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American Exception
The JFK Assassination: Back in the Spotlight (AE205)[TRAILER]

American Exception

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 12:13


  To hear the full episode and gain access the entire archive of deep historical research, subscribe to American Exception on Patreon! Jefferson Morley joins us to discuss recent events around the release of many long-withheld or redacted documents pertaining to the JFK assassination—including his appearance in front of Congress with our friends Oliver Stone and James DiEugenio. Jefferson Morley is a Washington-based author and veteran journalist whose novelistic non-fiction books explore untold chapters in the history of the American nation. He runs the excellent website, JFK Facts. Subscribe to JFK Facts if you want access to some of the very best reporting and analysis on the JFK case! Jefferson Morley is also the author of: Scorpions' Dance: The President, the Spymaster, and Watergate The Ghost: The Secret Life of CIA Spymaster James Jesus Angleton. Our Man in Mexico: Winston Scott and the Hidden History of the CIA Music: "Only in Dreams" by Mock Orange Special thanks to Dana Chavarria for producing the episode!!

SpyHards Podcast
Robert Sellers on The Battle for Bond, Part One - SpyMaster Interview #98

SpyHards Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2025 103:10


Agents Scott and Cam welcome author Robert Sellers to the show to reveal the secrets behind writing his controversial 2007 book The Battle for Bond! He also discusses the complicated and surprising history of the 1965 Bond adventure Thunderball. You can purchase When Harry Met Cubby and The Search for Bond on Amazon. Become a SpyHards Patron and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus episodes, movie commentaries and more! Social media: @spyhards Purchase the latest exclusive SpyHards merch at Redbubble. View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes. Theme music by Doug Astley.

SpyHards Podcast
Richard Wenk on The Equalizer Trilogy - SpyMaster Interview #97

SpyHards Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 101:13


Agents Scott and Cam welcome screenwriter Richard Wenk to the show to reveal the secrets behind creating The Equalizer trilogy. He also shares stories about writing The Mechanic remake, The Protégé, and more! Become a SpyHards Patron and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus episodes, movie commentaries and more! Social media: @spyhards Purchase the latest exclusive SpyHards merch at Redbubble. View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes. Theme music by Doug Astley.

Capes and Lunatics
Marvel Tales Ep #114: Iron Man - War Machine Part 2

Capes and Lunatics

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 74:46


Marvel Tales Ep #114: Iron Man - War Machine Part 2 Welcome back to Marvel Tales! This time Phil and Justin review Iron Man #285-#289 (October 1992-February 1993) featuring Jim Rhodes filling in for the believed to be dead Tony Stark against classic Iron Man villains, Spymaster, The Beetle, Blizzard, Blacklash, the Living Laser, and new menace Atom Smasher.   Tune in today and don't forget to review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and anywhere else you can!     Marvel Tales Links  → Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/capesnetwork.bsky.social → Twitter http://www.twitter.com/MarvelTalesPod → Instagram https://www.instagram.com/capeslunatics/ → Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MarvelTalesPod → YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/CapesandLunatics   ==================  

The Opperman Report
Jefferson Morley - Scorpion's Dance - The President, The Spymaster and Watergate

The Opperman Report

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 51:41


Jefferson Morley - Scorpion's Dance - The President, The Spymaster and WatergateApr 5, 2023It is 50 years since the Watergate scandal; the scandal which changed America forever. Journalist Jefferson Morley has a fine pedigree in both journalism and research. He joins Ed Opperman to talk about his work on the CIA, his commentary on the National Security State and the recent revelations concerning the JFK conspiracy.He has researched the events and repercussions for democracy and society and the result is Scorpion's Dance.For the 50th anniversary of the Watergate break-in: The untold story of President Richard Nixon, CIA Director Richard Helms, and their volatile shared secrets that ended a presidency. Scorpions' Dance by intelligence expert and investigative journalist Jefferson Morley reveals the Watergate scandal in a completely new light: as the culmination of a concealed, deadly power struggle between President Richard Nixon and CIA Director Richard Helms. Nixon and Helms went back decades; both were 1950s Cold Warriors, and both knew secrets about the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba as well as off-the-books American government and CIA plots to remove Fidel Castro and other leaders in Latin America. Both had enough information on each other to ruin their careers. After the Watergate burglary on June 17, 1972, Nixon was desperate to shut down the FBI's investigation. He sought Helms' support and asked that the CIA intervene―knowing that most of the Watergate burglars were retired CIA agents, contractors, or long-term assets with deep knowledge of the Agency's most sensitive secrets. The two now circled each other like scorpions, defending themselves with the threat of lethal attack. The loser would resign his office in disgrace; the winner, however, would face consequences for the secrets he had kept. Rigorously researched and dramatically told, Scorpions' Dance uses long-neglected evidence to reveal a new perspective on one of America's most notorious presidential scandals.Website : Jefferson MorleyTwitter : Jefferson MorleyBook : Scorpion's DanceMarch 2023Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

HILF: History I'd Like to F**k
HILF 80 - The King of Spies with Blaine Harden

HILF: History I'd Like to F**k

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 88:59


It's the wild, true story of Donald Nichols, a seventh-grade drop-out who rises from Army Mechanic to Black Ops Phenomenon during the Korean War. Hear the whole twisted tale - from his unlikely rise, to his fall, to the weeks of electroshock therapy - and from Blaine Harden, the world's leading expert on the subject.—-SILF's (Sources I'd Like to F*ck)Book - The King of Spies: The Dark Reign of America's Spymaster in Korea by Blaine HardenBook - The Great Leader and the Fighter Pilot by Blaine HardenBook - Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West by Blaine Harden---LILF's (Link's I'd Like to F*ck) See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL - Histories Greatest Mysteries (multiple seasons) See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL - Crazy Rich AncientsCheck out HILF MERCH now available on Redbubble! Stickers, t-shirts, bags and more!HILF is now on Patreon!Buy Me a CoffeeFind your next favorite podcast on BIG COMEDY NETWORK. ---WANNA TALK? Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.comTheme song: Composed and performed by Kat Perkins—-

SpyHards Podcast
SpyMaster Interview #96 - Shane Black

SpyHards Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 78:57


Agents Scott and Cam welcome writer/director Shane Black to the show to reveal the secrets behind writing the 1996 spy action film The Long Kiss Goodnight. He also shares stories about working on The Hunt for Red October, Predator and Lethal Weapon, as well as discusses his favourite spy literature. Become a SpyHards Patron and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus episodes, movie commentaries and more! Social media: @spyhards Purchase the latest exclusive SpyHards merch at Redbubble. View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes. Theme music by Doug Astley.

SpyHards Podcast
SpyMaster Interview #95 - Martina Gedeck

SpyHards Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 64:00


Agent Scott welcomes actress Martina Gedeck to the show to discuss her powerful work as Christa-Maria Sieland in 2006's The Lives of Others. She also shares stories about working on the Robert De Niro-helmed CIA drama The Good Shepherd. Become a SpyHards Patron and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus episodes, movie commentaries and more! Social media: @spyhards Purchase the latest exclusive SpyHards merch at Redbubble. View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes. Theme music by Doug Astley.

