Interesting podcasts depicting individuals as well as historical time period with spying.
There have been TV series and movies that centered around covert activities or spying during the Revolutionary War. What actually happened that you should be aware of?
We continue with Part II of our discussion on spying during the Revolutionary War, with conversations around the "Turtle", Washington's big communication break, and stories of several of his intellige...Show More
With a career spanning five decades, Josephine Baker was a star of stage and screen. However, she was also a spy for the French resistance during World War II. Tune in and learn more about Josephine B...Show More
Most grade school kids will tell you that Harriet Tubman was an escaped slave and conductor on the Underground Railroad which is a great start--but she was so much more! A nurse, a spy, a military lea...Show More
Belle Boyd got her start as a spy in Martinsburg, Virginia, at the age of 17. In 1862, the "Cleopatra of the Secession" obtained - and risked her life to deliver -- information that may have been piv...Show More
Allan Pinkerton fell into detective work when he discovered a gang of counterfeiters in Illinois. In 1861, he helped thwart a plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln, which may have led Lincoln to later t...Show More
After her father died, Elizabeth Van Lew freed the family slaves, including a girl named Mary. When the Civil War began, sources say Mary became an agent in Van Lew’s “Richmond Ring." Join Sarah and D...Show More
Historian Nadine Akkerman introduces a number of remarkable women who acted as secret agents in the 17th century Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad c...Show More
<span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">This week on Point of inquiry, New York Times bestselling author Karen Abbott talks to Lindsay ...Show More
Eric and Bryan begin a two-parter discussing how espionage has changed over the course of history. Enjoy! Click here if the media player below has trouble loading. Photo Credit: “EspionageR...Show More
Eric and Bryan continue their conversation about Espionage, though this time they focus on the tools of the trade. Enjoy! Click here if the media player below has trouble loading. Photo Credit: Top ...Show More
Here is the first part of the first episode of Espionage, the latest podcast from Parcast. Podcast.com/espionage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sun Tzu’s 2500 year old book The Art of War contains a famous chapter on spies. However, Master Sun was not the only Chinese author to address this topic centuries before Westerners did. In fact, ma...Show More
Juan Pujol was the Walter Mitty of World War II, a nobody who at one doomed venture after another while dreaming of doing something interesting with his life -- saving Western civilization, if possibl...Show More
Casanova led a life so full of sex and adventure that today we call any particularly charismatic and successful lover by his name. But he was also. smart and witty, traveled and wrote extensively, and...Show More
More than sixty years after their execution in June 1953 for conspiring to steal atomic secrets for the Soviet Union, debate still rages about the Rosenbergs. Mike Meeropol, the son of Julius and Ethe...Show More
SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with former intelligence analysts John Gentry and Joe Gordon to discuss one of the most misunderstood aspects of the intelligence business: strategic warning. Gen...Show More
SPY Adult Education Director Amanda Ohlke sat down with Dr. Julie Wheelwright, the author of The Fatal Lover: Mata Hari and the Myth of Women in Espionage. Julie and Amanda discuss the famous early 2...Show More
Author and historian Ben Macintyre joins us to discuss his new book, The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War. The book focuses on Oleg Gordievsky, a double agent who work...Show More
Double Agent might be one of the sexiest job titles you could possibly have. That title belonged to today's guest Naveed Jamali for years. Listen to today's show to hear how Naveed balanced being scar...Show More
James Armistead was a slave in Virginia, but got his master's approval to enlist when the Revolutionary War came. Armistead worked as a spy, and his story is one of many free and enslaved African-Amer...Show More
After years of protesting and resisting British rule in New York, Mulligan passed important information on to George Washington, possibly saving his life. How did that one-time act of happenstance blo...Show More
In this episode we speak with David Baker, who wrote a fascinating book about spy satellites. We cover the political and military context that drove their development, their (known and suspected) capa...Show More
Dan talks to BBC Security Correspondent Gordon Corera about Britain's secret pigeon spy force. For more exclusive interviews and documentaries, subscribe to HistoryHit.TV. Producer: Natt Tapley Audi...Show More
August 24, 2015 - "What is worse? A confederate con man claiming he was Lincoln's spy throughout the Civil War, or the Union veteran who pursed his claim all the way to the Supreme Court?" That's the ...Show More
We've been tracking the history of the Culper Spy Ring for a while on the Project but today we go to the source - two primary sources to be exact. Kristen Nyitray, Director of Special Collections and ...Show More
