{"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 Two Escobars: Cocaine, Cartels, and the Secret War Behind Colombia’s World Cup Dream","slug":"the-two-escobars-cocaine-cartels-and-the-secret-war-behind-colombia-s-world-cup-dream","published_at":"2026-06-09T18:10:12+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spy-craft-2136940/the-two-escobars-cocaine-cartels-and-the-secret-war-behind-colombia-s-world-cup-dream","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spy-craft-2136940","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-two-escobars-cocaine-cartels-and-the-secret-war-behind-colombia-s-world-cup-dream--72441666","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72441666/podcast_1781027722.mp3","summary":"In the early 1990s, Colombia’s national soccer team became entangled in a hidden ecosystem of cartel money, political violence, intelligence operations, and psychological warfare. This episode examines how Pablo Escobar and rival narco networks used soccer clubs as instruments of laundering, influence, and soft power while Colombian players operated under the invisible pressure of threats, gambling syndicates, and national expectation. Through the lens of espionage, forensic psychology, and covert power structures, we explore how the murder of Andrés Escobar became more than a sports tragedy—it became a case study in how criminal empires infiltrate culture, manipulate identity, and weaponize fear.","meta_description":"In the early 1990s, Colombia’s national soccer team became entangled in a hidden ecosystem of cartel money, political violence, intelligence operations, a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":779,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/spy-craft-2136940/episodes/the-two-escobars-cocaine-cartels-and-the-secret-war-behind-colombia-s-world-cup-dream/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-two-escobars-cocaine-cartels-and-the-secret-war-behind-colombia-s-world-cup-dream.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}