The Agent vertelt het opmerkelijke waargebeurde verhaal van Jack Barsky, de langst overlevende bekende lid van het KGB-illegale programma dat tijdens de hoogtijdagen van de Koude Oorlog werd uitgevoerd. Barsky leefde tien jaar lang onopgemerkt in Amerika, terwijl hij tegelijkertijd dubbele levens leidde aan beide zijden van de Atlantische Oceaan. Op een noodlottige dag werd hij geconfronteerd met een onmogelijke keuze.
2022 Webby Award Honoree, Podcast Documentary Limited Series and Specials.
The Agent is the remarkable true story of Jack Barsky, the longest-surviving known member of the KGB illegals program operated during the height of the Cold War. Barsky hid in plain sight in America for 10 years, all the while leading dual lives on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. On one fateful day, he was confronted with an impossible choice.
The Agent is a production of Imperative Entertainment in association with Windjoy and is created, written, produced and edited by Jason Hoch. Narration by Alden Ehrenreich. Executive Producers are Jason Hoch, Jack Barsky and Alden Ehrenreich. Original score by Jasha Klebe. Sound engineering and additional editing by Shaine Freeman.
Cover Up is a series of investigative stories that take us on a journey into a world of subterfuge and secrecy – a world where the truth is concealed under a blanket of lies. From corrupt individuals to clandestine institutions, Cover Up exposes deceit, deception and the abuse of power.
Season one uncovers the story of The Ministry of Secrets, one of the great unsolved mysteries of the Cold War. At its heart is a missing person — a wartime hero and international celebrity. But that’s just the starting point. It involves the royal family, MI6, the CIA and the KGB. There’s conspiracies. And lies. This story is so sensitive, so secret – that the truth is being withheld for 100 years, until 2057. Presenter Giles Milton and producer Sarah Peters are on a quest to find out why…
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