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8 Episodes 2020 - 2021
Episode 1
Wed, Jan 20, 202129 mins
In the spy game, if you can listen, you can learn, and gaining that crucial ability to eavesdrop has required some deeply creative ingenuity.

Episode 2
Wed, Jan 20, 202132 mins
For some covert missions, the goal is not information, but assassination, and lethal toxins have been deployed by spy agencies to kill perceived foes.

Episode 3
Wed, Jan 20, 202134 mins
As long as there has been espionage, sex and the promise of it have been powerful tools of persuasion and blackmail - practices that continue today.

Episode 4
Wed, Jan 20, 202136 mins
Methods for covertly capturing sensitive data have grown infinitely more advanced as the devices used to do so have become exponentially smaller.

Episode 5
Wed, Jan 20, 202134 mins
From old-school "dead drops" to high-tech digital transfers: Learn how intelligence officers actually acquire the information collected by sources.

Episode 6
Wed, Jan 20, 202131 mins
Special ops require the very best people to execute them. But some of the most famous missions in modern history relied on elite technology as well.

Episode 7
Wed, Jan 20, 202137 mins
Encryption is a key tool for keeping valuable information secret - but some ingenious minds have managed to crack seemingly impenetrable codes.

Episode 8
Wed, Jan 20, 202138 mins
What leads someone to spy against their own nation? Motivations vary but tend to fall into one of four categories, as notorious cases demonstrate.
