{"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 Rumrich Nazi Spy Case (1938): The FBI’s First Major International Espionage Investigation","slug":"the-rumrich-nazi-spy-case-1938-the-fbi-s-first-major-international-espionage-investigation","published_at":"2026-04-21T14:53:58+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spy-craft-2136940/the-rumrich-nazi-spy-case-1938-the-fbi-s-first-major-international-espionage-investigation","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spy-craft-2136940","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-rumrich-nazi-spy-case-1938-the-fbi-s-first-major-international-espionage-investigation--71522707","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71522707/podcast_1776782770.mp3","summary":"In this episode, we examine the Rumrich Nazi Spy Case of 1938, the FBI’s first major international espionage investigation. Naturalized U.S. citizen Guenther Rumrich, a former Army deserter recruited by German intelligence, was arrested after impersonating the Secretary of State to obtain blank passports for Nazi agents. The case exposed a broader spy ring, led to four convictions, and established key precedents for U.S. counterintelligence on the eve of World War II.","meta_description":"In this episode, we examine the Rumrich Nazi Spy Case of 1938, the FBI’s first major international espionage investigation. Naturalized U.S. citizen Guent…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":367,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/spy-craft-2136940/episodes/the-rumrich-nazi-spy-case-1938-the-fbi-s-first-major-international-espionage-investigation/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-rumrich-nazi-spy-case-1938-the-fbi-s-first-major-international-espionage-investigation.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}