SpyHards Podcast
SpyMaster Interview #94 - Jack Cocker

SpyHards Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 113:38


Agents Scott and Cam welcome director Jack Cocker to the show to reveal the secrets behind making the 2024 documentary From Roger Moore with Love. He also shares his favourite spy films of all time. Become a SpyHards Patron and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus episodes, movie commentaries and more! Social media: @spyhards Purchase the latest exclusive SpyHards merch at Redbubble. View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes. Theme music by Doug Astley.

Conspiracy Theories
JFK Revisited: FBI Finds 2,000 More Documents

Conspiracy Theories

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2025 61:15


In early 2025, the FBI announced that they had found more than 2,000 new records related to John F. Kennedy's assassination. What do they include? Why did it take so long to find them? How many will be made public? The world waits to find out. In late 2023, we sat down with journalist, author, and co-founder of the substack JFK Facts Jefferson Morley. We discussed revelations regarding the CIA's knowledge of Lee Harvey Oswald before November 22nd, the lasting legacy of JFK's approach to foreign policy, and how clandestine intelligence agencies continue to withhold information about the 35th president's death. Check out JFK Facts at jfkfacts.substack.com and Jeff's books The Ghost: The Secret Life of CIA Spymaster James Jesus Angleton, Our Man in Mexico: Winston Scott and the Hidden History of the CIA, and Scorpions' Dance: The President, the Spymaster, and Watergate. Conspiracy Theories is on Instagram @theconspiracypod! Follow us to keep up with the show and get behind-the-scenes updates from Carter and the team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TechStuff
The Story: A Spymaster Sheikh's AI Ambitions w/ Bradley Hope

TechStuff

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2025 31:47 Transcription Available


Bradley Hope is a journalist, author and co-founder of Project Brazen, a narrative non-fiction production studio. His piece in Wired, ‘A Spymaster Sheikh Controls a $1.5 Trillion Fortune. He Wants to Use It to Dominate AI,’ outlines how one Gulf royal – Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed al Nahyan – came to control vast sums of sovereign wealth. Hope sits down with Oz to discuss Sheikh Tahnoun’s early obsession with AI, his path to becoming the UAE’s national security advisor and the country's role in the global AI race. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SpyHards Podcast
SpyMaster Interview #93 - Yaphet Kotto

SpyHards Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 65:48


Agents Scott and Cam proudly present an unreleased 2018 conversation between Mark A. Altman, co-author of Nobody Does It Better: The Complete Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of James Bond, and Live and Let Die star Yaphet Kotto. In addition to behind-the-scenes intel about playing Kananga in the 1973 Bond adventure, Mr. Kotto also reminisces about Alien and reveals why he turned down Star Trek: The Next Generation. You can purchase Nobody Does it Better, as well as Mark's John Wick, Battlestar Galactica and Star Trek books, on Amazon. The Inglorious Treksperts podcast is available everywhere, and make sure to follow Mark on Bluesky.  Become a SpyHards Patron and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus episodes, movie commentaries and more! Purchase the latest exclusive SpyHards merch at Redbubble. Social media: @spyhards View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes. Theme music by Doug Astley.

