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Submerged: Life on a Fast Attack Submarine in the Last Days of the Cold War
Season 28 Episode 398
Former US Navy Commander Henry Rausch is the author of Submerged: Life on a Fast Attack Submarine in the Last Days of the Cold War.
Henry shares his e…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Deep Cover Cold War Spies: How Russia’s Illegal Agents Penetrated the West
Season 28 Episode 397
In 2010, two decades after the Cold War had ended, ten Russian spies were arrested in America, having hidden their true identities from their friends…
11 months ago
A Black US Basketball Virtuoso in Cold War Poland (396)
Season 28 Episode 396
The Communist Polish press called it "Kentomania!"—the excitement surrounding a 23 year old, called Kent Washington who made history as the first Ame…
11 months, 1 week ago
Agent Zo - War Hero to Enemy: When Cold War Poland Turned on Its Own
Season 28 Episode 395
In a world where history often overlooks the contributions of women, the story of Agent Zo stands out as a beacon of bravery and resilience. I sp…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
In Conversation with Margot Honecker (394)
Season 28 Episode 394
I speak with Jon Benjamin who recounts his meetings with Margot Honecker, the unrepentant architect of East Germany’s education system and widow of G…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
The Cuban Missile Crisis Suicide Missions
Season 28 Episode 393
Richard F Kaufman is the author of A One-Way Trip to Death A Survivor’s View of Cruise Missiles in the Cuban Missile Crisis
In the 1950s he served in …
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Rebel Queen: The Cold War, Misogyny, and the Making of a Chess Grandmaster (392)
Season 28 Episode 392
Susan Polgar is the author of Rebel Queen: The Cold War, Misogyny, and the Making of a Grandmaster.
Born to a poor Jewish family in Cold War Budapest…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
The Keys to Armageddon: A Cold War Nuclear Missile Officer's Story
Season 28 Episode 391
Jim is a former Minuteman nuclear missile officer who served in the US Air Force.
Throughout the episode, Jim shares first-hand accounts of life in t…
1 year ago
The Secret History of Britain's Nuclear Experiments
Season 27 Episode 390
The race to build a British nuclear bomb sucked thousands into its vortex, who are still dealing with the effects of radiation today: veterans, widow…
1 year ago
Surviving the Fastnet Disaster with a British Prime Minister
Season 27 Episode 389
David recounts his experiences sailing with former British Prime Minister Edward Heath, offering a unique glimpse into the life of a man who once led…
1 year ago