The Espionage Podcast (John Smith)

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 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 Security Expert Explains The Chinese Hackers And Their Attack On US Telecommunications Networks - UMBC: University Of Maryland, Baltimore County

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-how-syria-found-eli-cohen-discloses-spys-final-message/amp/

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John Smith and Casey Doe

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-after-being-tipped-off-by-hamas-courier/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1_1RKJ7yBo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChypAR3VoTs

https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-leader-ismail-haniyeh-assassinated-in-tehran-missile-strike/

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_entry/7-israelis-charged-with-spying-for-iran-allegedly-carried-out-600-missions-collecting-intel-on-bases-sensitive-sites-individuals/

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

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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://thedissolve.kr/7-astonishing-stories-from-the-double-agent-who-met-kim-jong-il/#:~:text=Park%20Chae-seo%20is%20one%20of%20the%20most%20successful,the%20two%20Koreas.%20And%20his%20business%20went%20well.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/27/world/asia/south-north-korea-kim-jong-il-park-chae-so.html

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John Smith and Casey Doe

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

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.uk/news/iranian-assassination-attempt-against-donald-trump-thwarted-by-fbi/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2024/11/08/us-files-charges-over-iranian-plot-to-assassinate-donald-trump-before-election-day/

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-murder-hire-and-related-charges-against-irgc-asset-and-two

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John Smith and Casey Doe

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

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

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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/the-strange-life-and-death-of-moe-berg-the-baseball-catcher-who-became-a-spy/2019/06/06/37f96782-82d6-11e9-933d-7501070ee669_story.html

https://screenrant.com/catcher-was-a-spy-moe-berg-after-ww2-what-happened/

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/21/movies/paul-rudd-the-catcher-was-a-spy.html

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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