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Roger Moore Remembered 'For Your Ears Only' -Special Episode Sir Roger Moore, actor, UNICEF Ambassador, author and father passed away this week. This is the episode of Spybrary we never wanted to record. Spybrary host Shane Whaley and author Jeffrey Westhoff, two guys from opposite sides of the Atlantic who ruined many a school photo with their 'Roger Moore' eyebrow impressions fondly talk about why they are massive fans of Sir Roger Moore's work. (That lucky Jeffrey even got to interview Sir Roger Moore once and got paid for it.) In this Roger Moore special we talk about why we feel Moore was the best Bond, read through some of the tributes from Sir Roger's peers and highlight some of the excellent Roger Moore stories that are being shared as well as insights from other Roger Moore fans.

Jack Barsky, the ex KGB undercover spy continues to share with us his story of life as a Russian Spy in the USA with Spy Podcast Spybrary Listen to Part 2 of our interview and learn: Which national figure did the KGB want Barksy to get close to and spy on? How did Jack Barsky cope with the loneliness of being a spy? Was Barsky afraid of getting caught? How did he communicate with Moscow Center? Why did the KGB put him on a Concorde? What instructions did the KGB give Barksy if he was ever caught by the FBI? Which Spy novelist does Barsky say is the most realistic of all spy writer? Which book on the East German Stasi does he recommend we all read? What signal did the KGB leave for Barsky on his daily commute to tell him his cover was blown and to drop everything and get out of the USA? Why did Barsky defy the KGB to stay in the US? What chilling threat was whispered into his ears by the KGB on the platform for the A train in NYC? How Jack Barsky knows the KGB bought his 'big lie' for why he could not return to the KGB and the Soviet Union? About the day he was apprehended by the FBI? What lengths the FBI went to over 3 years in order to catch him? How a row with his wife gave the FBI all they needed to apprehend him? And Much More!!!

On this weeks Spybrary, author Jeffrey Westhoff talks to host Shane Whaley about his spy book 'The Boy Who Knew Too Much' and shares with us his thoughts on the spy genre and how he interviewed 5 of the actors who played James Bond 007