This co-hosted podcast episode announces and discusses "The Rest Is Classified," a new Goalhanger podcast focusing on espionage. The hosts introduce the podcast's co-hosts, a former CIA analyst and a BBC security correspondent, and highlight upcoming episodes covering events like the 1953 Iranian coup and the activities of spies like Anna Chapman. They delve into the historical impact of espionage, using examples like Oleg Gordievsky's defection and the role of intelligence in shaping events like the end of the Cold War and the Iraq War. A clip from "The Rest Is Classified" is included, comparing the methods of Western and Russian intelligence agencies in recruiting and utilizing spies. The episode concludes with a humorous discussion about the "pigeon gap" in intelligence gathering, a topic previously covered on the main podcast.
