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43. The Leak That Changed The World: Snowden Hacks the System (Ep 1)

43. The Leak That Changed The World: Snowden Hacks the System (Ep 1)

The Rest Is Classified
May 4, 2025 47 min
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Who was Edward Snowden? Was he an ideologue or a disgruntled employee? And what led him to orchestrating the biggest leak in modern American history? Join David McCloskey and Gordon Corera as they discuss Edward Snowden, his life inside the American secret state, and his momentous decision to act against it. ------------------- To sign up to The Declassified Club, go to www.therestisclassified.com or click this link. To sign up to the free newsletter, go to: https://mailchi.mp/goalhanger.com/tric-free-newsletter-sign-up ------------------- Order a signed edition of David's latest book, The Seventh Floor, ⁠⁠via this link.⁠⁠ Pre-order a signed edition of Gordon's latest book, The Spy in the Archive, ⁠⁠via this link.⁠⁠ ------------------- Get our exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼⁠⁠ www.nordvpn.com/restisclassified⁠⁠ It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! Exclusive INCOGNI Deal: To get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://incogni.com/therestisclassified⁠ Email: classified@goalhanger.com Twitter: ⁠⁠@triclassified⁠⁠ Assistant Producer: Becki Hills Producer: Callum Hill Senior Producer: Dom Johnson Exec Producer: Tony Pastor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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