ExplicitNovels
Cáel Leads the Amazon Empire, Book 2: Part 14

ExplicitNovels

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025


Putting lives back together after the battle.By FinalStand. Listen to the Podcast at Explicit Novels.Either you embrace Change and are destroyed by it, or you resist Change and are overwhelmed by it. What is your choice? (The Politics of 'Not' Being Dead)The rest of the trip was made in silence. They dropped us off at the edge of Miercurea Ciuc, home base of the 61st Mountain Troops Brigade, of Professor Loma and from whence all this craziness had originated. The meeting was already awkward before I arrived. It only got worse. Where to begin? Well, Russia, the United States, the UK, Romania, Hungary and Ireland were now all interested parties. And I had gained two personal distinctions:1.) Not only was I now heralded (and not really joking anymore) by some sources as Magyarorszag es Erdely Hercege, I was thereby re-awakening old nationalistic and territorial fears. Hungary didn't want a Prince, yet they did have an anemic Monarchist party. I might not be a Hapsburg (the last royal house of Hungary), but I could possibly be misconstrued as a long-lost Árpád scion (first King and founder of the Hungarian state), which would be even better.A crisis was looming in my ancestral crucible. It seems I already had a webpage in Budapest and six hundred "friends" within 24 hours. Worse, they had some pictures of me. Besides being 'of regal bearing' in the descriptions, I was sexy-hot and a soldier of fortune, a modern day 'Wild Geese, (Goose?)' who was wanted for questioning in a, or perhaps multiple, murder(s) involving either a duel over a woman's honor or killing a dozen armed gangsters who prayed on young innocents newly arrived to the big city.I wasn't alone. My trusty companion was A.) an ascetic Jedi Mistress (my own, personal Yoda), B.) an ancient witch schooled in the necromantic arts (apparently the reason I couldn't die), or C.) a Cold-War Era SMERSH (too much James Bond) assassin repaying an old debt to the descendent of an anti-communist partisan she'd killed years ago, eerily close to the truth for once. That, plus the TEK investigation, were Hungary's main points of concern involving me.2.) I was now a person involved in significant events for half a dozen nations on the world scene.Let's start with Romania. Okay, foremost, I was responsible for the single deadliest day in modern (post-WWII) Romanian Land Forces history. There was no covering this up. Close to one hundred men and women had died in combat, and then you added the forty-some dead Amazons, many of them apparently tortured, and this was a political and public relations nightmare.No one doubted their troops behaved heroically. That wasn't the problem. The political conundrum was how could they explain Ajax and his fifty seasoned killers penetrating into central Romania with no one being aware of the danger? A few politicians wanted to blame Székely nationalists (by that, they meant the ethnic minority who 'vaguely' wanted Transylvania to rejoin Hungary), except they had me, the Hungarian Prince, leading the charge.Life would have been so much easier for them if I had died. Yes, I could read the minds of those politicians. Screw a girl, then her younger sister, and then his wife, who all say they love me, and you'll recognized the emotional intent a father directs your way. (I'd only done that once, and once was enough.) I was getting that vibe again.Unfortunately for them, I wasn't dead and three big time foreign governments (and Ireland) seemed really curious about me, my performance and my mortality. So dragging me out back for a firing squad wasn't going to happen. Riki Martin of the US State Department was there and she told me a representative of the US Military Mission was on his way up to debrief me. Russia's sexy military attaché was still on site and looking happy for some reason. Flaviu, who had some experience with me, was soon to be gone; replaced by some person who had some serious lettuce before his actual name and didn't know me from didly. Not good.The UK had one of their diplomats coming up as well, just so I didn't get lonely. They weren't driving up with the Irishman, or the American. No one considers their carbon footprint in a crisis, I swear. But wait! It gets better. My Romanian Special Force dudes had brought the rest of their company (around a hundred new buddies) with them, they seriously didn't want me to get homesick and wander off (because, you know, I liked living and freedom).The Romanian army shouldn't have worried. It seemed that there were some US Army Rangers with NATO in Kosovo, Albania, or Bosnia and Uncle Sam was expressing a desire for them to 'stop by'. Maybe they could share their C-130 with the British paratroopers who were equally concerned about my well-being. I just hoped everyone was going to play nice when the Spetsnaz arrived. Putin was suddenly (and surprisingly to me, anyway) my new pal. I had a feeling I'd soon be discovering my secret Russian heritage if I wasn't careful. I was thinking maybe I could squeeze an Order of Lenin, or a Hero of the Soviet Union out of him. I heard they both looked nice, were obsolete and came without an actual pension.If Katrina wouldn't let me write off this calamity as PTO, I was going to be irate. I was on the verge of having a large family to support after all, unless you considered me marrying a billionaire's heiress to be compensation enough. The only group involved who weren't trying to actually see me was the Khanate.Temujin most likely had some shamanistic mojo that would let him know if I croaked. That bit smacked of paganism, so it was kept under wraps because he had to appear dutifully Islamic for the masses. Still, some koumiss would have been nice. Heck, right then I could have gone for an 'atta boy', perhaps even a 'two thumbs up'.Oh yeah; the general of the 4th Romanian Division wanted me to stop by when I had the chance (if I didn't, he'd send men to kill me, or so it was insinuated). The 61st Mountain Troops was part of his division's combat command and if the General Staff went looking for someone to crucify, he was making damn sure it wasn't going to be him.It occurred to me that I could send a handsome-looking Spetsnaz (if there was such a thing) to go in my place. They were brother Slavs, right? I was sure that between the 'Fall of the Berlin Wall', Moldavian Independence and Romania joining NATO, they would have much to discuss. Out of the blue, Pamela smacked me on the back of my head, Jethro Gibbs' style. My 'more-evil Russian doppelganger' idea must have been poorly thought out.Before I could implement that silliness, or trigger the big brouhaha, there was a preamble: I had three compatriots. Of greater importance, I had three heavily armed/gravely-serious bodyguards who wouldn't surrender their weapons and/or abandon me. So I thought "play nice" thoughts to myself.Diplomacy, sovereignty and legality all reared their ugly heads. I wasn't really an Irish diplomat. My paperwork was still valid, but the Romanian government hadn't permitted my entry into their country under the standard diplomatic protocols. Ireland wanted to talk to me about that, why was I running around armed and killing people in two Central European countries? I was acting more like an Irish adventurer from the 17th century, than a genteel civil servant from the 21st.Then there was the niggling little complication that involved me, my friends and our criminal possession of military-grade hardware. Chaz had the dubious excuse of being an official British government agent on assignment. That meant he could hope for a prisoner exchange within the next decade. Rachel and Pamela were private citizens with painfully sketchy proofs of US citizenship.When the Romanian legal system finished buggering them, it would be off to Hungry and its serious inquiry into all the dead bodies we'd left in our wake. Who was I kidding? What I was really worrying about was how many members of the Romanian penal system would die when they escaped. Their flimsy identities gave no clue to how dangerous they actually were. Hell, they'd beat me home.I had the added difficulty of Ireland and their questions about who the fuck I was and why I had their gold filigree on something I didn't deserve sitting snugly in my back pocket.So first off, this new band of 'Eagles' wanted to disarm and separate us."Don't insult me," I scoffed. "I am your Prince. Don't make me explain it to your widow.""I'm not married," the Lieutenant snarled back, daring me."Well, rush out and marry somebody. I haven't got all day. We don't want me to be caught in an idle boast now do we?" I grinned. Verbal sparring apparently wasn't in his repertoire."What?""Shut the fuck up, Carl," Chaz blithely inserted himself into the conversation."But you don't even speak Romanian," I countered. "How do you even know what I said?" The Romanians didn't know English, but they knew Carl. The tension between us ebbed."By the expression on the officer's face, Hercege," he winked. "It's universal to the brotherhood.""Who is he with?" The officer questioned me."You and he are the same," I answered."You cannot go any farther armed," he returned to his mission parameters."I don't envy you going in and telling the Colonel to come out here, but so be it," I held my ground."We could kill you and take them off your corpses," he studied my reaction."You are the second handsome man to tell me that today," I shook my head. "I'll tell you what I told him: 'you sure are cute, just not my type'." Pause then laughter."You are a madman," the lieutenant snorted. "I'll go talk to the Colonel."I was a jerk, loved maidens and was a master of bullshit. Did that make me a modern day Minotaur? The lieutenant came back out, then ushered me inside; Riki had to wait for the moment. He motioned my team come along. In the staff room of the 61st were a handful of officers and several suits."Mr. Nyilas," the Colonel gazed upon me. "I don't