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True Spies takes you inside the world's greatest espionage and detective operations. Our hosts Hayley Atwell, Vanessa Kirby, Sophia Di Martino and Daisy Ridley talk to the real spies behind the missions. What do they know? What are their skills? And what would you do in their position? We explore and investigate real life thrillers, mysteries and crimes - stories that prove truth is stranger than fiction! These stories cover lies, murder, theft, sex, drugs and rock ‘n roll. You’ll meet exper ...
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Award-winning real stories of the Cold War told by those who were there. Every week we interview an eyewitness of the Cold War. Across soldiers, spies, civilians, and others, we aim to cover the whole range of Cold War experiences. Hosts Ian Sanders, James Chilcott, and Peter Ryan bring your ears into the heart of the Cold War. Reading a history book is one thing, but hearing a human voice, with every breath, hesitation and intonation brings a whole new dimension to understanding what it was ...
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If you wish to know what it’s really like to make the life and death decisions portrayed in the movies by James Bond or on TV by Homeland's, Cary Matherson, then Black Spy Podcast is the show for you. If you're interested in the clandestine world of secret intelligence, espionage, counter-terrorism and national security, then this definitely your must listen Podcast! Every week, along with a different successful or famous guest who's always been interested in the secret services, ex officer, ...
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Having served over thirty years in the RUC / PSNI I was medically retired with CPTSD. Dissociative Identity Disorder also evolved in me as a residue of CPTSD. I wrote a novel, 'The Bitter End of Dreams', through which I hoped to reflect the experiences of working class folk caught in the grip of a sectarian conflict. I set my story in Belfast, but replaced the Judeo-Christian god with that of Mithras. I also gave Northern Ireland an extra county. Such counterfactual alterations opened up for ...
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How to get on a Watchlist

Encyclopedia Geopolitica

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From the team at Encyclopedia Geopolitica, “How to get on a Watchlist” is a podcast about dangerous acts, organizations, and people. In each episode, we sit down with leading experts to discuss the risks they pose, and how to stop them. From assassinations and airliner shootdowns, through to kidnappings and coups, we’ll examine each of these threats through the lenses of both the dangerous actors behind them, and the agencies around the world seeking to stop them. In the interest of operatio ...
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Wanted

Jack Laurence

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Wanted, a show where host Jack Laurence sits down and interviews men and women from around the world who have been or who are currently wanted by authorities. From claims of international kidnapping and Panamanian cartels to North Korean sanction dodging, leaked government secrets and even prison escapes. Welcome to the world of the Wanted. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Chit Chat and All That

Amanda Prowse & Penny Dommett

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You are invited to join Penny Dommett and Amanda Prowse at the kitchen table, where we will be nattering about family life, plants, books and all the things we usually chat about over a cuppa! From biscuits to bad hair days, dogs to dishing the dirt, tattoos to top tips - we've got you covered! Often irreverent, sometimes insightful, but always chit chat with ladles of love - if this sounds like your kinda thing, let us be that friend in your ear, pull up a chair...
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'Interesting questions for interesting people' Lewis Costello is a 24 year old stand-up comedian from North England. On each episode of Transmissions, Lewis speaks to somebody from a weird and wonderful walk of life, trying to gain a wider perspective of the world we live in. It could be an MI5 whistleblower. Maybe it'll be the lead singer of a world famous band? Perhaps it'll be a WWE wrestler... It could even a member of the Mafia! Whoever it may be, they all share one thing in common; the ...
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Ghost Echoes

Consequence Podcast Network

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Ghost Echoes is a music history podcast with secret rules. It begins in 1970 and it will proceed up to the present day, discussing one musical recording per episode. Some of them are famous and acclaimed, others utterly obscure. Some are classical, most are pop. The list of recordings that Ghost Echoes will focus on throughout its run is already decided and set in stone, having been chosen in accordance with the podcast’s non-negotiable rules, of which there are three: 1. REDACTED, 2. REDACT ...
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Movie Takes

