The Insane Tactics The CIA Used To Defeat Hitler In WWII - John Lisle - #629

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Hello everybody, welcome back to the show. My guest today is John Lisle. He's a historian and an author. Imagine a world where international spying and espionage is only just beginning. Exploding pens, cyanide pills, bats with bombs strapped to them and radioactive foxes were all not only ideas, but were real tools used by the CIA during World War II. John's research has uncovered a reality far stranger and more intriguing than any spy novel. And today we get to go through it. Expect to learn the origins of the modern day CIA, why a commander decided to single-handedly storm Normandy the day after D-Day, why the CIA attempted to trans Hitler into a woman, how someone discharged an entire pistol magazine right next to Franklin Roosevelt's head inside the Oval Office, why the agency tried to release a group of glowing radioactive foxes onto the streets of Japan and much more. So cool, so fun, this episode. John has been storming through the archives, absolutely tearing them apart, desperately trying to find all of the information that he can. These fascinating tales from World War II, it's great. I really love it. There is nothing that you need to take away from today. You do not need to have a pen and paper out. There's nothing that you're going to add to your morning routine. You can just sit back and enjoy hilarious, fascinating stories from a really great historian. Don't forget that you might be listening but not subscribed and that means you are going to miss episodes when they go up. So if you want to support the show, if you want to make sure that you do not miss episodes and if you want to make me very happy indeed, just navigate to your phone and press subscribe. I thank you. In other news, this episode is brought to you by Caldera Lab. Say goodbye to the generic face wash on your counter because Caldera Lab is here to save the day when it comes to your skin. 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