Lytt til The le Carré Cast - A podcast on John le Carré novels

In this episode I am pleased to welcome back novelist Nick Harkaway. We discuss his latest work, Sleeper Beach, the second in his Titanium Noir series of futuristic mysteries. We talk about his earlier nonfiction book The Blind Giant, how we should be using technologies, and what does it mean when tech companies turn un-Evil. Plus, get your elevator pitch on why you should read Sleeper Beach. All that and much more in this episode. Nick’s website – https://nickharkaway.com/ [https://nickharkaway.com/] Nick’s Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/harkaway/ [https://www.instagram.com/harkaway/] Buy Titanium Noir here [https://www.littlebrown.co.uk/titles/nick-harkaway-2/titanium-noir/9781472156907/]. Buy Sleeper Beach here [https://www.littlebrown.co.uk/titles/nick-harkaway-2/sleeper-beach/9781472158895/]. The Blackwell’s Link [https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9781472158895] The le Carré Sub-reddit is here [https://www.reddit.com/r/LeCarre/]. The le Carré Facebook page is here [https://www.facebook.com/groups/johnlecarre]. More on The Blind Giant here [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/222737/the-blind-giant-by-nick-harkaway/]. Learn about when John le Carré met Rex Stout here [https://spywrite.com/2020/10/19/john-le-carre-meets-rex-stout/]. Jeff’s site – SpyWrite.com [https://spywrite.com/] Jeff’s twitter – @spywrite [https://twitter.com/spywrite] Listen on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-le-carr%C3%A9-cast-a-podcast-on-john-le-carr%C3%A9-novels/id1590262744?uo=4] Listen on Google Podcasts [https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9sZWNhcnJlY2FzdC5jb20vY2F0ZWdvcnkvcG9kY2FzdC9mZWVkLw] Listen on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/2nPDsREFcIPZ024bObGWMP] RSS Feed [https://lecarrecast.com/category/podcast/feed/]

In this episode I welcome Tod Hoffman, author of Le Carré Landscape, to the show. Tod is a former Canadian Intelligence Officer and used that knowledge to write his insightful book looking at le Carré’s work. We discuss le Carré’s use of interrogation in his novels, slow moving bureaucracy versus moving quickly and his decision to leave the service. Plus the long shadow of Kim Philby on fiction and reality. All that and much more in this episode. Tod’s book Le Carré’s Landscape is here [https://www.amazon.com/Carr%C3%A9s-Landscape-Tod-Hoffman/dp/077352262X?ref_=ast_author_dp]. Tod’s book The Spy Within: Larry Chin and China’s Penetration of the CIA is here [https://www.amazon.com/Spy-Within-Larry-Chinas-Penetration-ebook/dp/B00HV1GDVQ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=19GY9CJBE9ORO&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.G7yf9BTDxEtrRzIuGrE2L3G6wYFSugknk8TF7GRdfH2pm4tWvDQ-HhQNlge8TdSTVsTICBWfjqv59CPtUYLfEzLMK4GKHD04_BaWOABAfXAU1hZJf4QlE3nobnJo2fecFXUCGJnFycTWD1XSblcT7A.7WGJE_j7JooeRn9x9enkmNvjK91XL2QIKapmxLBd3AQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=tod+hoffman&qid=1743377161&sprefix=tod+hoffman%2Caps%2C116&sr=8-1]. Tod’s book Al Qaeda Declares War: The African Embassy Bombings and America’s Search for Justice is here [https://www.amazon.com/Al-Qaeda-Declares-War-Bombings/dp/161168546X/ref=sr_1_3?crid=29GFRAXLQGAOB&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.G7yf9BTDxEtrRzIuGrE2L3G6wYFSugknk8TF7GRdfH2pm4tWvDQ-HhQNlge8TdSTVsTICBWfjqv59CPtUYLfE65DjH3Ej9XkOssc9RwluLd9cfixzcRJ6zqTIwdBFFSJBaGWUivbfSTNB3f6wcqcZKwzDRaeLaATLL9yYRynD7Z8Ym2-FYjyjYXLY4SffuFMvFcB0ym8RHxHwTtKvegdtnDui1M7IjPJCdPoYdj_FO3enwV0YVyJdLn5Myz9xC5vqVUBB8MFwdI0O-wi2GqgCRRInP6O0J_URw6pRiVxAU3_1OiUcfFGQEWCiKFVtNHFgelZo-8PugXbYoy1mSeR9Q.8vdLUdtXZHJ3IRuNKygzHfxqjlENP5Ifra1wDgUqRb8&dib_tag=se&keywords=tod+hoffman&qid=1743377344&s=books&sprefix=tod+hoffman%2Cstripbooks%2C93&sr=1-3]. Jeff’s site – SpyWrite.com [https://spywrite.com/] Jeff’s twitter – @spywrite [https://twitter.com/spywrite] Listen on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-le-carr%C3%A9-cast-a-podcast-on-john-le-carr%C3%A9-novels/id1590262744?uo=4] Listen on Google Podcasts [https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9sZWNhcnJlY2FzdC5jb20vY2F0ZWdvcnkvcG9kY2FzdC9mZWVkLw] Listen on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/2nPDsREFcIPZ024bObGWMP] RSS Feed [https://lecarrecast.com/category/podcast/feed/]

