meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Hysteria 51

Operation Mincemeat: The Hero Who Never Was | 177

Hysteria 51

ForthHand Media

Conspiracy, History, Supernatural, Aliens, True Crime, Paranormal, Comedy, Science

4.41.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2020

⏱️ 52 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Did you know that James Bond saved the Allies during WW2 and turned the tide of the war? Well, that’s the clickbait, misleading version – but closer to accurate than you think. Operation Mincemeat was a secret spy plan executed by the MI5, Britain’s counter-intelligence and security agency, during WW2. The audacious plan involved planting fake war plans, tracking a single eyelash, and the success of one agent, Captain (Acting Major) William Martin – who was already dead. We’ll explain that. We grab our shoe phone, hop into our Aston Martin, and sneak into Operation Mincemeat this week. Plus, Conspiracy Bot is cooking again (that’s bad), Kyle is helping him cook (that’s worse), and the fellas try the cooking (RIP). All of that and more on the podcast that’s never found a dead body floating in the water…handcuffed to an attaché full of war plans – Hysteria 51.

Special thanks to this week’s research sources:Research Assistant - Raymond Walden IV

BooksDeathly Deception: The Real Story of Operation Mincemeat | Denis SmythOperation Mincemeat: How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victor | Ben MacintyreOperation Mincemeat: The True Spy Story that Changed the Course of World War II | Ben MacintyreVideosREALLY WEIRD HISTORY: Operation Mincemeat - https://youtu.be/dBaNrTMUQbMOperation Mincemeat: The Trojan Horse of World War II - https://youtu.be/ZbqUliTbNp4Operation Mincemeat: WWII deception prior to invading Italy by Ian Fleming - https://youtu.be/hBk3sSUB5X4WebsitesOperation Mincemeat - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_MincemeatThe Trout Memo - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trout_memoIan Fleming - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_FlemingDouble Cross System - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double-Cross_SystemMilitary Wiki/Trout Memo - https://military.wikia.org/wiki/Trout_memoMilitary Wiki/ John Henry Godfrey - https://military.wikia.org/wiki/John_Henry_GodfreyIan Fleming Webpage - http://www.ianfleming.com/History - https://www.history.com/news/what-was-operation-mincemeatNPR - https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127742365NPR/Ben Macintyre Interview - https://www.npr.org/transcripts/127742365The Vintage News - https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/07/04/operation-mincemeat/BBC News - https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-11887115Operation Mincemeat Upcoming Filmhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt1879016/Variety –https://variety.com/2019/film/global/colin-firth-john-madden-operation-mincemeat-espionage-drama-1203207478/

MusicImpending Boom: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3

Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/Hysteria51

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

The following is the fourth hand production.

0:02.8

During World War II British intelligence officers managed to pull off one of the most successful wartime

0:10.8

deceptions ever achieved. They misled the Nazi armies about where

0:14.1

the allies would attack Southern Europe.

0:16.6

To carry out the plan, they had to rely on just one special spot.

0:20.7

A dead man.

0:22.2

Its operation men's meet this week on Hysteria 51.

0:25.2

They say I'm disturbed.

0:28.2

From city to city an incredible hysterical panic spread.

0:30.8

I think we're getting into a weird area here.

0:33.0

Well, you tell me, schools, I'm not crazy.

0:36.0

This hysteria.

0:38.0

You can't handle the truth.

0:40.0

The strain is gone.

0:42.0

This is

0:43.9

hysteria 51.

0:45.2

Here. The truth is out there. It's alive. But you won't find it here.

0:49.7

But you won't find it here. They're coming for you.

0:53.2

Look, there comes one of them now.

0:59.8

Welcome in history nation to the podcast. Right, right.

1:03.0

I know you listen to the show.

1:04.7

You know I'm back.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from ForthHand Media, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of ForthHand Media and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.