Episode 6: Joe Goldberg

Today’s guest on Spies, Lies and Private Eyes is Joe Goldberg – who has been a CIA covert action officer, corporate intelligence director, international political consultant, and currently is a college instructor and writer.

His work at the CIA garnered three Exceptional Performance Awards. In the private sector, as leader of Corporate Intelligence at Motorola, Joe received the Meritorious Award recognizing a single individual who has made significant contributions to the intelligence profession. He had consulted on numerous international presidential, prime minister, and legislative elections.

Joe is the best-selling Amazon author of two award-winning espionage novels: Secret Wars: An Espionage Story (2014) and The Spy Devils (2021). His upcoming book, Rebellious Son (The Spy Devils #2) is out on November 15. He has a passion for writing, US history, Jimmy Buffett, the Iowa Hawkeyes, and his wife, children, and grandchildren. Joe supports the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, the American Cancer Society, and several local charities. He holds degrees in Political Science and Communications from the University of Iowa.

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Episode 5: Dana King

Dana King has twice received nominations for Shamus Awards from the Private Eye Writers of America. He was born in New Kensington, PA and grew up in Lower Burrell, PA. A classically-trained musician, Dana holds a Bachelor’s degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and a Master’s in Trumpet Performance from New England Conservatory, where he studied with Charles Schlueter of the Boston Symphony. He has also worked as a computer network administrator, pre-sales software technical consultant, and training officer for a government agency that would really rather he not mention their name. The Penns River and Nick Forte series of novels are his responsibility, as well as the standalone Wild Bill and numerous short stories.

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Episode 4: Damien Lewis

Today’s guest is Damien Lewis, the Author of Agent Josephine: American Beauty, French Hero, British Spy. Damien is an award-winning writer who spent twenty years reporting from war, disaster, and conflict zones for the BBC and other global news organizations. He is the bestselling author of more than twenty books, many of which are being adapted into films or television series, including military history, thrillers, and several acclaimed memoirs about military working dogs. Lewis lives in Dorchester, England.

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Episode 3: Michael Frost Beckner

Today’s guest is author Michael Frost Beckner, an accomplished author and screenwriter. After earning a degree in Novel Writing from USC under PEN/Faulkner winner T.C. Boyle, Michael became the writing assistant to Academy Award winner Barry Levinson on the films "Good Morning, Vietnam" and "Rain Man." His first film "Sniper" is currently in production with its ninth franchise film, followed by Texas Lead & Gold, "Cutthroat Island," and "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (Disney). 

Beckner went on to later adapt "The Night Manager" by John LeCarre. He wrote the screenplay for "Spy Game," which became an international success starring Robert Redford and Brad Pitt. He has just released a trilogy based on that movie: Muir's Gambit, Bishop's Endgame and Aiken in Check. 

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Episode 2: Frank Zafiro

Today’s guest is author Frank Zafiro, who writes gritty crime fiction from both sides of the badge. This includes his River City series (an ensemble cast of police officers), his SpoCompton series (a rotating cast of criminals) and his Charlie 316 series of police procedurals. His storytelling creed is that the good guys usually win…but not always, and never without a cost.

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Episode 1: Matt Betley

Today’s guest is Matthew Betley, the author of The Neighborhood (Blackstone Publishing) and the Logan West thrillers (Atria). He spent 10 years as a Marine officer and was trained as a scout sniper platoon commander, an infantry officer, and a ground intelligence officer. His experiences include deployments to Djibouti after 9/11, and Fallujah, Iraq, prior to the surge.

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