One of the few Russian KGB Spies left in the world, Jack Barsky, stops by the tent to discuss how he became a part of the Soviet KGB, infiltrated the United States and eventually defected from the KGB before being caught by the FBI. Welcome to Camp!!! 🏕️
S/o to sponsors Bespoke, My Heritage, Bakscape, and Morgan & Morgan!
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Edited and Produced by @99OvrAll and Chris Papastefanou
**TIMESTAMPS**
00:00 Intro
1:12 Jack’s father was Communist by career + brainwashing was from institutions
3:42 Couldn’t find evil Capitalists + discovering Lenin’s full writings here
7:06 What propaganda did they use during Jack’s childhood?
14:40 Being recruited to the KGB + the criteria they were looking for
29:06 How did they assess Jack? Young man’s ultimate confidence
32:49 Adaptability, losing his accent + training to be a spy
37:11 Dead drop ops, handing off intel + not being “seen”
46:52 Learning to know when you’re being followed
50:29 US through Mexico, staying stoic + his alias
55:53 Objective in Chicago + never knowing his real role
1:00:22 First job in the US: bike courier
1:08:12 “Normal” life, 1st wife adventures + getting baby trapped
1:19:08 Danger of being too comfortable + speech at MSG
1:24:39 Being a bigamist, fully compartmentalised + feeling no guilt
1:32:59 Putin’s training, unimpressive + Tucker not prepared for interview
1:38:05 What would Jack ask Putin? Putin exploiting Ukraine’s history for Russia
1:45:05 Industrial espionage, being a spotter + identifying future recruits
1:54:15 How to flip Americans + decisions that are good for them/family
1:58:18 Being in danger in US, What was the incentive + “cloud neun”
2:05:48 Chelsea being the only reason to stay + Was Jack sloppy?
2:11:01 Defection not possible, true unconditional love + “I’m staying”
2:20:22 How to stay alive? Resigning from KGB + faking contraction of HIV
2:24:41 FBI finding out through MI6 + “What took you so long?”
2:33:51 Polygraph tests aren’t as they seem + being so lucky
2:36:52 Living a “normal” life, being officially “dead” + feeling like a coward
2:42:17 Jack’s regrets + family being reunited
2:50:12 Sixty Minutes led to Jack losing his job
2:51:15 The worst mistake Jack made
2:56:00 Jack had always empathy + check out “The Agent”
One of the few Russian KGB Spies left in the world, Jack Barsky, stops by the tent to discuss how he became a part of the Soviet KGB, infiltrated the United States and eventually defected from the KGB before being caught by the FBI. Welcome to Camp!!! 🏕️
S/o to sponsors Bespoke, My Heritage, Bakscape, and Morgan & Morgan!
Thanks to Bespoke Post for sponsoring this video! New subscribers get 15% off of their first monthly shipment! Go to https://bespokepost.com/campgagnon
and enter code [CAMPGAGNON] at checkout.
Start your MyHeritage 14-day FREE trial here: https://bit.ly/CampGagnon
Edited and Produced by @99OvrAll and Chris Papastefanou
**TIMESTAMPS**
00:00 Intro
1:12 Jack’s father was Communist by career + brainwashing was from institutions
3:42 Couldn’t find evil Capitalists + discovering Lenin’s full writings here
7:06 What propaganda did they use during Jack’s childhood?
14:40 Being recruited to the KGB + the criteria they were looking for
29:06 How did they assess Jack? Young man’s ultimate confidence
32:49 Adaptability, losing his accent + training to be a spy
37:11 Dead drop ops, handing off intel + not being “seen”
46:52 Learning to know when you’re being followed
50:29 US through Mexico, staying stoic + his alias
55:53 Objective in Chicago + never knowing his real role
1:00:22 First job in the US: bike courier
1:08:12 “Normal” life, 1st wife adventures + getting baby trapped
1:19:08 Danger of being too comfortable + speech at MSG
1:24:39 Being a bigamist, fully compartmentalised + feeling no guilt
1:32:59 Putin’s training, unimpressive + Tucker not prepared for interview
1:38:05 What would Jack ask Putin? Putin exploiting Ukraine’s history for Russia
1:45:05 Industrial espionage, being a spotter + identifying future recruits
1:54:15 How to flip Americans + decisions that are good for them/family
1:58:18 Being in danger in US, What was the incentive + “cloud neun”
2:05:48 Chelsea being the only reason to stay + Was Jack sloppy?
2:11:01 Defection not possible, true unconditional love + “I’m staying”
2:20:22 How to stay alive? Resigning from KGB + faking contraction of HIV
2:24:41 FBI finding out through MI6 + “What took you so long?”
2:33:51 Polygraph tests aren’t as they seem + being so lucky
2:36:52 Living a “normal” life, being officially “dead” + feeling like a coward
2:42:17 Jack’s regrets + family being reunited
2:50:12 Sixty Minutes led to Jack losing his job
2:51:15 The worst mistake Jack made
2:56:00 Jack had always empathy + check out “The Agent”