Spy Valley: An Engineer's Nuclear Betrayal

Spy Valley: An Engineer's Nuclear Betrayal

Brazen

“The past is never dead. It's not even past.” Silicon Valley is an espionage innovator—it has been since its inception. During the dawn of the high-tech age, an engineer named James Harper begins his industrious climb. But as Silicon Valley blossoms into what it is today, so too does the dark side of all this newfound wealth and ambition—right as the cold war reaches its final crescendo. As Harper works to build his fortune, his ambition endangers his nation’s safety. He sells nuclear secrets to the Soviet Bloc—intelligence that might still help Moscow in a nuclear exchange tod...

Introducing The Illuminator: Art, Conspiracy and Madness

Introducing The Illuminator: Art, Conspiracy and Madness

This is The Illuminator - coming November 11, from Brazen. Subscribe to get early releases and listen ad-free. http://brazen.fm/plusMark Lombardi, a conceptual artist on the cusp of international success, had everything to live for. So why was the 48-year-old found hanged and deemed suicidal? Was his death the ultimate conceptual art, an afterlife laugh at those who doubted his brilliance? He did, after all, carry business cards eerily portending "death defying acts of art and conspiracy." Or wa

Nov 7, 2024 • 2:38

Introducing The Professor: Hunting for the Mafia's Missing Masterpiece

Introducing The Professor: Hunting for the Mafia's Missing Masterpiece

This week on Spy Valley we’re sharing the first episode of a new four-part series from Brazen called ‘The Professor’. William Veres is in trouble. In 2018 he was arrested following the largest ever investigation by the Italian police’s art squad. They accuse him of running a pan-European art-smuggling ring with ties to the Sicilian mafia. He is alleged to have stolen $40 million worth of art and antiquities from Italy. Charged with 14 counts, including money laundering, forgery, wire f

Nov 28, 2023 • 40:21

From SpyCast and Spy Valley: a night at the museum

From SpyCast and Spy Valley: a night at the museum

In collaboration with SpyCast, this week on Spy Valley we're sharing a bonus episode recorded live at the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC. The panel was moderated by Sharon Weinberger, the national security and foreign policy editor at The Wall Street Journal, featuring Spy Valley host Zach Dorfman with Dr. Raymond J. Batvinis, a historian and former FBI Special Agent, John Gibbons, who headed the US Attorney's prosecution team in the case against James Harper, and nuclear historian a

Oct 20, 2023 • 1:29:35

Listen Now—Agent of Betrayal: The Double Life of Robert Hanssen

Listen Now—Agent of Betrayal: The Double Life of Robert Hanssen

Thanks for listening to Spy Valley. If you’re looking for a new podcast to follow, we think you’ll enjoy Agent of Betrayal: The Double Life of Robert Hanssen. Listen here for a special preview of the series. Amid the nuclear threat of the Cold War, America's prized secrets were falling into the hands of its sworn enemy—the Kremlin. The FBI's hunt for the leak led to an astonishing discovery—the mole was one of its own, special agent Robert Hanssen. For two decades, Hanssen masqueraded as a d

Oct 17, 2023 • 42:15

Bonus: Caribou: An American Agent in Communist Warsaw with Hanna Kozlowska

Bonus: Caribou: An American Agent in Communist Warsaw with Hanna Kozlowska

The man codenamed “Caribou” plays a critical role in James Harper’s story, but his own story remains in the shadows. In this bonus episode, Spy Valley host Zach Dorfman sits down with Hanna Kozlowska, journalist and translator of the Polish archives used in the series, to discuss Caribou’s position as a mole for the US within the Polish spy service—and what happened when the Poles found out about his double-cross. Spy Valley is a Project Brazen production. Subscribe to Brazen+ on Apple Podcast

Sep 5, 2023 • 23:38

Episode 6: Crossing the Rubicon

Episode 6: Crossing the Rubicon

Spyhunters and prosecutors are closing in on James Harper. They need one last fount of information that could help put him away for good. But obtaining it could prove fatal for its source. Spy Valley is a Project Brazen production. Subscribe to Brazen+ on Apple Podcasts or at brazen.fm/plus and get exclusive bonus episodes for Spy Valley and all our shows, as well as ad-free listening and early access to new podcasts. For more fearless storytelling, search for the Brazen channel on Apple Pod

