S7 Ep12: Espresso Martini: Episode Two

On the second episode of Espresso Martini, Chris & Matt do their best to cover events from the jam pact month of October. Topics discussed Elon Musk takes over Twitter Russian espionage foiled in the US and Europe Mysterious Chinese "Police stations" have been discovered in UK, USA & Europe Spy Entertainment Links The Dry Cleaner is screening at the Horsham Film Festival on 30th November Tickets are available here: https://www.everymancinema.com/Booking/horsham/8814967 Articles discussed in the show: No, Elon and Jack are not “competitors.” They’re collaborating https://davetroy.medium.com/no-elon-and-jack-are-not-competitors-theyre-collaborating-3e88cde5267d Elon Musk Spoke to Putin Before Tweeting Ukraine Peace Plan: Report https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-blocks-starlink-in-crimea-amid-nuclear-fears-report-2022-10 US army doctor and wife charged with Russia spying  https://topsecretumbra.substack.com/p/its-raining-traitors Russians expelled from the Hague https://euobserver.com/world/156289 Chinese ‘police station’ in NYC that spies on dissenters run by shady charity on IRS blacklist https://nypost.com/2022/10/08/chinese-police-station-spies-on-dissenters-linked-to-shady-us-charity/ More on the police stations https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-police-china-london-glasgow-investigating-unacceptable-chinese-police-stations-in-britain/ Former RAF pilots in China training Chinese pilots to shoot down western aircraft https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/oct/18/raf-pilots-chinese-military-law-change-james-heappey US charges alleged Chinese spies in telecoms probe case https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-63378817 UK sent RAF pilots to teach Chinese counterparts and allowed students to attend British military colleges https://news.sky.com/story/uk-sent-raf-pilots-to-teach-chinese-counterparts-and-allowed-students-to-attend-british-military-colleges-12732462 Articles we did not get time to cover Wired: How the World Will Know If Russia Is Preparing to Launch a Nuke https://www.wired.com/story/russia-ukraine-nuclear-attack-surveillance/ Spy Talk: “A Bold New look at China’s Audacious Spies”  by Matt Brazil titled https://open.substack.com/pub/spytalk/p/a-bold-new-look-at-chinas-audacious?r=19kty&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web “Terror Granny” plotting German civil war to bring back the Kaiser https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/terror-granny-accused-of-plotting-german-civil-war-to-bring-back-the-kaiser/ar-AA12Ywv7 The Hunt for Phish: How Agents Netted a Terrorist Jewel Thief  https://www.coffeeordie.com/phish-isis-jewel-thief Music on this podcast is provided by Andrew R. Bird (Andy Bird) You can check out his work here: https://soundcloud.com/andrewbirduk For more information about the podcast, check out our website: https://secretsandspiespodcast.com/  Secrets and Spies is part of the Spy Podcast Network. Check out our other excellent spy-related podcasts here: https://www.spypodcasts.com/  You can support Secrets and Spies in a few ways:    * Subscribe to our Youtube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDVB23lrHr3KFeXq4VU36dg * Become a “Friend of the podcast”  on Patreon for £3 www.patreon.com/SecretsAndSpies * You can buy merchandise from our shop: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/60934996?asc=u Connect with us on social media  TWITTER twitter.com/SecretsAndSpies  FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/secretsandspies    Check out our short spy film “THE DRY CLEANER” which is now available to buy on Apple TV & Amazon Prime.  Watch the trailer here: https://youtu.be/j_KFTJenrz4