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"Moscow, 1985. The Soviet Union and its communist regime are in the last stages of decline, but remain opaque to the rest of the world—and still very dangerous. In this ever-shifting landscape, a senior KGB officer—code name GAMBIT—has approached the CIA Moscow Station chief with top secret military weapons intelligence and asked to be exfiltrated. GAMBIT demands that his handler be a former CIA officer, Alex Garin, a former KGB officer who defected to the American side. Publisher: Pegasus Books Book Cover and Author headshot images provided by the author’s representative. 00:00 - Show Opening 01:07 - Halcyon Run - Isla Den 01:15 - Episode Intro 02:47 - Halcyon Run (Cont’d) - Isla Den 04:12 - Interview with Paul Vidich, Part 1 18:55 - Cloud (Reset) - Isla Den 19:35 - Interview with Paul Vidich, Part 2 33:12 - Hyperflow - Isla Den 33:52 - Episode Outro 34:28 - Hyperflow (Cont’d) - Isla Den 36:34 - Outro 37:05 - Finish "