know what to make of you.""You and my Mother both," I mumbled. Despite the somber atmosphere, a few of the men and women let their moods lighten. They didn't hold my levity against me. I'd been there, on the battlefield and if humor was how I dealt with the experience, so be it."Ha," the greying man mused. "It is wholly my fault that I disregard most of the information you supplied my staff. You were unerringly accurate in your assessment of our enemy's capabilities. I know my men and I know how good they are. Veteran commanders can barely describe what my troops endured. You warned us and I didn't believe you. I was wrong and my men died because of it," he sighed."Sir, I do not believe you could have done anything else and succeeded," I interrupted."Succeeded? Is this what you consider success?" he hardened."Absolutely, Sir. Had you been slower to respond, those men would have most likely come here, to Miercurea Ciuc, and you would have fought the same battle, except your civilians would have been caught in the mix," I lied.If Ajax had escaped he'd have hunted me down. The location would have been irrelevant to him. How he knew where to be was a question for later and something to be presented to smarter, more experienced minds."Perhaps," he allowed. "They were heading north when we encountered them.The Alal in me was going back over the plan. It had been sound."Sir, you had every reason to doubt my military experience and to believe I exaggerated the threat. I was right and I take no joy in that, nor do I think anyone can hold your decisions against you," I stated.Now he gave a bitter laugh. Yes, they could hold all the deaths against him."We both know your men and women didn't die for their country, they killed for it. Quite frankly, I believe they killed some of the most vicious creatures to ever walk the face of the Earth. Fuck them for taking so many of us. Pile their bodies up and burn them," I suggested."They deserve no more Romanian soil than a spot to inter their ashes," I concluded."You do not sound like any diplomat I've ever met," the Colonel regained his gruff exterior."I'm not. I'm a fraud. I know as much about Ireland as I do about being a prince," I confessed. "That said, I didn't come here to kill anyone. I came to save lives.""How has that worked out for you?" a sitting woman in a suit questioned, in Romanian. She was slender, waspish and didn't sound comfortable speaking English, though she knew enough to get by."I am not a fortune-teller. I don't know how this is going to work out," I said."That's not what I asked," she prodded."Yes it was," I corrected her. "You wanted to know if I thought the price of your dead countrymen was worth the life of me, my friends and the lives of your countrymen I came to save. I can't measure the promise of those lives against the loss of all the dead. Don't play games with me. I'm have a degree in Philosophy and I eat morally ambiguous people like you for lunch."Pamela laughed aloud and lively."Kimberly and Katrina would be so proud of you right now," she chortled."I don't think you grasp the deep pit your find yourself in, Friend" the suit stayed chillingly calm."Oh, I think we all know we both screwed the pooch big time," I smirked. "The difference is me and mine are all happy to be alive after two of the most trying, fun-filled days of our lives. You want to throw us in prison. The Hungarians want to throw us in prison. I'm sure if I get back to the States, they will want to put us in prison too. Have I missed anyone?""I'm glad you will confess. It will make it easier on us," she grinned like sexy weasel."Wait," Rachel put a restraining arm on me. "I've wanted to say this for some time." To the weasel, "Blow it out your ass, dipshit.""Rachel, you don't know what she said," Pamela faux-gasped."I don't know the words, but I know what he meant," Rachel glowered. She missed Charlotte so much, she was willing to court pain and death. "I want to go back in time and slap her mother repeatedly for not strangling her in the crib. Is that succinct enough?""I apologize for ever meeting you, Rachel. I've brought you to a bad end," I gave her a tender look."It's okay. I never thought I'd live long enough to sleep with you anyway," she smiled back.Phifft, sigh. It was so sad that I recognized the sound of a low-caliber, silenced round."Listen up, dipshit," Pamela snickered. "Good one, Rachel. If you don't believe the next one is going through your skull, you clearly haven't been listening to us. You are fucking with the wrong monkeys. You have this bizarre idea that if I kill you, your government won't replace your worthless, bullet-riddled hide with someone we find more agreeable. My grandson sent in motion a half million combatants a few hours ago, he nearly died leading your soldiers against your nation's enemies and you want him to kiss your shoes as if you matter at all in the grand scheme of things?" she snarled. "Think again."No one was moving because Pamela had her silenced 22 Beretta out and pointed at Weasel's head. The SF's were caught flat-footed, as was everyone else. No guards came rushing in because the closed doors further muffled the sound. "I think this is a good time for us to get a drink," Chaz advised as he slowly reached out and lowered Pamela's gun hand.It was Pamela's gunboat diplomacy yet again. She hadn't meant to kill the women. Hell, she'd been a random target of opportunity. What Pamela had done was clear up the doubts in the room. Everyone on the staff could self-consciously let themselves off the hook for not being in the front lines, risking themselves with their comrades. Thanks to Pamela, they too had confronted violence.'Crazy' Grandma had fired off her piece and everyone sighed with relief when Chaz got her to lower it. I was pretty sure Chaz was in on this dangerous game. It resided with the Colonel as to how to resolve this hiccup in our dispute."Mr. Nyilas, why don't we take a walk outside, just the two of us?" he 'requested'.I nodded because I'm not always as dumb as I look. He was letting my people off with incredible temperance and I could honorably send them away. They'd scoped out the scene and believed I'd be safe enough. He, in turn, had an excuse to take a step away from his political watchdogs."I think that is for the best," I nodded. "Do you want me to leave my guns behind?""No, Mr. Nyilas, we might run into trouble out there and one of my Captains has suggested you are a man who can take care of himself," he replied. That was very nice of him indeed. If I did do something stupid, he had a ton of troops about who would make my regrets rather temporary. I decided to behave as if I had a passing acquaintance with sanity.His first questions were about the fighting at the ruins. I peppered our exchange with my interest in what had happened to the advance force of the 22nd. It was bleak news, yet the Colonel felt a sense of relief. He was coming to accept the lethality of his enemies, which in turn, led to an understanding, if not acceptance, of the carnage his men had been subjected to.He was in a cycle of context, grief, context. He'd gambled on me and men died. Once the battle was joined though, his soldiers had done precisely the right thing under considerable stress. He could be proud without dishonoring the dead. Only Pamela and I had engaged Ajax earlier. Only I had talked with the man.The Colonel had to look into my eyes to get the spark that led to understanding the mind and ruthlessness of his opponent. The name 'Ajax' never came up. That was more than a rational mind could accept at the moment. He knew his men had fought and killed the best and that helped him cope a tiny bit. Our interview ended when the first of the unwanted guests arrived.Only when I walked inside did it occur to me that this had been my first soldier to soldier chat. We had respected one another and discussed matters like men who knew the score. That was depressing in its own right. It was well passed nightfall when we went back inside. In our absence, Riki had started to redeem my existence. My salvation lay in Romantic Americana Symbolism.Translation: I was a Horatio Alger, a working class kid raised by a widower father, who earned a scholarship to a quiet New England college, graduated near the top of my class and gotten an excellent job (salary and benefits not disclosed). That was the was the first part of the Americana, proof positive that America was still the land of opportunity and a place where poor children could still reach the highest levels of society (umm, okay?).The second Americana Part: my Father had been murdered in a case of mistaken identity. Those heavily-armed foreign corporate/rogue governmental-sponsored terrorist mercenaries (their exact origin was shrouded in double-dealing misinformation) had ruthlessly murdered my Pa to cover up their error. Like any true Son of the American Dream, I had sworn vengeance.The Symbolic Part: My compassionate, understanding government (the good governmental servants of Republican Democracy, not the bad, hires the covert, secret, black-bag, unaccountable private contractors/ pawns of the Wall Street Elite bureaucrats) allowed me to participate in a multi-national taskforce. These selfless guardians of the freedom had formed a coalition which had hunted down the villains.With the priceless assistance of two Central European countries, who currently had to remain nameless (cough: Hungary and Romania), we'd achieved a final, violent confrontation in which my allies and I had emerged bloody, scarred, yet victorious. Once more, free men and women had answered the call of duty and some had made the ultimate sacrifice.See, I had a good government that cared enough about me to let me become a gun-toting menace to the civilized world. Like a Hollywood Western hero of the 1950's, 60's and 70's, I had taken personal revenge against the forces of wickedness, exit the railroad tycoons and cattle barons, enter the shadowy world of private security forces and uncontrolled corporate capitalism.

