135. Witold Pilecki

Witold Pilecki, who chose to be here

One more spy story before the Halloween season, and this time we’re looking at bona fide hero Witold Pilecki. Joining us to discuss this sensitive topic is returning guest, Denver comedy’s own Jose McCall. Zach reacquaints himself with an early 2000s director, Jose discusses when it’s appropriate to be a square and a snitch, and Brian is tasked with possibly the trickiest alternate history yet.

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134. Sir Francis Walsingham

Our series on spying takes a vacation from the 20th century to examine Sir Francis Walsingham! Helping us turn back the clocks to the Elizabethan era is Malcolm Nygard of the MCUniversity podcast! Zach reexamines the Trolley Problem, Brian attempts to conceive of outdoor labor, and Malcolm envisions a true comedy of errors.

(Note: Early in the episode there is some mild distortion on Brian’s audio. Our apologies, the issue mostly resolves partway into the episode)

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Sir Francis Walsingham and a l’il secret note

133. Mata Hari

Mata Hari, totally casual

As we near the end of our spy miniseries, we de-mystify the often misunderstood story of Mata Hari! To help tackle this tough tale, we’re joined by the brilliant John McCoy of the Sophomore Lit podcast! John finally takes the Book of Lists to task, Brian reviews Eurovision, and Zach disengages from the premise of his own podcast.

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132. Operation Fortitude

Nazis thought this was real, proving again how dumb Nazis are

We’re back with more thrilling tales of espionage! This week, we’re examining the trickery of Operation Fortitude. To help distinguish between truth and deception, we’re joined by Patrick Hamilton of the Kill by Kill podcast! Patrick explores how fascism changes, Zach thanks an unlikely ally in the fight against Nazis, and Brian gives a nuanced critique of Wile E. Coyote.

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131. Lionel Crabb

Lionel Crabb, not exactly the picture of health.

Our miniseries on spies continues! This week, we look at disappeared British frogman Lionel Crabb! To help us clear up these murky waters, we welcome back Mitch Jones (of the Broadcast Geeks podcast). Mitch gets a celebrity VO, Brian shows his love for 90’s pop-punk, and Zach sets a trap.

*We recorded this episode using Zoom audio, so apologies for the occasional hiccup.

**Also, sorry for the delayed release! We had a scheduling issue due to family matters (actual events, not the TV show).

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130. Operation Snow White

Something just seems fishy about this.

Our series on spies turns a more recent mass spying conspiracy! We’re joined by Cody Dericks (of The Halloweeners podcast) to discuss Scientology’s massive Operation Snow White. Zach rates Scientology centers from “hot” to “not,” Cody helps fan cast the movie adaptation, and Brian once again stresses that we don’t support that kind of alternate history.

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129. Virginia Hall

Virginia Hall, not snitching.

We’re back, and our series on spies continues! This week, we welcome Lauren Faits (of the Bebop Beat and She-Ra: Progressive of Power podcasts) to help us examine Allied WWII spy Virginia Hall! Zach slowly recovers his hosting mojo, Lauren lauds all the great progress America has made sine the early 20th century, and Brian warns of the siren’s song of Quizno’s.

Update: Friend of the show Danny Ramos is thankfully out of the hospital! He still needs our support, so if you can, please consider contributing to his GoFundMe.

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128. Coco Chanel

Coco Chanel. How could someone dress like this and be a spy?

We’re back from hiatus! Helping us kick the dust off the tires is the always charming Daniel Daughhetee to help us explore the secret history of “feminist icon” Coco Chanel! In the miniseries on spies! Bit of a spoiler there. Brian speculates on what different celebrities are packing, Daniel reveals the true homeland of antifa, and Zach’s alternate might include Disney’s first openly gay character (but probably not).

Please help our friend and previous guest Danny Ramos as he recovers from a tragic hit and run. We’re hoping to cover his medical expenses via his GoFundMe.

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127. The Rosenbergs

Ethel and Julius Rosenberg.

There’s no way around it, y’all, this topic is sad. The episode, however is very silly. A weird combo, but it’s kind of what we do. Danny Ramos returns to help us talk about Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. Stay tuned to the end for an ill-advised request for audience participation!

IMPORTANT NOTE: Brian is going on very sudden family leave! There’s gonna be a pause in new episodes for a short while (2 or 3 episodes probably, but we’re not sure). That also means he had very little time to give this episode a more polished edit, so you get to see a little more of the sausage being made this time.

We love all of you for listening, and we’re excited to come back. Brian appreciates you keeping his family in your thoughts.

126. Aldrich Ames

Aldrich Ames: Less handsome than other spies!

The delightful Priscilla Spangler returns to help us discuss a white dude with connections who kept failing up and ended up betraying his country! Not that one. Or that one. No, it’s Aldrich Ames. Zach emcees the bi-weekly roast of Brian, Priscilla leads us on a stroll down memory lane, and Brian makes some very specific fan art requests.

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125. Sidney Reilly

Sidney Reilly: license to ra-row.

We kick off our miniseries on spies with the “ace of spies” (and definite murderer) Sidney Reilly! Joining us is friend of the show (not murderer) Byron Graham! I’ll level with you, it’s one of the most fun episodes we’ve recorded, but then Brian was hiding in his apartment in fear this week, so it’s about an hour late and is missing extensive show notes. Sorry about that. We love you, and hope this cheers you even a little.

Episode 103: Christopher Marlowe

Good morrow or something! The fabulous Ben Bryant stops by as we continue our exploration of famous writers by talking about possible spy and definite messed up guy Christopher Marlowe. Zach finds his Jellicle persona, Ben analyzes Brian’s handwriting, and Brian shows a grasp of the English character.

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Episode 101: James Tiptree, Jr.

We begin our dive into some fascinating authors by looking at sci-fi legend James Tiptree, Jr. (aka Alice B. Sheldon) with the hilarious Michael Jeffries! Zach discusses the personal impact of Mrs. Doubtfire, Michael takes us home on country roads, and Brian disses harbor seals.

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Episode 65: Eugene Bullard

This episode, Katie Bowman flies in to help us talk about genuine hero Eugene Bullard! Meanwhile, Zach reminisces about his high school years, Katie goes undercover twice, and Brian designs some album art! ***Something is wrong with Brian’s audio this episode. We think we figured out the problem, but our apologies for the quality of his track.***

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