True Spies takes you inside the world's greatest espionage and detective operations. Our hosts Hayley Atwell, Vanessa Kirby, Sophia Di Martino, Daisy Ridley and Rhiannon Neads talk to the real spies behind the missions. What do they know? What are their skills? And what would you do in their position? We explore and investigate real life thrillers, mysteries and crimes - stories that prove truth is stranger than fiction! These stories cover lies, murder, theft, sex, drugs and rock ‘n roll. Y ...
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A podcast diving in to everything about modern and historical espionage stories. These are the true stories of the evolution of riveting international espionage.
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World War 2 Podcast Cover art photo provided by Rodrigo Rodriguez on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@roka79
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The Sales Espionage Podcast is brought to you by The Covert Closer, Justin Weeder. These podcasts will teach you how to effectively move through your sales process with influence, charisma, ethics, and integrity to increase your number of closed deals and happy customers.
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A Pumpkin Patch, a Typewriter, and Richard Nixon: The Hiss-Chambers Espionage Case
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The Hiss-Chambers case gripped the nation in 1948 and still provokes controversy. Take a deep factual dive into the story of two brilliant, fascinating men, sensational Congressional hearings, spy documents hidden in a dumbwaiter shaft and a pumpkin, the trial of the century, and the launch of Richard Nixon’s career.
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Get to know the men and women of the Central Intelligence Agency in this curated collection of True Spies stories. Hosts Hayley Atwell and Vanessa Kirby enter a shadow-world of cunning manipulators, Cold Warriors and cutting-edge gadgetry as we meet the incredible operatives behind some of the Agency's most memorable missions. If you’d like to dig deeper into the world of secrets, and test your own secret intelligence skills, head over to spyscape.com for articles, games, experiences, puzzle ...
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Get to know the men and women of the Federal Bureau of Investigations in this curated collection of True Spies stories. Hosts Hayley Atwell and Vanessa Kirby enter a shadow-world of daring undercovers, subtle spy-catchers and criminal minds as we meet the incredible agents behind some of the Bureau's most memorable missions. If you’d like to dig deeper into the world of secrets, and test your own secret intelligence skills, head over to spyscape.com for articles, games, experiences, puzzles ...
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Author Henry Hemming tells the twisting tale of two very different British spies operating in Northern Ireland during the 30-year conflict known as The Troubles. In Part 2, Frank Hegarty and Freddie Scappaticci are drawn ever deeper into the violent world of the Provisional IRA - and soon, there'll be no turning back. From SPYSCAPE, the home of sec…
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Author Henry Hemming tells the twisting tale of two very different British spies operating in Northern Ireland during the 30-year conflict known as The Troubles. In Part 1, family man Frank Hegarty and menacing IRA enforcer Freddie Scappaticci begin down a dark path together - one that ends in the dark, deep in the Irish borderlands. From SPYSCAPE,…
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Who was Britain's Ace of Spies? The truth is, nobody really knows. But the name he used was Sidney Reilly - and nobody did it better. In this classic episode of True Spies, Vanessa Kirby follows Sidney on his dark and bloody path through the early 20th century, reckoning with oil barons, personal pride, and the rise of Communism. From SPYSCAPE, the…
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Celebrity, campaigner, national treasure... spy. This year, Josephine Baker's memoirs have been made available in English for the first time. The University of Cardiff's Prof. Hanna Diamond tells Morgan Childs more about the extraordinary life of a showbiz spy in wartime France. From SPYSCAPE, the HQ of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series …
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Britain's Agent | Historical
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1:04:38Professor James Crossland of Liverpool John Moores University uncovers the extraordinary life of a British diplomat-cum-spy in Bolshevik Russia - Robert Bruce Lockhart. A tale of doomed love, assassination, failed coups and bad reputations. From SPYSCAPE, the home of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series producer: Joe Foley. Produced by Fran…