James and Daniel

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What happens when college friends need an excuse to get together? A movie review podcast! Join us as we discuss classic films and new releases while trying our best to stay on topic. Email us at Movietakepodcast@gmail.com
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What do assassinations, cyber hacks and disinformation have in common? They’re all weapons used by states against each other in a grey zone of harm that sits - deliberately - under the threshold of war, but could be just as dangerous if ignored. Sky News Foreign Affairs Editor Deborah Haynes explores this often invisible battlefield, where anything can be - and is - used as a weapon and anyone, anywhere can be a target.
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Scrolling, Compost, MI5, Booze! Amanda Prowse and Penny Dommett nattering around the kitchen table, chatting about all things random. Penny the weather guru! Penny’s ice road trucker wardrobe. Mandy’s TIK TOK author house experience and talking all things social media. Penny’s scrolling habits, her love of weeing in the compost bin, and planting fr…
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Due to personal circumstances, I’ve been unable to produce a new episode this week, however, you will be aware of the many gems in the back catalogue and I have chosen one of my favourites today which is a rip-roaring story of service in the USAF with Rick Shreve an F111 pilot which I know you will enjoy. Normal service should be resumed next week.…
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Hello legends! It's been a while I know but never fear Season 2 is coming and I can't wait for you to hear the stories we have for you. In the meantime if you haven't heard my latest show Crime at Bedtime I wanted to bring you an episode we recently released. Hope you enjoy x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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In this True Spies: Debrief, ex-KGB agent Jack Barsky reveals the lessons his espionage career taught him, which have proved fundamental to his later life. Plus, hear details of life beyond the Iron Curtain, in East Germany, and how Jack came to love being an American From SPYSCAPE, the HQ of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series producer: J…
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A sit down with Author and Armourer - Dids Hall (Part 2) Firearms Black Spy Podcast Season 15, Episode 00010 This week's Black Spy Podcast is a sit down discussion with Author and Armourer Dids Hall. The discussion ebbs and flows over several topics in two episodes, from the problems he has encountered living in the EU since BREXIT, to the Conserva…
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Allan Little recounts his journey from his student days in Edinburgh to working as a journalist the front lines of Cold War history in Eastern Europe and beyond. In 1989 he found himself on the night shift at the BBC’s Today programme in London when the Berlin Wall fell. Witnessing the world change in real time Allan’s desire to be part of these mo…
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Amanda Prowse and Penny Dommett nattering around the kitchen table, chatting about all things random. Penny’s stint on Lorraine, where she gave advice on container gardens! Mandy’s sparkling windows, our love of Windolene! Penny siding with my husband when I’m moaning! The revelation that is an automatic window cleaner. Penny’s open garden weekend …
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Thomas Maier an investigative journalist is our guide to the shadowy world of organized crime and espionage where shares insights from his extensive research and writing, including his latest book and drama documentary "Mafia Spies," which explores the unlikely alliance between the CIA and the Mafia in their attempts to assassinate Fidel Castro. We…
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Hear how the fantastic FBI undercover agent Dana Ridenour went from not knowing what a vegan was, to infiltrating the most dangerous domestic eco-terrorists the US had ever seen. From SPYSCAPE, the HQ of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series producer: Joe Foley. Produced by Max Bower. Music by Nick Ryan. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis…
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A sit down with Author and Armourer - Dids Hall (Part 1) Black Spy Podcast Season 15, Episode 0009 This week's Black Spy Podcast is a sit down discussion with Author and Armourer Dids Hall. The discussion ebbs and flows over several topics in two episodes, from the problems he has encountered living in the EU since BREXIT, to the Conservative gover…
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Will there be a time when we, in Northern Ireland, see our seemingly parallel divergent histories cross? Our opposing narratives blend with commonality. As a society still raw from sectarian and political conflict many are trying to step away from hate, but there are still those who fear any admission of culpability will render them vulnerable. In …
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Bärbel was born in a village near Magdeburg in 1962, She explores her personal and professional life growing up in East Germany. We delve into her family's views on the East German government, her journey to becoming a teacher, and her experiences teaching English. We cover gender roles and the pressures to become a member of the communist party. A…
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Amanda Prowse and Penny Dommett nattering around the kitchen table, chatting about all things random. This week, we talk about modern weddings - Penny’s favourite kind of bride, forest weddings! The joy that is a doughnut wall – yes please! What are hen parties all about? Mandy’s dire hen party experience. The pressure of big weddings. Our flush of…
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Welcome back to October 17, 2001. The dust of 9/11 has barely settled. America and the world are reeling. In this True Spies Classic, hear the story of 8 CIA officers - a crack team of linguists, tribal experts and paramilitaries, and the first Americans to infiltrate Taliban territory after the attacks. Their mission is to ensure that Al Qaeda doe…
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McKeever Conwell II, explains Venture Capitalism Black Spy Podcast Season 15, Episode 0008 This week's Black Spy Podcast looks into what is known as, Venture Capitalism, and seeks to demystify this important means of financing entrepreneurial concepts and ideas (start ups). In order to achieve this goal, Carlton speaks with one these mythical beast…
