KGB spy explains how he got caught | Jack Barsky and Lex Fridman

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Jack Barsky is a former KGB spy and author of "Deep Undercover: My Secret Life and Tangled Allegiances as a KGB Spy in America".
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@ziggy-pk8zz Год назад

I love seeing two spies talk

@77Supafly777 Год назад

Stellar comment

@Scrilla01 Год назад

lmao....I was thinking the other day what if this trip for Lex to Ukraine/Russia was just his move to exit the US cause its getting hot lol

@lennoxrass9071 Год назад

hahaha yea best one yet

@DJKrol-pv8ft Год назад

Watching two spies talk on a Spy network propaganda machine

@michaelumphlettee7054 Год назад

Lol

@BobbyBigallo Год назад

Lex is great at letting his guest tell a story without interrupting them. Awesome.

@nickkuiper32 Год назад

He is very calm in his mind (at least so it appears), that is something a lot of interviewers/hosts lack. More often then not the host will make it too much "his" show.

@Chipsandsalsa183 Год назад

Honestly hes gotta be one of the best hosts ever.

@mikemiller659 Год назад

@@Chipsandsalsa183 ???

@nigo8159 Год назад

Dude in fucking great storyteller how you gon give all the credit to lex 😂

@elijahmasquelier1238 Год назад

He really is a fantastic interviewer. A good interviewer has to know when to talk and what to ask, but much more importantly, when not to talk and just let the guest guide the conversation. He does both of these very well; that’s why I and many love his podcast.

@swasho2939 Год назад

Finally a real interview with a former spy. Love Joe, but there's only so much Mike Baker I can take

@pinchnloaf Год назад

Mike baker friggin sucks

@BH-gh6qm Год назад

This guy takes wayyyy too long to say absolutely nothing. boring as fuck, its like an interview with biden . hes lost it

@kylehoutby7 Год назад

Last word should be "fake"

@lulumoon6942 Год назад

Any Mike Baker is too much. Low level car salesmen BS artist.

@pt190 Год назад

Yea he’s become to mainstream at this point. There’s always a few

@omaryohan7694 Год назад

Consistently some of the best interviewees.

@thelucienleighton Год назад

fuck cnn lol

@sealife564 Год назад

How does Lex know/find these people? Just such a wide , great variety.

@mrblack9791 Год назад

look listen i do not know

@VincitOmniaVeritas7 Год назад

The ape expert wasn’t great when he tried to translate his observations to humans.

@distant4766 Год назад

First time watcher. If this is how business is conducted then I'm gonna keep watching. Letting a person just speak and not interrupting. Most folks are just waiting to speak. This is uncut without reaction or interference. 1 love bruv.

@gtaopman6678 Год назад

You think as soon as the camera is turned off he turned to Lex and asked So, How is your operation going comrade?

@anFy81 Год назад

the red dot that's some movie material right there

@ceezy1548 Год назад

Him talking about his daughter is so incredibly relatable. I have two sons and I love them dearly but when my daughter was born, it’s almost indescribable. That little girl managed to get the lid shut on the jar that had the one last bit of light left in me before it could vanish. She’s currently 4 and I owe her my soul, my very humanity. I wouldn’t have left either.

@ilikesoccer5799 Год назад

cuz u can be all soft and soppy cuz its ur kid and its good for daughters to do that

@Benny.13 Год назад

When my son was born

@henrymagana5538 Год назад

My son came first and a few years later my daughter came. Now my saying is "My son made me a man and my daughter made me a gentleman" from Henry Magana

@dfgiuy22 Год назад

Calm down, don't brag. Kiddo's are awesome though. Just be a good dad dude. Have fun getting your nails done! It's important to them :)

@CE-vd2px Год назад

I know what you mean because I have a dog that is female. Incredible feeling of love

@doomfanboy9413 Год назад

that laugh after he hinted at the agent taking half of his life savings lmao he would of done the same shit if it was him.

@delavan9141 Год назад

He was laughing at the corruption that permeated the society he had left behind, like, "Ha, so typical!"

