Ep 85: In the summer of 1949, the FBI learned that secrets regarding the construction of the atomic bomb had been shared with soviet spies. An immediate investigation led to an arrest of several people, including a young mother of two. Was this woman part of a communist plot to sell our secrets or was she an innocent scapegoat swept up in one of the most sensational trials in U.S. history?

This is the Ethel Rosenberg story

Sources for Today's Episode:

• Ethel Rosenberg by Anne Sebba
• https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/rosenberg-ethel
• Life Magazine
• Several articles from the NY times
• FBI.gov

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• Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks
• Produced and Edited by James Varga
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Keywords: espionage, Julius Rosenberg, Soviet Union, Spy, Cold War, Execution, David Greenglass 

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