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In this historic True Spies Classic, Protestant England faces an existential threat from Catholic Spain. Queen Elizabeth calls on Sir Francis Walsingham, the Royal spymaster, to undermine the Spanish war effort. Vanessa Kirby tells a story of loyalty, fear, and the terrible lengths to which a good spy will go to protect Queen and Country. From SPYS…
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Historian Dr. Jenny Benham joins Morgan Childs to explore the murky world of medieval espionage. You'll learn about the real 'little birds' who inspired Game of Thrones' Master of Whisperers, and the exiles, slaves and captives who parlayed information for security in a time before formalised intelligence agencies. Dr. Jenny Benham is Reader in Med…
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Content Warning: This episode contains adult themes throughout. When defense journalist Brendan McNally stumbled across a long-forgotten name in 1990s Prague, he had no idea of the remarkable story he would uncover. It belongs to Martha Dodd: ambassador's daughter, mistress to Nazi officials, and Stalinist spy. In the second episode of this two-par…
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Content Warning: This episode contains adult themes throughout. When defense journalist Brendan McNally stumbled across a long-forgotten name in 1990s Prague, he had no idea of the remarkable story he would uncover. It belongs to Martha Dodd: ambassador's daughter, mistress to Nazi officials, and Stalinist spy. In the first episode of this two-part…
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In this True Spies Classic, it's the late 1980s, and change is in the air in Eastern Europe. For a young journalist like Mark Baker, Czechoslovakia is an interesting place to be. But Mark has attracted some unwanted attention - a fact that he'll only discover several decades later. Sophia Di Martino joins Mark to travel through the True Spies looki…
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Dr. Daniela Richterova joins host Morgan Childs to discuss the relationship between Cold War intelligence agencies and non-state actors like the infamous Carlos the Jackal. Dr. Richterova is Senior Lecturer in Intelligence Studies at Kings College, University of London From SPYSCAPE, the HQ of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series producer: …
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Hear again from British historian Helen Fry, joining Rhiannon Neads for the second and final installment of a two-part dive into one of the most crucial, but little-known intelligence forces of the Second World War - MI9. Hear the conclusion to the gripping story of the department, and reasons behind their ultimate secrecy in a post-WW2 world... Fr…
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British historian Helen Fry joins Rhiannon Neads for the first installment of a two-part dive into one of the most crucial, but little-known intelligence forces of the Second World War - MI9. Charged with facilitating the escape of Allied POWs, MI9 employed various ingenious tactics - including, but not limited to, a chocolate gun. Yes, really. You…
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In this True Spies Classic, CIA analyst Gina Bennett shows Vanessa Kirby the origins of America's most infamous enemy. Throughout the 1990s, Osama bin Laden launched a series of attacks on American interests at home and abroad. Operating in the man's world of counter-terrorism, Gina had to fight to have the threat he posed taken seriously. Would YO…
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Former CIA counterterrorism analyst, hunter of Bin Laden, author and proud mother - hear from the fantastic Gina Bennett in this week's Debrief. Bennett authored the earliest warnings of today’s terrorism trends including the 1993 report that foreshadowed the danger of Osama bin Laden. Hear her current prescient predictions for what she is calling …
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International Relations journalist and author, R.T Howard, reveals the tensions, subterfuge and devastating errors that marked the first Cold War. In the 1920s and 30s, the Allies waged an intelligence war against a rising star in global politics - Adolf Hitler. Young intelligence agencies tried in vain to penetrate the Nazi's veil of secrecy. In t…
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In this classic episode of True Spis, undercover CIA agent James Olson takes Vanessa Kirby on a nail-biting mission behind the Iron Curtain. In the late 1970s, James was tasked with tapping an underground communications line between Moscow and a top-secret nuclear weapons facility. Under constant surveillance from the KGB, he would need to use a co…
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Do you know about the rising threats posed by transnational repression? Hear from Bob Dougherty, veteran of 26 years as a CIA undercover operations officer. Today, Bob works as an instructor for multiple government agencies, increasingly speaking on the dangers of transnational repression; the intimidation, harassment, or other human rights abuses …
