
SPY FAMILY SHOCKERS
08/09/24 • 39 min
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This week, we’re going to take a look at the shock and disorientation the children of spies face when they learn that one, or both, of their parents are not who they say they are.
Jeff’s guest, Johanna McCloy, didn’t know she was the daughter of an American spy until she was 15 years old.
Johanna McCloy
https://johannamccloy.substack.com/
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This week, we’re going to take a look at the shock and disorientation the children of spies face when they learn that one, or both, of their parents are not who they say they are.
Jeff’s guest, Johanna McCloy, didn’t know she was the daughter of an American spy until she was 15 years old.
Johanna McCloy
https://johannamccloy.substack.com/
Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter:
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Read Michael Isikoff’s piece for the SpyTalk Substack
https://www.spytalk.co/p/another-911-style-attack-in-the-works?
Colin P. Clarke - The Soufan Group
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