Aug 28, 2023 • 43:05

Live Bonus: Producing Spy Valley

Live Bonus: Producing Spy Valley

In this bonus episode, we bring you an intimate conversation with Zach Dorfman, an award-winning intelligence and national security journalist and host of the podcast Spy Valley: An Engineer's Nuclear Betrayal. Recorded live at the Podcast Garage at KQED in San Francisco earlier this month, the conversation delved into the making of the podcast series and featured audio clips from the show. The discussion was moderated by Ian Enright, founder and CEO of Goat Rodeo and an executive producer of Sp

Aug 22, 2023 • 1:04:05

Episode 5: The Doomsday Machine

Episode 5: The Doomsday Machine

James Harper is in dire need of protection—and money. But the nuclear spy has exhausted his options and left breadcrumbs of his trail. The FBI is watching. Spy Valley is a Project Brazen production. Subscribe to Brazen+ on Apple Podcasts or at brazen.fm/plus and get exclusive bonus episodes for Spy Valley and all our shows, as well as ad-free listening and early access to new podcasts. For more fearless storytelling, search for the Brazen channel on Apple Podcasts or visit brazen.fm, home to

Aug 21, 2023 • 34:55

Episode 4: Tinkerers, Traders, Solderers, Spies

Episode 4: Tinkerers, Traders, Solderers, Spies

Nuclear tensions between Moscow and Washington are reaching a fever pitch. When a desperate James Harper doubles down on spying for the Soviet Bloc, he gets his big payday.  But in a game of double-cross and deception, even your friends start to feel like enemies. Spy Valley is a Project Brazen production. Subscribe to Brazen+ on Apple Podcasts or at brazen.fm/plus and get exclusive bonus episodes for Spy Valley and all our shows, as well as ad-free listening and early access to new podcasts.

Aug 14, 2023 • 34:05

Episode 3: Get as Much as You Can

Episode 3: Get as Much as You Can

One million dollars, lives on the line, and a spy who keeps a diary. James Harper’s wild ride selling nuclear secrets as the cold war heats up—secrets that might still help Moscow in a nuclear exchange today. Spy Valley is a Project Brazen production. Subscribe to Brazen+ on Apple Podcasts or at brazen.fm/plus and get exclusive bonus episodes for Spy Valley and all our shows, as well as ad-free listening and early access to new podcasts. For more fearless storytelling, search for the Brazen

Aug 7, 2023 • 33:30

Episode 2: The Shadow of the Valley of Wealth

Episode 2: The Shadow of the Valley of Wealth

Silicon Valley blossoms, but there’s a dark side to all this newfound wealth and ambition. With his technical savvy and a penchant for scheming, one of America’s most notorious cold war nuclear spies gets his start. Spy Valley is a Project Brazen production. Subscribe to Brazen+ on Apple Podcasts or at brazen.fm/plus and get exclusive bonus episodes for Spy Valley and all our shows, as well as ad-free listening and early access to new podcasts. For more fearless storytelling, search for the

Jul 31, 2023 • 28:00

Episode 1: A Wilderness of Mirrors

Episode 1: A Wilderness of Mirrors

Silicon Valley is an espionage innovator—and it has been since its inception. Journalist Zach Dorfman uncovers how Moscow’s spies opened up shop in San Francisco and Silicon Valley at the dawn of the hi-tech age, and how a group of pioneering FBI spy hunters assembled to stop them—and solve the case of a lifetime. Spy Valley is a Project Brazen production. Subscribe to Brazen+ on Apple Podcasts or at brazen.fm/plus and get exclusive bonus episodes for Spy Valley and all our shows, as well as a

Jul 24, 2023 • 28:47

Introducing Spy Valley: An Engineer's Nuclear Betrayal

Introducing Spy Valley: An Engineer's Nuclear Betrayal

Silicon Valley is an espionage innovator—it has been since its inception. During the dawn of the high-tech age, an engineer named James Harper begins his industrious climb. But as Silicon Valley blossoms into what it is today, so too does the dark side of all this newfound wealth and ambition—right as the cold war reaches its final crescendo. As Harper works to build his fortune, his ambition endangers his nation’s safety. He sells nuclear secrets to the Soviet Bloc—intelligence that might sti

Jul 17, 2023 • 3:30

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