Covert

S2 Ep8: The Castro Assassin, Part 2

After a love affair with Fidel Castro, Marita Lorenz was approached by the CIA take on a dangerous mission: assassinate the dictator. But how did the CIA convince her to turn on the man she loved? 
 
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Covert's theme is "Anxiety" by <a href="https://www.kai-engel.com/">Kai Engel</a>. Music in this episode is “May”, “Scenery”, “visium”, “Smoldering” and “Nothing (Bonus Track)” by Kai Engel; “Sardana” by <a href="https://incompetech.com/">Kevin Macleod</a>; “Saturn (Lessons Learnt” by <a href="https://www.deviantart.com/frequency-alcyone">Ars Sonor</a>; “Readers! Do you Read?”, “I Am Running with Temporary Success from a Monstrous Vacuum in Persuit”, and “Undercover Vampire Policeman” by <a href="http://chriszabriskie.com/">Chris Zabriskie</a>; and “Spellbound Hell” by <a href="http://damianobaldoni.altervista.org/index.php/en/">Damiano Baldoni</a>. 
 
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Covert takes listeners on a heart-pounding journey through the most dangerous military operations of all time. From the assassination of Osama Bin Laden and how two Israeli snipers foiled Syria’s plan to develop a nuclear bomb, to the real story that inspired the movie Black Hawk Down and the harrowing tale of a British Major’s escape from 2,000 heavily armed militants, you'll be brought to the front line of history’s greatest special forces missions.