Scamfluencers - Listen Now - REDACTED: Declassified Mysteries with Luke Lamana

Episode Date: November 12, 2024

Behind the closed doors of government offices and military compounds, are hidden stories and buried secrets from the darkest corners of history. Each week, Luke Lamana, a Marine Corp Reconnaissance Veteran, pulls back the curtain on what once was classified information exposing the secrets and lies behind the world’s most powerful institutions. From the hitmakers at Wondery and Ballen Studios, we bring you REDACTED: Declassified Mysteries with Luke Lamana. The stories are real, and the secrets are shocking.Listen Now: http://wondery.fm/REDACTEDSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hi everyone, we've got something a little different for you today. We've been listening to this new podcast called Redacted, Declassified Mysteries, and it's been blowing my mind. The host, Luke Lamanna, has this incredible knack for uncovering these wild, little-known stories from history. Like, did you know that the US government secretly brought over former Nazi scientists after World War II to help advance military technology? Or that in the 1950s, the army

conducted a hush-hush biological experiment by releasing bacteria over San Francisco without ever telling the public. These aren't just conspiracy theories, they're real documented cases that were buried in classified files for decades. Each week, Luke pulls back the curtain on stuff like covert experiments, secret operations, unsettling connections that have had a huge impact on the world, the kind of stuff that makes you go, how have I never heard about this before? I just listened to an upcoming episode and it's absolutely fascinating. Luke has a way of digging into these hidden truths and bringing them to life in a really

engaging way. If you're into that deep dive into the shadowy side of history, I can't recommend Redacted Declassified Mysteries enough. I'm about to play you a clip from Redacted Declassified Mysteries with Luke Lamanna, but while you're listening, be sure to follow the show on the Wondry app or wherever you get your podcasts. For ad-free access, you can join Wondry Plus in the Wondry app or Apple podcasts. In the summer of 1953, CIA operative Kermit Roosevelt Jr.

paced around his office at the American Embassy in Tehran, or as he liked to call it, his battle station. Kermit was the grandson of President Theodore Roosevelt and took real pleasure in feeling like he was in charge. But outside the embassy in the Iranian streets, it didn't seem like anyone was in command of anything. Beyond the gates at the edge of the embassy compound crowds of protesters were moving down the street chanting anti-american slogans What sounded like a glass bottle exploded on the street? Kermit moved to his window and flipped the blinds shut Iran's government was friendly with the US in those days

But Tehran the capital had been in chaos for the past three days There had been protests and riots all over the city and now the violence was reaching a crescendo. Statues of former Iranian leaders had been torn down one by one. The crowds had also looted every building in the main city square and opened fire on counter protesters and passers-by alike. So far hundreds had died in the riots, and inside the American embassy the tension was high. Kermit, the CIA's director of operations, took a deep breath, trying to keep calm. Then the door to his office swung open and his radio operator stumbled in, already on

the verge of tears. With a shaky hand he held up a cable transmission. It had been sent almost 24 hours ago, but there had been some kind of delay. The operator looked sick as he read the transmission aloud, urging Kermit and his people to evacuate to Iran. Washington wanted them gone before the mobs had a chance to storm the embassy, before it was too late for them to get out of Iran alive. But Kermit showed no surprise. This was the third time he'd been told to leave the embassy since the street fighting had started. A gunshot rang out somewhere down below,

and the operator jumped. But Kermit remained unflinching. He laughed coldly and told the operator to return to his desk. They weren't going anywhere. The radio operator backed out of his office, walking down the hallway as though he was on a death march. But Kermit wasn't even a little concerned, because he knew something that his superiors back in the United States didn't, that he was the one responsible for all of this chaos, and things were going better than he could have dreamed.