Season 1
8 episodes · Jan 20, 2021
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S1E1High-Tech Surveillance and an Eye in the Sky
Jan 20, 202129mIn the spy game, if you can listen, you can learn, and gaining that crucial ability to eavesdrop has required some deeply creative ingenuity.
S1E2Deadly Poisons
Jan 20, 202131mFor some covert missions, the goal is not information, but assassination, and lethal toxins have been deployed by spy agencies to kill perceived foes.
S1E3Sexspionage
Jan 20, 202133mAs long as there has been espionage, sex and the promise of it have been powerful tools of persuasion and blackmail — practices that continue today.
S1E4Clandestine Collection
Jan 20, 202136mMethods for covertly capturing sensitive data have grown infinitely more advanced as the devices used to do so have become exponentially smaller.
S1E5Covert Communication
Jan 20, 202133mFrom old-school "dead drops" to high-tech digital transfers: Learn how intelligence officers actually acquire the information collected by sources.
S1E6Special Ops and the Saboteur
Jan 20, 202130mSpecial ops require the very best people to execute them. But some of the most famous missions in modern history relied on elite technology as well.
S1E7The Code Breakers
Jan 20, 202136mEncryption is a key tool for keeping valuable information secret — but some ingenious minds have managed to crack seemingly impenetrable codes.
S1E8Recruiting the Perfect Spy
Jan 20, 202138mWhat leads someone to spy against their own nation? Motivations vary but tend to fall into one of four categories, as notorious cases demonstrate.