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Yesterday

France is on Fire & Is Zionism Racism? - Off the Fence

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1h 33m

Oct 7

Everything You Know About Napoleon Is Wrong – Historian Andrew Roberts

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2h 4m

Oct 6

Never Go Full Tucker - Konstantin Kisin

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11m 17s

Jul 2025

67. The Great Betrayal: Defecting to Moscow (Ep 2)

How do you switch sides and become a spy for the KGB? When the FBI is tracking you, how do you escape the country? And what is life like for a traitor on the other side of the Iron Curtain? Join David McCloskey and Gordon Corera as they discuss the life of Edward Lee Howard, his ... Show More

50m 32s

May 2025

132. Former Head of MI6: Russia, China, and Trump (Sir Alex Younger)

What is the real job of a spy? What is the role of the UK’s intelligence community in Trump’s new world order? How does the relationship between politicians and intelligence services work? TRIP Plus: Become a member of The Rest Is Politics Plus to support the podcast, receive our ... Show More

1h 7m

Sep 2025

84. The Man Who Saved The World: A Friendship Shattered (Ep 5)

Just as Oleg Gordievsky was moments away from being the KGB’s most senior man in Britain, he is recalled to Moscow. Has his spying been revealed? What can MI6 do? And will he return to his homeland knowing he may never leave again? Listen as David and Gordon continue their series ... Show More

53m 23s

Sep 2025

85. The Man Who Saved The World: The Great Escape (Ep 6)

Oleg Gordievsky wants to leave Moscow, but how? How can a man under suspicion of being a traitor escape the watchful eye of the KGB? Do MI6 have a plan to rescue him? Or will the man who has leaked countless state secrets become the next victim of the USSR? Listen as David and Go ... Show More

55m 48s

Sep 2025

80. The Man Who Saved The World: Making of a Traitor (Ep 1)

What makes a spy betray the very system that raised him? How does a loyal KGB officer, born into the service, become Britain’s most valuable Cold War agent? And how did one man’s intelligence reports help stop the world from sliding into nuclear confrontation? This is the story o ... Show More

45m 34s

Jul 2025

66. The Great Betrayal: An American Traitor (Ep 1)

How did an alcoholic, drug-addicted hippie end up working for the CIA? How are CIA agents trained? And what is the real purpose of a lie detector test? Join David McCloskey and Gordon Corera as they discuss the life of Edward Lee Howard, the only CIA officer ever to defect to Mos ... Show More

47m 40s

Mar 2020

6 - The Fallout

Did Britain spy on Trump? The president has suggested so. To find out, in this final episode we track down the man who made the claim first, an FBI official on the Russia probe and a UK minister caught in the middle. The answer reveals something about the true nature of Trump Wor ... Show More

27m 24s

Hero or Traitor: The Story of George Bla...