# 2/26/26 - Spy Games

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Podcast: [The Anchormen](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-anchormen-7194712)
Published: 2026-02-27T00:00:20+00:00
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Duration seconds: 3410

## Resource

Former CIA officer John Kiriakou pulls back the curtain on the shadow world of espionage — from Project Artichoke and MK-Ultra to modern Pegasus spyware and the erosion of privacy. He shares firsthand stories of double agents and near-death betrayals while breaking down the real mechanics of spy craft: signals vs. human intelligence, bribes vs. blackmail, and how far CIA influence over foreign officials truly goes.

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