@planobest8120 Год назад

Dudes deep ops and everything he said was bullshit lol. He went over got some chick preggo claimed he loved her and the child and claimed he hates his ex wife and his country stole his retirement sounds like a cover story to me. That guy who didn’t let him into the CIA hq was smart motherfucker was trying to pull off a triple agent maneuver and plant listening devices or something.

@PRODIGY5369 Год назад

I really enjoyed this insight and conversation when it 1st went live. I drive for a living and good podcasts help the miles roll unnoticed. I enjoyed it so much I listened to it again today. 🇬🇧

@captainscarlett1 Год назад

I've read a lot of spy novels and autobiographies and what he casually talks about, dead drops, one-time pads, SW radio, all rings so true. It'd be a great movie.

@stevep8485 Год назад

Alan Alda should play him!

@ImperiumLibertas Год назад

Any suggestions? I find this stuff extremely interesting.

@AU88 Год назад

Really enjoyed Mr. Barsky’s memoir, “Deep Undercover.” Real-life spy stuff, and a touching story of redemption.

@briguy2556 Год назад

I just want to start painting red circles everywhere now and see who gets spooked

@SiFi5478 Год назад

😂

@spacesuitor 4 месяца назад

Never try to out-spook the spook.

@jaimeweezer6260 Год назад

It’s so cool to see Lex find his own footing in this space . Now he is leading it . American dream realized

@MAYNOR82 Год назад

American dream realized: Report back to mother Russian.

@ci7alex1 Год назад

⁰

@ginnar8702 Год назад

Called the "American dream", because you have to be asleep in order to believe it.

@yellowcake2478 Год назад

He is right about daughters

@bobbye7353 Год назад

Something only a MAN with a baby daughter could possibly fathom

@micahmoody9615 Год назад

@ yellow cake he also mentions his “German family” received his money once they thought he passed.

@ONEMANUNITX Год назад

As soon as he mentioned his daughter I nearly cried. I know that pain. And mines 18months as well. And such pain happened to me at 6months .

@makemegood1 Год назад

Hope your days get better

@hoondaily270 Год назад

Don’t be a spy in reality we should have a no tolerance death penalty for spies

@BlessedWithLuck Год назад

As a first time viewer, the stories you guys both have draw me in to continue watching. Great videos bro.

@yeslek Год назад

I LOVE that he def knows his stuff AND has examples of his expertise/awareness, yet is a rare one who doesn't come across as a braggy know-it-all, like in so many YT interviews. How interesting, enjoying this!

@michaelhenry8890 Год назад

“One day my wife and I got into a terrible fight and I chose to deploy the nuclear option.” Been there comrade. A lot of us have.

@halfdayofthejackal9372 Год назад

"you have to take it (a death threat from the KGB) seriously .. to some degree" hahahahahahaha

@AIKnowYou Год назад

That's slightly missing the point though... what they said had 2 meanings

@keithandlinus Год назад

Lex, this is one of the best interviews you've done. I have thoroughly enjoyed this conversation. Thank you.

@delavan9141 Год назад

What conversation? Did you even watch this? He seemed to be half asleep during this clip, occasionally tossing in a lame comment. Definitely not his best.

@krissykatportal Год назад

Agreed. Great interview!

@nobody6032 Год назад

@@delavan9141 I think that you're confused about what am interview is.

@SeriouslyIssues Год назад

100% understand what he's saying about being a father. Everything changed when my daughter was born. One day I was one person living one life the next day I left it all behind moved a week later with my girlfriend and baby and never looked back.

@andrewdenton7901 Год назад

Crotch goblins save lives.

@SeriouslyIssues Год назад

@andrewdenton7901 🤣🤣🤣 100% federal inmate to PTA meetings and dressing up as a fairy for birthdays 😆 🤣

@matthewanderson1308 Год назад

This is the most fascinating thing I've seen on youtube. I cannot stop.

@thecat7105 Год назад

Lex is really stepping up both the guests and quality of podcasts

@joelexline9 Год назад

@@tacotom3492 stop going too deep, I'm a "conspiracy" guy myself but you can't think EVERYTHING is fake and a lie, thats not true and quite the pessimistic existence

@Tenderbits Год назад

What an incredible conversation. Thank you.

