Smoke and Mirrors

Andrew Wallerstein

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Join us as we explore the murky crossroads where magic and espionage meet. From vaudeville tricksters deployed to the battlefields of World War II to the wizards of Langley, forget whatever you think you know about the business of espionage. Because the truth is a wilderness of Smoke and Mirrors. Produced by Adam Kirszner.

25/02/2021

Official Trailer - Season 1

Official trailer for the first season of Smoke and Mirrors. True stories of magic from the front lines of the secret war. Forget everything you think you know about espionage, because the truth is a wilderness of Smoke and Mirrors.

1 min
05/02/2021

Mysticism and Murder

In our final episode of the season, we take a trip around the world and through time as we examine how zealotry and mysticism combined to lay the foundation for the modern relationship between magic and spycraft.

27 min
29/01/2021

American Tricksters

In CIA culture, reverence for magicians and respect for "the magician's code" runs deep. And for good reason: From disguise to sleight of hand, secrets of the illusionist's stagecraft are also secrets of the spy's tradecraft.

11 min
22/01/2021

Movie Magic

From Bond to Bourne, Hollywood’s obsession with spies is well known. But the reverse is also true: Intelligence agencies have long looked to the silver screen as inspiration for the development of next-generation gadgets, technology and disguises.

18 min
15/01/2021

Mesmerism, Mind Control and MKULTRA

Rising paranoia, increasing opacity, and loosening ethical standards among intelligence services combined to make a perfectly fertile environment for some of history's most outrageous spy initiatives, including the notorious MKULTRA.

22 min
08/01/2021

The Wizard of Langley

One of the most influential figures in the Cold War-era CIA wasn't a spy, soldier, or scientist. He was a magician. Get to know John Mulholland – the enigmatic figure at the center of some of the Agency's most controversial initiatives.

18 min
01/01/2021

Project Stargate

In the paranoid, hyper-competitive context of the Cold War, no tactic was off the table for American or Russian spy services – not even the use of "psychics." Most efforts were dubious at best, but a few raised the eyebrows of even the most hardened skeptics.

19 min
25/12/2020

The Wartime Magicians

From hiding the Suez Canal from the Luftwaffe to fabricating entire ghost armies to divert the enemy on D-Day, the front line Allied magicians of World War II made a historic impact.

17 min

25/02/2021

Official Trailer - Season 1

Official trailer for the first season of Smoke and Mirrors. True stories of magic from the front lines of the secret war. Forget everything you think you know about espionage, because the truth is a wilderness of Smoke and Mirrors.

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Join us as we explore the murky crossroads where magic and espionage meet. From vaudeville tricksters deployed to the battlefields of World War II to the wizards of Langley, forget whatever you think you know about the business of espionage. Because the truth is a wilderness of Smoke and Mirrors. Produced by Adam Kirszner.

Creado por

Andrew Wallerstein
Años en activo

2020 - 2021
Episodios

8
Clasificación

Apto

Smoke and Mirrors

Episodios

Official Trailer - Season 1

Mysticism and Murder

American Tricksters

Movie Magic

Mesmerism, Mind Control and MKULTRA

The Wizard of Langley

Project Stargate

The Wartime Magicians

Tráiler

Official Trailer - Season 1

Información

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