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EPISODE · Aug 11, 2026 · 1H 9M

High Stakes Cons of World War Two

from Unlocking the Unknown · host Atlas Gray

This collection chronicles elaborate World War II deceptions and espionage, from "magicians" hiding major harbors to double agents feeding orchestrated false data to the German High Command. It also investigates the ongoing pursuit of fugitive war criminals, detailing the biographies of those who lived as quiet neighbors in exile and the persistent work of Nazi hunters. Furthermore, it explores the Danish experience of occupation, focusing on the heroic 1943 rescue of the Jewish population and the subsequent legal reckoning for notorious local collaborators.

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