Spies and Lies

By Grumpy Golem

Delving into the exploits of daring spies, covert operations, assassinations, hackings, secret organizations, and more...

Co-hosted by Omri Rose, who grew up undercover thanks to his co-host

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How many episodes does Spies and Lies have?

The podcast currently has 45 episodes available.

Spies and Lies episodes:

April 10, 2024 From Hero to Spy - Deniss Metsavas
Deniss Metsavas was a symbol for all that Estonia aspired to stand for... patriotism, unity, and the refutation of Russian lies... until in 2018, he was arrested, and his terrible secret revealed... that he had been a spy for Russia all along...
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1h 11min
April 03, 2024 Are We in a 2nd Cold War?
An article with a bombastic headline about Russian spies operating in a NATO country and another claiming details of the "worst breach since the Cold War" lead to a discussion and analysis of recent Ukraine & Russian events, as well as a "bigger picture" view of the state of espionage.

Recorded March 22nd before the terrorist attack in Moscow...

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1h 2min
March 27, 2024 The Hartlepool Monkey Spy
Throughout France's history of espionage and spycraft... perhaps its most mysterious, daring, and eccentric agent was... a monkey?
Wait, that can't be right... or - Is it?

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54min
March 20, 2024 The Spy You Never Saw - Melita Norwood
For close to 40 years she spied for the Soviets, stole nuclear secrets, and was never caught...
She was... Melita Norwood - AKA - Agent Hola.

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1h 9min
March 13, 2024 Arabel Network
During WW2, the Nazi Abwehr intelligence service managed to infiltrate deep into Great Britain, creating a massive network of spies - code named "Arabel" - which provided vital and in depth information.

The catch?
It was all a ruse orchestrated by MI5 and Double Agent Juan Pujol.

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1h 8min
March 06, 2024 Double Agent Juan Pujol - P2: Code Name Garbo
Juan Pujol travels to England and begins his work with MI5.
His actions with the help of MI5 would go on to save thousands of lives perhaps single-handedly (or in his case... 27 fake agents' hands!) change the course of history.

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1h 11min
February 28, 2024 Double Agent Juan Pujol - P1: Code Name Aleric
After approaching British intelligence 3 times at the start of WW2 and being rejected - Juan Pujol switched sides and approached the Germans, but that was all part of his master plan...
A plan that would eventually involve pulling off perhaps one of the greatest espionage ruses in history.

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1h 4min
February 21, 2024 Chanel No. 7124
Fashion icon and legend Coco Chanel has a secret... and a WW2 code name...
Was Baron von Dincklage more than just her Nazi lover? Was he also... her Abwehr spy handler?
And what do Winston Churchill and the Duke of Westminster have to do with it???

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57min
February 14, 2024 Spy Genius or Fraud - Richard Meinertzhagen
Famous for "the Haversack ruse" and other trickery in espionage... was Richard Meinertzhagen the spy master he claimed to be? Did he murder his wife? And what about all those birds???
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1h 3min
February 07, 2024 Assassination - Prime Minister Lumumba
Who was behind the assassination of Prime Minister Lumumba - The first elected Prime Minster of Congo?
Were the CIA involved? MI6? The Soviets? Or... the Belgians?

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1h 10min

FAQs about Spies and Lies:

How many episodes does Spies and Lies have?

The podcast currently has 45 episodes available.

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