was a busy year it came out in february 2020 amid a lot of other news”
“and as i show in the book um these tensions first well they first showed up decades ago but they really started to escalate under the obama administration”
“and so when i started reporting this book um i was fairly agnostic and what i was going to find”
“and so this is something i um sorry i was telling in the book i tell this story of the kind of wacky seed case”
“um it's something i i dealt with in the process of reporting my book”
“so he that's an interesting that's an interesting scene in the book there's so xi jinping at that point”
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“it reminds me a little bit of the zuckerberg argument that if you regulate u.s tech china will win um which of course he arrived at that argument after years of you know displaying xi jinping's book on his desk”