Arturo Castro

Now his dad was a hardcore communist, like to the level where he joined the secret police and was put in charge of indoctrinating new recruits. And that was how he raised his kids. So, you know, no Barney for Oleg and his older brother. No, no. They became KGB agents. Why wouldn't you? In 1966, Oleg got his first assignment outside the USSR, where he was posted to the Soviet embassy in Copenhagen.

Now his dad was a hardcore communist, like to the level where he joined the secret police and was put in charge of indoctrinating new recruits. And that was how he raised his kids. So, you know, no Barney for Oleg and his older brother. No, no. They became KGB agents. Why wouldn't you? In 1966, Oleg got his first assignment outside the USSR, where he was posted to the Soviet embassy in Copenhagen.

The Danish government knew that he was there, but officially he was just part of the embassy staff. But secretly, his mission was to manage the network of undercover spies throughout the country. Not that this would have been a real surprise to the Danes because of the 20 workers at the Soviet embassy, 14 were spies.

The Danish government knew that he was there, but officially he was just part of the embassy staff. But secretly, his mission was to manage the network of undercover spies throughout the country. Not that this would have been a real surprise to the Danes because of the 20 workers at the Soviet embassy, 14 were spies.

Yeah. I imagine the dates were too busy being happy to give a fuck about the spies. They were like, ah, uns spies? Yeah, it's cool. I don't know.

Yeah. I imagine the dates were too busy being happy to give a fuck about the spies. They were like, ah, uns spies? Yeah, it's cool. I don't know.

Spy for it. Now, living outside the iron grip of the Soviet Union was really exciting for Oleg. He enjoyed seeing just how loosey-goosey things were in Copenhagen. Yeah. Do you remember the honeypot story? This honeypot story that I'm about to tell?

Spy for it. Now, living outside the iron grip of the Soviet Union was really exciting for Oleg. He enjoyed seeing just how loosey-goosey things were in Copenhagen. Yeah. Do you remember the honeypot story? This honeypot story that I'm about to tell?

So he went for a stroll this one time through the red light district, which it seems like the Nordic states seem to just all have red light districts, you know, they just call them. the district now, I guess? Sure. So he browsed a shop that was selling sex toys and he even bought some gay porn and brought it home to show his wife.

So he went for a stroll this one time through the red light district, which it seems like the Nordic states seem to just all have red light districts, you know, they just call them. the district now, I guess? Sure. So he browsed a shop that was selling sex toys and he even bought some gay porn and brought it home to show his wife.

He proudly displayed it on his mantelpiece because, you know, freedom. He's like, look, they are so flexible, these men. Yeah. And so he bought a gay porn magazine and he put it on his mantel.

He proudly displayed it on his mantelpiece because, you know, freedom. He's like, look, they are so flexible, these men. Yeah. And so he bought a gay porn magazine and he put it on his mantel.

And so this little purchase is what kind of sets us up for the goofiness of it. Because one night, a local police captain invited Oleg and his wife over for a dinner so that the Danish spies could sweep the apartment. And they spotted the magazine and it made them think that he was 100% gay, right? Which is reasonable. Yes.

And so this little purchase is what kind of sets us up for the goofiness of it. Because one night, a local police captain invited Oleg and his wife over for a dinner so that the Danish spies could sweep the apartment. And they spotted the magazine and it made them think that he was 100% gay, right? Which is reasonable. Yes.

I would say particularly if it's in your mantelpiece, like you're just like, you're like, hello, welcome to my house. And here is my, here's what I love to do when my wife's not here.

I would say particularly if it's in your mantelpiece, like you're just like, you're like, hello, welcome to my house. And here is my, here's what I love to do when my wife's not here.

Also, I can imagine like sort of the ego hit that that like devilishly handsome young man must have had. He's like, what the fuck? Like, what is wrong with this? You don't like Sikella?

Also, I can imagine like sort of the ego hit that that like devilishly handsome young man must have had. He's like, what the fuck? Like, what is wrong with this? You don't like Sikella?

What the fuck is wrong with this guy? And meanwhile, Oleg's at his house being like, man, these Danes are really fucking nice. Yeah. So in the end, it wasn't actually the Danish recruiting that swayed him to turn against the Iron Curtain, but it was the Soviets themselves. Mm hmm. In 1968, the Soviets brutally crushed the Prague Spring when tanks rolled into Czechoslovakia to squash an uprising.

What the fuck is wrong with this guy? And meanwhile, Oleg's at his house being like, man, these Danes are really fucking nice. Yeah. So in the end, it wasn't actually the Danish recruiting that swayed him to turn against the Iron Curtain, but it was the Soviets themselves. Mm hmm. In 1968, the Soviets brutally crushed the Prague Spring when tanks rolled into Czechoslovakia to squash an uprising.