{"podcast":{"title":"Lions Led By Donkeys Podcast","slug":"lions-led-by-donkeys-podcast-779735","podcast_index_feed_id":779735,"rss_url":"https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:457245963/sounds.rss","website_url":"https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys","image_url":"https://i1.sndcdn.com/avatars-yK6CL9cN8tPYf32h-3rz1Dw-original.jpg","author":"Lions Led By Donkeys","episode_count":500,"summary":"The Lions Led By Donkeys podcast is a military hi…","last_synced_at":"2026-09-14T08:17:31.787606+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lions-led-by-donkeys-podcast-779735"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 425 - Peter Ortiz, The Marine Murder Cryptid","slug":"episode-425-peter-ortiz-the-marine-murder-cryptid","published_at":"2026-08-02T19:55:58+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lions-led-by-donkeys-podcast-779735/episode-425-peter-ortiz-the-marine-murder-cryptid","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lions-led-by-donkeys-podcast-779735","url":"https://soundcloud.com/llbdpodcast/episode-425-peter-ortiz-the","audio_url":"https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2373836474-llbdpodcast-episode-425-peter-ortiz-the.mp3","summary":"TICKETS TO OUR LIVE SHOW IN CORK, IRELAND ARE NOW AVAILABLE! https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lions-led-by-donkeys-podcast-live-in-cork-26th-september-tickets-1993823733459 CAN'T MAKE IT? NO PROBLEM! WE'RE STREAMING IT (WITH VOD) https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/livestream-lions-led-by-donkeys-podcast-live-in-cork-26th-september-2026-tickets-1993900928351 GET JOE'S BOOK! Ebook, Audiobook, and Paperbacks now available! https://www.amazon.com/Highlands-Burn-Foundling-Brigade-Saga-ebook/dp/B0GSG5CNXX/ Or you can buy the ebook and audiobook directly from us: https://www.llbdpodcast.com/products/ Peter Ortiz, a rich kid from New York City, serves in the French Foreign Legion before joining the Marine Corps, becoming a spy during WWII, and fighting the Nazis alongside the French Resistance, all while dual-wielding pistols, in full dress uniform, and wearing a cape. SOURCES: https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/peter-ortiz-oss-operative-undercover-hero/ https://www.military.com/daily-news/investigations-and-features/2025/11/05/us-marine-who-forced-nazi-officers-toast-fdr-gunpoint-and-became-most-decorated-oss-operative.html https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-american-spy-who-surrendered-to-the-nazis-to-save-civilians-180982003/ https://www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/the-incredible-saga-of-col-peter-j-ortiz/ https://chroniclesmagazine.org/columns/sins-of-omission/the-marine-corps-answer-to-james-bond/ https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/32798/Ortiz-Pierre-Peter-Julien.htm","meta_description":"TICKETS TO OUR LIVE SHOW IN CORK, IRELAND ARE NOW AVAILABLE! https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lions-led-by-donkeys-podcast-live-in-cork-26th-september-ticke…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4602,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/lions-led-by-donkeys-podcast-779735/episodes/episode-425-peter-ortiz-the-marine-murder-cryptid/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lions-led-by-donkeys-podcast-779735/episode-425-peter-ortiz-the-marine-murder-cryptid.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}