A spy story from Gary Lineker’s Goalhanger gang
by Alexi Duggins, Hannah Verdier and Hollie Richardso from Technology | The Guardian on (#6SJ82)
The podcast studio behind the Rest Is ... universe goes deep on the 1953 Iran coup in The Rest Is Classified. Plus: five of the best expert advice podcasts
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The Rest Is Classified
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The latest addition to Goalhanger's stable of The Rest Is ... shows focuses on espionage. It's exactly what you'd expect: a slick, info-packed chat between two hosts with sparkling rapport - specifically CIA analyst turned spy novelist David McCloskey and veteran national security journalist Gordon Corera. They are looking at the 1953 Iranian coup, and it's a hugely enjoyable tale of diplomacy, power play, drunkenness - and a man named Kermit. Alexi Duggins