The Rest Is Classified
[]1
Average play count30
Played0
SubscribersHow did western intelligence services learn of Putin's plan to invade Ukraine?
2021 is drawing to a close and the CIA is becoming increasingly concerned that Putin is going to invade Ukraine. He's ma...
- 1
- 1 week ago
47:26
How did a Russian spy end up at the heart of the Manhattan Project? What happened when Soviet intelligence lost track of their own spy? And how did one man hand Stalin the bomb on a silver platter?
K...
- 1
- 2 weeks ago
52:13
What makes a man betray his closest friends? How did a German refugee help Stalin build the bomb? And why did British intelligence fail to spot the most dangerous spy in the Manhattan Project?
Klaus ...
- 1
- 3 weeks ago
49:36
Who was the Russian spy working under Oppenheimer to build the atomic bomb? Why was it so dangerous to be a communist in Nazi Germany? And how did a young science prodigy become one of the most notori...
- 1
- 3 weeks ago
48:57
Donald Trump has paused all intelligence sharing with Ukraine. What does this mean? What intelligence was being shared? How dependent are Ukraine on this? And what impact will this have on the war?
L...
- 1
- 4 weeks ago
27:10
When the CIA is forced to downsize, who gets cut? What happens to the intelligence left behind? And how does political control change the way spies operate?
In the late 1970s, Jimmy Carter’s CIA dire...
- 1
- 4 weeks ago
43:49
Can nuclear missiles really just disappear? Why is Greenland so important to the security of the United States? And will Donald Trump go all the way with his plan to buy this Arctic island?
A plane c...
- 1
- 1 month ago
40:53
Donald Trump has made it clear that he wants Greenland, but why? What is it about this largely barren, ice-covered island that extends well into the Arctic circle that he so desires? And how far back ...
- 1
- 1 month ago
40:24
Was an umbrella too obvious a murder weapon for an assassination in the heart of London? Why were the KGB hesitant to do the Bulgarian government's dirty work? And how do scientists work with spy agen...
- 0
- 1 month ago
48:05
How do you get away with murder in the heart of London? And which weapon would you choose to avoid arousing suspicion?
Georgi Markov was a Bulgarian dissident writer wanted by the Eastern Bloc for sp...
- 1
- 1 month ago
43:33
Did the French secret service commit an act of state terrorism by sinking a Greenpeace ship? Why did the tragedy of the Rainbow Warrior become known as BlunderWatergate? How many millions of dollars d...
- 1
- 1 month ago
37:19
Why were the French exploding nuclear bombs in the Pacific in the 70s and 80s? How did a spy manage to infiltrate Greenpeace? And what on earth are limpet mines?
In the 1960s, the French started test...
- 1
- 1 month ago
40:45
Will Tolkachev fall at the final hurdle and land in the hands of the KGB? How do the CIA go about protecting their assets in the field? And, does it really take a spy to catch a spy?
As we reach the ...
- 1
- 1 month ago
45:58
How would you disguise a cyanide pill for a CIA spy in Moscow during the Cold War? What risks could Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, and The Beatles pose to Adolf Tolkachev’s mission against the Soviet state...
- 1
- 2 months ago
49:01
To coincide with the release of David's latest novel, The Seventh Floor, we have the book’s first chapter in audiobook form for you to enjoy.
Bouncing between the corridors of Langley and the Kremli...
- 1
- 2 months ago
10:35
Was it possible to avoid KGB surveillance in Moscow as a CIA agent at the height of the Cold War? What motivates someone to spy on their country for an opposing power? And how did Adolf Tolkachev mana...
- 1
- 2 months ago
46:58
How did the CIA recruit a Russian asset in Moscow during the height of the Cold War? Why would someone be so determined to defect from the Soviet Union and spy for the US? And what would happen if the...
- 1
- 2 months ago
52:42
Is the Chinese state using TikTok to spy on you? Why did President Biden move to shut TikTok down in the US the day before Trump's inauguration? And where does TikTok fit into China's cognitive warfar...
- 1
- 2 months ago
43:32
The net is closing in around Anna Chapman. She is being watched by the FBI as they suspect her of being a Russian spy. Her moves are being tracked, but it is not as simple as they think. With the US a...
- 1
- 2 months ago
54:24
How did a Russian spy manage to infiltrate the upper echelons of London and New York society? Was Anna Chapman really an old fashioned Russian honeytrap or was she underestimated by the world's press?...
- 1
- 2 months ago
41:37
What happens when an authoritarian state runs its security services like an organised crime syndicate? Why did a group of North Korean cyber criminals gamble away vast sums of stolen money in the casi...
- 1
- 2 months ago
44:53
How did a group of North Korean cyber criminals manage to pull off the biggest bank heist in history? Did Kim Jong Un really orchestrate the murder of his own brother? And what does it take to keep an...
- 1
- 3 months ago
43:53
The daring, gadget-loving, mischievous founder of MI6. Mansfield Cumming, the first C, was a former navy man brought out of retirement to keep tabs on German spies around the outbreak of the First Wor...
- 1
- 3 months ago
48:15
Did the assassination of Rafic Hariri lay the foundations for the ultimate downfall of the Assad regime? And was the Syrian dictator always destined for evil, or was evil thrust upon him?
Rafic Hari...
- 1
- 3 months ago
41:40
How did Bashar al-Assad become one of the Middle East’s most feared dictators? What role did Hezbollah play in the assassination of the Lebanese Prime Minister in 2005? And how did Assad’s rise to ult...
- 1
- 3 months ago
46:05
Mazar i-Sharif has fallen without much of a fight. The Taliban's grip on Afghanistan is looking all the more shaky. It seems as if the American policy to work with the warlords is paying dividends. En...
- 1
- 3 months ago
42:33
What will western and Syrian spy services be focusing on following the fall of Bashar al-Assad? Is Russia and Iran’s withdrawal from Syria similar to the US withdrawal from Afghanistan? Were the secur...
- 1
- 3 months ago
39:29
America knew Al-Qaeda were behind the 9/11 attacks before the day was out. They knew they were being sheltered by the Taliban in Afghanistan and so the CIA went after them. Small teams were dropped be...
- 1
- 3 months ago
47:43
The first coup attempt has failed. The Shah has fled to Baghdad. The CIA have told Kermit he can leave if he's in a jam, but he chooses not to. He wants to finish the job. The streets of Tehran are ch...
- 1
- 4 months ago
33:00
Welcome... to the first episode of The Rest Is Classified!
It's Iran 1951. Mohammad Mossadegh, fuelled by an ever-growing nationalism, has just been elected Prime Minister. Immediately he chooses to ...
- 1
- 4 months ago
44:25
The Rest Is Classified takes you into the mysterious world of spies and espionage. Hosted by former CIA analyst now turned spy novelist, David McCloskey, and veteran security correspondent, Gordon Cor...
- 1
- 4 months ago
01:04
Description
The Rest Is Classified takes you into the mysterious world of spies and espionage. Hosted by former CIA analyst now turned spy novelist, David McCloskey, and veteran security correspondent, Gordon Corera. It’s a world of shadows, shrouded in secrecy, but it affects every one of us. It’s time to bring it into the light.
Categories
Ages
Clean Content
No comments
