My name is Greg Jackson. I'm a PhD holding historian, a professor, and the

creator of history that doesn't suck. A podcast that makes legit

seriously researched American history come to life through entertaining stories.

Join me for a chronological telling of the United States story.

From the Revolution to Fractious Civil War, tenacious inventors, brave reformers, and more.

With more than 100 episodes, you can already binge listen your way from 1776 to the early 20th century.

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A note for listeners.

We recorded this interview with Mickey Bergman on the 8th of July 2024,

prior to the release of 16 Westerners who were wrongfully detained in Russia.

Information about the events described in this episode is still emerging.

For the most up-to-date version of this story, be sure to reference your reliable news source of choice.

This is true spies. The podcast that takes you deep inside the greatest secret missions of all time.

Week by week, you'll hear the true stories behind the

operations that have shaped the world we live in. You'll meet the people who live

life undercover. What do they know? who live life under cover.

What do they know?

What are their skills?

And what would you do in their position?

I'm Riana Needs, and this is True Spies spies from Spiescape studios.

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