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No Limits: The Scot Harvath Podcast
Ep56: Spymaster, Part II

No Limits: The Scot Harvath Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 45:43


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No Limits: The Scot Harvath Podcast
Ep55: Spymaster, Part I

No Limits: The Scot Harvath Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2025 45:54


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Shaun Attwood's True Crime Podcast
JFK Files & CIA Spymaster James Jesus Angleton - Jefferson Morley | Podcast 693

Shaun Attwood's True Crime Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2025 105:48


Jefferson Morley's links: Substack: https://jfkfacts.substack.com/  Book: https://amzn.to/3CykZX9 Jefferson Morley is a veteran Washington journalist who worked for 15 years as an editor, reporter and World News Editor of Washingtonpost.com. He is the editor of the JFK Facts blog on Substack, the most authoritative internet site on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Morley is the author of a Trilogy of Spies. His first book Our Man In Mexico: Winston Scott and the Hidden History of the CIA (2008), tells the story of the Agency's top man in Mexico in the turbulent 1960s. In 2022 Jefferson Morley published the title Scorpions' Dance: The President, the Spymaster and Watergate  Jefferson Morley's discussion today is on the JFK Assassination & the classified assassination records awaiting de-classification and his book The Ghost: The Secret Life of Spymaster: James Jesus Angleton that recounts the life of the brilliant and sinister counterintelligence chief and the role he played concerning clandestine activity and the CIA, the Mexico City investigation of the alleged Lee Harvey Oswald visit to Mexico in 1963 and the JFK Assassination.  Jefferson Morley lives in Washington D.C. Again his website is JFK Facts blog on Substack and his book The Ghost: The Secret Life of Spymaster: James Jesus Angleton #jfk #cia #news

SpyHards Podcast
SpyMaster Interview #92 - Section 31: Kacey Rohl & Humberly González

SpyHards Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 36:46


Agents Scott and Cam welcome actors Kacey Rohl and Humberly González to the show to discuss their sci-fi secret agent roles in Star Trek: Section 31. Plus, Agent Scott shares exclusive intel from the film's London premiere event featuring Michelle Yeoh. *Special thanks to Chris Carr of the Secrets & Spies podcast for the Section 31 premiere audio. Become a SpyHards Patron and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus episodes, movie commentaries and more! Social media: @spyhards Purchase the latest exclusive SpyHards merch at Redbubble. View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes. Theme music by Doug Astley.

SpyHards Podcast
SpyMaster Interview #91 - Tom Wood

SpyHards Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 81:58


Agents Scott and Cam welcome actor Tom Wood to the show to reveal the secrets behind playing Newman in 1993's The Fugitive and its 1998 sequel U.S. Marshals. He also shares stories about working on Under Siege and Ulee's Gold. Make sure to check out Tom's music on his website or on YouTube! You can also follow him on Facebook. Become a SpyHards Patron and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus episodes, movie commentaries and more! Social media: @spyhards Purchase the latest exclusive SpyHards merch at Redbubble. View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes. Theme music by Doug Astley.

SpyHards Podcast
SpyMaster Interview #90 - Phil Alden Robinson

SpyHards Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2025 129:41


Agents Scott and Cam welcome writer-director Phil Alden Robinson to the show to reveal the secrets behind making the 1992 spy comedy-thriller Sneakers. He also shares stories about helming The Sum of All Fears and Field of Dreams. Become a SpyHards Patron and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus episodes, movie commentaries and more! Social media: @spyhards Purchase the latest exclusive SpyHards merch at Redbubble. View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes. Theme music by Doug Astley.

Jackman Radio
Episode 189 | Jefferson Morley

Jackman Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 53:40


Mike talks with author & investigative journalist Jefferson Morley about his work on the JFK Assassination,  Lee Harvey Oswald and the remaining files that could see release under President Trump.  Morley's latest book, SCORPIONS' DANCE: The President, The Spymaster, and Watergate is an "eye opening investigation" (Publishers Weekly) about "the corrosive impact of intelligence covert action on individuals and on democracy itself." (Rolf Mowatt-Larssen, former CIA operations officer)   Jefferson Morley's work can be found here:  https://jfkfacts.substack.com/

SpyHards Podcast
SpyMaster Interview #89 - Timothy Dowling

SpyHards Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2024 89:51


Agents Scott and Cam welcome screenwriter Timothy Dowling to the show to reveal the secrets behind co-writing the 2012 spy rom-com This Means War. He also shares stories about working on Knight and Day and the popular 1999 short film George Lucas in Love. Become a SpyHards Patron and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus episodes, movie commentaries and more! Social media: @spyhards Purchase the latest exclusive SpyHards merch at Redbubble. View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes. Theme music by Doug Astley.

SpyHards Podcast
SpyMaster Interview #88 - Jon Burlingame

SpyHards Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 83:47


Agents Scott and Cam welcome Jon Burlingame, author of The Music of James Bond, to the show to discuss the history and legacy of 007 music. He also shares his favourite theme songs, scores, composers and more. You can purchase The Music of James Bond, or Dreamsville: Henry Mancini, Peter Gunn and Music for TV Noir, on Amazon. You can also hear more from Jon on the Disney For Scores podcast, or follow him on Twitter.  Become a SpyHards Patron and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus episodes, movie commentaries and more! Social media: @spyhards Purchase the latest exclusive SpyHards merch at Redbubble. View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes. Theme music by Doug Astley.

The Opperman Report
Jefferson Morley - Scorpion's Dance - The President, The Spymaster and Watergate

The Opperman Report

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2024 51:41


Jefferson Morley - Scorpion's Dance - The President, The Spymaster and WatergateApr 5, 2023It is 50 years since the Watergate scandal; the scandal which changed America forever. Journalist Jefferson Morley has a fine pedigree in both journalism and research. He joins Ed Opperman to talk about his work on the CIA, his commentary on the National Security State and the recent revelations concerning the JFK conspiracy.He has researched the events and repercussions for democracy and society and the result is Scorpion's Dance.For the 50th anniversary of the Watergate break-in: The untold story of President Richard Nixon, CIA Director Richard Helms, and their volatile shared secrets that ended a presidency. Scorpions' Dance by intelligence expert and investigative journalist Jefferson Morley reveals the Watergate scandal in a completely new light: as the culmination of a concealed, deadly power struggle between President Richard Nixon and CIA Director Richard Helms. Nixon and Helms went back decades; both were 1950s Cold Warriors, and both knew secrets about the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba as well as off-the-books American government and CIA plots to remove Fidel Castro and other leaders in Latin America. Both had enough information on each other to ruin their careers. After the Watergate burglary on June 17, 1972, Nixon was desperate to shut down the FBI's investigation. He sought Helms' support and asked that the CIA intervene―knowing that most of the Watergate burglars were retired CIA agents, contractors, or long-term assets with deep knowledge of the Agency's most sensitive secrets. The two now circled each other like scorpions, defending themselves with the threat of lethal attack. The loser would resign his office in disgrace; the winner, however, would face consequences for the secrets he had kept. Rigorously researched and dramatically told, Scorpions' Dance uses long-neglected evidence to reveal a new perspective on one of America's most notorious presidential scandals.Website : Jefferson MorleyTwitter : Jefferson MorleyBook : Scorpion's DanceMarch 2023Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

SpyHards Podcast
SpyMaster Interview #87 - David Henry Hwang

SpyHards Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 67:36


Agents Scott and Cam welcome Tony Award-winning playwright and screenwriter David Henry Hwang to the show to reveal the secrets behind writing the stage play and film M. Butterfly. He also shares intel about his acclaimed new Broadway comedy Yellow Face. For more information on Yellow Face, including ticket purchases, visit the Roundabout Theatre Company's website. Become a SpyHards Patron and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus episodes, movie commentaries and more! Social media: @spyhards Purchase the latest exclusive SpyHards merch at Redbubble. View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes. Theme music by Doug Astley.

