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True Spies: Espionage | Investigation | Crime | Murder | Detective | Politics

Hidden Hand | CIA

True Spies: Espionage | Investigation | Crime | Murder | Detective | Politics

SPYSCAPE

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary, History

4.62.9K Ratings

🗓️ 3 May 2022

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Deep in the jungles of Central America, right-wing 'Contra' guerrillas face off against government forces. Major Alex, a Honduran army officer, trains and supplies the Contras on the ground. Except Major Alex isn't a Major at all - he's Ric Prado, CIA. Vanessa Kirby joins Ric as he recalls the most nail-biting moments from his time undercover. Could YOU survive the jungle? From SPYSCAPE, the home of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series producers: Gemma Newby, Joe Foley. Produced by Leo Hornak. Music by Nick Ryan.

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0:00.0

I'm Haley at Well. I'm Vanessa Kirby. I'm Sophia de Martina and this is True Spies.

0:07.0

And that was a signal for me to run. Spine only requires two people to be able to communicate.

0:12.0

Then I saw that he had been shot in the head.

0:16.0

The great James Bond car robbery. With me Elizabeth Hurley.

0:20.0

I'm Rory Bremner, comedian, mimic spy enthusiast and professional liar.

0:25.0

From a Spicegate podcast network, this is The Spine Game.

0:29.0

Introducing the resume of files starring me Jessica Brownfinley.

0:35.0

The resume of files is available exclusively on Spicegate Plus along with every episode from the Spicegate podcast network at free at Apple Podcasts.

0:48.0

A word of warning. This episode contains references to sexual violence.

0:53.0

If you would prefer not to hear that, you might want to try one of the episodes in our archive.

1:04.0

Welcome. Welcome to True Spies.

1:08.0

Week by week, mission by mission. You'll hear the true stories behind the world's greatest espionage operations.

1:17.0

You'll meet the people who navigate this secret world. What do they know? What are their skills? And what would you do in that position?

1:30.0

This is True Spies.

1:33.0

I'm walking around the camp and from behind the bushes, I hear this...

1:37.0

...and it was this skinny guy hiding behind the bushes.

1:41.0

And he tells me, they're planning to kill you tonight. When you got to sleep, they're going to come and try to kill you.

1:48.0

This is True Spies.

1:51.0

Episode 106. Hidden Hand.

2:01.0

The rural borderlands of Nicaragua and Honduras in the 80s are a dangerous place.

2:06.0

The site of a vicious civil war between right-wing rebel groups and Nicaragua's socialist and mystic government.

2:14.0

And on this day, in this small frontier town, there isn't much sign of law enforcement when some of the rebel commanders let power go to their heads.

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