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Ep. 24 - Everyday Spies, The Culper Ring
The year is 1778. General Washington is trying to rally and strategize the best he can with an army full of inexperienced, yet passionate soldiers. If they are to succeed in gaining independence from England, the American forces will need to be aware of the movements and plans of the British. Washington has assigned Major Benjamin Tallmadge to set up some informants within New York, the area that the British have conquered and claimed for their headquarters. But what risks would these everyday spies have to take? Would they be able to take the pressure? Join in as we take a breath of dead air with the Culper Ring.
Sources:
Kilmeade, Brian, and Don Yaeger. George Washington’s Secret Six: The Spies Who Saved America. Puffin Books, 2020.
“The Culper Spy Ring.” History.Com, A&E Television Networks, 28 May 2025, www.history.com/articles/culper-spy-ring.
Williams, Victoria. “Culper Spy Ring.” George Washington’s Mount Vernon, www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/culper-spy-ring. Accessed June 2025.
Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
https://uppbeat.io/t/aaron-paul-low/man-of-war
License code: YQLJAJYHTHPSMK0K
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The year is 1778. General Washington is trying to rally and strategize the best he can with an army full of inexperienced, yet passionate soldiers. If they are to succeed in gaining independence from England, the American forces will need to be aware of the movements and plans of the British. Washington has assigned Major Benjamin Tallmadge to set up some informants within New York, the area that the British have conquered and claimed for their headquarters. But what risks would these everyday spies have to take? Would they be able to take the pressure? Join in as we take a breath of dead air with the Culper Ring.
Sources:
Kilmeade, Brian, and Don Yaeger. George Washington’s Secret Six: The Spies Who Saved America. Puffin Books, 2020.
“The Culper Spy Ring.” History.Com, A&E Television Networks, 28 May 2025, www.history.com/articles/culper-spy-ring.
Williams, Victoria. “Culper Spy Ring.” George Washington’s Mount Vernon, www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/culper-spy-ring. Accessed June 2025.
Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
https://uppbeat.io/t/aaron-paul-low/man-of-war
License code: YQLJAJYHTHPSMK0K