History Extra podcast
Tudor spymaster: the secret machinations of Robert Cecil

History Extra podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2024 45:45


Late Tudor England was a dangerous place, with plots both at home and abroad, and no certainty about who was going to succeed the ageing queen, Elizabeth I. Into this perilous world stepped Robert Cecil, a brilliant but unglamorous statesman and spymaster who played a pivotal role in keeping the country together and ensuring a smooth transition to the Stuart monarchy. Professor Stephen Alford speaks to Rob Attar about this unheralded titan of the Tudor and Stuart courts. (Ad) Stephen Alford is the author of //All His Spies: The Secret World of Robert Cecil// (Penguin, 2024). Buy it now from Waterstones: https://go.skimresources.com?id=71026X1535947&xcust=historyextra-social-histboty&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.waterstones.com%2Fbook%2Fall-his-spies%2Fstephen-alford%2F9780241423479. The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

American Exception
Just the JFK Facts, Please! (DCC56)

American Exception

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 38:33


Jefferson Morley joins us to discuss the JFK case, including new developments centering around a strange CIA repository with some apparently extremely sensitive JFK assassination-related documents. Jefferson Morley is a Washington-based author and veteran journalist whose novelistic non-fiction books explore untold chapters in the history of the American nation. He runs the excellent website, JFK Facts. Subscribe to JFK Facts if you want access to some of the very best reporting and analysis on the JFK case! Jefferson Morley is also the author of: Scorpions' Dance: The President, the Spymaster, and Watergate The Ghost: The Secret Life of CIA Spymaster James Jesus Angleton. Our Man in Mexico: Winston Scott and the Hidden History of the CIA Special thanks to: Dana Chavarria, production Casey Moore, graphics Michelle Boley, animated intro Mock Orange, music

SpyHards Podcast
SpyMaster Interview #86 - Norman Wanstall

SpyHards Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2024 79:25


In celebration of Goldfinger's 60th anniversary Agents Scott and Cam welcome Oscar-winning sound editor Norman Wanstall to the show to reveal behind-the-scenes intel on designing the sounds of the Connery Bond era. He also shares stories about working on The Ipcress File, Call Me Bwana and much, much more! Become a SpyHards Patron and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus episodes, movie commentaries and more! Social media: @spyhards Purchase the latest exclusive SpyHards merch at Redbubble. View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes. Theme music by Doug Astley.

SpyHards Podcast
SpyMaster Interview #85 - John Walsh

SpyHards Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 84:16


In celebration of The Third Man's 75th anniversary Agents Scott and Cam welcome writer John Walsh to the show to discuss his new book The Third Man: The Official Story of the Film. In addition to revealing the secrets behind crafting his detailed retrospective he also shares his candid thoughts on the 1949 film's complicated production, zither score and enduring legacy! Want to win a copy of John's book? Visit SpyHards on Twitter for more details! You can purchase The Third Man: The Official Story of the Film, or John's other books, on Amazon. Become a SpyHards Patron and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus episodes, movie commentaries and more! Social media: @spyhards Purchase the latest exclusive SpyHards merch at Redbubble. View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes. Theme music by Doug Astley.

Corbett Report Videos
Meet Allen Dulles: Fascist Spymaster (2015)

Corbett Report Videos

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2024 54:14


SpyHards Podcast
SpyMaster Interview #84 - Ilia Volok

SpyHards Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2024 68:52


Agents Scott and Cam welcome actor Ilia Volok to the show to discuss his memorable performance as The Fog in Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol. He also shares stories about working on Air Force One, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Charlie Wilson's War and more! Become a SpyHards Patron and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus episodes, movie commentaries and more! Social media: @spyhards Purchase the latest exclusive SpyHards merch at Redbubble. View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes. Theme music by Doug Astley.

Speaking of Writers
Brad Thor- Shadow of Doubt

Speaking of Writers

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2024 20:26


A mysterious cargo plane, flanked by a squadron of Russia's most lethal fighters, has just taken off from a remote airbase. Closely monitored by the United States, no one inside the Pentagon has any idea where it's going or what it's carrying. A high-level Russian defector, a walking vault of secrets that could shatter the West, seeks asylum in Norway. Across the continent, in the heart of Paris, a lone French agent stumbles upon a conspiracy so explosive it could ignite a global firestorm. As alarm bells ring in Washington, the CIA's most lethal weapon, Scot Harvath, is forced to choose between his conscience and his country. You'll be left breathless as Harvath is swept into a whirlwind of double agents, international intrigue, and heart-stopping chases. Brad Thor is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty-three thrillers, including Dead Fall, Black Ice (ThrillerFix Best Thriller of the Year), Near Dark (one of Suspense Magazine's Best Books of the Year), Backlash (nominated for the Barry Award for Best Thriller of the Year), Spymaster (named “One of the all-time best thriller novels” —The Washington Times), The Last Patriot (nominated Best Thriller of the Year by the International Thriller Writers association), and Blowback (one of the “Top 100 Killer Thrillers of All Time” —NPR). Visit his website at BradThor.com and follow him on Facebook @BradThorOfficial, on Instagram @RealBradThor, and on X @BradThor.People

SpyHards Podcast
SpyMaster Interview #83 - Gregg Smrz

SpyHards Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2024 119:15


Agents Scott and Cam welcome stunt coordinator Gregg Smrz to the show to reveal behind-the-scenes intel on filming Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol's jaw-dropping stunt sequences. He also shares stories about working on M:I 2 and Rogue Nation, Knight and Day, Waterworld, Batman Returns and much, much more! Check out Gregg's incredible work over at his website. Special thanks to Blake Sporne from The Stunt Pod for helping make this episode a reality. Become a SpyHards Patron and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus episodes, movie commentaries and more! Social media: @spyhards Purchase the latest exclusive SpyHards merch at Redbubble. View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes. Theme music by Doug Astley.

SpyHards Podcast
SpyMaster Interview #82 - Adrian Askarieh

SpyHards Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2024 78:10


Agents Scott and Cam welcome Hitman producer Adrian Askarieh to the show to reveal behind-the-scenes intel on the film franchise's past, present and future. He also discusses an upcoming project involving Remo Williams and much more!  Become a SpyHards Patron and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus episodes, movie commentaries and more! Social media: @spyhards Purchase the latest exclusive SpyHards merch at Redbubble. View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes. Theme music by Doug Astley.