@Jroc412 Год назад

The fact the he was hiding documents in central park is mind blowing to me for some reason. And the beam he had to pass by every day looking for a message. Wild.

@planobest8120 Год назад

I’m beginning to think this guys job was to be a decoy spy. Hiding notes in trees like a child? Lol wtf

@CAST1LLO Год назад

@@planobest8120 And that is exactly why it works.

@dansdiesel767 Год назад

Such a great interview

@Angelthedog Год назад

Great video , Lex. Good for you , Barsky.

@mcm2366 Год назад

His story reminds me of the spy show The Americans. What an incredible life he’s lived and an equally incredible memory. Excellent story teller.

@Madameshakara Год назад

Hall of fame show. Highly recommend

@pmenchions Год назад

@@Madameshakara Oh yes, it was riveting stuff. The only flaw was when Kerry Russell tried to speak Russian. Thankfully it was very brief!

@thokim84 Год назад

To be a spy, telling a story is skill #1.

@sageg58 Год назад

He literally inspired it

@theuniversejr Год назад

reminds me of the show "The Blacklist" he might actually be the real Raymond Reddington 🤔 lol

@RawOlympia 10 месяцев назад

thnx so much ... lived there then, it's nostalgic to listen to ... such an interview!

@Legendary_Football Год назад

Great story from Mr. Barsky, and another great episode. TY Lex!

@planobest8120 Год назад

Yeah but with joe the guests can see themselves in his shiny polished tanned head. That’s gotta count for something.

@jonathanhall1823 Год назад

I only realized now that I read his memoir almost two years ago…that book still lives in somewhere in my mind.

@Whiskey04 Год назад

Great interview!

@slimguy94 Год назад

Really good interview

@tan4uk69 Год назад

"I was always praised for my ability to describe spots that are easy to find." LMAO

@vargas0425av 4 месяца назад

I caught that too hahaha

@BirdDawg1 Год назад

Another excellent clip from Lex.

@jesusguzman5126 Год назад

Loved this one Lex

@killtrocity6857 Год назад

This interview is truly a master piece

@birdman007 Год назад

Great listen

@richardmacdonald2842 Год назад

Wow factor for me. Amazing interview Lex.

@redsofaanimation Год назад

This is an amazing interview!!

@FoulBundy Год назад

He's 100% on the daughter thing; it changes you.

@ninjarogue Год назад

Really interesting interview

@ADUB0017 Год назад

That was an incredible story

@waseem7195 Год назад

Is this dude not a cautionary tale of why these agencies get rid of their own agents once their time is up.

@bryansmith6939 2 месяца назад

If you leave the service when you’re 40+ … chances of you doing real damage to your employed country is low as the information, tactics and even agents have changed. Leaving the service in your 20s/30s… those are the assassinations you hear of.. all their info in new/still relevant

@tomgreen1721 Год назад

His life would make a kick Ass movie

@bunghoekilla5958 Год назад

If you're a Russian you are probably thinking traitor, but he saw the American way and fell in love and sacrificed his home country for his new wife and kids. As a guy/man that's pretty respectable to me 💯

@Buskyb Год назад

He is german tho...

@highliter97 Год назад

@@Buskyb but he was working for the Russians.

@delavan9141 Год назад

Spies aren't traitors unless they go over to the other side in order to damage their own country. He did nothing to damage his former country, as far as we can tell from this clip.

@kevinprzy4539 Год назад

@@Buskyb Yeah but he worked for the Russian government, if a Canadian who worked for the US government betrayed them a lot of Americans would call him s traitor.

@divisiona3974 Год назад

@@Buskyb East Germany. That was basically Russia back then.

@dpe4 Год назад

Damn this was interesting. Lex and Jack; Thank you,

@ciarantiger 9 месяцев назад

Watched all the clips. Class 💯

@sebby007 Год назад

This is so much better than any history book!

@dipster14 Год назад

Crazy. Back when i was in middle school i wanted to be a spy myself so this interview is gold to me

@DrRisto__TWITCH Год назад

Now “spies” are as easy as you making yourself the Cattle … tracking yourself 25/8

@jamiestwrt Год назад

@@DrRisto__TWITCH nicely put

@Ryan-9000 Год назад

"I can't come back I have aids" haha genuis.

