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CrackOps

Truth is stranger than fiction- mind control, cats wearing wires, psychedelic drugs, and remote viewing. These are the real life stories of the CIA and the KGB, taken straight from declassified documents. These are also our hot takes, dumb jokes, and shenanigans. It’s 50/50.

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122:09

Conspiracy Mindset feat. Sean KB

CrackOps ·

2020/10/23

Abby and Jack are joined by Sean from the Antifada podcast for a discussion of conspiracy theories as a field. What are they? Where do they come from? Why is our show somehow different? We also drop mad Estonia-pills on the listener and discuss Abby's growing fast fashion empire. RIP Brad and JD u will be mist.

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67:35

PsyOps and Vampires: Operation Aswang

CrackOps ·

2020/06/21

The CIA uses advertising magic to make Dracula real. JD founds a cult. This one's a banger. Sources: https://www.esquiremag.ph/long-reads/features/cia-aswang-war-a00304-a2416-20191019-lfrm, https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/106443/major-general-edward-g-lansdale/, https://history.army.mil/books/coldwar/huk/ch5.htm, https://www.aswangproject.com/etymology-of-aswang-where-did-the-word-come-from/

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80:51

Take us to your investors! UFOs ft. Riley Quinn

CrackOps ·

2020/06/01

Riley Quinn of the Trashfuture podcast joins us for a well-organized chat on UFO conspiracies, past and present. The truth isn't out there- It's right here! https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/csi-studies/studies/97unclass/ufo.html, https://www.archives.gov/research/military/air-force/ufos, https://theintercept.com/document/2014/02/24/art-deception-training-new-generation-online-covert-operations/

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37:10

Osama Bin Laden's Hentai Stash

CrackOps ·

2020/05/18

The gang digs into the files of Osama Bin Laden, which include anime porn, pirated videogames, and an adorable letter from OBL to his mommy. Sources: https://www.cia.gov/library/abbottabad-compound/index.htmlhttps://www.ctc.usma.edu/letters-from-abbottabad-bin-ladin-sidelined/https://www.jihadica.com/abbottabad-documents/https://gizmodo.com/nsfw-someone-at-osama-bin-ladens-compound-sure-loved-a-1820053600

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53:46

Operation Washtub

CrackOps ·

2020/05/02

Remember that time the US government trained Alaskan civilians to fight in a hypothetical invasion by the Soviets? Well, we’re here to refresh your memory.Read more at

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88:47

Baking with J. Edgar Hoover

CrackOps ·

2020/04/19

The gang samples the popover recipe of infamous FBI director J. Edgar Hoover. We also bully him from beyond the grave while covering his absurd life.

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54:21

The Original Expendables

CrackOps ·

2020/04/07

Join the CrackHeads on a journey into the USSR with the NTS, a totally-not-fascist CIA front group. Sabotage, espionage, pasta, pop music torture- it's all here!

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60:57

Sukharno

CrackOps ·

2020/04/07

There is no echo. It's all in your head. Just listen to the tale of Sukarno, the horniest world leader in history. Sources:https://medium.com/war-is-boring/the-cia-and-kgb-tried-to-blackmail-this-world-leader-with-sex-tapes-927fc7ddbd48https://security.blogs.cnn.com/2012/04/18/sex-and-espionage-a-long-and-sordid-history/

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58:35

How do I Nuclear?

CrackOps ·

2020/03/26

The CrackHeads detail US efforts to figure out what exactly nukes do to rats, wool, and beer. We also cyberbully Reddit users and troops. Still not sure where Abby has gone but we're looking for her!Videos:Operation Cue: https://www.military.com/video/nuclear-bombs/nuclear-weapons/operation-cue-nuclear-test-1955/660909929001Sgt. Gutierrez: https://youtu.be/79hemWv0S-c?t=1128Those poor sheep: https://youtu.be/79hemWv0S-c?t=1409

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57:16

Operation Northwoods

CrackOps ·

2020/03/26

We go a little darker than usual with the DOD's plan to start a war on Cuba. DISCLAIMER: we are NOT agents of the Cuban government. Do NOT investigate this. Sources:https://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=92662&page=1https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu//news/20010430/northwoods.pdf

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52:02

CIA Funded Art

CrackOps ·

2020/03/26

We discuss the great cultural achievements of the CIA. They just keep on giving!Sources:https://www.moma.org/momaorg/shared/pdfs/docs/press_archives/676/releases/MOMA_1941_0015_1941-02-28_41228-14.pdf

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57:08

Operation Monopoly

CrackOps ·

2020/03/26

How many feds can you fit into one house? Will Abby's prophetic vision come true? Find out on this week's CrackOps!Sources:https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/what-lies-beneath-fbi-tunnel-in-glover-park-heated-up-the-cold-war/2016/02/27/d722abc6-d9b9-11e5-81ae-7491b9b9e7df_story.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/04/us/us-thinks-agent-revealed-tunnel-at-soviet-embassy.html

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46:13

Number Stations

CrackOps ·

2020/03/26

There are extremely creepy radio stations that broadcast secret messages. We talk about them.Sources:https://www.bbc.com/news/av/magazine-24916773/numbers-station-swedish-rhapsodyhttps://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128586766

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58:37

Acoustic Kitty

CrackOps ·

2020/03/26

Your gracious hosts discuss Operation Acoustic Kitty, the CIA's effort to create the ultimate (cat) spySources: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/05/operation-acoustic-kitty-the-cias-would-be-cat-spy/275665/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/cia-experimented-animals-1960s-too-just-ask-acoustic-kitty-180964313/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-cias-most-highly-trained-spies-werent-even-human-20149/?page=3/usa/1361462/CIA-recruited-cat-to-bug-Russians.html

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