Chapter
Guessing If Someone Is Followed By the Stasi
50:30 - 56:37 (06:06)
Guest Michael Meyer recounts a story in which he guessed correctly that someone he met in East Germany was likely followed by the Stasi due to the size of the organization, despite having no personal knowledge of anyone who had been followed.
Clips
A stranger visited the speaker's office claiming to be a representative of Carl Zeiss Jena, a company known for manufacturing high-quality optical instruments.
50:30 - 52:28 (01:58)
Summary
A stranger visited the speaker's office claiming to be a representative of Carl Zeiss Jena, a company known for manufacturing high-quality optical instruments.
ChapterGuessing If Someone Is Followed By the Stasi
Episode#301 – Jack Barsky: KGB Spy
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The speaker did not personally know anyone who was followed by the Stasi and put in jail in East Germany.
52:28 - 54:41 (02:13)
Summary
The speaker did not personally know anyone who was followed by the Stasi and put in jail in East Germany. However, he knew about the large number of people working for the Stasi, which led to his guessing that the person he was interacting with was part of the organization.
ChapterGuessing If Someone Is Followed By the Stasi
Episode#301 – Jack Barsky: KGB Spy
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The speaker recounts a meeting with a stranger at a restaurant and transitions abruptly to the topic of the KGB's relationship with their collaborators.
54:41 - 56:37 (01:55)
Summary
The speaker recounts a meeting with a stranger at a restaurant and transitions abruptly to the topic of the KGB's relationship with their collaborators.