Episode #175- Who Framed Mata Hari? (Part III)

Our Fake History

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History, Education, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 21 March 2023

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

The myth of Mata Hari would have us believe that she was a turn-of-the-century super-spy. She has been celebrated as a master of the "honey trap" tactic, where a beautiful spy seduces her mark and extracts sensitive information over pillow talk. But, in reality Mata Hari was a remarkably ineffective spy. In short time dabbling in the world of espionage, she did very little that could be considered "spying." Her career as a "secret agent" lasted just over a year. There is very little evidence that in that time she managed to learn any information that was useful to either the German or French intelligence services. Despite this Mata Hari still managed to get collared by the French, who were convinced she had betrayed secrets to their enemies. Did Mata Hari deserve her fate in front of French firing squad? Tune-in and find out how smokescreens, broken codes, and a secret base inside the Eiffel Tower all play a role in the story. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Chris Howard from the Plug-Dum and Chris on Podcasts.
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0:11.6	Hey, everyone.
0:12.2	Sebastian here.
0:13.3	You are about to listen to the third and final installment in our series on
0:17.9	Mata Hari.
0:19.3	Today's show is going to be featuring discussions about sex and sexuality.
0:24.2	So if you are not interested in hearing that kind of a show or if you are
0:28.2	listening with younger people, you may want to sit this one out for everyone
0:33.2	else. Enjoy the show.
0:41.9	Do you ever wonder what the first line of your obituary will be after you've
0:47.5	passed on and someone else has to look at your life and determine exactly what
0:53.4	to find you?
0:54.9	What will pop out your family life, your career, athletic achievements,
1:00.4	mountains climbed, perhaps you had a brush with fame or notoriety along the way.
1:07.6	One of my favorite songwriters working right now is the great Jason Isbel.
1:12.9	And he has a lyric in one of his songs that goes, are you living the life you
1:17.4	chose or are you living the life that chose you?
1:22.0	It's a simple little idea.
1:23.6	It's kind of a quaint lyric, actually.
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