About this episode

Chuck and Josh explore the intriguing world of numbers stations and their relevance today.

If you think secretly coded messages sent via short wave radio is Cold War relic, think again. In this classic episode, Chuck and Josh are here to dispel that myth, along with many others relating to numbers stations, including why they might still be operational. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Chuck, Josh

Topics covered

• numbers stations
• Cold War
• coded messages
• short wave radio
• communication

Keywords

• numbers stations
• Cold War
• coded messages
• short wave radio
• communication

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