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Jack Barsky: KGB Spy | Lex Fridman Podcast #301

Jack Barsky is a former KGB spy and author of "Deep Undercover: My Secret Life and Tangled Allegiances as a KGB Spy in America". Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex to get 20% off - Notion: https://notion.com/startups to get up to $1000 off team plan - BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off - Blinkist: https://blinkist.com/lex and use code LEX to get 25% off premium - Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/lex and use code LEX to get 1 month of fish oil EPISODE LINKS: Jack's Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepcoverbarsky Jack's Website: https://jackbarsky.com Deep Undercover (book): https://amzn.to/39XMTgG The Agent (podcast): https://cumuluspodcastnetwork.com/pods/the-agent PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 1:18 - KGB 14:09 - Communism 33:10 - Childhood 39:57 - Becoming a KGB agent 1:18:30 - Training 1:32:19 - Language 1:38:10 - Moscow 1:53:11 - Spying 2:10:09 - Putin 2:13:01 - War in Ukraine 2:24:28 - Putin in the KGB 2:31:21 - Yuri Bezmenov 2:41:59 - FSB and CIA 2:49:49 - Putin and Zelenskyy 2:58:39 - Quitting the KGB 3:24:57 - Love and regrets 3:33:10 - Mortality SOCIAL: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman - Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/lexfridman - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman

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Jul 9, 20223h 37mWatch on YouTube ↗

CHAPTERS

  1. 0:00 – 1:18

    Introduction

  2. 1:18 – 14:09

    KGB

  3. 14:09 – 33:10

    Communism

  4. 33:10 – 39:57

    Childhood

  5. 39:57 – 1:18:30

    Becoming a KGB agent

  6. 1:18:30 – 1:32:19

    Training

  7. 1:32:19 – 1:38:10

    Language

  8. 1:38:10 – 1:53:11

    Moscow

  9. 1:53:11 – 2:10:09

    Spying

  10. 2:10:09 – 2:13:01

    Putin

  11. 2:13:01 – 2:24:28

    War in Ukraine

  12. 2:24:28 – 2:31:21

    Putin in the KGB

  13. 2:31:21 – 2:41:59

    Yuri Bezmenov

  14. 2:41:59 – 2:49:49

    FSB and CIA

  15. 2:49:49 – 2:58:39

    Putin and Zelenskyy

  16. 2:58:39 – 3:24:57

    Quitting the KGB

  17. 3:24:57 – 3:33:10

    Love and regrets

  18. 3:33:10 – 3:37:33

    Mortality

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