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Apr 2025
37m 17s

The Russian Sleeper Agent Next Door

Wondery | Ballen Studios
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On the night of his 20th birthday, Tim Foley's world was turned upside down when the FBI stormed his home and arrested his parents. At first, it seemed like a terrible mistake. But soon, he learned the truth—his parents were not an ordinary suburban couple. They were Russian spies living a decades-long lie. Their arrest exposed a vast network of ""sleeper ag ... Show More
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