Podcast Episodes

Putin’s Minions: The Master in Moscow (Ep 2)

Season 1 Episode 42

The game is afoot, and the stakes are higher than ever. Who was the real villain in the Minions spy saga? How did a fintech tycoon become a key player in Russian espionage? And what does this case re…

Published on 7 months, 4 weeks ago

Putin’s Minions: How Russia Spies (Ep 1)

Season 1 Episode 41

What do a fading seaside hotel, a self-proclaimed Q, and an eyelash champion have in common? They're all part of a bizarre Russian spy ring operating in the UK. But beneath the absurdity lies a serio…

Published on 8 months ago

Iran vs Israel: Mossad Assassinates Iranian Mastermind (Ep 2)

Season 1 Episode 40

The future of warfare is already here, and it's more terrifying than we imagined. How did Israel deploy a remote-controlled robotic gun to assassinate a high-profile target? What does this operation …

Published on 8 months ago

Iran vs Israel: Inside the Shadow War (Ep 1)

Season 1 Episode 39

How do Israeli and Iranian intelligence fight each other? Who's the man behind the Iranian nuclear programme? And what is the Mossad operation aimed at slowing it down?

Listen as Gordon Corera and D…

Published on 8 months, 1 week ago

Introducing... Legacy

Legacy, hosted by historian Peter Frankopan and broadcaster Afua Hirsch, delves into the lives of some of history’s most influential figures - from Margaret Thatcher to Napoleon, JFK to Cleopatra unp…

Published on 8 months, 1 week ago

CIA Mind Control: America’s Secret Cartel (Ep 4)

Season 1 Episode 38

How did Cold War paranoia fuel the CIA's mind control experiments? What did popular films like The Manchurian Candidate have to do with the agency's secret programs? And did the CIA really help shape…

Published on 8 months, 1 week ago

CIA Mind Control: Sex, Drugs, and Mysterious Deaths (Ep 3)

Season 1 Episode 37

From LSD-fuelled hallucinations to medically-induced comas, the CIA explored every avenue in their search for mind control. But how did they justify these gross violations of human rights? And what d…

Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago

CIA Mind Control: Fighting Communism with LSD (Ep 2)

Season 1 Episode 36

Who was the eccentric chemist at the heart of the CIA's most controversial experiments? What happened when Langley was turned into a testing ground for mind-altering drugs? And how did the quest for …

Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago

CIA Mind Control: The Birth of MK Ultra (Ep 1)

Season 1 Episode 35

What if the government knew how to control your mind? Could a secret program unlock the secrets of the human psyche? And how far would the CIA go to win the Cold War?

In the shadowy world of espionage…

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago

Putin's War: The Battle for Kyiv (Ep 4)

Season 1 Episode 34

What did the West know about Russia’s invasion before it happened? How did Ukraine prepare for a war they weren’t sure would come? And why did Moscow underestimate its opponent so disastrously?

Wester…

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago