CLASSIC: Step Aside, James Bond: The Strange Stories of Espionage Animals
Ridiculous History
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4.3 • 4.4K Ratings
🗓️ 6 July 2024
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
It's no secret that espionage and spycraft are common tools in the murky realm of geopolitics -- but not every spy is some sort of James Bond type character in a bespoke suit with a penchant for martinis. In fact, some spies aren't even human. Join Ben and Noel as they dive -- and fly -- into the strange stories of animal spies and nonhuman government operatives, from crows to dolphins, sea lions, cats and more.
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| 0:00.0 | There's a man who leads a life of danger. |
| 0:03.7 | To everyone he meets he stays a stranger. |
| 0:09.2 | Wawa! |
| 0:10.2 | Sorry, I was sort of combining to James Bond styles. |
| 0:14.7 | That's great. |
| 0:15.7 | Yeah, your secret agent Ben. |
| 0:17.7 | Oh, geez, Ed, your secret agent Noel. |
| 0:21.4 | I've got our super producer, Mr. Max Williams here with us for a classic |
| 0:25.2 | episode that we just love. Noel, there was a period of time wherein you and I went down this rabbit hole of animals used for espionage. |
| 0:37.0 | A bit of a rabbit themed rabbit hole at times. I don't remember if we got into bunny Rabbit specifically in this one. I know I probably joke about strapping the |
| 0:47.0 | lasers to the sharks with fricking lasers, you know, and all that's very Austin Power Z type stuff on the surface, but there's some pretty clever stuff in here and some of this stuff actually did work. |
| 0:59.0 | And so without further ado, here is the true ridiculous history of espionage animals. |
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