The Mystery Lounge
Welcome to The Mystery Lounge! Two Average guys with an above-average obsession with the strange and unexplained. From history's greatest heists to mind-bending crimes and unsolved mysteries, we tackle the world’s biggest "what ifs" with humor, curiosity, and the vibe of two friends who can’t stop debating the weird stuff. Whether you’re here for a specific mystery or just the wild theories, we’ve got you covered. Join us in the Mystery Lounge.
The Mystery Lounge
Year of the Spy: Finding the Mole
In the mid-1980s, American intelligence found themselves in a complicated web. One after another, CIA assets inside the Soviet Union were being captured. Someone was leaking secrets—high-level secrets—and the U.S. intelligence community was desperate to find out who.
This episode dives into what became known as The Year of the Spy and the aftermath that followed. It was a tense and paranoid period when the CIA and FBI launched an unprecedented internal hunt for moles within their own ranks. As the KGB seemed to be one step ahead at every turn, suspicion spread through Langley and beyond. Could there be more than one traitor? And how did the Soviets manage to build these inroads?
Join us in the lounge as we go into the world of espionage
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