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You Better Listen to the Radio: Operation Ostrich

During WWII, there were lots of ways to contribute to the war effort. One involved sitting at a radio station on Long Island, feeding lies to the Nazis to aid the Allies. Owen House was the secret center of Operation Ostrich, the most intense counterintelligence effort you've never heard of.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  The Napoleon of Crime: Adam Worth

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  The Johnny Cash Jamaican Christmastime Miracle

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  The Fundamental Magical Element [from Very Special Episodes]

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  The Zambian Plot

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  Don't Mess with the Big Dog: Martha Stewart

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  The King of Counterfeiters: Jeff Turner

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  There Ain't No Cure for the Varsity Blues: Rick Singer

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  The Flapper Bandit: Rebecca Bradley Rogers

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  Someday We'll Find It: The Pizza Connection

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  America's First Great Bank Robber: George Leonidas Leslie

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  Welcome to the Dollhouse: Velvalee Dickinson

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  Warmest Regards, The Leopard: Betty Grable Extortion Letters

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  Lord Buckingham, I Presume: Charles Stopford

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  Say It Ain't So, Joe: The 1919 Black Sox Scandal

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  Billy Don't Be a Hero: Fyre Fest