{"podcast":{"title":"Spy Craft","slug":"spy-craft-2136940","podcast_index_feed_id":2136940,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/4620758/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spy-craft--4620758","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/37ecd608cb9cd2890571a77a75e9aacf.jpg","author":"Circle Of Insight Productions","episode_count":395,"summary":"Welcome to “Spy Craft,” the podcast that delves into the gripping world of espionage. Join us as we uncover life-and-death spy stories, dissect covert operations, and explore the news and events that made them possible. Each episode offers a thrilling journey into the clandestine activities of spies, revealing the secrets, strategies, and stakes behind some of the most daring missions in history. Tune in for an exciting look at the shadowy world of espionage and the operatives who risk everything.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-06T18:19:09.866614+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spy-craft-2136940"},"episode":{"title":"Melita Norwood: The Granny Spy – Britain’s Unassuming Secretary Who Passed Nuclear Secrets to the Soviets for Over 40 Years.","slug":"melita-norwood-the-granny-spy-britain-s-unassuming-secretary-who-passed-nuclear-secrets-to-the-soviets-for-over-40-years","published_at":"2026-07-01T18:40:55+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spy-craft-2136940/melita-norwood-the-granny-spy-britain-s-unassuming-secretary-who-passed-nuclear-secrets-to-the-soviets-for-over-40-years","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spy-craft-2136940","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/melita-norwood-the-granny-spy-britain-s-unassuming-secretary-who-passed-nuclear-secrets-to-the-soviets-for-over-40-years--72777360","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72777360/podcast_1782930754.mp3","summary":"In the shadows of the Cold War, an unassuming British civil servant lived a double life as one of the KGB’s most valuable agents, passing critical atomic secrets that accelerated the Soviet nuclear program while evading detection for nearly forty years. This episode examines her deep ideological motivations rooted in communist conviction, the sophisticated tradecraft she employed to maintain her cover, and the high-stakes psychological demands of long-term espionage under constant threat of exposure. A compelling case study in government and law, intelligence history, and the psychology of betrayal, this story culminates in the dramatic 1999 revelation that stunned the nation and reshaped public understanding of Cold War infiltration.","meta_description":"In the shadows of the Cold War, an unassuming British civil servant lived a double life as one of the KGB’s most valuable agents, passing critical atomic…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":383,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/spy-craft-2136940/episodes/melita-norwood-the-granny-spy-britain-s-unassuming-secretary-who-passed-nuclear-secrets-to-the-soviets-for-over-40-years/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spy-craft-2136940/melita-norwood-the-granny-spy-britain-s-unassuming-secretary-who-passed-nuclear-secrets-to-the-soviets-for-over-40-years.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}