Hello, my name's Indra Varma, and I'm quickly dropping in to tell you about a new weekly

series from Wundery that I think you'll like.

It's called The Spy Who, and it explores true spy stories you were never meant to hear.

The spy who reveals the invisible work of the world's intelligence services,

unearthing daring missions packed with danger, deceit and double crosses.

Each season my co-host Raza Jaffrey and I introduce you to shadowy figures who risked everything to achieve their mission,

like Oleg Lellin, the spy who sabotaged the KGB, or Dushko Popov, the spy who inspired

007.

If you'd like to hear more, follow the Spy Who

wherever you listen to podcasts.

Or you can binge full seasons early and ad free with Wundry Plus on Apple Podcasts or The Wundry App. August 1960, Moscow.

It's late at night, rain splashes off the cobblestones of Red Square as American student

Eldon Cox huddles under an umbrella. He's on his way back to his hotel with one of the other students

who's also visiting the Soviet Union as part of an exchange trip.

As they passed the painted onion domes of St. Basil's Cathedral, a Russian man steps out of the shadows with an unlit

cigarette in his hand.

Excuse me, do you have a light?

The man's in his early 40s with urban hair that's starting to gray.

He's wearing a suit and tie, but Cox served in the Air Force and

recognizes the straight back of a military man.

No, sorry, we don't smoke.

Cox and his friend walk on, but the man follows.

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