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The. Nice. The veneer of the every

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day works. the realm of the

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spy. It's a dank, murky world

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full of dark corners, sinister motives,

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and corroded morals. From wonder

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he comes a new podcast, The

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Spy Who revealing the invisible world

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of the world's intelligence services on

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or thing daring missions packed with

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danger, deceit and double crosses in

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each season, Hosts Indira Varma and

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Raza Jaffrey introduce shadowy figures who

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risked everything to achieve their mission.

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Like all a Lyla, the Spy.

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Who sabotage the Kgb? Or Nor in

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I caught the Spy who was a

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Princess. You're about to hear a clip

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from the first season exploring the life

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of the spy who inspired Double O

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the wonder. yap. Do

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scoop up of weight from his

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alcohol drenched slumber. Napa

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open up! His

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nineteen thirty seven and pop of

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studying law in Freiburg, nazi Germany.

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Open Up! Popoff

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dragged himself out of bed. He's in

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his mid twenties with short black hair.

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Yawning. He unlocked the door

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for Gestapo offices barge past one

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confront pop of as the others

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ransack is flat do scope of

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you are under arrest on what

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charge. The gestapo

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of his punches pop of in the

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stomach pop have crumbled under the blow.

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Before he can recover to offices grab

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him they drag him outside to a

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waiting car, throw him into the vehicles

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boot and slammed the door Shot. popoff

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snaps awake is cold water hits his

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face he's tied to a chair in

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augusta interrogation room and he's been there

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for days. Phopov's interrogator

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tosses the metal bucket aside and

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leans in close. Admit it, you're

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a communist. It's ridiculous. You can't

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think. Listen, my

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father, he owns coal

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mines and factories. Why

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would I support communism? But

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I'm a Yugoslav citizen and I want a lawyer.

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The interrogator takes a step back. If you're

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not a communist, why are you dating one?

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Phopov smirks. Because she's pretty.

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The interrogator's face flashes with anger.

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A split second later, Phopov sees

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his fist hurtling towards his

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face. A

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train blasts its whistle as it thunders through

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the Swiss Alps. On

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the road running alongside the tracks, a

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Mercedes burns rubber. The man at

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the wheel checks he's keeping up with the train. He's

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Johnny Yedson, Phopov's best friend.

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He's a wealthy German with a pencil

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moustache and he's on a rescue mission.

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Yedson screeches to a halt outside

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Basel train station just as Phopov

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exits the station. Dusko!

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Phopov runs over. Johnny,

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what are you doing here? We can't have you

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taking a taxi after all you've been through. But

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how did you know I'd be here?

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Yedson smiles. Who do you think got

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you out? I got wind

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that you'd been arrested and called your father. He

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got the Yugoslav government to step in. Phopov

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climbs into the passenger seat. They

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were going to ship me out to a concentration camp. Well,

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you're here now. No! Seriously.

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I thought I was done. Don't

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be silly. I owe you. Good.

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You can pay for dinner. I'm being

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serious. I owe

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you. Jepsen

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smiles. He won't forget

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that promise. And when

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he calls it in, Popov will be

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transformed into one of the greatest secret

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agents of World War II. From

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Wondery, I'm Indra Varma

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and this is The Spy Who. Beneath

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the veneer of the everyday lurks

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the realm of the spy. It's

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a dark, dangerous world, full

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of shadowy corners, sinister motives

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and corrupted morals. A

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place of paranoia and

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infiltration, sabotage and manipulation.

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Every week, The Spy Who will take

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you inside that Twilight Realm. You'll

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hear true stories about the

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work of the World Intelligence

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Services and follow spies on

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daring missions packed with danger,

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deceit and double crosses. And

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we begin by retrieving the files on

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Dusko Popov. He's

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a Serbian playboy who outfoxed Nazi

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Germany while living a life full

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of cocktails women and

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casinos. And

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he also helped inspire the most famous fictional

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spy of all time, James

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Bond. What

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you're about to hear are dramatised

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reconstructions based on real events and

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the information that's been made

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public. But

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remember, in the shadow

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realm of the spy, the full

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story is rarely clear. This

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is The Spy Who Inspired 007.

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Episode 1, A Friend

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Among Us.