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Digging for Gold | Cold War
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1:05:57Journalist and author Steve Vogel unravels the unlikely tale of George Blake, the cunning Cold War double-agent who betrayed one of the most ambitious wire-tapping operations of the 1950s - and made a name for himself as one of spycraft's greatest escapologists. From SPYSCAPE, the HQ of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series producer: Joe Fol…
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The tools in a spy's arsenal are more varied than you might think. But they all come under one name: Tradecraft. In our ninth round of insights from the world of espionage, Rhiannon Neads looks back on lessons drawn from intrepid cyber-cops, nuclear double-dealers, crafty codebreakers and more. From SPYSCAPE, the HQ of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle pro…
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In this True Spies Classic, Hayley Atwell tells the story of Mubin Shaikh, an Islamist extremist turned undercover agent for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service. Undercover as a member of the terrorist group that would be known as the Toronto 18, Mubin was told that his cover would be blown. From SPYSCAPE, the HQ of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle…
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What can drive an ordinary person to extremist ideology? Hear from former security intelligence and counter terrorism operative, Mubin Shaikh, on his current work as a Counter Extremism Specialist. He delves into real world cases of those who succumb to extremist ideology, why it happens, and his challenging work trying to bring people back. From S…
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Episode 13: Salt Typhoon_ Chinese Hackers Attack US Telecom Networks! The Espionage Podcast Season 1_Dec 13 2024 Week 13
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Episode 13: Salt Typhoon_ Chinese Hackers Attack US Telecom Networks! The Espionage Podcast Season 1_Dec 13 2024 Week 13 The story of Chinese Hackers Attacking US Telecom Networks. Sources: Analyzing Salt Typhoon: Telecom Attacker Cyber Espionage: Salt Typhoon's Massive Impact - Panda Security Joint Advisory Warns of PRC-Backed Cyber Espionage Targ…
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National security journalist Zach Dorfman returns to True Spies with the tantalising tale of one of the War on Terror's most secretive undercover operatives. Known only by his pseudonym, this CIA spy delivered intel directly to the highest echelons of power - and paid a heavy price for his success. From SPYSCAPE, the HQ of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle…
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Episode 12: Man In Damascus! Israel's Most Famous Spy! The Espionage Podcast Season 1_Dec 6 2024 Week 12
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Episode 12: Man In Damascus! Israel's Most Famous Spy! The Espionage Podcast Season 1_Dec 6 2024 Week 12 The story of Eli Cohen, Israel's most famous Spy!! Sources: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Eli-Cohen Eli Cohen: The Most Legendary Israeli Spy | History of Israel Explained | Unpacked https://time.com/5669302/the-spy-netflix-true-story/ ht…
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In this True Spies Classic, Hayley Atwell tells the story of the capture of Pablo Escobar, with the DEA agents who helped bring him down and inspired the TV show 'Narcos'. Steve Murphy and Javier Peña found themselves in Colombia on the trail of the notorious druglord - two "gringos" with a price on their heads. From SPYSCAPE, the home of secrets. …
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Episode 11: Mata Hari: Spy, Seductress, Legend! _The Espionage Podcast Season 1_Nov 29 2024 Week 11
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Episode 11: Mata Hari: Spy, Seductress, Legend! _The Espionage Podcast Season 1_Nov 29 2024 Week 11 The Tale of the legendary Mata Hari! Episode 11 Sources: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=c5OkE4cd8ps https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UGB1SN-dRJ0 https://dutchreview.com/culture/mata-hari-the-famous-dutch-ww1-spy/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mata_Hari…
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Hear from Tim Tate, best-selling author, award-winning documentary filmmaker and investigative journalist, as he dives into a scandal born deep in the heart of the British Intelligence Service. Time untangles the connections between KGB mole Mikhail Golenevsky and MI5 spy catcher Peter Wright. And recalls how in the process of writing his 19th book…
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Episode 10: Israel's Assassination Operations Targeting Hamas Leaders! The Espionage Podcast Season 1_Nov 22 2024 Week 10
