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Project Acoustic Kitty: Whiskers, Wires, and Espionage

Project Acoustic Kitty: Whiskers, Wires, and Espionage

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During the Cold War, the CIA poured millions into one of the strangest espionage schemes in history: turning a housesat into a living spy device. Dubbed Project Acoustic Kitty, it was part science experiment and part absurdity. In this episode, we dive into how the CIA tried to wiretap the Kremlin with a cat, why it failed spectacularly, and what this bizarre footnote reveals about the paranoia era.

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