Episode · The Jordan Harbinger Show · 2026-09-22
Books mentioned on 1386: Sean Wiswesser | Inside Putin's Russian Intelligence Machine
Russia's spy services are a bungling clown show that can still kill you anywhere. Here, ex-CIA officer Sean Wiswesser takes us inside Putin's secret war.
Sean Wiswesser discussed Comrade J by Pete Earley. Jordan Harbinger discussed Red Sparrow by Jason Matthews.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Comrade J
Discussed“Sergei Tretikov wrote his own book. I mentioned Sergei. I had a chance to work with him and debrief him. He wrote in his book, too, with Pete Early over 20 years ago, Comrade Jay, he said, too, you Americans think the Cold War is over. It never ended for us, for Putin and the intelligence services.”
Where to get it
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Red Sparrow
Red Sparrow by Jason Matthews is a contemporary espionage thriller written by a former CIA officer that explores the gritty realities of intelligence operations and Russian tradecraft.
Discussed“That's the part of the book by Jason Matthews. I loved his series of books, Red Sparrow.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“Thanks to Sean Wisswesser, the book is Tradecraft Tactics and Dirty Tricks, Russian Intelligence and Putin's Secret War.”