Our host, Stephanie Matteis, uncovers the real truth about the past. Stephanie investigates the evolution of spy technology with the Director of the International Spy Museum, Peter Earnest. Later on, Stephanie gets all the behind the scenes dirt about all the big events you heard about on the news with former KGB Station Chief Oleg Kalugin and retired CIA agent Eugene Poteat.
On the episode of SPY GAMES: Stephanie Matteis investigates at the World Wars and the role that special agents played in helping to win battles for both sides. Stephanie and Peter Earnest, a former CIA Agent, talk about how propaganda changed peoples minds about the war. Also, Stephanie sits down with former CIA and OSS Agents John Waller and Elizabeth McIntosh in a riveting discussion on their personal experiences during the greatest armed conflicts the world has ever known.
On the episode of SPY GAMES: Stephanie Matteis uncovers the secrets of code making and code breaking, and how cryptology changed the course of history. She takes us through how spies were able to save lives with special equipment like the Enigma Machine with Peter Earnest, a former CIA agent. In the Round Table Stephanie gets the secrets of cryptology during the wars from retired CIA Agents John Waller and Eugene Poteat.
On the episode of SPY GAMES: Stephanie Matteis learns the importance of keeping your cover. If you covers blown, your mission wont succeed and your life might be on the line. She gets the scoop from Peter Earnest, current Director of the International Spy Museum, on what to do if a spy finds him or herself in that kind of situation. Later on Stephanie sits down with the experts on deep-cover operations with former CIA Chief of Disguise agents Tony Mendez and Jonna Mendez to talk about their real-life experiences of going undercover behind enemy lines.
On the episode of SPY GAMES: The Cold War was a terrifying time for every country involved with the threat of nuclear attacks. Stephanie Matteis investigates what went on behind the Iron Curtain, the role spies had during this frightening era and how Berlin became known as the City of Spies. Stephanie gets to the bottom of all the dirty laundry with ex-CIA agent Peter Earnest. Then Stephanie hears stories from both sides of the conflict from Ex-KGB officer Oleg Kalugin and ex-CIA agent Eugene Poteat and finds out what happened during the Cold War.
On the episode of SPY GAMES: Stephanie Matteis investigates the scare tactics, real and exaggerated, during the Red Scare where even your own mother could be one of them! Stephanie and Peter Earnest, former CIA agent uncover how the U.S. dealt with the situation and she sits down with top CIA advisor Keith Melton and ex-CIA agent Eugene Poteat about how America helped its people cope with their fears.
On the episode of SPY GAMES: Movies and TV paint a glamorous picture of the life of a spy, but whats real and whats fake Stephanie Matteis investigates the phenomena with former CIA agent Peter Earnest. Later on, Stephanie gets the dirt from ex-CIA agent Tony Mendez and the CIAs chief technical advisor Keith Melton on why there is such a world craze over the life of a spy and finds out what their favourite spy flicks are.
On the episode of SPY GAMES: Stephanie Matteis uncovers women in the world of espionage. She discovers the tactics women used to get the secrets of the enemy with form CIA agent Peter Earnest. Stephanie gets all the information from two former lady spies ex-CIA agents Jonna Mendez and Elizabeth McIntosh where she finds out that sometimes only a woman can get the job done right.
On the episode of SPY GAMES: Stephanie Matteis learns first hand that hiding your identity is one of the most important aspects of being a spy. Former CIA Chief of Disguise Tony Mendez (and subject of the Oscar winning motion picture Argo) takes Stephanie through all the steps of becoming someone else when he turns her into a completely different person, then puts her to the test on the streets of Washington D.C. the worlds spy capital. Meanwhile, Tonys wife Jonna Mendez, also a master of disguise, and ex-KGB agent Oleg Kalugin tell their own personal stories of how their disguises pulled them out of life or death situations and the differences between CIA and KGB disguise methods.
On the episode of SPY GAMES: Stephanie Matteis investigates the technology behind a spy. With the help of Peter Earnest, ex-member of the CIAs Senior Intelligence Service, Stephanie uncovers all the tricks of the trade and investigates the history of technology. Gadget experts CIA top technical advisor Keith Melton and ex-CIA agent Eugene Poteat explain the differences between spy gadgetry and spy technology.
On the episode of SPY GAMES: Francis Gary Powers Jr., the son of famous U2 pilot that was shot down over Russia, takes us through a tour of Washington D.C. to show where all the spy dealings and secret meetings took place that helped save the nation from nuclear disaster. Ex-KGB operative Oleg Kalugin and former CIA agent Jonna Mendez talk about why Washington is so important to maintaining the security of the U.S.
On the episode of SPY GAMES: For the first time ever the world of espionage is open to the public. Stephanie Matteis takes us into the International Spy Museum to investigate some of the exhibits that take you back in time with the director, ex-CIA agent Peter Earnest. Also, CIAs top technical advisor Keith Melton and ISM designer Kathy Coakley talk about why its so important to open the top secret doors to a spys life.
On the episode of SPY GAMES: Stephanie Matteis takes us through the steps of how to become a spy and what it takes to make it in the top-secret world of espionage. With the help of former CIA agent Peter Earnest, Stephanie learns all the tricks of the trade and discovers being a spy is not as easy as it looks. Stephanie sits down with ex-CIA spy Tony Mendez and technical advisor to the CIA Keith Melton talk about what to expect on your first day at spy school.