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Cold War RAF pilot Jeremy Lane, shares his gripping experiences, from nuclear bombing missions to a close encounter with a UFO. He was trained to fly the Canberra aircraft on nuclear bombing missions and describes how the American weaponry they would have used required dual control from both the President of the United States and the British Prime …
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Send us a Text Message. Jay Slater, a teenager has gone missing while on holiday in Tenerife. This is a story that has taken off in the media and social media. This concerns the first two weeks of a strange and fast moving case that may well be solved by the time you have read this. The story is told in one take without any editing..…
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New from SPYSCAPE Studios - True Spies: Debriefs. In each of these new episodes, we'll dive back behind the scenes with some of our favourite True Spies, from episodes past. This week, ex-CIA officer David Tyson gives an update on how the return of The Taliban in Afghanistan, and the changing politics of the Middle East more broadly, has affected h…
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Conspiracy Theories - Or an epithet to hide used to hide inconvenient truths? (Part 2) Black Spy Podcast Season 15, Episode 0007 This week's Black Spy Podcast continues looking into the phenomenon of conspiracy theories and asks the question, are the powers that be attempting to fool us by labelling issues of covert manipulation or control, as theo…
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Jeremy Lane’s fascination for aviation was nurtured by countless childhood hours watching aircraft at Staverton Airport and North Weald. He shares his experiences flying the Jet Provost and later, the Canberra. He describes the capabilities of this versatile and iconic aircraft, from high-speed reconnaissance to its nuclear role. The Canberra's des…
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This episode is, in itself, an interlude before I continue my theme of reconciliation and recrimination. I just needed a breather of sorts and to realign my thoughts, which had been threatening to scatter. Just some (brief) ruminations herein on a few innocuous memories from my time in both the Royal Ulster Constabulary and PSNI. Many thanks to tho…
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Elvis, Tractors, Spyclub, Olympics! Amanda Prowse and Penny Dommett nattering around the kitchen table, chatting about all things random. Penny’s childhood horseplay! How Penny stitched Mandy up with a surprise quiz! The great debate over the day Elvis died, and where is Arthur’s Seat??? Mandy getting caught in a tractor trap, secret spy club, the …
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How does a San Francisco born Silicon Valley entrepreneur, "as American as apple-pie", become a vital intelligence asset for the Soviet Bloc? Hear the chilling tale of one James Harper, from national security reporter and the host of Spy Valley: Zach Dorfman. (Hear more from Zach here: https://brazen.fm/podcasts/spy-valley/) From SPYSCAPE, the HQ o…
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Conspiracy Theories - Or an epithet to hide used to hide inconvenient truths? Black Spy Podcast Season 15, Episode 0006 This week's Black Spy Podcast looks at the phenomenon of conspiracy theories and asks the question, are the powers that be attempting to fool us by labelling issues of covert manipulation or control as theories of conspiracy. Inde…
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In this comprehensive narrative, Imre recounts his life from his birth in 1936 in Hungary to his emigration to the West after the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. He discusses the influence of his family’s Hungarian and German heritage, his father’s work in the oil industry, and the impact of World War II and communist rule on his upbringing. The account…
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Amanda Prowse and Penny Dommett nattering around the kitchen table, chatting about all things random. Penny’s weather report, her sweet pea update! How to prolong the life of your flowers, our breakfast of choice! Mandy’s fancy ragu pasta, and cooking for those you love. The benefit of expressing gratitude and of going slowly… The joy of the garden…
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Venture into the True Spies vaults, as we take a look back at the extraordinary story of CIA Operations Officer: Doug London. Doug only has one shot to recruit one of Al-Qaeda's key facilitators. He must find common ground with a man with a vastly different background and belief system. Lives hang in the balance. He has to succeed. From SPYSCAPE, t…
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Critical Thinking - Was D-Day really the turning point of WW2 (Part 2)? Black Spy Podcast Season 15, Episode 0005 This week’s Black Spy Podcast turns its attention to the D-Day, WW2 and wars in general. On the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, which occurred on the 6th of June in 1944, we see that the event has been utilised to distort to an …
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In this riveting account, Tilo recounts his experiences as an East German soldier during the final months of East Germany. He details the rising political awareness among soldiers, and his fear that his unit will be asked to shoot on demonstrators also provides a personal perspective on the pivotal moments leading up to and following the fall of th…
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Amanda Prowse and Penny Dommett nattering around the kitchen table, chatting about all things random. An update on Mandy’s night time shout outs, what we are doing in the garden right now, rose growing, Penny getting mauled by Mandy’s dog, spoon bending, novelty ice cube holders, shed life! Penny’s vase collection, good uses of chicken wire, floral…
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Brand new from SPYSCAPE Studios - True Spies: Debriefs. In each of these new episodes, we'll dive back behind the scenes with some of our favourite True Spies, from episodes past. This week, ex-CIA operations officer Douglas London discusses how empathy, an undervalued tool in the spy's arsenal, played a crucial role in bringing in active Al Qaeda …
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