{"podcast":{"title":"SpyCast","slug":"spycast-522614","podcast_index_feed_id":522614,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/spycast","website_url":"https://www.thecyberwire.com/podcasts/spycast","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/06849954-7d71-11ec-a50f-43595c0df468/image/1cab27db818b67bbc3a38f2f0bc4d50d.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"SpyCast","episode_count":755,"summary":"SpyCast, the official podcast of the International Spy Museum, is a journey into the shadows of international espionage. Each week, host Sasha Ingber brings you the latest insights and intriguing tales from spies, secret agents, and covert communicators, with a focus on how this secret world reaches us all in our everyday lives. Tune in to discover the critical role intelligence has played throughout history and today. Brought to you from Airwave, Goat Rodeo, and the International Spy Museum. The Spy Museum does not endorse, approve, or support the opinions stated by guest speakers. Statements made by speakers do not represent the position or opinion of the International Spy Museum.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T22:17:28.951627+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spycast-522614"},"episode":{"title":"Auctioning Off the Key to Kryptos","slug":"auctioning-off-the-key-to-kryptos","published_at":"2025-12-09T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spycast-522614/auctioning-off-the-key-to-kryptos","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spycast-522614","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML2772765086.mp3?updated=1765251105","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML2772765086.mp3?updated=1765251105","summary":"At the CIA headquarters in Langley, you will find Kryptos, a large curved copper panel that holds the letters to four encrypted messages. The first three messages- K1, K2, and K3- were solved in the nineties, but K4 continued to mystify cryptographers for decades. That is until Jim Sanborn, the artist who created Kryptos, decided to auction off the plain text and the coding charts that can crack the very code to K4. This week, guest host Flora Warshaw sits down to talk with Bobby Livingston, the auctioneer who recently sold Jim Sanborn's private Kryptos archive for a staggering amount. Subscribe to Sasha's Substack, HUMINT, to get more intelligence stories: https://sashaingber.substack.com/ For more information about the International Spy Museum, visit: https://www.spymuseum.org/x And if you have feedback or want to hear about a particular topic, you can reach us by E-mail at SpyCast@Spymuseum.org, This show is brought to you from Goat Rodeo, Airwave, and the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC. This episode was produced by Flora Warshaw and the team at Goat Rodeo. At the International Spy Museum, Mike Mincey and Memphis Vaughan III are our video editors. Emily Rens is our graphic designer. Joshua Troemel runs our SPY social media. Amanda Ohlke is our Director of Adult Education and Mira Cohen is the Vice President of Programs.","meta_description":"At the CIA headquarters in Langley, you will find Kryptos, a large curved copper panel that holds the letters to four encrypted messages. The first three…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1657,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/spycast-522614/episodes/auctioning-off-the-key-to-kryptos/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spycast-522614/auctioning-off-the-key-to-kryptos.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}