Unbelievable Spy Stories (originally aired on May 29, 2020)

Unbelievable Spy Stories (originally aired on May 29, 2020)

Constant Wonder - Season 2022, Episode 803

  • Dec 29, 2020 7:00 am
  • 52:51 mins
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Stephen Kinzer explains the twisted life of Sidney Gottlieb, a CIA operative who tortured and poisoned for a supposed greater good. Former CIA Chief of Counterintelligence James M. Olson on what it takes to catch a spy. Sonia Purnell tells the story of Virginia Hall, a highly unlikely but most dangerous Allied spy in WWII.

Episode Segments

The Secret Poisoner

Dec 29, 2020
31 m

Stephen Kinzer explains the twisted life of Sidney Gottlieb, a CIA operative who tortured and poisoned for a supposed greater good.

Stephen Kinzer explains the twisted life of Sidney Gottlieb, a CIA operative who tortured and poisoned for a supposed greater good.

The Art of Counterintelligence

Dec 29, 2020
8 m

Former CIA Chief of Counterintelligence James M. Olson on what it takes to catch a spy.

Former CIA Chief of Counterintelligence James M. Olson on what it takes to catch a spy.

A Most Unlikely Spy

Dec 29, 2020
12 m

Sonia Purnell tells the story of Virginia Hall, a highly unlikely but most dangerous Allied spy in WWII.

Sonia Purnell tells the story of Virginia Hall, a highly unlikely but most dangerous Allied spy in WWII.
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