Spies and Lies

Spies and Lies welcomes its first guest, code-named "Jordan".

They discuss growing up undercover, their parents working together in "The Organization", and Jason asks some tough questions.

Happy New Year!

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Check out Cryptic Radio's mind-bending mystery/thriller - Close Your Eyes!

"A man’s search for his missing brother leads him to a mysterious cult." --- Season 2 Begins Sept 26th

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/close-your-eyes/id1717319093

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Check out Omri's new show with Wondery+ - Guilty by Design

"Guilty by Design is the TRUE(?) STORY of Interior designers Alexander and Frank, a gay American couple, who in the 80s, landed the jackpot of all clients – José Santacruz – Becoming his personal designers and the close friends of him and his family… But there’s a catch, José is the leader of the Cali Drug Cartel, one of the most dangerous cartels in history, and that's just the start… Alexander and Frank want to set the record straight, but what are they guilty of?

Listen to episodes of Guilty by Design exclusively and ad-free by joining Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial by visiting wondery.com/links/guilty-by-design/ now."

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Check out Tortoise Media's new show - The Gas Man!

"It’s the late 1980s and US Special Agent Dennis Bass is warned about a shipment of suspicious chemicals headed to a secret destination. So he follows the lead – and ends up stumbling into a global plot helping fuel a war. The main suspect? The Gas Man.

In the decades since, Special Agent Bass has been locked in an international game of cat and mouse with the man who supplied a dangerous regime with the chemicals to make weapons. Every time Bass thinks he’s got his hands on him… The Gas Man somehow manages to slip the net. And he’s still on the run today.

But after more than 30 years, could his past finally be catching up with The Gas Man?"

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The Mongol Empire, founded by Genghis Khan, who dubbed himself the 'wrath of God', became the 2nd largest empire in human history.

But how did tribal steppe warriors conquer much of the then known world... and what were the secrets of their vast intelligence network?

*Correction - "Nomadic Herders" was meant when referencing the Mongol tribes of the time, not "Hunter Gatherers"

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An article with a bombastic headline about Russian spies operating in a NATO country and another claiming details of the "worst breach since the Cold War" lead to a discussion and analysis of recent Ukraine & Russian events, as well as a "bigger picture" view of the state of espionage.

Recorded March 22nd before the terrorist attack in Moscow...

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Throughout France's history of espionage and spycraft... perhaps its most mysterious, daring, and eccentric agent was... a monkey?

Wait, that can't be right... or - Is it?

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For close to 40 years she spied for the Soviets, stole nuclear secrets, and was never caught...

She was... Melita Norwood - AKA - Agent Hola.

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During WW2, the Nazi Abwehr intelligence service managed to infiltrate deep into Great Britain, creating a massive network of spies - code named "Arabel" - which provided vital and in depth information.

The catch?

It was all a ruse orchestrated by MI5 and Double Agent Juan Pujol.

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Juan Pujol travels to England and begins his work with MI5.

His actions with the help of MI5 would go on to save thousands of lives perhaps single-handedly (or in his case... 27 fake agents' hands!) change the course of history.

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After approaching British intelligence 3 times at the start of WW2 and being rejected - Juan Pujol switched sides and approached the Germans, but that was all part of his master plan...

A plan that would eventually involve pulling off perhaps one of the greatest espionage ruses in history.

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Fashion icon and legend Coco Chanel has a secret... and a WW2 code name...

Was Baron von Dincklage more than just her Nazi lover? Was he also... her Abwehr spy handler?

And what do Winston Churchill and the Duke of Westminster have to do with it???

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Who was behind the assassination of Prime Minister Lumumba - The first elected Prime Minster of Congo?

Were the CIA involved? MI6? The Soviets? Or... the Belgians?

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From daring WW2 exploits to Hollywood fame and villainy... was Christopher Lee also a spy whose deeds inspired his cousin to write James Bond?

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