Experience the Cold War like never before with Cold War Conversations — an award-winning podcast recommended by The New York Times.
Each week, host Ian Sanders brings you raw, firsthand accounts from the people who lived through one of history’s most tense and transformative eras — soldiers, spies, civilians, and more.
These aren’t stories from textbooks. They’re unfiltered voices from the frontlines of history — emotional, gripping, and deeply human.
This is Cold War history, told from the inside out.
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Cold War Conversations
A couple of weeks ago, I had a great chat with a former Handley Page Victor Pilot who flew during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Episode coming out in the next couple of months.
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I’ll be at the Hack Green Bunker Cold War Weekend. tomorrow 5th April interviewing this gentleman. He’s 87 and flew Victors and Canberras in the RAF.
It would be great to see some of you there!
More info about the event here. www.hackgreen.co.uk/events-2-1
Some of his story is available here. youtube.com/@airforceanecdotes
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From the archive - Surviving the Hungarian Uprising through the eyes of a teenage freedom fighter https://youtu.be/MfXHDqHqhQE
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I explore the remarkable journey of a CIA operations officer who transitioned from a quiet childhood in California to the thrilling world of espionage.
What began as a joke application to the CIA turned into a life-changing opportunity.
The episode delves into her rigorous training, including paramilitary courses that prepared her for the realities of fieldwork and thrilling stories from her time in Moscow during the late 1980s.
Susan also gives tradecraft insights on surveillance techniques and the unique challenges faced by women in intelligence roles during that era.
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What type of episode do you prefer?
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