Podcast · 157 episodes
The Rest Is Classified, page 7
by Goalhanger · English
Enter the secretive world of spies, espionage, and covert operations. Hosted by former CIA analyst turned spy novelist, David McCloskey, and veteran security correspondent, Gordon Corera, this podcast unravels real-life spy stories, intelligence secrets, and the hidden power struggles shaping global events. From Cold War espionage to modern-day intelligence agencies like the CIA, MI6, and Mossad, explore the world of double agents, classified missions, and the shadowy figures who operate in them. Whether you're a true crime addict, a thriller fan, or fascinated by spy stories, this is the show for you.
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72. Destroying the Nazi Nuclear Program: Bombing Norway (Ep 1)Operation Gunnerside (two-part): how a small Norwegian ski team sabotaged the Nazi heavy-water program at the Vermork plant to prevent Germany from developing a nuclear bomb.10 Aug 2025 · 45 min · 17 chapters
71. Israel Attacks Iran: The Dawn of Cyber Warfare (Ep 4)The Stuxnet worm’s exposure in 2010 and what it meant for the US-Israel “shadow war” against Iran’s nuclear program—cyber sabotage crossing into physical destruction, plus subsequent Iranian…5 Aug 2025 · 44 min · 17 chapters
70. Israel Attacks Iran: The Virus Spreads (Ep 3)How the US and Israel escalated cyber sabotage of Iran’s uranium enrichment in 2009–2010, moving from earlier Stuxnet-style attacks to a more aggressive “Olympic Games” phase, and how the malware…3 Aug 2025 · 34 min · 12 chapters
69. Israel Attacks Iran: Mossad’s First Assault (Ep 2)How Israel and the US (allegedly) developed and deployed the Olympic Games cyberweapon to sabotage Iran’s Natanz uranium enrichment facility by manipulating industrial control systems (PLCs)…29 Jul 2025 · 39 min · 13 chapters
68. Israel Attacks Iran: The Origins of the Iranian Nuclear Programme (Ep 1)The origins of Iran’s nuclear program and how covert Western action culminated in the later 2024/2025 strikes on Natanz.27 Jul 2025 · 48 min · 13 chapters
67. The Great Betrayal: Defecting to Moscow (Ep 2)Edward Lee Howard’s collapse after being expelled from the CIA, his signals to the KGB, his treasonous walk-in to the Soviet consulate in Washington, his handling by the KGB in Europe and Moscow, and…22 Jul 2025 · 51 min · 21 chapters
66. The Great Betrayal: An American Traitor (Ep 1)The mid-1980s Cold War story of Edward Lee Howard, the only CIA officer ever to defect to Russia, framed as a case study in how personal failings and CIA vetting/tradecraft decisions can lead to…20 Jul 2025 · 48 min · 17 chapters
Former Head of MI5: 7/7, Putin, and Al-Qaeda (Eliza Manningham-Buller)Extract from Declassified bonus episode featuring Eliza Manningham-Buller, former MI5 Director, discussing 7/7 bombings, her face-to-face meeting with Vladimir Putin in London, the subsequent 21/7…17 Jul 2025 · 10 min · 4 chapters
65. Terror Strikes London: The Forgotten Attack (Ep 4)The July 21, 2005 “forgotten attack” attempt in London after the July 7 bombings, how MI5 tracked failed suicide bombers using bulk phone metadata and CCTV, the fatal shooting of innocent Brazilian…15 Jul 2025 · 35 min · 10 chapters
64. Terror Strikes London: The Al-Qaeda Mastermind (Ep 3)How the July 7, 2005 London bombings plot (and a related July 21, 2005 attempt) was enabled by Al-Qaeda links through Pakistan, focusing on bomber Mohamed Sadiq Khan (MSK), accomplice Shahzad…13 Jul 2025 · 35 min · 11 chapters
63. Terror Strikes London: What did MI5 know? (Ep 2)How MI5’s surveillance and intelligence handling before the 7 July 2005 London bombings affected whether the attacks could have been prevented, focusing on MI5’s Operation Crevice (2003–2004) and…8 Jul 2025 · 34 min · 11 chapters
62. Terror Strikes London: 7/7 (Ep 1)20th-anniversary (7/7/2005) deep dive into the 7-7 London bombings, focusing on MI5’s response, whether it missed “dots,” and how counterterrorism operations worked in real time.6 Jul 2025 · 39 min · 16 chapters
61. The Truth About UFOs: Whistleblowers, Warplanes, and Worlds Unknown (Ep 4)Final episode of “The Rest is Classified” on UFOs/UAPs, arguing that most reports are explainable but a small fraction remain unidentified; it also links UFO belief to secret Pentagon/CIA-era…1 Jul 2025 · 41 min · 14 chapters