@davidabbett7011 Год назад

Captivating . . . . simply captivating.

@scottfay3553 Год назад

I really appreciate this mans work!! HEs true hero

@WilliamFontaineJr Год назад

Thanks again, great watching.

@danwinters3397 Год назад

Especially being from the area he’s describing it’s an amazing story

@tuttutteddy8889 Год назад

really recommend barsky book to anyone who hasn’t read it, great to see him get some love. he deserves it!

@srfrg9707 Год назад

What makes a good spy is both surviving his career and still present himself as an agreeable person despite all the crimes he committed. The usual retirement facility for a spy is the bottom of a lake.

@ReanuKeevesAus Год назад

Bottom of a lake or a deep hole in a massive forest. The worst fate though is the Black Site if they want info out of you!

@nobody6032 Год назад

I bet it's often times burned or melted with acid.

@MontegaB Год назад

Interesting to hear him talk about getting info from the shortwave stations :)

@FredericFreedom Год назад

Probably coded too

@walterthorne4819 Год назад

Lex… this was a great one!

@haroldi.6450 Год назад

You can learn alot from his mannerisms and body language, the way he talks, the way he tells stories. Fascinating

@kevinm9 Год назад

Excellent episode

@sherryneglia4804 Год назад

My grandfather was German. The similarities between him and this guy are amazing. Really makes me miss him

@ronjeremy1232 Год назад

He was a dirty spy?

@saymynamesaymyname6070 Год назад

@@ronjeremy1232 youre dirty

@dimadobrik4516 Год назад

How does him being german play any role at all?

@Supercatzs Год назад

this guy was recruited in east-germany so that would make sense

@DiviAugusti Год назад

@@dimadobrik4516 This agent is East German.

@cdtape Год назад

Binged watched the whole interview with this guy, very interesting story

@mrnobody6118 Год назад

then why are you watching clips??

@ganjahiwalker2641 Год назад

How do you binge watch 1 interview

@holymacarenafin2319 Год назад

@@ganjahiwalker2641 dont get up before its done. Use your two braincels lol

@MarcusVinicius-mk4wr Год назад

My father speaks seven languages has a masters a bachelors and a doctrine in three different majors and growing up we would always fly over sees weekly to the states. He always has his hair parted to the side and wears a lot of suites. As a kid I always thought he was a spy. It just made sense. Turns out he worked as a free lancer for time magazine. What ever that means.. looking back now it’s kinda silly. With that said I have three passports growing up completely filled up with travel I don’t remember. I guess it’s a logical suspicion.

@oiitzME1266 Год назад

Sounds like Cia especially after you mentioned him working for a magazine as that has actually been used as a front in the past

@Ryo-sd9rx Год назад

It's your story bro. Might as well make it interesting

@TheIrishBosnian Год назад

Imagine you were correct. Lol

@scottfay3553 Год назад

Hes a spy

@scottfay3553 Год назад

@@oiitzME1266 Time magazine CNN all CIA ops

@ClappOnUpp 4 месяца назад

They gotta take advantage everytime they can get information like this. Its invaluable to understanding soviet operations even if it's old and sometimes repetitive of another account.

@RIPxBlackHawk Год назад

The connections of this German train conductor are the best in comparison to what he does

@fredericocr1 Год назад

great story. thank you

@ChristopherSibert Год назад

Absolutely fascinating.

@Klocaine237 Год назад

Great story guys. God Bless

@canadianmike7434 Год назад

This is very interesting!! thanks

@bryandonahue4347 Год назад

Surprised this guy is still alive

@dpat41356 Год назад

He actually found the stash of money and passport.

@davidm7818 8 месяцев назад

that was his “one time pass”

@tylerrr. Год назад

An interesting and well spoken guest. Would enjoy sitting down and having a few beers with him, I'm sure he's got some crazy stories!

