Psst. You want to know how governments and corporations get the drop on one another? The frontline of intelligence is populated by spies. Learn about how spies get and transfer information (and why they do it) in this episode of Stuff You Should Know.
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Josh and Chuck dive into the fascinating world of espionage, exploring everything from how ordinary people become spies to the high-tech gadgets and old-school techniques used to gather intelligence. They cover the different ways spies are recruited (money, blackmail, ideology, or just walking into an embassy), the elaborate process of creating cover identities, and how information gets passed through dead drops and coded messages. The episode also delves into some incredible real-life spy operations, including the ingenious deception campaign that helped make D-Day successful and a bizarre coincidence involving crossword puzzle answers that had MI5 thinking they had a leak.
Blazing Saddles
1974
1h 33m
★ 7.2
"This is like Blazing Sattles. — Josh compared Operation Fortitude's fake military installations to the fake town built in this Mel Brooks comedy."
— Josh
"He's on TV now though. He's on the TV community, right? — Chuck mentioned that Chevy Chase was on the TV show Community when discussing Chase's career."
— Chuck
"But no, I hated Fletch. I'm just going to come out and say I hate that movie Fletch. — Chuck expressed his dislike for the Chevy Chase movie Fletch."
— Chuck
Funny Farm
1988
1h 41m
★ 6.2
"but I did like Funny Farm a lot. — Chuck contrasted his dislike of Fletch with his enjoyment of another Chevy Chase movie."
— Chuck
No Way Out
1987
1h 54m
★ 6.9
"You saw no way out, right? Is that the one with Kevin? What's his face? A customer? — Josh referenced the Kevin Costner spy thriller when discussing movies with plot twists."
— Josh
Saving Private Ryan
1998
2h 49m
★ 8.2
"That was the first, like, 15 minutes of saving Private Ryan. — Josh referenced the D-Day invasion scene when discussing the Normandy landings."
— Josh
Spies Like Us
1985
1h 42m
★ 6.2
"Yeah, did you like that movie? — Josh asked Chuck about the movie Spies Like Us when making a reference to their fast-paced episode format."
— Josh
The Bridges of Madison County
1995
2h 15m
★ 7.7
"like everything from that to what was the Clint Eastwood bridges of Madison County, terrible bookends on that one. — Josh criticized the bookend structure used in movies like this Clint Eastwood film."
— Josh
The Late Shift
1996
1h 35m
★ 6.4
"Yeah, you got to see that movie. — Josh recommended the TV movie about the late night talk show host succession battle."
— Josh
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