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How a spy who couldn’t spell foiled the biggest espionage heist in history

Mornings with Simi

English - April 16, 2024 13:40 - 9 minutes - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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Before Edward Snowden's infamous data breach, the largest theft of government secrets was committed by an ingenious traitor whose espionage scheme and complex coded messages were made even more baffling by his dyslexia.
Guest: Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, Journalist and Author of “The Spy Who Couldn’t Spell”
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Before Edward Snowden's infamous data breach, the largest theft of government secrets was committed by an ingenious traitor whose espionage scheme and complex coded messages were made even more baffling by his dyslexia.

Guest: Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, Journalist and Author of “The Spy Who Couldn’t Spell”

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