Assassinations Podcast

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Ashraf Marwan, the Spy Who Fell to Earth Part 2 Jan 08, 2019

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In Part 2 of this episode, we find out how Ashraf Marwan was outed as a spy and we look into the events leading up to his death. Marwan fell from the window of his fifth floor apartment in London, but the investigation that followed left many unanswered questions. And we will ask: did he fall, did he jump ... or was he pushed?

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Ashraf Marwan, the Spy Who Fell to Earth Part 1 Dec 31, 2018

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Ashraf Marwan fell from the window of his fifth floor apartment in London's exclusive Mayfair. A billionaire businessman, he'd lived a quiet life in England for many years. In Part 1 of this episode, we look into his previous work as a spy - perhaps the greatest spy of the 20th Century. An Egyptian, in the 1970s he provided huge amounts of high level government information to Israel. These intelligence reports helped to shape Israeli policy. But had Marwan been a double agent the whole time?

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Boris Korczak, the Spy with Nine Lives Part 2 Dec 24, 2018

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In Part 1, we reenacted a radio interview in which Boris Korczak made remarkable claims about multiple assassination attempts that followed his being outed as a CIA agent inside the KGB. We now take a look at Korczak's background, his work for the CIA in Denmark, and his subsequent fight against the US Government.

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Boris Korczak, the Spy with Nine Lives Part 1 Dec 17, 2018

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Born in Polish Lithuania, Boris Korczak fled from Communism and settled in Denmark. There he became embroiled in Cold War espionage. He worked for seven years as a CIA asset operating within the KGB. After his cover was blown, Korczak sought help from the Americans, including US citizenship - but the CIA had different ideas. In a remarkable radio interview, reenacted here, WRC’s Joel Spivak interviews Boris Korcak about some of his remarkable claims.

This is part 1 of 2 about Boris Korczak. In next week’s episode, we’ll learn more about his story, investigate his claims, and unpack some of his bizarre allegations.

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Georgi Markov & the Umbrella Assassination Part 3 Dec 10, 2018

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Georgi Markov died following a strange encounter on the streets of London. But as we discovered in Part 2 of the episode, there were even more unusual - and disturbing - things going on. In the final part of our episode, we examine the contradictory claims associated with the case, and we ask what might really have happened.

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Georgi Markov & the Umbrella Assassination Part 2 Dec 03, 2018

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Bulgarian writer Georgi Markov died following an encounter on the streets of London - the so-called Umbrella Assassination. As the British media speculated as to what exactly caused his death, behind the scenes more strange and disturbing drama unfolded. In Part 2 of our episode, we investigate an attempted murder in Paris, which at first appeared to solve the case … but ended up raising more questions than answers.

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Georgi Markov & the Umbrella Assassination Part 1 Nov 25, 2018

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In one of the most infamous moments of the Cold War, Bulgarian writer Georgi Markov died following a strange encounter on the streets of London. The incident came to be known as the "Umbrella Assassination", after the British press picked up on claims that Markov had been killed by a mysterious man carrying an umbrella. But the truth might be different - and even more shocking - than the lurid media tale. In the first part of our 3 part episode on his death, we meet Markov and learn about his assassination.

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Zheng Pingru, the Courtesan Spy Nov 19, 2018

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Imperial Japan had overrun much of China by the end of the 1930s. The great city of Shanghai was ruled by a puppet government with its feared secret police. Amidst the horrors of war, a beautiful young woman must use her talents to lure a dangerous and corrupt official to his death.

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Season 2 Teaser Trailer: Spy vs. Spy Nov 05, 2018

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In the world of espionage, truth can be stranger than fiction. The second season of our podcast will uncover the secret plots and deadly gadgets used by spies against their foes.

Mini Episode: Jörg Jenatsch Oct 28, 2018

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Jörg Jenatsch murdered a rival during a period of turmoil in 17th Century Switzerland. Years later, Jenatsch would pay for his crime when he was attacked by a bear with an axe at a party in a pub. Who says Switzerland is boring?

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