S7 Ep24: Espresso Martini Episode Six
On this episode of Espresso Martini, Chris & Matt look at President Joe Biden’s historic trip to Ukraine, leaked documents showing how Russia plans to take over Belarus, and CIA director William Burns's secret trip to Libya and more!
Links to articles discussed in this episode
“Biden’s Surreal and Secretive Journey Into a War Zone”
By Peter Baker and Michael D. Shear for the New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/20/us/politics/biden-kyiv-ukraine.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
“Revealed: Leaked document shows how Russia plans to take over Belarus”
By Michael Weiss and Holger Roonemaa for Yahoo News
https://news.yahoo.com/russia-belarus-strategy-document-230035184.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=ma
“Russian state news accidentally publishes article saying Russia has defeated Ukraine and restored its 'historical borders”
By Yelena Dzhanova for Yahoo News & Business Insider
https://www.yahoo.com/news/russian-state-news-accidentally-publishes-181749627.html
“LIBYA’S FRAGILE DEADLOCK”
By JALEL HARCHAOUI for War on the Rocks
https://warontherocks.com/2023/03/libyas-fragile-deadlock/
“Hive of spies’ trying to steal sensitive information removed from Australia, Asio chief says” by Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspondent The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/feb/21/hive-of-spies-trying-to-steal-sensitive-information-removed-from-australia-asio-chief-says
“The neo-Nazi movement behind the plot to blackout Baltimore”
By Brenna Smith for Baltimore Banner
https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/local-news/power-grid-plot-neo-nazi-R3R54GDYCBECDOOY3HA4NHVNII/
“Borderless Vigilantism: The Nativist US Militias Entering Mexico”
By Avery Schmitz for Bellingcat
https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2023/02/21/borderless-vigilantism-the-nativist-us-militias-entering-mexico/
Find out more about Matt and his book “Active Measures”
https://mattfulton.net/
Music on this podcast is provided by Andrew R. Bird (Andy Bird) You can check out his work here: https://soundcloud.com/andrewbirduk
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Check out our short spy film “THE DRY CLEANER” which is now available to buy on Apple TV & Amazon Prime.
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Links to articles discussed in this episode
“Biden’s Surreal and Secretive Journey Into a War Zone”
By Peter Baker and Michael D. Shear for the New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/20/us/politics/biden-kyiv-ukraine.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
“Revealed: Leaked document shows how Russia plans to take over Belarus”
By Michael Weiss and Holger Roonemaa for Yahoo News
https://news.yahoo.com/russia-belarus-strategy-document-230035184.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=ma
“Russian state news accidentally publishes article saying Russia has defeated Ukraine and restored its 'historical borders”
By Yelena Dzhanova for Yahoo News & Business Insider
https://www.yahoo.com/news/russian-state-news-accidentally-publishes-181749627.html
“LIBYA’S FRAGILE DEADLOCK”
By JALEL HARCHAOUI for War on the Rocks
https://warontherocks.com/2023/03/libyas-fragile-deadlock/
“Hive of spies’ trying to steal sensitive information removed from Australia, Asio chief says” by Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspondent The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/feb/21/hive-of-spies-trying-to-steal-sensitive-information-removed-from-australia-asio-chief-says
“The neo-Nazi movement behind the plot to blackout Baltimore”
By Brenna Smith for Baltimore Banner
https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/local-news/power-grid-plot-neo-nazi-R3R54GDYCBECDOOY3HA4NHVNII/
“Borderless Vigilantism: The Nativist US Militias Entering Mexico”
By Avery Schmitz for Bellingcat
https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2023/02/21/borderless-vigilantism-the-nativist-us-militias-entering-mexico/
Find out more about Matt and his book “Active Measures”
https://mattfulton.net/
Music on this podcast is provided by Andrew R. Bird (Andy Bird) You can check out his work here: https://soundcloud.com/andrewbirduk
For more information about the podcast, check out our website: https://secretsandspiespodcast.com/
Support Secrets and Spies
* Subscribe to our Youtube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDVB23lrHr3KFeXq4VU36dg
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* You can buy merchandise from our shop: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/60934996?asc=u
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TWITTER twitter.com/SecretsAndSpies
FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/secretsandspies
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Check out our short spy film “THE DRY CLEANER” which is now available to buy on Apple TV & Amazon Prime.
Watch the trailer here: https://youtu.be/j_KFTJenrz4
Secrets and Spies is part of the Spy Podcast Network. Check out our other excellent spy-related podcasts here: https://www.spypodcasts.com/
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