February 5, 2025 • 61 mins
Ever wonder why your neighbor's cat is always watching you? Maybe they're a spy. Probably not. But Rachel and Vicky will talk about real-life spies this week anyway.
You can check out the We're All Just Pretending Podcast here!
Research links below!
Accidental Talmudist - "Ballplayer And Spy: MoeBerg"
ESPN Classic - "Moe Berg: Catcher and spy"
NOVA Online - "Moe Berg"
SB Nation - "Moe Berg: Catcher, Lawyer, Horndog, Spy"
Atomic Heritage Foundation - "Morris 'Moe' Berg"
Smithsonian Magazine - "The Baseball Player-Turned-Spy Who Went Undercover to Assassinate the Nazis' Top Nuclear Scientist"
National Baseball Hall of Fame - "#Shortstops: Moe Berg's Life in Baseball"
Warfare History Network - "WWII Spies: Morris 'Moe' Berg"
FBI - "Velvalee Dickinson, the 'Doll Woman'"
Smithsonian Magazine - "The Spy in the Doll Shop"
History of Spies - "Velvalee Dickinson"
National Cryptologic Foundation - "1944: Spy Velvalee Dickinson Sentenced"
Gizmodo - "The Strange Case Of The Doll Seller Who Desperately Wanted To Be A Spy"
HistoryNet - "The Doll Seller Who Played With Japanese Spies"
You can check out the We're All Just Pretending Podcast here!
Research links below!
Accidental Talmudist - "Ballplayer And Spy: MoeBerg"
ESPN Classic - "Moe Berg: Catcher and spy"
NOVA Online - "Moe Berg"
SB Nation - "Moe Berg: Catcher, Lawyer, Horndog, Spy"
Atomic Heritage Foundation - "Morris 'Moe' Berg"
Smithsonian Magazine - "The Baseball Player-Turned-Spy Who Went Undercover to Assassinate the Nazis' Top Nuclear Scientist"
National Baseball Hall of Fame - "#Shortstops: Moe Berg's Life in Baseball"
Warfare History Network - "WWII Spies: Morris 'Moe' Berg"
FBI - "Velvalee Dickinson, the 'Doll Woman'"
Smithsonian Magazine - "The Spy in the Doll Shop"
History of Spies - "Velvalee Dickinson"
National Cryptologic Foundation - "1944: Spy Velvalee Dickinson Sentenced"
Gizmodo - "The Strange Case Of The Doll Seller Who Desperately Wanted To Be A Spy"
HistoryNet - "The Doll Seller Who Played With Japanese Spies"
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