About this episode

This episode features former CIA officer Lindsay Moran discussing the story of Adolf Tolkachev, a Soviet engineer who provided military secrets to the CIA.

In this episode, we are joined by former CIA officer Lindsay Moran to explore the extraordinary story of Adolf Tolkachev, the Soviet engineer who secretly passed some of the USSR’s most closely guarded military secrets to the CIA. Cast List: Eric Meyers: Narrator Lindsay Moran: Former CIA Officer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Eric Meyers

Guest: Lindsay Moran

Topics covered

• CIA
• Soviet Union
• military secrets
• espionage
• betrayal
• intelligence

Keywords

• CIA
• Adolf Tolkachev
• Soviet engineer
• military secrets
• espionage
• betrayal

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CIA, USSR

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