True Spies: Classic - The Illegal | KGB

True Spies: Classic - The Illegal | KGB

Author: SPYSCAPE July 30, 2024 Duration: 55:52
Revisit the story of a KGB agent embedded deeply, too deeply, in US life, with Jack Barsky, a.k.a. Albrecht Dittrich. After many years undercover in New York, Barsky got the signal that he was compromised, yet by then he had an American wife and children. From SPYSCAPE, the headquarters of all things spy. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Producer: David Waters. Series producer: Joe Foley. Music by Nick Ryan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Imagine pulling back the curtain on the most secretive missions ever conducted. That’s the experience offered by True Spies, a podcast from SPYSCAPE that moves beyond the Hollywood gloss to sit down with the actual intelligence officers, detectives, and operatives who lived these events. Hosted by a compelling roster including Hayley Atwell, Vanessa Kirby, and Daisy Ridley, each episode is a direct conversation with the people who know the answers. You’ll hear firsthand about the split-second decisions, the specialized skills, and the profound moral dilemmas faced in the shadows. This isn’t speculative fiction; it’s a deep exploration of authentic espionage cases, political intrigues, unsolved murders, and complex investigations that have shaped real-world events. The narratives covered in this podcast consistently reveal how the most astonishing truths are often more gripping than any invented thriller. By focusing on documentary-style storytelling and historical context, the series provides a rare, unfiltered look into the high-stakes worlds of crime and national security. Each story invites you to consider not just what happened, but how it felt to be in the room, and what you might have done when everything was on the line.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

True Spies: Espionage | Investigation | Crime | Murder | Detective | Politics
Podcast Episodes
True Spies Debrief - Aaron Tracy on the Secret World of Roald Dahl [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 41:02
Writer Aaron Tracy joins Morgan Childs to discuss the complexities and controversies around Roald Dahl - a man whose reputation as a children's author leads many to overlook his previous life as a wartime spy for the Bri…
Writer and Traitor | MI6 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 54:07
Content Warning: This episode contains sex references. Author Robert Verkaik unpicks the complex and fascinating relationship between two giants of the 20th Century - author and screenwriter Graham Greene, and Soviet sup…
True Spies Classic: You Me, Same Same | CIA [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 40:54
Ryan Hillsberg can be whoever you want him to be. As a CIA case officer, he recruited assets for the Agency by transforming himself into their ideal companion - a confidante par excellence. But maintaining a degree of pr…
Brief Histories: Spy Cities - New York [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:13
a new season of Brief Histories, True Spies producer Joe Foley is your guide to the shadowy side of the world's Espionage capitals. In New York, we'll visit the Revolutionary Culper Spy Ring, learn about the intelligence…
True Spies Debrief - Christina Hillsberg on the Women of the CIA [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 42:02
Former CIA officer Christina Hillsberg is the author of Agents of Change: The Women Who Transformed the CIA. In this conversation with True Spies producer Morgan Childs, Christina reflects on the lesser-known women who h…
The Family Affair | WW2 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:02:44
Christine Kuehn grew up believing that she was part of an ordinary, patriotic American family. But in 1994, a surprising letter revealed a darker side to her ancestry; a story that began in Nazi Germany. Christine and he…
True Spies Classic: The Mouse at Pearl Harbor | WW2 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 48:58
A single spy can change the course of history - for better, or for worse. In this Classic episode of True Spies, you'll meet one of them - Takeo Yoshikawa. Stationed in Honolulu, Yoshikawa's intelligence was used by the…
Brief Histories: Spy Cities - London [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:47
In a new season of Brief Histories, True Spies producer Joe Foley is your guide to the shadowy side of the world's Espionage capitals. In London, we'll delve into early-modern counter-terrorism, an influence campaign at…
Cold SNAP | CIA [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:49
High in the Himalayan mountains, a team of climbers are attempting to plant a device that will give them eyes on a growing threat. But they'll leave behind more than they bargained for. In this shocking episode, Investig…