Espionage and Illusion
True Stories of Magic From the Front Lines of the Secret War
Explore the Murky Crossroads of Magic and Espionage
Hollywood stagecraft deployed from the world's bloodiest battlefields to its darkest alleys.
Illusionists and psychics on the CIA's payroll. Disguise, deception, and misdirection. The connections between the dark arts of magic and espionage are obvious... and everywhere.
Join us as we go deep into the secretive realm of espionage and its most mysterious and misunderstood characters to examine the astonishing operations that they orchestrated.
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However much you think you know about the business of espionage, get ready to throw it all out the window.
The actual complex truth — brutal, devious, ingenious, heroic, immoral — is much stranger than anything you’ve ever seen or read.
Narrated by Andrew Wallerstein.
Creators
Andrew Wallerstein
Writer, Director, Narrator
Adam Kirszner
Producer, Editor