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 Jun 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 Jun 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 Jun 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 Jun 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 Jun 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 Mai 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 Mai 7min
