Episode · Stuff You Should Know · 2025-04-15
Books mentioned on Kim Philby: Greatest Liar of All Time?
British MI6 agent Kim Philby was a spy for the Soviet Union and one of the great liars in human history, right up until his retirement in Moscow where he lived out his days as a national hero. See omnystudio.
Josh Clark recommended A Spy Among Friends by Ben Macintyre and A Spy Among Friends Kim Philby And The Great Betrayal by Ben Macintyre and others, and discussed Kim by Rudyard Kipling.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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A Spy Among Friends
A Spy Among Friends by Ben Macintyre is a gripping historical non-fiction book that details the true story of Kim Philby, the notorious British intelligence officer who secretly worked as a double agent for the Soviet Union before defecting.
Recommended“But uh Dave also wanted us to shout out and we want to shout out a book by Ben McIntyre, A Spy Among Friends, Colon Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal.”
Where to get it
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A Spy Among Friends Kim Philby And The Great Betrayal
A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal by Ben Macintyre is a gripping historical non-fiction book that details the life and betrayal of the notorious British double agent Kim Philby and his association with the Cambridge Five spy ring.
Recommended“But uh Dave also wanted us to shout out and we want to shout out a book by Ben McIntyre, A Spy Among Friends, Colon Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal.”
Where to get it
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Kim
Kim by Rudyard Kipling is a classic novel that follows an orphaned street boy who becomes involved in the espionage and political intrigue of the Great Game in colonial India.
Discussed“Philby Kim, he was nicknamed Kim because there was a Roger Kipling story, a book I think about a street urchin um raised on the streets of India who becomes a spy.”
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