Podcast Episodes

The Spy Who Outran the KGB | The Chase

Season 21 Episode 3

Oleg Gordievsky's back in Moscow and the KGB are tracking his every move, waiting for him to slip up. He’s got just one option left: MI6’s harebrained plan to smuggle him out of the USSR. And if it g…

Published on 1 day, 18 hours ago

The Spy Who Outran the KGB | War Games

Season 21 Episode 2

When a new job turns Oleg Gordievsky into MI6’s top spy in the KGB, the West is shocked to learn that Soviet nuclear paranoia isn’t just for show.

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Published on 1 week, 1 day ago

Listen Now: American Scandal | The West Memphis Three

On May 5, 1993, three 8-year-old boys were brutally murdered in West Memphis, Arkansas. The tiny local police department launches an investigation but finds little physical evidence to lead them to a…

Published on 2 weeks, 1 day ago

The Spy Who Outran the KGB | Secrets and Chocolate Bars

Season 21 Episode 1

When KGB man Oleg Gordievsky is spotted shopping in Copenhagen’s red-light district, Western intelligence sees a chance to recruit him. But they’re going to get more than that. They’re going to get a…

Published on 2 weeks, 1 day ago

The Spy Who Lived Inside Al-Qaeda | Morten Storm on his extraordinary life, being 'one of the worst spies' and the true cost of espionage

Season 20 Episode 4

The ex spy at the heart of our story joins host Charlie Higson to unpack his days in a biker gang, his immersion in radical Islam, his rise within al-Qaeda’s ranks, and the dramatic fallout that foll…

Published on 3 weeks, 1 day ago

The Spy Who Lived Inside Al-Qaeda | Disposable Hero

Season 20 Episode 3

Danish spy Morten Storm is closing in on terrorist cleric Anwar al-Awlaki to secure a huge CIA bounty. But he’s about to be double crossed.

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Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago

Listen Now: American History Tellers | The Mayflower

The Cold War, Prohibition, the Gold Rush, the Space Race. Every part of your life - the words you speak, the ideas you share - can be traced to our history, but how well do you really know the storie…

Published on 1 month ago

The Spy Who Lived Inside Al-Qaeda | The Struggle Within

Season 20 Episode 2

As the threat from jihadi preacher Anwar al-Awlaki increases, Morten Storm goes to Yemen to spy on him for the CIA. But al-Awlaki’s got a surprise mission for Storm.

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The Spy Who Lived Inside Al-Qaeda| Jump in the Fire

Season 20 Episode 1

When an outlaw biker swaps crime for Islamic extremism, he finds himself on MI5’s radar. But as he gets closer to al-Qaeda’s inner circle, one decision will turn him from terrorist ally into their wo…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

The Spy Who Colluded with Castro | How Ana Montes Fooled Her FBI Siblings

Season 19 Episode 4

How did Ana Montes spy for Cuba for 17 years while surrounded by FBI agents, which included her own relatives? Investigative journalist Jim Popkin joins spy novelist Charlie Higson to reveal how the …

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago