Chuck and Karen were honored to do a live show during Dweebcon 2019. Karen talks about the brave Revolutionary war spy Nancy Hart. Chuck talks about President Van Urine.

Nathan Hale EP23

1 Sep 22nd, 2019 24m 43s

Karen tells the sad tale of Nathan Hale. (Which rhymes) and Chuck bemoans Karen’s horrible wordplay.

Clayton Hutton EP21

1 Sep 3rd, 2019 33m 48s

Karen tells the story of spy tech genius Clayton Hutton, Chuck brags about his knowledge of monopoly. #Spies #SpyHistory #MI9 #WWII #WWII History #ClaytonHutton #Inventions #SpyStuff #Houdini

Josefina Guerrero EP18

1 Jul 24th, 2019 30m 59s

Karen tells the story of leper spy Joey Guerrero. Chuck does not appreciate coconuts nor armadillos. #spystuff #leprosy #history #Carville #Manila #pirates #Hansen’s disease

Mary Bowser EP20

Aug 16th, 2019 26m 5s

Karen digs into the story of Civil War Spy Mary Bowser. Chuck points out proper construction technique#Civil War #Black history #Spies #Virginia History #Intelligence History #American History #Support Indie Podcasts #TheLastMondayPodcast

Mary Bowser EP20

Aug 15th, 2019 26m 39s

Karen digs into the story of Civil War Spy Mary Bowser. Chuck points out proper construction technique.https://www.patreon.com/spystories#Civil War #Black history #Spies #Virginia History #Intelligence History #American History #Support Indie

Sir Mansfield Smith Cumming EP19

Aug 1st, 2019 37m 30s

Karen tells about the life of Sir Mansfield Cumming. Chuck has to keep Karen in line. https://www.patreon.com/spystories #spy #sabotage #MI6 #spyhistory #spycraft #toolsofthetrade #British history #supportindiepodcasts #podcastjunkie

Betty McIntosh EP16

Jun 19th, 2019 50m 54s

Karen shares the life of WWII agent Betty McIntosh, queen of fake news. Chuck gives valuable life lessons. https://www.patreon.com/spystories#female spies #women’s history #spies #world war II #history #propaganda #OSS #Morale operations #gi

Mata Hari EP14

Jun 3rd, 2019 38m 6s

Karen dissects the often misunderstood legend of notorious female spy Mata Hari. Chuck educates us all on syphilis. #matahari #history #spy #femalespy #sabotage #dancer

John Andre EP13

May 27th, 2019 49m 55s

Karen tells the unfortunate tale of John Andre. Chuck, like Andre, is not great at listening#spy #Revolutionarywar #Benedictarnold #peggyshippen #history

Timothy Webster EP11

May 13th, 2019 30m 41s

Karen tells the sad story of Timothy Webster, the civil war spy who was killed twice. Chuck discusses the calm temperament of the Irish.Support the show at- https://www.patreon.com/spystories

Agent Fifi EP10

May 6th, 2019 25m 31s

Karen tells the story of SOE Seductress “Agent Fifi” Marie Christine Chilver. Chuck worries about his employee assessment.

James Armistead Lafayette EP09

Apr 28th, 2019 19m 16s

Karen talks about the life of one of America's first double agents, James Armistead. Chuck appreciates the French.

Hercules Mulligan EP07

Apr 13th, 2019 34m 9s

Karen tells the story of Patriot spy Hercules Mulligan. Chuck wants a cool name like Hercules and mocks Nathan Hale.

Nancy Wake EP06

Apr 1st, 2019 30m 22s

Karen tells the story of incredible WWII spy Nancy Wake. Chuck is in love. AGAIN!

Claire Phillips EP04

Mar 18th, 2019 22m 39s

Karen tells the tale of WW2 spy Claire "High Pockets" Phillips. Chuck like cookies.

Juan Pujol Garcia EP03

Feb 27th, 2019 50m 22s

Karen tells the story of unlikely double agent Juan Pujol Garcia, affectionately known as Garbo. Chuck decides to be a spy too. After all, how hard can it be?

Sarah Edmonds EP02

Feb 27th, 2019 1h 3m

Karen tells the story of Civil War spy Sarah Emma Edmonds Seely. Chuck decides Sarah is much more of a man than he is.

Filibuster Facts

Mar 8th, 2021 40m 34s

Chuck and Karen discuss the history of the filibuster. Some interesting historical filibusters. And how we think we could fix it!https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/origins-of-filibuster-united-states-senatehttps://www.factch

The President and the Power to Pardon EP 27

Jan 19th, 2021 1h 27m

Chuck and Karen unravel the history of presidential pardons and discuss many of America’s most controversial pardons. They also unpack what it means for the current (for now) President. They amuse themselves way too much and probably offend eve

SOE: Fall of Prosper Network Part One EP 26

Jan 10th, 2021 42m 38s

Chuck and Karen begin a series on the SOE fall of the Prosper Network and many of the agents involved.This episode sets up the story and delves into the life of Nicolas Bodington, Maurice Buckmaster, and Vera Atkins. Karen can’t help hers

The Rambling Return

Jan 8th, 2021 1h 3m

Context and Clarity returns with an exceptionally talkative Karen and weary Chuck. An improvisational episode where Chuck and Karen react to the attempted coups of the United States Capitol.

Robert Baden-Powell EP25

Jan 23rd, 2020 41m 18s

Karen tells the story of Robert Baden Powell. Chuck wrestles a wild boar. #RobertBadenPowell #BP #Scouts #Spies #Spystories

Yoshiko Kawashimi EP22

Sep 7th, 2019 30m 42s

Karen tells the story of princess turned mercenary spy Yoshiko Kawashimi. Chuck does not love geese. Sources: spystoriespod.com #Asian History #SabotageSaturday #Spies #SpyHistory #History #Geese #SupportIndiePodcasts

John Honeyman EP17

Jul 11th, 2019 26m 5s

Karen and Chuck try to figure out if John Honeyman was a spy or not. You decide. #Revolutionary war #History #USHistory #History mystery #Honeyman #spy