SpyHards Podcast
SpyMaster Interview #81 - Damien Lewis

SpyHards Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2024 65:18


Agent Scott welcomes bestselling author and filmmaker Damien Lewis to the show to talk about writing his 2014 book The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare. He also shares top secret intel on the development of Guy Ritchie's 2024 film adaptation, notable changes and more!  Learn more about Damien's work over at his website. All of his books, including The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, are available on Amazon.  Become a SpyHards Patron and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus episodes, movie commentaries and more! Social media: @spyhards Purchase the latest exclusive SpyHards merch at Redbubble. View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes. Theme music by Doug Astley.

Bloomberg News Now
Spymaster Visits Egypt, Dueling Debate Plans, More

Bloomberg News Now

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2024 4:13 Transcription Available


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SpyHards Podcast
SpyMaster Interview #80 - Lana Wood

SpyHards Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2024 92:05


Agents Scott and Cam welcome Diamonds Are Forever actress Lana Wood to the show to discuss her iconic work as Plenty O'Toole in the 1971 Las Vegas-set Bond adventure. She also shares stories about working on The Searchers, TV's Mission: Impossible, and much, much more! Become a SpyHards Patron and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus episodes, movie commentaries and more! Social media: @spyhards Purchase the latest exclusive SpyHards merch at Redbubble. View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes. Theme music by Doug Astley.

Heaving Bosoms
Ep. 341 - Artek by Honey Phillips

Heaving Bosoms

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2024 96:40


It's been a minute since we've recapped an alien romance, and HERE WE ARE, HBs! ARTEK by Honey Phillips manages to be both Western Times and alien, which is hard to pull off. This slice-of-life Seven Brides for Seven Brothers retelling was a romp from beginning to end! Bonus Content: Sabrina's Libby nemesis is still abusing her with book 2 of the Spymaster series, Mel can't remember alien names, NIMBYs try to ruin everything again (but fail!), we need this to be a smutty animated series, and so much more! Lady Loves:Mel: cross apply some skills to get yourself out of a dinner rut! Mel mixed things up by using her leftover rotisserie chicken in a pot pie instead of making soup *again* and she nailed it! Sabrina: pick up that old hobby you forgot about! Sabrina loves having her nails done and wow did she dig out a box of all her nail supplies. So fun and fancy!Make sure to check out Mel's new podcast Bonkers Romance! Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell all your friends :)Get more content on PATREON!!Sign up for our Newsletter! MERCH! Teepublic, Chicaloo Kate, RedbubbleInstagram: @heavingbosomsTwitter: @heaving_bosoms

SpyHards Podcast
SpyMaster Interview #79 - Ashley E. Miller

SpyHards Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2024 121:24


Agents Scott and Cam welcome screenwriter and Inglorious Treksperts co-host Ashley E. Miller to the show to discuss his unforgettable experience co-writing the 2011 superhero prequel X-Men: First Class. He also shares intel about working on a secret 20th Century Fox Marvel superhero crossover project, as well as the first Thor film. Ashley can also be heard on both Inglorious Treksperts and The 4:30 Movie, available everywhere. You can also follow him on Twitter. Become a SpyHards Patron and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus episodes, movie commentaries and more! Social media: @spyhards Purchase the latest exclusive SpyHards merch at Redbubble. View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes. Theme music by Doug Astley.

Heaving Bosoms
Ep. 339 - The Spymaster's Lady by Joanna Bourne (Part 2)

Heaving Bosoms

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024 108:11


Hey HBs! We're here with the second half of THE SPYMASTER'S LADY by Joanna Bourne! Our couple is on a fall-in-love trek on foot all the way to London and boy does Annique feel guilty about being attracted to boy Grey and Robert... little does she know, they're the same bloke! Come with us as we finish our journey through spy times!Bonus Content: Mel gets recognized by a mom at her school, the gals ruminate on tips of icebergs, Sabrina is an angry boomer about JUST GOOGLING IT, and so much more!Please check out today's sponsor:A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME by Mary McMyne comes out on July 16, so go preorder this sapphic romantic fantasy historical set in Shakespeare Times!!!!!Lady Loves: Mel: Return your library books via Hoopla and Libby when you're done, don't wait for the auto-return. Someone like Sabrina might be out there gnashing their teeth waiting for it. Sabrina: pay attention to and celebrate the "little happies" in life. Does your Pineapple Bubbly tab say "hi u?" THAT'S ADORABLE.Make sure to check out Mel's new podcast Bonkers Romance! Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell all your friends :)Get more content on PATREON!!Sign up for our Newsletter! MERCH! Teepublic, Chicaloo Kate, RedbubbleInstagram: @heavingbosomsTwitter: @heaving_bosomsThis includes affiliate links, which means that when you purchase through them, the podcast gets a tiny kickback without costing you an extra cent!

Heaving Bosoms
Ep. 338 - The Spymaster's Lady by Joanna Bourne (Part 1)

Heaving Bosoms

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 101:20


Hey HBs! We're here with THE SPYMASTER'S LADY by Joanna Bourne! It's great to be back in France Times with an extra dose of intrigue and nefarious plots! We meet Annique, a 19 year old lifelong spy and Grey, the second in command of all the British spies right after the French Revolution. They are undoubtedly enemies who can't trust each other, unless they find out they've got way more in common than either of them think. Except for killing. She doesn't kill on purpose, he'll kill anything no problem. Bonus Content: Sabrina is a monster in a heat wave, Mel is familiar with Les Mis, ok?, Sabrina is being abused by another local Libby user (just RETURN the book when you're done!), Mel skipped straight to the third book, Annique is supremely competent, field surgery and hypnosis, cats on hot tin roofs, and so much more!Thank you to this week's sponsors! A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME by Mary McMyne comes out on July 16, so go preorder this sapphic romantic fantasy historical set in Shakespeare Times!!!!!THE TREASURED ONE by Hannah LevinLady Loves: Mel: Have fruit out! It makes snacking so much more healthy and delicious! Sabrina: Nongshim Shin Black Instant Ramen! It's spicy and beef and delicious. Cook it as-is, or dress it up with fancy veg and eggs! Make sure to check out Mel's new podcast Bonkers Romance! Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell all your friends :)Get more content on PATREON!!Sign up for our Newsletter! MERCH! Teepublic, Chicaloo Kate, RedbubbleInstagram: @heavingbosomsTwitter: @heaving_bosomsThis includes affiliate links, which means that when you purchase through them, the podcast gets a tiny kickback without costing you an extra cent!

