The Espionage Podcast

Season 2-Episode 15: The Man Who Never Was The story of The Man Who Never Was, Operation Mincemeat- World War II  With hosts Benita and Alex

Season 2-Episode 14: Operation Acoustic Kitty The story of Operation Acoustic Kitty, Cold War! With new hosts Benita and Alex

Episode 13: Salt Typhoon_ Chinese Hackers Attack US Telecom Networks! The Espionage Podcast Season 1_Dec 13 2024 Week 13 The story of Chinese Hackers Attacking US Telecom Networks.  Sources: Analyzing Salt Typhoon: Telecom Attacker Cyber Espionage: Salt Typhoon's Massive Impact - Panda Security Joint Advisory Warns of PRC-Backed Cyber Espionage Targeting Telecom Networks What Is Salt Typhoon? A Se...

Episode 12: Man In Damascus! Israel's Most Famous Spy! The Espionage Podcast Season 1_Dec 6 2024 Week 12 The story of Eli Cohen, Israel's most famous Spy!! Sources: https://www.britannica.com/ biography/Eli-Cohen Eli Cohen: The Most Legendary Israeli Spy | History of Israel Explained | Unpacked https://time.com/5669302/the- spy-netflix-true-story/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/ mossad-head-reveals...

Episode 11:  Mata Hari: Spy, Seductress, Legend! _The Espionage Podcast Season 1_Nov 29 2024 Week 11 The Tale of the legendary Mata Hari!   Episode 11 Sources: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v= c5OkE4cd8ps https://m.youtube.com/watch?v= UGB1SN-dRJ0 https://dutchreview.com/ culture/mata-hari-the-famous- dutch-ww1-spy/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Mata_Hari https://time.com/4977634/mata- hari-true-...

Episode 10: Israel's Assassination Operations Targeting Hamas Leaders! The Espionage Podcast Season 1_Nov 22 2024 Week 10 A deep dive into Israel's sophisticated espionage operations assasinating Hamas Leaders Muhammad Deif and Ismail Haniyeh!  Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/world/middleeast/muhammad-deif-hamas-death.html https://www.timesofisrael.com/report-israel-assassinated-deif-a...

Episode 9: Black Venus_ South Korea's Famous Spy!_The Espionage Podcast Season 1_Nov 15 2024 Week 9 All about the fascinating story of Park Chae-seo_ South Korea's Most Famous Spy!  With John Smith and Casey Doe Sources: https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/meet-black-venus-the-south-korean-spy-who-met-kim-jong-il-1911978 https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2018/11/103_255066.html https://thedissol...

Episode 8: Iran tried To Assassinate President Trump!_The Espionage Podcast Season 1_Nov 8 2024 Week 8 Newly Released Details into Iran's Failed Assassination Attempt on President Trump!  With John Smith and Casey Doe Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/08/nyregion/iran-trump-assassination-plot.html https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4981105-doj-iran-plot-trump/ https://www.lbc.co.u...

Russia's Audacious Assination of Alexander Livinenko in November 2006 With John Smith and Casey Doe Sources: https://www.dw.com/en/poison-spies-and-businessmen-the-litvinenko-murder-case-15-years-on/a-59910692 for questions/comments send email to espionagepodcast@gmail.com  

Episode 6: Iran's Espionage in Israel!_The Espionage Podcast Season 1_Oct 25 2024 Week 6 A deep dive into Iran's espionage within Israel!  With John Smith and Casey Doe Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/21/world/middleeast/israel-iran-spying-arrests.html https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hjyhxlyekg https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3vkvekpkzeo.amp https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entr...

Episode 5: From Baseball Player to Spy! Moe Berg_The Espionage Podcast Season 1_Oct 18 2024 Week 5 A deep dive into the life of a Baseball Player turned Spy! Moe Berg With John Smith and Casey Doe Sources: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-baseball-player-turned-spy-who-went-undercover-to-assassinate-the-nazis-top-nuclear-scientist-180982813/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style...

A deep dive into Iran's use of the underground European organized crime, criminals and drug dealers!  With John Smith and Casey Doe Sources: https://www.ynetnews.com/article/bjqh7mjj1x for questions/comments send email to espionagepodcast@gmail.com

A deep dive into the Russian Espionage Then and Now from KGB to FSB! With  John Smith and Casey Doe Sources: https://bigthink.com/the- present/kgb-operations/ https://youtu.be/u4jUnTxJkrY? si=gPz7-A8qQ2LdHRvG https://youtu.be/fBMPe1y-q6E? si=Cl8wYRiQ5ZO62YFc      

A deep dive into the hunt for Osama Bin Laden! With John Smith and Casey Doe Sources: https://www.npr.org/2011/05/02/135930226/how-the-spies-found-bin-laden https://youtu.be/3tv_dx0UYLk?list=TLGG3DN7KwiJua0yOTA5MjAyNA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Om-OyjADgTA https://youtu.be/Nvw0OEDiHTE?list=TLGG0-5vEwntzR8yOTA5MjAyNA

A deep dive into exploding pagers and the Mossad's most successful covert operation in history!