A charismatic Russian woman arrives in the US on a mission to improve relations between the two countries, and she soon makes some powerful friends. But who is Maria Butina? And who is she working for? As Maria gets closer to the rich and connected she also attracts the attention of the FBI. In the politically charged world of US-Russia relations, everyone has secrets and almost nothing is what it seems. From Wondery, the makers of The Shrink Next Door and Dr. Death comes SPY AFFAIR a story about deception, appearances, and betrayal.





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Introducing: Spy Affair

The Conspirators is a bi-weekly show dedicated to the dark and disturbing stories from history your teacher never told you about. On the show I discuss unsolved mysteries, serial killers, survival stories, strange disappearances and other bizarre true events from the past.

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Approximately 70% of the Earth's surface is covered by oceans. Yet 95% of that area remains unexplored. Throughout history there have been people who have encountered gigantic creatures we would describe as sea monsters. In this episode, I'm going to tell you about some of them. 
 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast 
 Notes: https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/bloop.html https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/fishermen-dredged-up-30ft-dinosaur-30731086 https://www.wired.com/story/bloop-mystery-not-solved-sort-of/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-mythical-sea-monsters-may-have-been-whales-with-unusual-dining-habits-180981729/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/five-real-sea-monsters-brought-life-early-naturalists-180953155/ https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2024-05-22/regaling-tales-of-the-gloucester-sea-serpent-a-forgotten-legend-of-cryptozoology https://skepticalinquirer.org/2019/09/gloucester-sea-serpent-mystery-solved-after-two-centuries/ https://www.history.co.uk/articles/strange-sea-serpent-sightings-from-history https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2016/08/great-american-sea-serpent/ https://www.marineinsight.com/maritime-history/the-unexplained-mystery-of-the-sea-serpent/#:~:text=Their%20origins%20can%20be%20traced,multi%2Dhead%20serpent%20called%20Tiamat. https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/mythic-creatures/water/sea-monsters#:~:text=Hundreds%20of%20years%20ago%2C%20European,longer%20than%20a%20school%20bus. https://www.iflscience.com/the-uss-stein-monster-in-1978-a-massive-creature-attacked-a-navy-frigate-shredding-parts-of-its-hull-65325   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 234 - The Darkest Depths

In this episode I talk about the golden age of pirates. I dispel some of the myths and misconceptions of pirates throughout history, and focus on the lives of two of the most famous pirates ever, Captain Kidd and Blackbeard. 
 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast 
 Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Under-Black-Flag-Romance-Reality/dp/081297722X https://www.amazon.com/Born-Be-Hanged-Gentlemen-Princess/dp/031670363X/ref=pd_lpo_sccl_3/130-5994515-7318958?pd_rd_w=4OVxs&content-id;=amzn1.sym.1ad2066f-97d2-4731-9356-36b3edf1ae04&pf;_rd_p=1ad2066f-97d2-4731-9356-36b3edf1ae04&pf;_rd_r=N614Y4X83Q8T1ZGSY5VJ&pd;_rd_wg=Kpz8j&pd;_rd_r=98e213d1-bd89-4a77-bef0-f4e1b695ace3&pd;_rd_i=031670363X&psc;=1 https://www.amazon.com/Pirate-Hunter-True-Story-Captain-ebook/dp/B0042XA38A/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3K8MZUQR10ICU&dib;=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.rn8jIL4ZM1Xj1EKJY0kLqCh7cOSKxPuCJDPDjxNqhKI4P8dvTCbJKJFDIY-GYmqd-vdO3v1aAZVVwk2zmcCJmbswDhwH-fN3bLdRR1shxCoA_u8v_Edl7euP3RbHLN9-OmQDXYuA5-xx1aWniwddUUWXfnRij6NRb9qShJkM2ZUYL7QtZ91SAer3hHBekhWpFT90QFqcoDqibR4gx0uCcQIBNRo-Bfk-tCMUpuCgzI0.n77Ag-ch7Y-r-ysVlH23--Z6e9CGWLzxtrcsN4NGYeo&dib;_tag=se&keywords;=the+pirate+hunter&qid;=1716664110&s;=books&sprefix;=the+pirate+hunter%2Cstripbooks%2C113&sr;=1-1 https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/blackbeard-edward-teach-pirate https://www.historytoday.com/archive/months-past/execution-captain-kidd   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 233 - The Pirates