History Fix
Ep. 69 Washington: How We Barely Know America's First President

History Fix

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2024 39:49


Send us a Text Message.George Washington - most of you know him as America's first president, Revolutionary War hero, founding father, face of the one dollar bill, chopped down a cherry tree, wooden teeth, real man's man if you know what I mean. I think that's all most people know or think they know about him. But the cherry tree thing, that never happened. The wooden teeth? They weren't made of wood. I don't think many people actually know George Washington's story - who he was, what he did, what his life was like, the good, the bad, the truth. Let's fix that. Sources: Encyclopedia Britannica "George Washington"Mount Vernon "George Washington"Encyclopedia Virginia "George Washington and Slavery"The Atlantic "George Washington Was a Master of Deception"Cracked "14 Highly Uncomfortable Facts About George Washington"JSTOR "Were George Washington's Teeth Taken From Enslaved People?"Mount Vernon "Cherry Tree Myth"Mount Vernon "George Washington, Spymaster"Support the show! Join the PatreonBuy Me a CoffeeVenmo @Shea-LaFountaine

SpyHards Podcast
SpyMaster Interview #78 - Lawrence Lasker

SpyHards Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2024 66:45


Agents Scott and Cam welcome screenwriter Lawrence Lasker to the show to reveal the secrets behind co-writing the 1992 spy comedy-thriller Sneakers. He also shares stories about creating 1983's WarGames and appearing in Orson Welles' final film The Other Side of the Wind. Become a SpyHards Patron and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus episodes, movie commentaries and more! Social media: @spyhards Purchase the latest exclusive SpyHards merch at Redbubble. View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes. Theme music by Doug Astley.

SpyHards Podcast
SpyMaster Interview #77 - Arthur Anderson

SpyHards Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024 68:38


Agents Scott and Cam welcome Arthur Anderson to the show to discuss his work as first assistant director on Mission: Impossible 2 and as a co-producer on Mission: Impossible III. He also shares behind-the-scenes intel on Face/Off, Star Trek 2009, and more!  Become a SpyHards Patron and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus episodes, movie commentaries and more! Social media: @spyhards Purchase the latest exclusive SpyHards merch at Redbubble. View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes. Theme music by Doug Astley.

The Nick Bryant Podcast
The Scorpions Dance: The President, the Spymaster, and Watergate with Jefferson Morley

The Nick Bryant Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2024 84:51


Jefferson Morley is a journalist and editor who has worked in Washington journalism for over thirty years, fifteen of which were spent as an editor and reporter at The Washington Post. Jeff has written about intelligence, military, and political subjects for Salon, The Atlantic, and The Intercept, among others. He is the editor of JFK Facts, a blog. He lives in Washington, DC, and he is the author of four books. Our Man in Mexico: A Biography of the CIA's Mexico City Station Chief Winston Scott The Ghost: The Secret Life of CIA Spymaster James Jesus Angleton Snow-Storm in August: The Struggle for American Freedom and Washington's Race Riot of 1835 Scorpions' Dance: The President, the Spymaster, and Watergate For two extra episodes each month, and exclusive content please visit: patreon.com/thenickbryantpodcast nickbryantnyc.com EpsteinJustice.com

Blowing Smoke with Twisted Rico
317. Jennifer Boyle, Mark McKay - Boston Punk Rock Trivia

Blowing Smoke with Twisted Rico

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 62:51


Jennifer Boyle and Mark McKay(The Long Wait) join us on the show to talk about the Boston Punk Rock Trivia event which will take place at The Somerville Armory in Somerville MA on August 18. Music Strangehold "She's Not Leaving" LaPeste "Spymaster" The Charms "So Pretty" The Dogmatics "I Love Rock N Roll" Produced and Hosted by Steev Riccardo

Clutch My Pearls
34 - Velvet

Clutch My Pearls

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2024 62:07


Put on your mask and go undercover with The Girls! This week Barbara is presenting “Velvet” by Lisette Marshall! When Princess Viviette senses trouble in her medieval times kingdom, she goes to her Dad's right hand Spymaster, Jaghar. Jaghar just so happens to fall in love with Viviette, but his way of getting information from the enemy involves seduction. This Princess may be a virgin, but this spymaster will teach her the ways of seducing her enemies as well as exploring new territories! This episode will have you bathing in excitement and clutching your little butts!*We have merch! Our Busy Business Woman collection is out now! Check out our merch store via the link in bio!*New Episodes out every Tuesday! Join our Patron to receive early episodes and more! Patreon.com/ClutchMyPearlsPod! Follow @ClutchMyPearlsPod on TikTok, Twitter, Instagram and GoodReads! Do you have a smut recommendation for the girls? Send an email to: ClutchMyPearlsPod@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SpyHards Podcast
SpyMaster Interview #76 - Vijay Amritraj

SpyHards Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2024 73:55


Agents Scott and Cam welcome actor and retired professional tennis player Vijay Amritraj to the show to reveal the secrets behind his iconic work as Vijay in the 1983 Bond adventure Octopussy. He also discusses his work in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home as well as his illustrious sports career. Become a SpyHards Patron and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus episodes, movie commentaries and more! Social media: @spyhards Purchase the latest exclusive SpyHards merch at Redbubble. View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes. Theme music by Doug Astley.

Another Path
Episode 158: Oath: The Spymaster

Another Path

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2024 51:03


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The Catholic Current
God's Spymaster (Joseph Pearce) 5/1/24

The Catholic Current

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2024 52:53


We welcome back Joseph Pearce for another episode from his series in Crisis Magazine on the Unsung Heroes of Christendom, this time highlighting St. Nicholas Owen. What can this master craftsman teach us about bravery and self sacrifice, and how is it that his story is not better known?   Show Notes Joseph's Website Unsung Heroes of Christendom - Crisis Magazine The Unsung St. Nicholas - Crisis Magazine What Fr. John Gerard's escape teaches us now | Catholic Culture Faith of Our Fathers The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful The Autobiography of a Hunted Priest: Fr. John Gerard, S.J. Campion's 'Brag' | EWTN Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

Conspiracy Theories
JFK Facts with Jefferson Morley

Conspiracy Theories

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2023 58:18 Very Popular


Plenty of conspiracies surround John F. Kennedy's assassination. In this episode we sit down with Jefferson Morley, investigative journalist, author, and co-founder of JFK Facts to discuss ongoing disclosure efforts, and his mission to separate fact from fiction. In this interview, we explore how clandestine intelligence agencies continue to withhold information, recent revelations regarding the CIA's knowledge of Lee Harvey Oswald before November 22nd, and the lasting legacy of JFK's approach to foreign policy. Check out JFK Facts at jfkfacts.substack.com and Jeff's books on the CIA: The Ghost The Secret Life of CIA Spymaster James Jesus Angleton, Our Man in Mexico: Winston Scott and the Hidden History of the CIA, and Scorpions' Dance: The President, the Spymaster, and Watergate. Be sure to join us for the next two weeks as we explore more conspiracies in our Book Club series. We will be back with new episodes of Conspiracy Theories on January 10th! *Our interview has been edited for length and clarity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices