The Enemy Within

Joe Weisberg, the Emmy Award-winning creator of The Americans and a former CIA operative, meets Jack Barsky, who was a genuine Soviet "Illegal" operating undercover inside the United States. Host Rory Bremner hears about the amazing real-life inspiration for The Americans, why Joe’s life as an agent was cut short and what happened to Jack when the FBI moved in next door. Series Producer: Paulo Garrett. A Cup and Nuzzle Production. From Spyscape, the home of secrets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Philippe Sands, leading international law and human rights barrister, Professor of Law at UCL and presenter of The Ratline, is joined by Dave Butler BEM, a former British spy active in Berlin during the Cold War. In an episode that covers Nazi plots, the redrawing of boundaries and incursions over enemy lines, we also hear from the Spymaster himself, David John Moore Cornwell, AKA John le Carré, thanks to archive audio recorded by his neighbour Philippe. Series Producer: Paulo Garrett. A Cup and Nuzzle Production. From Spyscape, the home of secrets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The American Spy author Lauren Wilkinson, hailed by none other than President Obama, talks to former Jihad supporter turned undercover Canadian counter terrorism operative Mubin Shaikh. Host Rory Bremner hears about everything from how to foil a terrorist plot and AK47 envy to the moment you realise you’ve made a terrible error of judgement.    Series Producer: Paulo Garrett. A Cup and Nuzzle Production. From Spyscape, the home of secrets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Former Presidential close protection officer and medal of valor recipient Evy Poumpouras is joined by Jed Mercurio the man behind Line of Duty, Bodyguard, Trigger Point and Bloodlands. Rory Bremner hosts a deep dive into the reality behind protecting high-profile targets, from mind games and meticulous planning through to the importance of how to get off the ‘X’.   Series Producer: Paulo Garrett. A Cup and Nuzzle Production. From Spyscape, the home of secrets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Nadav Schirman, the multi-award-winning filmmaker behind The Green Prince, The Champagne Spy and April 7, 1980 is joined by the former Mossad agent, Gad Shimron who was part of the Operation Moses, otherwise known as The Red Sea Diving Resort plot, which led to the rescue of thousands of Ethiopian Jews via a deserted retreat in Sudan. Presenter Rory Bremner hears about the psychology behind human intelligence and gets a crash course in the powers of persuasion.  Series Producer: Paulo Garrett. A Cup and Nuzzle Production. From Spyscape, the home of secrets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices