Anthology of True Life Spy Stories | Vol 1

Listen to my spy stories on the Heroes & Traitors with Philip Thompson podcast!

It's a true life spy story omnibus!

Video chapters:

00:00 - Introduction
01:43 - Adolf Tolkachev
28:22 - Oleg Penkovsky
1:06:45 - Aldrich Ames
1:35:53 - Fritz Duquesne
2:26:31 - George Blake
3:03:36 - Robert Hanssen

Links to the videos featured in this anthology:

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[PhilipThompson]

Thank you everyone for a wonderful 2023! Wishing you all an excellent start to the new year 🕵️ - PT

[JudeNance]

I appreciate your stories. I was friends with a CIA Agent and his wife many years ago. He had been in Vietnam and some of his friends had been at the same party.

[RichardBaran]

One of the greatest things about youtube is everyone has the availability to share stories in their own way and damn you do an awesome job of it.

[Shanklymania]

I think I finally found the last piece of my YT puzzle. These are the videos I never knew I was missing. Excellent job sir, excited to see what's cooking for year 2024!

[jillbold]

This was incredible! Thank you for feeding my spy documentary obsession! Well done. 👍🏼

[Giogoalie]

I don’t know how you don’t have way more subscribers this content is amazing honestly, keep it up 👏

[kensterknig]

YOU'VE DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB IN YOUR RESEARCH AND PRESENTATION! OUTSTANDING WORK !

[Likwidfox]

How does Ames not get the Death Penalty? People have done far less and put to death.

[Trav]

The Portland spy ring was one of my favorite spy novels from this channel. Great work this year Mr Thompson. Looking forward to 2024.

[Tertia_Optio]

I've been looking for a podcast type show with a chill voice to help me sleep.. SUBSCRIBED!

[CaesarInVa]

The fact that the CIA allowed a 10-year backlog on polygraphs and didn't make eliminating the backlog an administrative and financing priority, suggests to me that they didn't want to uncover any moles in the first place.

[colinstewart]

Congratulations on a well thought out channel. Hoping your content keeps it's high quality in 2024. Great work so far. Long may it continue. 👌😻👍

[annshimak]

I am enjoying your work. Thank you for sharing it!

[annshimak]

Your work is terrific. Thankyou for sharing it!

[JFischer-freh]

Happy Holidays! Keep up the great research and presentation, thanks from everyone

[ChillDfect]

What an excellent, well–constructed and thoroughly satisfying video. I'm delighted to have found this while searching the web for real–life stories of Cold War espionage. I was subscribed by the time the video ended. I'm looking forward to checking out more! Thank you!

[dgdueps]

This was Absolutely Fascinating I listened from start to finish 10/10

[ScottyPeabody]

Great STUFF, love it! Thank you so very much!!!

[beachboy]

22:20
The Pentax ME Super with 1, 8 lens1983
Amazing
He loved the camera 📷 more.
I had one.

[TreborTrebeaux]

Best wishes to you as well...🤟

But, really a big thank you for posting this.

History, always and definitely more interesting than the other thing. 😉 31:25