SPYCRAFT 101

10. An Ex-KGB Spy in America with Jack Barsky and Chelsea Dittrich

Jul 19, 2021

01:07:19

Episode guests

Jack Barsky

Chelsea Dittrich

Highlights

AI Chapters

Episode notes

How Did You Get Your First Job in the USSR?

03:08

How Did You Organize Yourself?

01:27

What Is It Like to Be a Family Member of a KGB Recruit?

05:09

Introduction

2min

What Is It Like to Be a Family Member of a KGB Recruit?

5min

Was It a Hard Decision to Be a Diplomat?

3min

How Did You Get Your First Job in the USSR?

3min

What I Learned in Moscow

5min

How I Got Rid of Jet Lag and Become Jack Barsky

2min

What Was Your First Few Days in the United States Like?

3min

How Did You Organize Yourself?

1min

How Did You Communicate Back to Moscow?

6min

10.

Recruiting a Candidate on the False Flag

3min

11.

What Happened When the KGB Mission Was Over?

4min

12.

Chelsea and the KGB

5min

13.

Is There a Slide?

2min

14.

How Did You Learn the Full Truth in the End?

2min

15.

Is There Any Disbelief on Your Part?

2min

16.

What Happened to the FBI?

2min

17.

What Happened to Jakbarski?

5min

18.

Is That Correct?

2min

19.

Are You Aware of the Day That Chelsea Was Debriefed by the FBI?

2min

20.

The Agent - What Are You Up to Now?

3min

21.

Is There a Protocol to Tell What You're Doing?

2min

22.

Spycraft 101 - I Want to Talk to a Spy Child

3min

In this episode, Jack Barsky tells of his time working against the US as a KGB spy. From dangerous situations and being followed by the FBI to the lie he told to 'retire' from the KGB, hear about Jack's work firsthand. His daughter, Chelsea, shares a unique perspective on what it's like to be a 'spy kid' in the real world.

Chelsea's documentary:
https://play.aetv.com/specials/the-spy-who-raised-me/full-special

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