Brief Histories: Spy Cities - Beijing
May 27, 2026•36 min
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Episode description
Content Warning: This episode contains references to torture and mutilation.
In the second season of Brief Histories, True Spies producer Joe Foley is your guide to the shadowy side of the world's Espionage capitals.
In Beijing, we'll learn about the Eunuch who became the most powerful man in China, a brazen Cold War deception, bold investigative journalism and the heartbreaking tale of a captured CIA officer behind the Bamboo Curtain.
From SPYSCAPE, the home of secrets and skills. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series producer: Joe Foley. Producer: Albert Genower.
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