#81: History Hack: Men in Black, An Introduction to the CIA

<p>Rounding off our weekend of US History, Pulitzer winning journalist and author Tim Weiner joins us to talk about the early history of the CIA. Based on his book Legacy of Ashes, we learn all about the formation of the Central Intelligence Agency, the early conflicts in ethos and why up to and including the Cuban Missile Crisis, success was anything but a given.</p><br><p>Support us:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.patreon.com/historyhack" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/historyhack</a></p><br><p>Tips:&nbsp;<a href="https://ko-fi.com/historyhack" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://ko-fi.com/historyhack</a></p><br><p>Buy the books:&nbsp;<a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhack</a></p><br><p>Merch:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.historyhackpod.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.historyhackpod.com/</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>