Chuck

All right, so we're back here for Act 3. It is now 1946, and we're going to talk a little bit about something called the Venona decryption. That was, you know, everyone had their secret codes that they used to encrypt things in those days, and they still do. But 1946, American cryptologists cracked that code that the Soviets were using, the Venona decryption.

All right, so we're back here for Act 3. It is now 1946, and we're going to talk a little bit about something called the Venona decryption. That was, you know, everyone had their secret codes that they used to encrypt things in those days, and they still do. But 1946, American cryptologists cracked that code that the Soviets were using, the Venona decryption.

All right, so we're back here for Act 3. It is now 1946, and we're going to talk a little bit about something called the Venona decryption. That was, you know, everyone had their secret codes that they used to encrypt things in those days, and they still do. But 1946, American cryptologists cracked that code that the Soviets were using, the Venona decryption.

And they said, hey, let's just not use this going forward. Let's go back and dig through all the stuff from World War II and see if we can get anything out of that. And in 1950, they decoded a message from the past that identified a Soviet spy. No, not Yuri. It's not. Well, I was about to ruin No Way Out, a movie that came out like 30 something years ago. But I'm not going to do that. OK.

And they said, hey, let's just not use this going forward. Let's go back and dig through all the stuff from World War II and see if we can get anything out of that. And in 1950, they decoded a message from the past that identified a Soviet spy. No, not Yuri. It's not. Well, I was about to ruin No Way Out, a movie that came out like 30 something years ago. But I'm not going to do that. OK.

And they said, hey, let's just not use this going forward. Let's go back and dig through all the stuff from World War II and see if we can get anything out of that. And in 1950, they decoded a message from the past that identified a Soviet spy. No, not Yuri. It's not. Well, I was about to ruin No Way Out, a movie that came out like 30 something years ago. But I'm not going to do that. OK.

I'll just say Yuri because it's a really good movie and you should see it if you haven't.

I'll just say Yuri because it's a really good movie and you should see it if you haven't.

I'll just say Yuri because it's a really good movie and you should see it if you haven't.

But they identified a Soviet spy named Homer. uh who worked at the british embassy in dc in 1944 and philby was like oh man i'm reading this thing homer's mclean it's my friend right and if they if they get him then my cover's blown and You know, right now he's in a good spot because everyone thinks he's he's like me, just a straight up Cambridge boy who's who's doing God's work for the crown.

But they identified a Soviet spy named Homer. uh who worked at the british embassy in dc in 1944 and philby was like oh man i'm reading this thing homer's mclean it's my friend right and if they if they get him then my cover's blown and You know, right now he's in a good spot because everyone thinks he's he's like me, just a straight up Cambridge boy who's who's doing God's work for the crown.

But they identified a Soviet spy named Homer. uh who worked at the british embassy in dc in 1944 and philby was like oh man i'm reading this thing homer's mclean it's my friend right and if they if they get him then my cover's blown and You know, right now he's in a good spot because everyone thinks he's he's like me, just a straight up Cambridge boy who's who's doing God's work for the crown.

But more evidence started coming out and another decoded message came out saying that Homer's wife was pregnant and staying with her mother in New York. And he was like, it's really obvious it's you now. So I got to I got to kick this thing into action.

But more evidence started coming out and another decoded message came out saying that Homer's wife was pregnant and staying with her mother in New York. And he was like, it's really obvious it's you now. So I got to I got to kick this thing into action.

But more evidence started coming out and another decoded message came out saying that Homer's wife was pregnant and staying with her mother in New York. And he was like, it's really obvious it's you now. So I got to I got to kick this thing into action.

Yeah. And he was holding the bag because he didn't know this was coming. Moscow didn't say that was going to happen. So word gets out. It's pretty clear that there's a third man, Q the Zither, and that had said, hey, Moscow, here's what's going on. So the writing's on the wall. He knows he's about to be found out.

Yeah. And he was holding the bag because he didn't know this was coming. Moscow didn't say that was going to happen. So word gets out. It's pretty clear that there's a third man, Q the Zither, and that had said, hey, Moscow, here's what's going on. So the writing's on the wall. He knows he's about to be found out.

Yeah. And he was holding the bag because he didn't know this was coming. Moscow didn't say that was going to happen. So word gets out. It's pretty clear that there's a third man, Q the Zither, and that had said, hey, Moscow, here's what's going on. So the writing's on the wall. He knows he's about to be found out.

Even though he had all his protection as the Cambridge boy, these other two guys being Cambridge gentlemen, being moles and just sort of disappearing, you know, it could be anyone. So he knew that the writing was on the wall. He's everyone starting to remember, like, wait a minute. All three guys were super leftist, like communist in college.

Even though he had all his protection as the Cambridge boy, these other two guys being Cambridge gentlemen, being moles and just sort of disappearing, you know, it could be anyone. So he knew that the writing was on the wall. He's everyone starting to remember, like, wait a minute. All three guys were super leftist, like communist in college.