{"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":"The Greatest Intelligence Deception of WWII: Helen Fry on How Britain Bugged Hitler's Generals and Won the War from the Inside","slug":"the-greatest-intelligence-deception-of-wwii-helen-fry-on-how-britain-bugged-hitler-s-generals-and-won-the-war-from-the-inside","published_at":"2026-06-22T10:10:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spy-craft-2136940/the-greatest-intelligence-deception-of-wwii-helen-fry-on-how-britain-bugged-hitler-s-generals-and-won-the-war-from-the-inside","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spy-craft-2136940","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-greatest-intelligence-deception-of-wwii-helen-fry-on-how-britain-bugged-hitler-s-generals-and-won-the-war-from-the-inside--72625207","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72625207/author_helen_fry_discusses_her_incredible_book_walls_have_ears.mp3","summary":"At the outbreak of World War Two, MI6 spymaster Thomas Kendrick launched a top secret operation in which German prisoners' cells were bugged and secret listeners installed behind the walls to record and transcribe their private conversations, an operation that would eventually expand to three clandestine sites including Trent Park in North London and Latimer House and Wilton Park in Buckinghamshire. Historian and leading expert Helen Fry joins the show to discuss her critically acclaimed book, walking through how high-ranking Nazi generals were given phony interrogations, then wined, dined, and encouraged to talk freely, never suspecting that every word was being captured and fed directly to Allied command. This episode is an essential listen for anyone drawn to the hidden architecture of wartime intelligence, covert deception operations, and the extraordinary human stories behind the greatest eavesdropping program in the history of modern warfare","meta_description":"At the outbreak of World War Two, MI6 spymaster Thomas Kendrick launched a top secret operation in which German prisoners' cells were bugged and secret li…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2170,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/spy-craft-2136940/episodes/the-greatest-intelligence-deception-of-wwii-helen-fry-on-how-britain-bugged-hitler-s-generals-and-won-the-war-from-the-inside/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/the-greatest-intelligence-deception-of-wwii-helen-fry-on-how-britain-bugged-hitler-s-generals-and-won-the-war-from-the-inside.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}