Technical Surveillance Countermeasures. TSCM. It's the polished term for bug sweeps. It sounds glamorous, right? But in practice, it's a field littered with hucksters and halfwits wielding gadgets that flash and beep like slot machines. And the folks who hire them are often scared, stressed, and in some cases, mentally ill. Real TSCM professionals don't play with toys or take advantage of vulnerable clients. They have high-tech gear that only works when paired with real training and ac...
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Technical Surveillance Countermeasures. TSCM. It's the polished term for bug sweeps. It sounds glamorous, right? But in practice, it's a field littered with hucksters and halfwits wielding gadgets that flash and beep like slot machines. And the folks who hire them are often scared, stressed, and in some cases, mentally ill. Real TSCM professionals don't play with toys or take advantage of vulnerable clients. They have high-tech gear that only works when paired with real training and ac...
A True Story of Spies, Murder, and Justice in Northern Ireland
The Sound of Pursuit
46 minutes
1 year ago
A True Story of Spies, Murder, and Justice in Northern Ireland
1986, Northern Ireland. A British spy is found dead by a desolate country lane — murdered by the IRA. Decades later, his killing set in motion the largest murder investigation ever in Britain and provoked painful national soul-searching about what spies should be allowed to to while serving their countries. Join Hal and his guest, author and journalist Henry Hemming, to talk about Hemming's gripping new nonfiction spy thriller, FOUR SHOTS IN THE NIGHT: A True Story of Spies, Murder, and Just...
The Sound of Pursuit
Technical Surveillance Countermeasures. TSCM. It's the polished term for bug sweeps. It sounds glamorous, right? But in practice, it's a field littered with hucksters and halfwits wielding gadgets that flash and beep like slot machines. And the folks who hire them are often scared, stressed, and in some cases, mentally ill. Real TSCM professionals don't play with toys or take advantage of vulnerable clients. They have high-tech gear that only works when paired with real training and ac...
