Dr. Lynn Price Robbins and Isaac S. Loftus are joined by Philip Thompson to discuss the history of espionage and the psychological motivations behind becoming an international spy.

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TRANSCRIPT: coming soon 

OUTLINE:

0:00 - Coming Up

1:09 - Introductions

3:48 - The M.I.C.E. Framework: Understanding Spy Motivations

7:21 - The Background of Spies: Who Becomes a Spy?

10:05 - Psychological Factors in Espionage

13:15 - Ideology vs. Money: The Dual Motivations of Spies

24:56 -Case Studies: The Rosenbergs and Their Impact

28:42 - Case Studies: George Blake and the Consequence of Compromise

32:23 - The Complexity of Coercion in Espionage

42:46 - The Role of Women in Espionage History

47:49 - Ego as a Motivating Factor in Spying

52:00 - Case Studies: Edward Snowden, Noble Convictions or Ego?

57:36 - Evolution of Espionage Frameworks

1:01:20 -The Intersection of Fiction and Reality in Spy Culture

1:04:38 - Understanding M.I.C.E. in Personal Life

01:06:21 - Historical Sites to Visit

EPISODE LINKS:

Philip Thompson YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@PhilipThompson

Project Slammer - https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP87-00812R000200070011-7.pdf

Aldrich Ames - https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/aldrich-ames

John Walker - https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Walker-American-spy

The Cambridge Spies - https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/spies_cambridge.shtml

Anthony Blunt - https://www.britannica.com/biography/Anthony-Blunt

J. Edgar Hoover - https://www.britannica.com/biography/J-Edgar-Hoover

Oleg Antonovich Gordievsky - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/mar/11/russian-spies-britain-oleg-gordievsky

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg - https://www.britannica.com/biography/Julius-Rosenberg-and-Ethel-Rosenberg

David Greenglass - https://ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/ahf/profile/david-greenglass/

George Blake - https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-Blake-British-diplomat-and-Soviet-spy

2C4H Lavender Scare - https://youtu.be/PjXYDJW5LF8?si=MUqlIZOke0-17yiq

Alan Turing - https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alan-Turing

Mata Hari - https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mata-Hari-Dutch-dancer-and-spy

Special Operations Executive (SOE) Women Spies - https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/The-Female-Spies-Of-SOE/

Virginia Hall - https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-collection/stories/virginia-hall/

Robert Hanssen - https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/robert-hanssen

Edward Snowden - https://www.britannica.com/biography/Edward-Snowden

RASCLS - https://www.cia.gov/resources/csi/studies-in-intelligence/volume-57-no-1/an-alternative-framework-for-agent-recruitment-from-mice-to-rascls/

Jonathan Pollard - https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jonathan-Pollard

International Spy Museum - https://www.spymuseum.org/

Burlington Bunker - https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/burlington-bunker

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