{"podcast":{"title":"History Shorts","slug":"history-shorts-6691663","podcast_index_feed_id":6691663,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/571725/rss","website_url":"https://www.historyshortspodcast.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/e/f/4/7/ef47fe58bf123b5e16c3140a3186d450/pod_37.png","author":"History Shorts Network","episode_count":941,"summary":"Dive into the past with award-winning historian Peter Zablocki in this captivating daily podcast! Uncover hidden stories you never knew existed. And don't miss Friday Conversations where Peter teams up with top experts for riveting, in-depth discussions that bring history to life.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-25T14:18:27.449302+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-shorts-6691663"},"episode":{"title":"WWII's Operation Fish","slug":"wwii-s-operation-fish","published_at":"2026-09-06T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-shorts-6691663/wwii-s-operation-fish","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-shorts-6691663","url":"https://2c68e044-1b71-48bf-a5c5-2792f5a14f4c.libsyn.com/wwiis-operation-fish","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdcn.co/e/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/2c68e044-1b71-48bf-a5c5-2792f5a14f4c/Operation_Fish.mp3?dest-id=4947215","summary":"In 1940, with Nazi Germany sweeping across Europe and invasion seemingly possible, Britain faced an extraordinary question: What happens to the country's wealth if Hitler reaches London? The answer was Operation Fish. In one of the largest movements of wealth in history, Britain secretly shipped enormous quantities of gold and securities across the submarine-infested Atlantic to Canada for safekeeping. Royal Navy warships and civilian vessels carried fortunes worth billions of dollars today—sometimes with crews having little idea what was hidden beneath their feet. The stakes were enormous. A single German U-boat could have sent a significant portion of Britain's financial reserves to the bottom of the Atlantic. Yet the operation succeeded. Britain's treasure reached Canada, where it was quietly stored and managed for the duration of the war. SUPPORT THE SHOW: https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast ADVERTISE : https://www.historyshortspodcast.com/advertise LEARN MORE: https://www.historyshortspodcast.com/ SPONSORED BY: https://www.podcastrepublic.net/get-it-now","meta_description":"In 1940, with Nazi Germany sweeping across Europe and invasion seemingly possible, Britain faced an extraordinary question: What happens to the country's…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":877,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/history-shorts-6691663/episodes/wwii-s-operation-fish/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-shorts-6691663/wwii-s-operation-fish.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}