In this second part of my 2-part episode on the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa. In this episode I talk about some of the major theories on what happened to Hoffa. Notes: https://slate.com/culture/2019/08/the-irishman-scorsese-netflix-movie-true-story-lies.html https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2013/06/jimmy-hoffa-donald-frankos-there-was-never-any-reason-to-think-jimmy-hoffa-was-buried-under-giants-stadium.html https://thecasebreakers.org/2023/11/hoffa-has-moxy-the-dog-solved/ https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-record/42409431/ https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/oakland/2021/11/25/jimmy-hoffa-theories/8758204002/ https://www.history.com/news/9-places-investigators-have-searched-for-jimmy-hoffa https://www.cnn.com/2013/01/14/us/hoffa-burial-claim/index.html   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 232 - The Teamster, Pt. 2

Jimmy Hoffa was the most powerful labor leader in American history. But when he disappeared in 1975 from a Detroit area restaurant, he left behind one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in American history. Part 1 of a 2 part episode. 
 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast 
 Notes: https://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/investigation/who-killed-jimmy-hoffa/index.html https://abc7chicago.com/what-happened-to-jimmy-hoffa-found-body-chicago-outfit/13565582/ https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2023/07/31/jimmy-hoffa-disappeared-48-years-ago-his-case-is-still-unsolved/ https://www.amazon.com/Hoffa-Wars-Jimmy-Forbidden-Bookshelf-ebook/dp/B00S7EFYRU/ref=sr_1_2?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.JO5Nr8DJzbRpFKN1bE_jYI93QIqSB3zfEIr2FIsbNreG6FeFzIeQIxoQc6afQy1fz_HmIP2tlbWLu1ZulUTHy_E1rimA77BsSWCMgOjrtxmFjAsclf6XLo06_rhZNSDNvF762fZ4HPwKLHeCydtNNQmcRb5dBUALpgO9ALfFEepMZQMFZAt5r9U7S6M-JASASuymRIEiD8WcVxbI2zikNtoFqMYATb8O9zb2A7UBE_I.WXBEIfKnMAa5oE1WT0NUNCD0deQhk8DFRK5fyWQF0BY&dib;_tag=se&keywords;=Jimmy+Hoffa&qid;=1714229565&s;=books&sr;=1-2 https://www.amazon.com/The-Irishman-Charles-Brandt-audiobook/dp/B001LNK9IS/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.JO5Nr8DJzbRpFKN1bE_jYI93QIqSB3zfEIr2FIsbNreG6FeFzIeQIxoQc6afQy1fz_HmIP2tlbWLu1ZulUTHy_E1rimA77BsSWCMgOjrtxmFjAsclf6XLo06_rhZNSDNvF762fZ4HPwKLHeCydtNNQmcRb5dBUALpgO9ALfFEepMZQMFZAt5r9U7S6M-JASASuymRIEiD8WcVxbI2zikNtoFqMYATb8O9zb2A7UBE_I.WXBEIfKnMAa5oE1WT0NUNCD0deQhk8DFRK5fyWQF0BY&dib;_tag=se&keywords;=Jimmy+Hoffa&qid;=1714229565&s;=books&sr;=1-1   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 231 - The Teamster - Part 1

Throughout history there have been reports of people who claim to have stepped through rifts in time. In this episode I discuss some of the most famous time slip incidents ever reported. 
 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast 
 Notes: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/where-physics-meets-psychology/202201/time-slips-the-multiverse-and-you https://listverse.com/2021/01/26/ten-amazing-slips-in-time/ https://ravallirepublic.com/news/local/history/history-with-phil-historic-phenomena-time-slips-paranormal-hoax-dj-vu/article_abafdcf4-e7e6-11ee-918f-4379c062ae24.html https://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/12/08/versailles-time-slip/ https://www.ranker.com/list/moberly-jourdain-incident-and-time-travel/genevieve-carlton https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20231110-doctor-who-is-time-travel-really-possible-heres-what-physics-says#:~:text=Answering%20this%20question%20requires%20understanding,wildly%20difficult%20or%20absolutely%20impossible. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-time-travel-possible/   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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