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Episode 10: Israel's Assassination Operations Targeting Hamas Leaders! The Espionage Podcast Season 1_Nov 22 2024 Week 10 A deep dive into Israel's sophisticated espionage operations assasinating Hamas Leaders Muhammad Deif and Ismail Haniyeh! Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/world/middleeast/muhammad-deif-hamas-death.html https://www.ti…
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Veteran journalist Tim Tate tells the story of Peter Wright, the crusading MI5 whistleblower who humiliated the Thatcher government in the 1980s. As the British security services' chief scientific officer, Peter employed unsavory tactics to root out Soviet spies - but a dramatic change of heart would come to define his controversial legacy. From SP…
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Episode 9: Black Venus_ South Korea's Famous Spy!_The Espionage Podcast Season 1_Nov 15 2024 Week 9
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Episode 9: Black Venus_ South Korea's Famous Spy!_The Espionage Podcast Season 1_Nov 15 2024 Week 9 All about the fascinating story of Park Chae-seo_ South Korea's Most Famous Spy! With John Smith and Casey Doe Sources: https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/meet-black-venus-the-south-korean-spy-who-met-kim-jong-il-1911978 https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www…
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In this Classic True Spies episode, learn the details of an elite clandestine unit, Special Forces Berlin, with the help of former operative James Stejskal. Stationed in West Berlin but deployed wherever their skills were needed, they found themselves at the centre of the Tehran Hostage Crisis, but no-one could know they were there... From SPYSCAPE…
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Episode 8: Iran tried To Assassinate President Trump!_The Espionage Podcast Season 1_Nov 8 2024 Week 8
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Episode 8: Iran tried To Assassinate President Trump!_The Espionage Podcast Season 1_Nov 8 2024 Week 8 Newly Released Details into Iran's Failed Assassination Attempt on President Trump! With John Smith and Casey Doe Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/08/nyregion/iran-trump-assassination-plot.html https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/…
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James Stejskal, ex-special forces, tells of the jubilant and vitriolic scenes, as the Berlin Wall came down. November 9th 1989 - the Iron Curtain descends. Hear how it was on the ground, as both ordinary citizens, and global intelligence services, descend on East Berlin, seeking the vast archives of information meticulously gathered over decades by…
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Episode 7: Russia's Audacious Assassination of Alexander Litvinenko_The Espionage Podcast Season 1_Nov 1 2024 Week 7
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Russia's Audacious Assination of Alexander Livinenko in November 2006 With John Smith and Casey Doe Sources: https://www.dw.com/en/poison-spies-and-businessmen-the-litvinenko-murder-case-15-years-on/a-59910692 for questions/comments send email to [email protected] Smith and Casey Doe
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Deep in the African rainforests, how do you hold together a decolonising nation in the wake of mass regional instability? James Stejskal, ex-CIA and former Green Beret, tells the story of his time in Zaire, now the Democratic Republic of the Congo. As the nation wrestles with its post-colonial identity, regional instability, and the AIDS crisis, Ja…
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Episode 6: Iran's Espionage in Israel!_The Espionage Podcast Season 1_Oct 25 2024 Week 6 A deep dive into Iran's espionage within Israel! With John Smith and Casey Doe Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/21/world/middleeast/israel-iran-spying-arrests.html https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hjyhxlyekg https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3vkvekpkze…
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In this classic True Spies episode, Eric O'Neill describes the hunt for the infamous FBI mole Robert Hanssen. This entire operation hinges around Eric needing to get Hanssen into a hire car so his own car can be searched for evidence of his betrayal... but the hire car isn’t there. From SPYSCAPE, the HQ of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Seri…
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Episode 5: From Baseball Player to Spy! Moe Berg_The Espionage Podcast Season 1_Oct 18 2024 Week 5
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Episode 5: From Baseball Player to Spy! Moe Berg_The Espionage Podcast Season 1_Oct 18 2024 Week 5 A deep dive into the life of a Baseball Player turned Spy! Moe Berg With John Smith and Casey Doe Sources: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-baseball-player-turned-spy-who-went-undercover-to-assassinate-the-nazis-top-nuclear-scientist-1809828…
