Ep. 27: Brittany Butler
Episode 27: Brittany Butler on Life in the CIA, Fighting for Women's Rights, and Writing Thrilling Spy Novels
Today we are celebrating our country’s independence with Brittany Butler, a former CIA targeting officer with nine years of experience in counterterrorism. Brittany has worked both at Langley and in the Middle East, achieving critical foreign intelligence objectives and collaborating with foreign liaisons to apprehend terrorists. And on today’s episode, she’s spilling the tea on how she got recruited for the CIA, if her kids ever get away with lying to her, how she handles what’s on the news and dispelling truths about being a woman in this high-clearance role.
Brittany is a passionate advocate for women's rights in the Middle East and has led human rights campaigns in Afghanistan and now helps Afghan refugees thrive in her local community.
She’s also the author of The Syndicate Spy: : A Juliet Arroway Novel, a gripping mix of fact and fiction that celebrates the intellect and skill of female intelligence officers. Discover the process of writing a book with experience as a top-secret CIA Targeter. What can you share? What would make you have to kill someone if you told them? Listen to this riveting episode to find out.