True Spies Debrief - Aaron Tracy on the Secret World of Roald Dahl
From True Spies: Espionage | Investigation | Crime | Murder | Detective | Politics by SPYSCAPE
April 21, 2026 · 41 min · Season 1 · Episode 313
About this episode
Aaron Tracy discusses the complexities and controversies surrounding Roald Dahl's life as a wartime spy and children's author.
Writer Aaron Tracy joins Morgan Childs to discuss the complexities and controversies around Roald Dahl - a man whose reputation as a children's author leads many to overlook his previous life as a wartime spy for the British Security Coordination in America, and much more besides. From SPYSCAPE, the home of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series producer: Joe Foley. Produced by Morgan Childs. Aaron Tracy is the creator of The Secret World of Roald Dahl, a podcast documentary for iHeartRadio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Morgan Childs
Guest: Aaron Tracy
Topics covered
- Roald Dahl
- wartime spy
- children's author
- British Security Coordination
- literary controversies
Keywords
- Roald Dahl
- spy
- children's literature
- British Security Coordination
- Aaron Tracy
- Morgan Childs
- controversies
- podcast
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: British Security Coordination, SPYSCAPE, iHeartRadio
Books & works: The Secret World of Roald Dahl
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