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Hosted by Grumpy Golem · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 45 episodes
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Delving into the exploits of daring spies, covert operations, assassinations, hackings, secret organizations, and more... Co-hosted by Omri Rose, who grew up undercover thanks to his co-host and father, a retired former spymaster. Stay tuned for BONUS EPISODES and Season 3 announcements. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Grumpy Golem hosts Spies and Lies, a history show with 45 episodes published.
The question I've been asked more than any since Operation Epic Fury began... is "What is Iran doing?" Listen to 8 points to consider about Iran's response thus far. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform
January 3rd, 2026, U.S. Delta Force operators captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a pre-dawn raid in Caracas. Was this about cocaine and strong-arm Democracy, or something more strategic? A dive into America'
Spies and Lies welcomes its first guest, code-named "Jordan". They discuss growing up undercover, their parents working together in "The Organization", and Jason asks some tough questions. Happy New Year! Hosted on Acast
Check out Cryptic Radio's mind-bending mystery/thriller - Close Your Eyes! "A man’s search for his missing brother leads him to a mysterious cult." --- Season 2 Begins Sept 26th https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/clos
When gunfire rang out on July 13th in Butler Pennsylvania, history was made... and the tilt of Donald Trump's head saved his life... But sadly, this shooting is not an isolated incident. Recorded July 31 2024... what can
Check out Omri's new show with Wondery+ - Guilty by Design "Guilty by Design is the TRUE(?) STORY of Interior designers Alexander and Frank, a gay American couple, who in the 80s, landed the jackpot of all clients – José
The small Rossli hotel overlooked a quiet airfield in the tranquil town of Unterbach, Switzerland... and in the summer of 2023, it became the center of a suspected espionage plot by Chinese intelligence services to steal
Check out Tortoise Media's new show - The Gas Man! "It’s the late 1980s and US Special Agent Dennis Bass is warned about a shipment of suspicious chemicals headed to a secret destination. So he follows the lead – and end
Wrapping up season 2, Omri and Jason answer listener questions and discuss past seasons, as well as what's to come. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
As the Pacific theatre of WW2 raged and the Philippines became a battleground between US and Japanese troops, Josephina Guerrero, a young woman suffering a terrible disease, joined the the Filipino resistance to become a
The Mongol Empire, founded by Genghis Khan, who dubbed himself the 'wrath of God', became the 2nd largest empire in human history. But how did tribal steppe warriors conquer much of the then known world... and what were
Deniss Metsavas was a symbol for all that Estonia aspired to stand for... patriotism, unity, and the refutation of Russian lies... until in 2018, he was arrested, and his terrible secret revealed... that he had been a sp
An article with a bombastic headline about Russian spies operating in a NATO country and another claiming details of the "worst breach since the Cold War" lead to a discussion and analysis of recent Ukraine & Russian eve
Throughout France's history of espionage and spycraft... perhaps its most mysterious, daring, and eccentric agent was... a monkey? Wait, that can't be right... or - Is it? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more
For close to 40 years she spied for the Soviets, stole nuclear secrets, and was never caught... She was... Melita Norwood - AKA - Agent Hola. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
During WW2, the Nazi Abwehr intelligence service managed to infiltrate deep into Great Britain, creating a massive network of spies - code named "Arabel" - which provided vital and in depth information. The catch? It was
Juan Pujol travels to England and begins his work with MI5. His actions with the help of MI5 would go on to save thousands of lives perhaps single-handedly (or in his case... 27 fake agents' hands!) change the course of
After approaching British intelligence 3 times at the start of WW2 and being rejected - Juan Pujol switched sides and approached the Germans, but that was all part of his master plan... A plan that would eventually invol
Fashion icon and legend Coco Chanel has a secret... and a WW2 code name... Was Baron von Dincklage more than just her Nazi lover? Was he also... her Abwehr spy handler? And what do Winston Churchill and the Duke of Westm
Famous for "the Haversack ruse" and other trickery in espionage... was Richard Meinertzhagen the spy master he claimed to be? Did he murder his wife? And what about all those birds??? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva
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Spies and Lies is hosted by Grumpy Golem. The show is categorised under history (society) and has published 45 episodes.
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