Jack Barsky
speaker
659 appearances
2 recordings
2 series
first heard May 2025
last heard 11 Feb
Jack Barsky’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Appearances
SNAFU with Ed Helms · Entering the world of a Former KGB Spy (with Jack Barsky) · 11 Feb 2026
podcast
Our producer is Carl Nellis.
Associate producer, Tori Smith.
Our senior editor is Jeffrey Lewis.
Olivia Canney is our production assistant.
Our creative executive is Brett Harris.
Engineering and technical direction by Nick Dooley.
Special thanks to Allison Cohen and Matt Eisenstadt.
And I'm Matt Rogers.
Hey, Elmo.
Hey, Matt.
Hey, Bowen.
Hi, Cookie.
Hi.
It's the true story of protest and rebellion in Black American history that you'll never forget.
I was untouchable. I was above the law. I was always bypassing customs and passport control. So a young person that really feels good because I never liked rules.
They called me back as an emergency departure. They have done this in the past. They call back an agent, and as soon as they step on Soviet soil, they are jailed or even executed. I was stalling the Soviets, and then one day they send one of their resident agents, and he said to me, you've got to come home or else you're dead. It was a threat.
I decided I would defy them and tell them that I'm not returning. I will not betray any secrets. And please give the money on my account to my German family. Wow.
I was stopped on the other side of a toll gate. It was a state trooper. Just like to check your license and registration and could you step out of the car? I step out of the car still not having a clue what was going on. Out of the corner of my eye, somebody approaching me from the back. The fellow introduced himself. He says, Joe Riley, FBI. And he showed me this badge.
We would like to talk with you. The first question I asked, am I under arrest? And the answer was no. Then I said, what took you so long?
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