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Spying on the Soviet Army in East Germany
Episode 63
During the Cold War, the United States, the United Kingdom, and France each had a “military liaison mission” authorized to roam East Germany. While t…
15 years, 3 months ago
A Young Woman on the Front Lines of the Cold War
Episode 62
Shirley Perry was recruited to join the CIA in 1951, a time when applications were handed out “under the counter” at the university job office, and w…
15 years, 4 months ago
David Kahn on Codebreaking from Ancient Times to the Internet Era
Episode 61
David Kahn is the author of the classic book The Codebreakers. When it was first published in 1967, the National Security Agency was concerned that …
15 years, 4 months ago
The Real History of MI6
Episode 60
Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service, better known as MI6, is James Bond’s home agency and one of the world’s most secretive organizations. The Brit…
15 years, 5 months ago
Escape from Tehran, 1979: Part II
Episode 59
American diplomats Mark and Cora Lijek were hiding at the home of a Canadian diplomat as the Iranian Revolution swirled around them. Peter continues …
15 years, 6 months ago
Escape from Tehran, 1979: Part I
Episode 58
When Iranian militants stormed the US Embassy in Tehran, Mark and Cora Lijek and four other American diplomats slipped out a side exit and found them…
15 years, 6 months ago
From the Vault: The Cuban Missile Crisis - Peering Over the Iron Curtain: Overhead Photography and the Cold War
Episode 57
Today Peter converses with Dino Brugioni, a pioneer of the art of photo interpretation and a living legend of the US Intelligence Community. Dino sha…
15 years, 8 months ago
A Spy in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard
Episode 56
A young student in the US when the Iranian Revolution happened in 1979, Reza Kahlili rejoiced and hurried back to his native country, but he soon fou…
15 years, 9 months ago
An Army of Illegals: Assessing the Russian Spy Case
Episode 55
Two weeks ago on 27 June, the FBI arrested a network of 10 Russian "deep cover" spies. Peter sits down with former KGB Major General Oleg Kalugin to…
15 years, 9 months ago
Son of Hamas, Spy for Israel
Episode 54
Mosab Hassan Yousef was the nearest thing to royalty in the terrorist group Hamas: the son of one of its founding members. He was also a spy for Shi…
15 years, 9 months ago