@rajathnaik2136 Год назад

2 Agents, one modern, one old, such class😎

@freddiemoses467 Год назад

Would love to see Oleg Gordievsky interviewed....but you would have to find him first! He's still number 1 on Russia's hit list

@jeffgo5742 Год назад

I hope they make a movie about this guys life

@durbanmedia Год назад

KGB Cyber: "Pretty good episode tbf"

@pgpro8691 Год назад

That’s like a movie.. dude finds a red dot message on a railing he was designated to look at on way to work every day

@BrandonSmith-qx8jx Месяц назад

Everything is like a movie to the low IQ.

@kevinrice7635 Год назад

Genuine spy vs spy! Great 👍 story 👏

@jonvladimirtsev3002 Месяц назад

Yes, Lex is awesome about letting his guests express themselves ...

@TheCooIBIue Год назад

Your bowl cut its on point

@jf7243 Год назад

What a fascinating interview. This gentleman is a singular example of the capacity of the human spirit to deceive, lie, murder, thieve, destroy, steal, murder and whatever else for supposedly worthy causes. And yet to repent, cast oneself upon God and to live worthily for love and family is possible.

@matthewmathis7050 Год назад

I mean. He lived for love and quit the KGB before “casting upon god”. Not sure I agree with your viewpoint here as it slants heavily towards your bias.

@ucfkid67 Год назад

Love how lex let's him run free with chatting instead of Joe where he constantly interrupting

@Broseftoast Год назад

“My reentry into the human race” talking about his daughter and deciding to leave his former life. What a great quote

@Subdriverboy Год назад

Ex 2.0 was an employee of Pinkerton Computer Consultants and had as her customer Jack Barsky at Prudential. She loved telling Jack Barsky stories and once said he commented about one of my novels. Years later, long after we were divorced, she told me that Barksy was a KGB spy and she was super freaked out.

@davidm7818 8 месяцев назад

huh?

@danpaulrose1 Год назад

Lex turned my elbow to the far left. I tapped... He's a special young man.

@lilslicknick93 Год назад

I never knew that McDonalds was even making houses and properties like his MC-MANSION he mentioned !

@tonymcflattie2450 Год назад

Fun fact, the spy who shagged me was based on this story

@deathstarresident Год назад

The Americans must be inspired by him. I loved how they made that series and always thought they must know someone who was a former spy to get to that level of detail

@ReanuKeevesAus Год назад

What?

@deathstarresident Год назад

@@ReanuKeevesAus ROFL sorry “The Americans” it’s a TV series about Russian Spies living in USA

@RawOlympia 10 месяцев назад

@@deathstarresident Never heard of it and love him, thnx!

@PaytonDowns Год назад

Quality content

@titrecords2294 Год назад

Imagine the characters of the people making the dead drop for him to pick, or the guys who find you to whisper in your ears or the guy taking half the loot 😂 geez 🙄 I love spy movies

@pokey8667 Год назад

Lex's interviews are next Level!🤙👍

@alanorz77 Год назад

This guy was the real-life Loid Forger

@animaniacs538 Год назад

This dude could play palpatine, he even got the voice down

@Sorendoisalive Год назад

Living in Staten Island my whole life there is only a few parks that come to mind

@CallMeByMyMatingName Год назад

11:29 - 11:35 I never bought off it like that!

@DB-yk2pt Год назад

I remember how paranoid I was and the measures my family and myself took when I was an undercover narcotics agent . I can't imagine living how he did for all those years.

@twashingtonjr91 Год назад

Narc

@DB-yk2pt Год назад

@@twashingtonjr91 that's exactly what I was ...

@DopamineClips28 Год назад

Thank you for your service putting scum in prison lots of drug dealers responsible for many deaths due to overdoses caused by them.

@DB-yk2pt Год назад

@@twashingtonjr91 not really. We targeted high level dealers. Not street level. The experience is invaluable. Not just for law enforcement but for life skills. When I started I was wanting to change the world. I did eventually realize that the war on drugs was an endless cycle. We will never arrest our way out of addiction. Once I left narcotics I was the detective for the DA's office. After arresting 2 deputies for killing an inmate and seeing how quickly everyone turned against me it opened my eyes. I left law enforcement as a detective sgt . I lost faith in what I was doing. I'm now much more at peace and make better money tbh.