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I have a treat for you guys today! On today\\u2019s show, we have former KGB Agent Jack Barsky. This is part one of a two-part episode; part two will air on December 5, 2021.\\xa0

Jack was a KGB agent who was embedded in the United States as a spy for the Soviet Union during the height of the cold war. Jack was illegally inserted and assimilated into the United States carrying out covert missions as a KGB agent while keeping his cover as a bicycle delivery boy, college student, and eventually computer programmer for a large corporation. He also juggled two families complete with a wife and children in the United States, and East Germany.\\xa0

Jack is now a public speaker, author of \\u201cMy Secret Life and Tangled Allegiances As A KGB Spy In America\\u201d, a devoted family man and American citizen. He has been featured on many news shows including 60 Minutes and was the technical advisor for the hit T.V. series, The Americans.\\xa0

In today\\u2019s episode you will learn:

\\xb7\\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 Jack explains the quote, \\u201cCaution is a spy\\u2019s best friend, paranoia is his enemy.\\u201d and how this applies to everyday life.

\\xb7\\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 How his childhood growing up in war-torn East Germany helped him later in his life as a spy for the KGB.

\\xb7\\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 How a bright college kid on track to becoming a college professor wound up being a spy for the KGB.

\\xb7\\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 How Jack Barsky kept his job and training with the KGB a secret from friends and family, including his mother.\\xa0

\\xb7\\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 What special spy training and equipment Jack was given, or not given before he illegally entered the United States as a spy for the KGB.

\\xa0All of this and more on today\\u2019s episode of the Cops and Writers podcast.

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