The Greatest Intelligence Deception of WWII: Helen Fry on How Britain Bugged Hitler's Generals and Won the War from the Inside
At the outbreak of World War Two, MI6 spymaster Thomas Kendrick launched a top secret operation in which German prisoners' cells were bugged and secret listeners installed behind the walls to record a...
22 Kesä 36min
The Long Arm of Tehran: Quds Force, Global Hit Networks, and Iran’s Shadow War
For decades, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force has operated a clandestine global network responsible for assassinations, proxy warfare, and targeted operations against dissidents, in...
15 Kesä 9min
The Two Escobars: Cocaine, Cartels, and the Secret War Behind Colombia’s World Cup Dream
In the early 1990s, Colombia’s national soccer team became entangled in a hidden ecosystem of cartel money, political violence, intelligence operations, and psychological warfare. This episode examine...
9 Kesä 12min
The Frumentarii — Rome’s Accidental CIA
In an era before satellites and digital surveillance, the Roman Empire developed one of history’s most effective intelligence networks from an unlikely source: soldiers tasked with collecting wheat. T...
2 Kesä 7min
Denied Areas: How Elite Operators Conduct Recon in Secret Sectors
Espionage isn't just about microchips and safehouses; it’s about surviving the brutal wilderness to watch an adversary unawares. Clark Impastato breaks down the grueling realities of long-range reconn...
1 Kesä 52min
Hidden in Plain Sight: The Plymouth Voyeurism Files
A shocking breach of trust rocked a quiet Connecticut community when police exposed a massive, tech-driven voyeurism operation running right out of a local residence. Samuel Rodriguez's houseguests th...
31 Touko 3min
The Shadow Operative: Applying High-Stakes Strategy to Spycraft
To survive in the world of espionage, an operative must view their surroundings not as a static environment, but as a dynamic chess match where rules constantly shift. This episode dives into the tact...
27 Touko 7min
Spies in the Saddle: Secret Agents of the American Frontier
While modern espionage relies on satellites and cyberwarfare, America’s early spy tradecraft was forged in the dusty saloons and borderlands of the 19th century. This episode uncovers how undercover o...
26 Touko 4min