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What will cost the global economy $20 trillion come 2026? In this latest Debrief, hear from author and famed security expert: Eric O'Neill. Eric discusses with Morgan Childs the growing hotbeds for cyber espionage, crime and warfare in the world right now, their consequences. Crucially, they also discuss how individuals and companies alike can safe…
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Episode 4: Iran's use of European organized crime, where drugs and criminals meet espionage and terrorism! The Espionage Podcast Season 1_Oct 11 2024 Week 4
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A deep dive into Iran's use of the underground European organized crime, criminals and drug dealers! With John Smith and Casey Doe Sources: https://www.ynetnews.com/article/bjqh7mjj1x for questions/comments send email to [email protected] Smith and Casey Doe
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Hear the story of the extraordinary life of the spy with 29 names: Juan Pujol Garcia Born into a tumultuous Spain, Garcia, or Agent Garbo, was a natural spy, seeking out the Allies so strong was his distain for Nazi Germany. Amongst a storied espionage career, learn how his daring actions rescued the Allied invasion of Normandy, from the jaws of de…
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Episode 3: Russian Espionage Then and Now KGB to FSB! The Espionage Podcast Season 1_Oct 4 2024 Week 3
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A deep dive into the Russian Espionage Then and Now from KGB to FSB! With John Smith and Casey Doe Sources: https://bigthink.com/the-present/kgb-operations/ https://youtu.be/u4jUnTxJkrY?si=gPz7-A8qQ2LdHRvG https://youtu.be/fBMPe1y-q6E?si=Cl8wYRiQ5ZO62YFcJohn Smith and Casey Doe
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In this classic True Spies episode, Tracy Walder shares what went on during 9/11 inside The Vault, the CIA's top secret bunker. 9/11 was only the second day of Tracy's first real CIA assignment, and she was tasked with hunting the world's most wanted terrorist, Osama Bin Laden, with President George W Bush looking on. From SPYSCAPE, the headquarter…
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Episode 2: The hunt for Osama Bin Laden! The Espionage Podcast Season 1_Sep 27th 2024 Week 2
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A deep dive into the hunt for Osama Bin Laden! With John Smith and Casey Doe Sources: https://www.npr.org/2011/05/02/135930226/how-the-spies-found-bin-laden https://youtu.be/3tv_dx0UYLk?list=TLGG3DN7KwiJua0yOTA5MjAyNA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Om-OyjADgTA https://youtu.be/Nvw0OEDiHTE?list=TLGG0-5vEwntzR8yOTA5MjAyNA…
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Spying is stressful, often traumatic work - how do they cope? Former FBI and CIA employee Tracy Walder speaks to True Spies producer Morgan Childs about the mental health ramifications of intelligence work, and her personal experiences as a woman in the line of duty. From SPYSCAPE, the HQ of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series producer: Jo…
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The Espionage Podcast Episode 1 Season 1_Sep 20th 2024 Week 1_Exploding Pagers Israel Hezbollah
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A deep dive into exploding pagers and the Mossad's most successful covert operation in history!John Smith and Casey Doe
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In the aftermath of D-Day, Hitler's armies were losing the Second World War. But in September of 1944, the Nazis enjoyed one final triumph over the Allied forces - the disastrous failure of Operation Market Garden. Author Robert Verkaik sheds new light on the shadowy figures who betrayed Market Garden to the Germans - including a mysterious codenam…
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True Spies: Classic - The Spycatcher | FBI
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1:01:47In this True Spies Classic episode, spy catcher Robert Booth recounts a mission to capture a Cuban agent who had infiltrated the State Department. Robert managed to identify the traitor, but proving Kendall Myers' treachery was another matter entirely. From SPYSCAPE, the HQ of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Producer David Waters. Series prod…
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Does the U.S continue to underestimate the threat the Cuban intelligence services carry? Robert Booth an ex-State Department counterintelligence officer and self described spycatcher, details how penetrative modern Cuban agents are within the United States' highest echelons of power. What information are they looking for? And what do they do with i…
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