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Every book John Kiriakou recommended on podcasts
Across 4 podcasts. Every show John Kiriakou appears on, in one place — not just one.
John Chris Kiriakou is an American former Central Intelligence Agency officer, author, and whistleblower who exposed the CIA's use of torture during the war on terror. Across multiple podcast interviews, Kiriakou discussed several notable books concerning government overreach, intelligence history, and psychological assessments. On The Diary Of A CEO and The Joe Rogan Experience, he recommended Harvey A. Silverglate's 'Three Felonies a Day', using the work to argue that the United States is excessively over-regulated and over-criminalized, leaving average citizens unknowingly committing crimes daily. Appearing on Modern Wisdom, Kiriakou discussed Philip Agee's 'Inside the Company: CIA Diary', noting how the author documented the identities of undercover CIA officers, and he referenced John Lisle's 'The Dirty Tricks Department' while exploring historical psychological assessments of Adolf Hitler. Additionally, on The Megyn Kelly Show, he mentioned Richard Condon's novel 'The Manchurian Candidate' to trace the cultural origin of the term in relation to historical mind control experiments. Through these references, Kiriakou drew upon intelligence literature and legal scholarship to critique government secrecy, systemic overcriminalization, and historical covert operations.
Books recommended by John Kiriakou
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Three felonies a day
Three Felonies a Day by Harvey A.
Recommended“which reminds me of a book written by Dr. Harvey Silverglate. He's a professor of law at Harvard, and it's called Three Felonies a Day.”
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Inside the Company: CIA Diary
Discussed“he wrote a book called Inside the Company in which he documented in an appendix the names of every undercover CIA officer that he ever met.”
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The Dirty Tricks Department
The Dirty Tricks Department by John Lisle is a historical account detailing the founding of the Office of Strategic Services and the extreme, unconventional tactics developed during World War II.
Discussed“so John Lyle's first book the dirty tricks department one of the psychological assessments that was done of Hitler was that he had a very fragile hold on his masculinity”
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The Manchurian Candidate
The Manchurian Candidate by Richard Condon and John Lahr is a classic political thriller novel that explores dark themes of brainwashing, political assassination, and psychological manipulation orchestrated by communist forces.
Discussed“That's where the the idea of the Manurion candidate came out which led to a popular movie in the late 19 1950s starring Frank Sinatra.”
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Books John Kiriakou wrote
- The Ultimate Guide to CIA Skills, Tactics, and Techniques
- Lying and Lie Detection
- The CIA Insider's Guide to the Iran Crisis
Appearances
Other mentions (4: passing, ad reads, own books)
“I wrote a book called The CIA Insider's Guide to Lying and Lie Detection”
“I wrote a book called The CIA Insider's Guide to Lying and Lie Detection”
“Um, as one volume, CIA Skills, Tactics, and The Ultimate Guide to CIA Skills, Tactics, and Techniques.”
“She had written this book, I still remember the title, called Syria, Fragile Mosaic of Power.”