EPISODE 4: <a href='https://foreignpolicy.com/2017/03/23/the-next-must-watch-tv-show-is-russias-version-of-the-americans/'>Adaptatsiya</a> is a runaway hit show in Russia - their answer to “The Americans” - Mark drops in with Russian actress Evgenia Brik to talk about playing a spy in Siberia, and living the dream in Los Angeles. If any of you espionage nerds were wondering - she&apos;s no relation to <a href='https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/csi-studies/studies/vol-61-no-2/shattered-illusions.html'>Yevgeni Brik</a> KGB Illegal and RCMP double agent in the 1950s. Interesting story, he was the subject of <a href='https://www.amazon.com/Shattered-Illusions-Espionage-Professional-Intelligence/dp/1442269146'>Shattered Illusions by Donald Mahar (2017)</a>

Russia Expert Kevin Ryan of the Belfer Center Demystifies the Elbe Group and a New Role of Retired Military and Intelligence Professionals

Venture into the elusive world of intelligence collection and espionage to spot, assess and debrief: spies, handlers, catchers, analysts, cut-outs, dangles, diplomats, security experts and the storytellers who bring them all to life. Check your electronics and subscribe, do a thorough surveillance detection route, secure your Live Drop location, and after a mad-minute introduction, listen in on conversations with our fascinating guests who help to illuminate a complex universe. A HUMINT experiment with host Mark Valley. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.