Ex-KGB Agent Speaks Out On Brainwashing Tactics, Brutality of Russian Special Forces, and Putin

TIMESTAMPS IN DESCRIPTION BELOW Jack Barsky is a former KGB Sleeper Agent who spied on the United States from 1978 to 1988. Exposed after the Cold War, he became a resource for U.S. Counterintelligence Agencies and was allowed to remain in the United States. #story #podcast #spy Jack's Links: https://www.skool.com/spychology/ https://jackbarsky.com Show Sponsors: - Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with Mando and get $5 off your Starter Pack (that’s over 40% off) with promo DALTON at https://shopmando.com - https://qualialife.com/DALTON for up to 50% off and use code DALTON at checkout for an additional 15% off - Sleeping Duck Indestruct Bed: https://www.sleepingduck.com 00:00 | Intro 02:34 | Childhood 10:30 | Tough Love and Suppressing Emotions 13:01 | Concentration Camp 22:28 | Contacted by KGB 38:25 | Tasks During Interview Process 48:13 | Tradecraft- Surveillance Detection 59:36 | Dead Drops 1:06:36 | In Person Meeting Tactics 1:18:29 | Lona and Morris Cohen 1:27:46 | Lying 1:52:30 | Sneaking into the US 2:36:14 | Communication with KGB 2:40:59 | Secret Writing 3:01:53 | IDing a Dead Drop Site for Aldrich Ames (Most Damaging Spy in American History) 3:10:41 | Having 2 Families 3:31:32 | Threatened by KGB 3:39:47 | How to See if Your Mail is Being Opened 3:47:52 | How to Tell if Someone has Been in Your Home 3:51:20 | Order of the Red Banner 3:54:06 | Caught by FBI 3:59:47 | Russian Disinformation & Yuriy Bezmenov 04:25:55 | Russian Special Forces 04:27:56 | Putin 04:32:49 | The Most Capable Intelligence Agency 04:37:13 | Red Sparrow 04:59:15 | How to Handle Loneliness 05:04:57 | Meaning of Life