# Yudhijit Bhattacharjee

Suosituimmat podcast-jaksot
Päivitetty:

Wicked Words - Yudhijit Bhattacharjee: The Spy Who Couldn't Spell

Author Yudhijit Bhattacharjee unravels the story of a would-be spy who was (fortunately) tripped up by something he couldn’t control. Find out how the FBI derailed his plans to sell America’s military secrets.   Written, researched, and hosted by Kate Winkler Dawson/producer Alexis Amorosi/mixer Ry…

Introducing... Chameleon: Scam Likely

When a small team of government investigators learns that ordinary citizens all around the U.S. are losing their life savings to scam callers, they go on the hunt for the shadowy multinational mob behind  the con, unraveling their plot from strip malls in suburban Texas to office towers in one of I…

How a spy who couldn’t spell foiled the biggest espionage heist in history

Before Edward Snowden's infamous data breach, the largest theft of government secrets was committed by an ingenious traitor whose espionage scheme and complex coded messages were made even more baffling by his dyslexia. Guest: Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, Journalist and Author of “The Spy Who Couldn’t S…

Full Show: The spy who couldn't spell, What to expect in the Federal Budget & Could every Canadian get a family doctor

Seg 1: How a spy who couldn’t spell foiled the biggest espionage heist in history Before Edward Snowden's infamous data breach, the largest theft of government secrets was committed by an ingenious traitor whose espionage scheme and complex coded messages were made even more baffling by his dyslexi…

The Spy Who Couldn’t Spell: An Interview with Yudhijit Bhattacharjee

SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with author and journalist Yudhijit Bhattacharjee to discuss the fascinating case of wannabee spy Brian Regan, detailed in Yudhijit’s book The Spy Who Couldn’t Spell: A Dyslexic Traitor, an Unbreakable Code, and the FBI’s Hunt for America’s Stolen Secrets.

From the archive: One drug dealer, two corrupt cops and a risky FBI sting

We are raiding the Guardian Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, from 2017: Davon Mayer was a smalltime dealer in west Baltimore who made an illicit deal with local police. When they turned on him, he decided to get…

The Sunday Read: 'Who's Making All Those Scam Calls?'

The app Truecaller estimates that as many as 56 million Americans have fallen foul to scam calls, losing nearly $20 billion. Enter L., an anonymous vigilante, referred to here by his middle initial, who seeks to expose and disrupt these scams, posting his work to a YouTube channel under the name “J…

What a Times Reporter Saw in Iran, and Takeaways from Trump’s Speech on Election Security

Plus, the Friday news quiz.  Here’s what we’re covering: What a Times Reporter Just Saw Inside Wartime Iran, by Mike Abrams Takeaways From Trump’s Address Claiming Election Vulnerabilities, by Julian E. Barnes and Maggie Haberman White House Teleprompter Operator Bet on Trump Speeches, Kalshi S…

Colombia’s counterfeit cartel

Colombia is known for its illicit drug trade and now cartels there are counterfeiting U.S. dollars. Yudhijit Bhattacharjee is a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine who reports on transnational crime, national security and science. He joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how Colombian aut…