The Thing: When The Soviets Spied and Got Caught

Published: May 23, 2022, 6 a.m.

b'In 1945, a wooden plaque of the \\u201dGreat Seal\\u201d was given to the United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union. It hung on the wall by his desk for years until it was discovered in 1951 to be a secret Soviet listening device. In this episode, we tell the story of \\u201dThe Thing\\u201d or \\u201dThe Great Seal Bug\\u201d and how it came to be. Then we chat with musician Daniel Malone!\\n\\n\\nReview this podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-internet-says-it-s-true/id1530853589\\n\\nBonus episodes and content available at\\xa0http://Patreon.com/MichaelKent \\n\\nFor special discounts and links to our sponsors, visit\\xa0http://theinternetsaysitstrue.com/deals'