Introducing: Spy Affair
THE SAVAGE NATION
Michael Savage
4.5 • 11.4K Ratings
🗓️ 31 March 2021
⏱️ 6 minutes
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Summary
A charismatic Russian woman arrives in the US on a mission to improve relations between the two countries, and she soon makes some powerful friends. But who is Maria Butina? And who is she working for? As Maria gets closer to the rich and connected she also attracts the attention of the FBI. In the politically charged world of US-Russia relations, everyone has secrets and almost nothing is what it seems. From Wondery, the makers of The Shrink Next Door and Dr. Death comes SPY AFFAIR a story about deception, appearances and betrayal. Hosted by Celia Aniskovich.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, Michael Savage Show listeners. |
| 0:01.7 | I want to tell you about the new True Crime mini series from |
| 0:05.4 | Wondery. |
| 0:05.9 | It's called Spy Affair in 2016 news of Russian interference in |
| 0:12.4 | the American presidential election shook the nation to its |
| 0:14.8 | core. |
| 0:15.5 | Two years later, Maria Butina, an alleged Russian operative sent |
| 0:18.7 | to America to influence US politics was arrested on charges |
| 0:22.7 | of being a foreign agent. |
| 0:24.1 | She quickly found herself in the people around her embroiled |
| 0:26.4 | in a massive FBI investigation. |
| 0:28.5 | Maria would be portrayed as a spy in a woman who's strong |
| 0:32.4 | or web of lies all focused on completing her primary mission, |
| 0:36.9 | influence government officials in positions of power to |
| 0:41.1 | benefit her home country, which is Russia. |
| 0:43.8 | Wondery's new mini series Spy Affair as an inside look at the |
| 0:47.0 | shocking true story of a woman who started her time in |
| 0:49.8 | America with a trip to Disneyland and ended it as a convicted |
| 0:54.2 | criminal. |
| 0:55.2 | I'm about to play for you a brief clip from the show |
| 0:58.0 | but while you're listening, make sure to follow Spy Affair on |
| 1:01.6 | Apple podcast or you can listen early and add free by |
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