There's really not a lot concretely known about the life of Aphra Behn, who, in addition to being a spy, was a dramatist, poet, novelist, translator, and the first woman in English literature known to...Show More
This week, Max and Allison talk about two women whose deeds were almost completely carried out unseen and unknown. The first, a woman born into Chinese royalty, finds a life of espionage and intrigue ...Show More
Bestselling historical author Ben Macintyre talks to us about his new book, The Spy and the Traitor, which tells the remarkable story of a KGB double agent who risked his life to help the west during ...Show More
Moe Berg earned his reputation as the brainiest man in baseball -- he had two Ivy League degrees and studied at the Sorbonne. But when World War II broke out he found an unlikely second career, as a s...Show More
Francis Walsingham is popularly known as Queen Elizabeth's Spymaster. Learn about the life of this man, and how he created a modern espionage network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...Show More
Before James Bond had his M, Queen Elizabeth had her Francis Walsingham. Learn about the original spymaster, who uncovered multiple plots against Elizabeth in the 16th century and managed the extraord...Show More
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the origins and history of codes. In October 1586, in the forbidding hall of Fotheringhay Castle, Mary Queen of Scots was on trial for her life. Accused of treason and ...Show More
Known as the "limping lady", Virginia Hall became one of the most feared spies during World War II. Sonia Purnell has examined her life and extraordinary talent at eluding the Nazis in occupied France...Show More
Karen and Chuck try to figure out if John Honeyman was a spy or not. You decide. #Revolutionary war #History #USHistory #History mystery #Honeyman #spy
Karen tells the unfortunate tale of John Andre. Chuck, like Andre, is not great at listening #spy #Revolutionarywar #Benedictarnold #peggyshippen #history
Karen tells the story of the fabulous entertainer and spy Josephine Baker. Chuck can’t handle Karen’s corny jokes. Support the show at- https://www.patreon.com/spystories #josephinebaker #blackhisto...Show More
Karen tells the sad story of Timothy Webster, the civil war spy who was killed twice. Chuck discusses the calm temperament of the Irish.Support the show at- https://www.patreon.com/spystories
Karen tells the story of SOE Seductress “Agent Fifi” Marie Christine Chilver. Chuck worries about his employee assessment.
Karen talks about the life of one of America's first double agents, James Armistead. Chuck appreciates the French.
Karen talks about the amazing spy Virginia “Dindy” Hall and her fake leg Cuthbert. Chuck admits he knows nothing about women. Karen agrees.
Karen tells the story of Patriot spy Hercules Mulligan. Chuck wants a cool name like Hercules and mocks Nathan Hale.
Karen tells the story of incredible WWII spy Nancy Wake. Chuck is in love. AGAIN!
Karen tells the story of famous author and spy Roald Dahl. Chuck ruminates.
Karen tells the tale of WW2 spy Claire "High Pockets" Phillips. Chuck like cookies.
Karen tells the story of WWII spy Christine Granville. Chuck decides he is in love.
Karen tells the story of unlikely double agent Juan Pujol Garcia, affectionately known as Garbo. Chuck decides to be a spy too. After all, how hard can it be?
Karen tells the story of Civil War spy Sarah Emma Edmonds Seely. Chuck decides Sarah is much more of a man than he is.
Karen explains how Vice Admiral James Stockdale created a network of espionage within the Hanoi Hilton during the Vietnam War. Chuck schools us on tap codes.#ViceAdmiralJamesStockdale #surprising spie...Show More
Karen shares the life of WWII agent Betty McIntosh, queen of fake news. Chuck gives valuable life lessons. https://www.patreon.com/spystories#female spies #women’s history #spies #world war II #histor...Show More
Spies aren't just relegated to the Cold War and James Bond -- in fact, spycraft played a crucial role in the Revolutionary War. One of the government's most effective spies was so accomplished that, e...Show More
This week Tommy and Adam take go deep and tackle the topic of corporate espionage as Apple, Amazon, Google and others combat this fake or real trend.
Ernest Hemingway was a man of many talents and many adventures. He was a literary giant, an accomplished outdoorsman, a halfway decent boxer (according to Hemingway himself, at least) and a Soviet spy...Show More
Today's classics revisits an episode from previous hosts Sarah and Deblina about James Armistead. He was a slave in Virginia, but got his master's approval to enlist when the Revolutionary War came. A...Show More
This installment of our impossible episodes series features a set of stories that are all about front-line heroism. Most of them are listener requests.
It's Memorial Day and while everyone else may be kicking off the summer with cookouts and road trips, the ladies are sitting down, splitting a bottle of Insurrection Red Blend wine, and getting r...Show More
During the four years of the First World War, intelligence gathering from informants, captured soldiers, aerial reconnaissance and signals traffic developed in sophistication. In addition, the methods...Show More
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Spy or no spy? John Honeyman is a name that has come up a lot in association with spy rings, but there's just as much proof spywork as there is association with Patriot spies.