AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
Criminal
The Spy
Oct 20, 2023
Former KGB Spy, Jack Barsky, discusses his life as a spy and his book. Topics include spy training, familiarizing with American life, obtaining identification documents, encounters with the FBI and Hamas attacks, and investigating Jack Barsky. Jack reveals his secret life to his children and expresses contentment.
56:18
Episode guests
AI Summary
AI Chapters
Episode notes
Podcast summary created with Snipd AI
Quick takeaways
- Jack Barsky underwent extensive training and assumed an American identity to successfully gather intelligence as a KGB spy in the United States.
- The FBI, after learning about Jack Barsky's past as a spy, developed a relationship with him, leading to his cooperation, citizenship, and the revelation of his secret to his family.
Deep dives
Jack Barsky's Recruitment by the KGB
In the 1970s, Jack Barsky, studying chemistry in East Germany, was approached by a man claiming to represent a local optics company. Suspecting he was an East German secret police agent, Jack realized he was being recruited by the KGB. Jack started meeting with the KGB officer regularly, receiving espionage training and taking on small tasks, such as gathering information by posing as a sociology student. After 18 months, he was sent to Berlin, where he met with a KGB handler. Following further training and preparation, Jack was sent to the United States on a mission to gather intelligence and blend in as an American citizen.
Get the Snipd
podcast app
Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
AI-powered
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode
Save any
moment
Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways
Share
& Export
Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more
AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode