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Mother, Neighbor, Russian Spy

By: BBC Studios
Narrated by: Rosamund Pike
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  • Summary

  • Cindy Murphy is the early 2000s poster girl for having it all. A top job in finance in Manhattan, two delightful daughters and a house in the suburbs. But Cindy’s life is built on a lie. She’s really a Russian spy sent to live in deep cover in the US and send intel back to Moscow.

    Rosamund Pike narrates this true story documentary about an extraordinary woman who deceives her friends, neighbors, boss and even her children.

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  • Ep 1: Cindy Murphy
    Apr 19 2023

    It’s 1999 and Cindy Murphy is your regular New Jersey mom. Except she’s not. She’s a deep cover spy trained up by Moscow Center to infiltrate the US government.

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    32 mins
  • Ep 2: Make Contacts
    Apr 19 2023

    Working mom Cindy embeds herself in Manhattan life. As she makes friends she works out how they can support her mission.

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    27 mins
  • Ep 3: Homing In
    Apr 19 2023

    Cindy has a second child and becomes a stay-at-home mom, but she’s still a spy. And the FBI are homing in on her.

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    29 mins

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Loved it!

A really interesting account on this spy ring. Loved every episode.

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Interesting

It was interesting but it was rather “lock-step”. It lacked tension or suspense. Factual but straight forward.

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captivating story well narrated and researched.

binge listened to this podcast. Rosamund Pike narrated this really well and with the cut ins from people who knew,"Cindy" made it an excellent story

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Captivating!

Captivating! It certainly left my wondering about the true motivations of these two spies who were willing to sacrifice everything for their country.

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Binge worthy

Loved the story and listening to Rosamund voice is a treat, wished there was more to listen too

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Brilliant

A beautiful narration and production. An absorbing story that carries you to the very end.

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Thoroughly enjoyed - life is stranger than fiction!

Binge listened to this over a day after seeing a Rosamund Pike clip talking about the story on TikTok lol - fascinating story, so weird to see all the tropes about Russian spies (think Angelina Jolie Salt, Jennifer Lawrence Red Sparrow etc) probably being only slightly exaggerated versions of real life.

Really enjoyed the series, narration and interviews ✨

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Wow!!

Rosamund Pike has done a great job narrating this great story. It kept me hooked right from the start. The performance, the music and the flow was very good. I look forward to more audio programs like this.

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Binge worthy ,Very interesting, well made.

I enjoyed it, was easy to get swept away in a relaxing state of imagination. laying down with some quality herb after a long day

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  • 21-04-2023

Fascinating and exciting

Wow, what can I say. This is the most exciting thing I've listened to. A documentary in a form of a perfect spy action movie. I love that it's a woman's perspective story. It makes it very relatable (as if I'm not enough biased).
And for me it's also a view outside the box (the box that has closed recently and luckily I'm not there anymore). The history that happened not so long ago and you remember all the events as if you were part of them. And you even think, guys, I might have some answers. Rosamund Pike is an excellent narrator. Her voice and emotion makes it so much fun.
Enjoy!!!

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  • Alyssa C
  • 03-05-2023

From narration to information, perfect

Honestly, I came for the narrator because it feels as if everything Pike touches these days is perfect. The episodes themselves, very interesting. Upsetting in a strange way. I am so grateful to all the witnesses who came out to give an interview.

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  • Betty Macias
  • 19-05-2023

Mouth dropping!!

This is such a fantastic story. I was totally hooked from the beginning. Very suspenseful and mouth dropping story. I truly recommend this story to anyone.

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  • Nancy Pf
  • 13-05-2023

Outsanding - This is one you'll binge!

"The Americans" was one of my favorite TV shows. This is apparently the real-life story behind the series. Truth is always a better story than fiction. Outstanding writing and performance of a strong story. You'll want to binge all the episodes at once. You can't interrupt this narrative.

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  • Rob
  • 05-05-2023

Wonderful

Thank you to the writers, host, and interview participants. I truly enjoyed this podcast and everything about it.

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  • 03-12-2023

Fantastic performance. Mediocre story at best.

Great performance of an utterly irrelevant story. It was a shame to devote so much talent to characters who were so inconsequential.

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