About this episode

This episode explores the life of Dusko Popov, the real-life secret agent who inspired James Bond.

Though many spies have been named as the inspiration for James Bond, Dusko Popov actually knew Sir Ian Flemming and gambled with him in between his international espionage escapades. https://allthatsinteresting.com/dusko-popov Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: All That's Interesting

Topics covered

• espionage
• James Bond
• history
• spy stories
• World War II

Keywords

• Dusko Popov
• James Bond
• Ian Flemming
• espionage
• spy
• history

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