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Trust but Verify: When the Soviets Came to South Dakota
Season 31 Episode 427
I continue chatting with Dennis Greene about his incredible journey from a challenging childhood in segregated Savannah, Georgia to a distinguished m…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Help Cold War Conversations win an award
I am trying to win an award for Cold War Conversations in the Discover Pods Awards for best history podcast 2025 and I need your nomination to get me…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Racially Segregated Savannah to Nuclear Missile Crew Commander
Season 31 Episode 426
Dennis Greene, is a former Air Force officer, who shares his incredible journey from a challenging childhood in segregated Savannah, Georgia to a dis…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
The KGB defector who saved MI5 and changed the Cold War
Season 31 Episode 425
Oleg Lyalin, was a KGB officer whose actions would provide British intelligence with pivotal information during the Cold War. I speak with Richard Ke…
5 months ago
Cold War Kids: The Unique Life of US Military BRATs
Season 31 Episode 424
Author Tom Hapgood is a US military BRAT aka the child of a parent or parents serving full-time in the United States Armed Forces. He talks about hi…
5 months, 1 week ago
The Cambridge Five Spy Ring
Season 31 Episode 423
The incredible story of the five most damaging spies in British history, from their recruitment at Cambridge University to their infiltration of the …
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Cold War Britain: Fifty years in the shadow of the bomb
Season 31 Episode 422
Fraser McCallum is the author of a new book Cold War Britain: Fifty years in the shadow of the bomb which gives a fascinating insight into a period t…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
D.B. Cooper: The Unsolved Cold War Aircraft Hijack (421)
Season 31 Episode 421
On November 24, 1971, a man using the alias Dan Cooper hijacked a Northwest Airlines flight, demanding a ransom of $200,000 and four parachutes. What…
6 months ago
A Royal Scots Dragoon Guard in Cold War Berlin
Season 30 Episode 420
I delve into the remarkable life of Peter Stewart, a former Royal Scots Dragoon Guard Chieftain tank driver whose experiences during the Cold War off…
6 months, 1 week ago
The 2nd Most Famous Voice In Cold War Romania
Season 30 Episode 419
Irina Nistor worked as a translator of TV programs in Romania under the Communist regime, and is known for secretly voicing over thousands of banned …
6 months, 1 week ago