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The British Agent Who Fooled Everyone
How Kim Philby betrayed MI6. 🔒Remove your personal information from the web at https://JoinDeleteMe.com/NEWSTHINK and use code NEWSTHINK for 20% off 🙌
DeleteMe international Plans: https://international.joindeleteme.com
I highly recommend Ben Macintyre’s A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal: https://a.co/d/1ftlQEg
Chapters:
0:00 The Perfect English Gentleman
0:32 Recruited by the Soviets
1:08 The Cambridge Five
1:25 Infiltrating MI6
1:53 The Vermehren Betrayal
2:59 Section IX: A Spy at the Helm
3:54 Volkov and the Missed Defection
4:46 Operation Valuable: Doomed from the Start
5:15 Philby Lands in Washington
5:39 VENONA and the Fallout of “Homer”
6:23 Burgess & Maclean Disappear
6:44 Philby Under Suspicion
7:38 Philby’s Very Public Denial
8:17 Aileen Suspects the Truth
8:50 A New Life in Beirut
9:40 Flora Solomon's Bombshell
10:38 The Confrontation: Elliott vs. Philby
12:41 Escape to Moscow
13:22 Disillusionment and Decline
15:27 Today’s Sponsor: DeleteMe
Newsthink is produced and presented by Cindy Pom
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Grab your Newsthink merch here: https://newsthink.creator-spring.com
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Sources:
Former MI6 building: By Dormskirk - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Tokarev TT-33: By Thornfield Hall - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Consulate of the UK in Istanbul: By Maurice Flesier - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Fort Binġemma, training ground for Albanian recruits: By Frank Vincentz - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
British Embassy in Washington: Roger W from Sarasota, Florida, U.S.A., CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Third man article: https://coldspur.com/
Marks & Spencer store: By MichaelMaggs - Own work, CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons
Photo of Eleanor Brewer courtesy of and scanned by: Nahei-366 on eBay, check out their store: https://www.ebay.ca/itm/316143350884
HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs: Chmee2, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Marmite on toast: TheJackal, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Image of Philby and Rufina Pukhova: https://moi-goda.ru/images/opengraph/gradient_article_201991.jpg
Kim Philby’s grave: Amadalvarez, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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By NewsthinkThe British Agent Who Fooled Everyone
How Kim Philby betrayed MI6. 🔒Remove your personal information from the web at https://JoinDeleteMe.com/NEWSTHINK and use code NEWSTHINK for 20% off 🙌
DeleteMe international Plans: https://international.joindeleteme.com
I highly recommend Ben Macintyre’s A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal: https://a.co/d/1ftlQEg
Chapters:
0:00 The Perfect English Gentleman
0:32 Recruited by the Soviets
1:08 The Cambridge Five
1:25 Infiltrating MI6
1:53 The Vermehren Betrayal
2:59 Section IX: A Spy at the Helm
3:54 Volkov and the Missed Defection
4:46 Operation Valuable: Doomed from the Start
5:15 Philby Lands in Washington
5:39 VENONA and the Fallout of “Homer”
6:23 Burgess & Maclean Disappear
6:44 Philby Under Suspicion
7:38 Philby’s Very Public Denial
8:17 Aileen Suspects the Truth
8:50 A New Life in Beirut
9:40 Flora Solomon's Bombshell
10:38 The Confrontation: Elliott vs. Philby
12:41 Escape to Moscow
13:22 Disillusionment and Decline
15:27 Today’s Sponsor: DeleteMe
Newsthink is produced and presented by Cindy Pom
https://x.com/cindypom
Grab your Newsthink merch here: https://newsthink.creator-spring.com
Support Cindy on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/Newsthink
Sources:
Former MI6 building: By Dormskirk - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Tokarev TT-33: By Thornfield Hall - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Consulate of the UK in Istanbul: By Maurice Flesier - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Fort Binġemma, training ground for Albanian recruits: By Frank Vincentz - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
British Embassy in Washington: Roger W from Sarasota, Florida, U.S.A., CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Third man article: https://coldspur.com/
Marks & Spencer store: By MichaelMaggs - Own work, CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons
Photo of Eleanor Brewer courtesy of and scanned by: Nahei-366 on eBay, check out their store: https://www.ebay.ca/itm/316143350884
HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs: Chmee2, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Marmite on toast: TheJackal, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Image of Philby and Rufina Pukhova: https://moi-goda.ru/images/opengraph/gradient_article_201991.jpg
Kim Philby’s grave: Amadalvarez, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Brilliant people shaping our world.
Follow the podcast & rate it 5 star!
Find Newsthink on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Newsthink
Disclaimer: This podcast is fan-made and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Newsthink. All content rights and trademarks belong to Newsthink. If you are the rightful owner and have any concerns, please get in touch with me directly.
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