In this episode we break down the news of a new George Smiley TV series – Legacy of Spies. I have TV and Film expert Matthew Bradford on to talk through what we know and might expect to come. We talk about the long gestating project, producers, and casting. All that and much more in this episode. Matthew’s interview with Graham Yost [https://doubleosection.blogspot.com/2013/01/interview-americans-executive-producer.html] in which he talks about his love of le Carré. Tom and Greg supercut [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7r6fIdEChX0&ab_channel=MoronProductions]. Matthew on le Carré is here [https://doubleosection.blogspot.com/2011/12/george-smiley-introduction.html]. Jeff’s site – SpyWrite.com [https://spywrite.com/] Jeff’s twitter – @spywrite [https://twitter.com/spywrite] Listen on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-le-carr%C3%A9-cast-a-podcast-on-john-le-carr%C3%A9-novels/id1590262744?uo=4] Listen on Google Podcasts [https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9sZWNhcnJlY2FzdC5jb20vY2F0ZWdvcnkvcG9kY2FzdC9mZWVkLw] Listen on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/2nPDsREFcIPZ024bObGWMP] RSS Feed [https://lecarrecast.com/category/podcast/feed/]

In this episode we are celebrating 50 years of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by counting up to 50 interesting things about the book. For numbers one to ten I’m welcoming Matthew Bradford back to the podcast. We talk that iconic cover, opening line and dig into the mystery of who the novel was dedicated to. All that and much more in this episode. Le Carré’s First Line is here [https://spywrite.com/2016/09/05/le-carres-first-lines/#:~:text=The%20truth%20is%2C%20if%20old,come%20to%20Thursgood's%20at%20all.]. My interview with Richard Hutt on his le Carré map is here [https://lecarrecast.com/2022/10/31/john-le-carres-london/]. Matthew on le Carré is here [https://doubleosection.blogspot.com/2011/12/george-smiley-introduction.html]. Jeff’s site – SpyWrite.com [https://spywrite.com/] Jeff’s twitter – @spywrite [https://twitter.com/spywrite] Listen on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-le-carr%C3%A9-cast-a-podcast-on-john-le-carr%C3%A9-novels/id1590262744?uo=4] Listen on Google Podcasts [https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9sZWNhcnJlY2FzdC5jb20vY2F0ZWdvcnkvcG9kY2FzdC9mZWVkLw] Listen on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/2nPDsREFcIPZ024bObGWMP] RSS Feed [https://lecarrecast.com/category/podcast/feed/]

In this episode I speak to author Ben H. Winters about his Crime Reads article “In Praise of Reading Le Carré’s Entire Oeuvre In Order”. We talk about the joys of reading an author’s work from start to finish, the connection between author and reader as well as The Looking Glass War as The Bad News Bears. All that and much more in this episode. P.S. Yes, there was a SNL skit that contemplated “What if Eleanor Roosevelt could fiy [https://www.onesnladay.com/2018/10/10/november-4-1978-steve-martin-van-morrison-s4-e4/]?” Ben’s article on reading John le Carré is here [https://crimereads.com/in-praise-of-reading-le-carres-entire-oeuvre-in-order/]. Ben’s website is here [https://www.benhwinters.com/]. Ben’s latest book Big Time is here [https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/ben-h-winters/big-time/9780316306003/]. Ben’s latest Audible original, Hitchhikers is here [https://www.audible.com/pd/Hitchhikers-Audiobook/B0DMFTMMG4?eac_link=rfeW3yE1B8Zj&ref=web_search_eac_asin_1&eac_selected_type=asin&eac_selected=B0DMFTMMG4&qid=uEpb8yRUs6&eac_id=133-2453253-1718348_uEpb8yRUs6&sr=1-2]. Jeff’s site – SpyWrite.com [https://spywrite.com/] Jeff’s twitter – @spywrite [https://twitter.com/spywrite] Listen on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-le-carr%C3%A9-cast-a-podcast-on-john-le-carr%C3%A9-novels/id1590262744?uo=4] Listen on Google Podcasts [https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9sZWNhcnJlY2FzdC5jb20vY2F0ZWdvcnkvcG9kY2FzdC9mZWVkLw] Listen on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/2nPDsREFcIPZ024bObGWMP] RSS Feed [https://lecarrecast.com/category/podcast/feed/]