Spies and Lies

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Spies and Lies episodes

March 13 What Is Iran Doing? - Operation Epic Fury
The question I've been asked more than any since Operation Epic Fury began... is "What is Iran doing?"
Listen to 8 points to consider about Iran's response thus far.
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16 min
January 04 Venezuela – Maduro’s Fall (Trump's Triumph?)
January 3rd, 2026, U.S. Delta Force operators captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a pre-dawn raid in Caracas. Was this about cocaine and strong-arm Democracy, or something more strategic? A dive into America's most brazen intervention in Latin America since Panama, 1989.
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1 hr 8 min
January 08, 2025 Growing Up Undercover: With Guest "Jordan"
Spies and Lies welcomes its first guest, code-named "Jordan".
They discuss growing up undercover, their parents working together in "The Organization", and Jason asks some tough questions.

Happy New Year!
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1 hr 8 min
September 04, 2024 Spies and Lies Recommends... Close Your Eyes
Check out Cryptic Radio's mind-bending mystery/thriller - Close Your Eyes!

"A man’s search for his missing brother leads him to a mysterious cult." --- Season 2 Begins Sept 26th
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/close-your-eyes/id1717319093
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6 min
August 07, 2024 Assassination Attempts in 2024
When gunfire rang out on July 13th in Butler Pennsylvania, history was made... and the tilt of Donald Trump's head saved his life... But sadly, this shooting is not an isolated incident. Recorded July 31 2024... what can be learned or understood by the string of assassination attempts that occurred thus far in 2024, along with the those of the recent past?
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59 min
July 17, 2024 Spies and Lies Recommends... Guilty by Design
Check out Omri's new show with Wondery+ - Guilty by Design

"Guilty by Design is the TRUE(?) STORY of Interior designers Alexander and Frank, a gay American couple, who in the 80s, landed the jackpot of all clients – José Santacruz – Becoming his personal designers and the close friends of him and his family… But there’s a catch, José is the leader of the Cali Drug Cartel, one of the most dangerous cartels in history, and that's just the start… Alexander and Frank want to set the record straight, but what are they guilty of?

Listen to episodes of Guilty by Design exclusively and ad-free by joining Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial by visiting wondery.com/links/guilty-by-design/ now."

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7 min
June 19, 2024 The Hotel of Spies
The small Rossli hotel overlooked a quiet airfield in the tranquil town of Unterbach, Switzerland... and in the summer of 2023, it became the center of a suspected espionage plot by Chinese intelligence services to steal American secrets about the most advanced fighter jets ever made.
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56 min
June 04, 2024 Spies and Lies Recommends... The Gas Man
Check out Tortoise Media's new show - The Gas Man!

"It’s the late 1980s and US Special Agent Dennis Bass is warned about a shipment of suspicious chemicals headed to a secret destination. So he follows the lead – and ends up stumbling into a global plot helping fuel a war. The main suspect? The Gas Man.
In the decades since, Special Agent Bass has been locked in an international game of cat and mouse with the man who supplied a dangerous regime with the chemicals to make weapons. Every time Bass thinks he’s got his hands on him… The Gas Man somehow manages to slip the net. And he’s still on the run today.
But after more than 30 years, could his past finally be catching up with The Gas Man?"
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5 min
May 15, 2024 Season 2 Q&A
Wrapping up season 2, Omri and Jason answer listener questions and discuss past seasons, as well as what's to come.
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48 min
April 24, 2024 The Leper Spy of the Philippines
As the Pacific theatre of WW2 raged and the Philippines became a battleground between US and Japanese troops, Josephina Guerrero, a young woman suffering a terrible disease, joined the the Filipino resistance to become a spy, and through her bravery and deeds, helped save thousands of lives.
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1 hr 8 min