Pablo Torre Finds Out
Hippie, Hooper, Swimmer, Spy: The Basketball Coach Who Secretly Worked for the CIA
23 May 2024
No, Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift are not a government psy-op. But Shaun Raviv from "Sports Explains the World" joins us to tell the story of a sports figure who actually was: The CIA sent Jay Mullen to Uganda, undercover, in the 1970s. His job was to spy on the Soviet Union. But when one of the most notorious dictators in world history made Mullen the head coach of the Ugandan national basketball team, a different mission presented itself. So did The Russian Hulk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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