Episode
Selects: Project Azorian: The CIA's Super 70s Mission To Steal A Sunken Soviet Sub
1:00:01
Published: Sat Jan 15 2022
Description
In 1974 the CIA undertook one of its most brazen operations – secretly raising a sunken Soviet submarine lost in the middle of the Pacific Ocean right under the noses of the Russian Navy. With the help of billionaire recluse Howard Hughes, obviously. Learn all about it in this classic episode. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Revisiting the early days of social media through the people who lived it, including the collapse of the first major social media company.
00:00 - 02:29 (02:29)
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Revisiting the early days of social media through the people who lived it, including the collapse of the first major social media company.
EpisodeSelects: Project Azorian: The CIA's Super 70s Mission To Steal A Sunken Soviet Sub
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The speaker talks about a website called 'Atlanta Time Machine' where old pictures of Atlanta are posted, and how some of the Dukes of Hazzard pilot shoot photos were taken in Atlanta.
02:29 - 04:51 (02:21)
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The speaker talks about a website called 'Atlanta Time Machine' where old pictures of Atlanta are posted, and how some of the Dukes of Hazzard pilot shoot photos were taken in Atlanta. He also shares an interesting anecdote about someone using their AC to hide their stash of drugs.
EpisodeSelects: Project Azorian: The CIA's Super 70s Mission To Steal A Sunken Soviet Sub
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The speaker discusses an unknown event that occurred in March 1968 in the remote area between Hawaii and Alaska, and notes that Hawaii is the most remote island chain in the world.
04:51 - 06:26 (01:35)
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The speaker discusses an unknown event that occurred in March 1968 in the remote area between Hawaii and Alaska, and notes that Hawaii is the most remote island chain in the world.
EpisodeSelects: Project Azorian: The CIA's Super 70s Mission To Steal A Sunken Soviet Sub
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In 1968, the Soviet submarine K-129, armed with nuclear missiles, sunk in the Pacific Ocean, northwest of Hawaii.
06:26 - 09:59 (03:32)
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In 1968, the Soviet submarine K-129, armed with nuclear missiles, sunk in the Pacific Ocean, northwest of Hawaii. This event set off a race between the US and the Soviets to salvage the remains to gain intelligence and potentially prevent a potential nuclear attack.
EpisodeSelects: Project Azorian: The CIA's Super 70s Mission To Steal A Sunken Soviet Sub
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Top secret working group of engineers and nautical engineers brainstormed how to locate a lost submarine, sparking a sense of excitement at the challenge.
09:59 - 13:55 (03:56)
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Top secret working group of engineers and nautical engineers brainstormed how to locate a lost submarine, sparking a sense of excitement at the challenge. The result was a successful mission to discover the submarine's location.
EpisodeSelects: Project Azorian: The CIA's Super 70s Mission To Steal A Sunken Soviet Sub
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A secret grabber vehicle was built inside a barge to be floated out to a 618-foot Soviet ship, where it was raised into the ship to steal top-secret submarine technology, all while avoiding detection.
13:55 - 16:29 (02:34)
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A secret grabber vehicle was built inside a barge to be floated out to a 618-foot Soviet ship, where it was raised into the ship to steal top-secret submarine technology, all while avoiding detection.
EpisodeSelects: Project Azorian: The CIA's Super 70s Mission To Steal A Sunken Soviet Sub
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Howard Hughes built a secret deep sea mining ship that was declared as a cover story for the US government's project with the billionaire in top secret and classified projects, including spy satellites.
16:29 - 20:03 (03:33)
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Howard Hughes built a secret deep sea mining ship that was declared as a cover story for the US government's project with the billionaire in top secret and classified projects, including spy satellites.
EpisodeSelects: Project Azorian: The CIA's Super 70s Mission To Steal A Sunken Soviet Sub
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Learn about the creators of MySpace who transformed the internet from a nerdy space to a popular nightclub, as well as the story of the social media platform's rise and fall.
EpisodeSelects: Project Azorian: The CIA's Super 70s Mission To Steal A Sunken Soviet Sub
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This podcast episode touches on the importance of estimating success chances realistically and communicating clearly with respect.
25:13 - 27:56 (02:42)
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This podcast episode touches on the importance of estimating success chances realistically and communicating clearly with respect. It mentions a memo that will come into play later.
EpisodeSelects: Project Azorian: The CIA's Super 70s Mission To Steal A Sunken Soviet Sub
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The CIA's plan to recover a sunken Soviet submarine involved the creation of the ship called the Glomar Explorer, which utilized a claw to lift the submarine from the ocean floor, all while trying to avoid detection by the Soviet Union.
27:56 - 32:50 (04:53)
Summary
The CIA's plan to recover a sunken Soviet submarine involved the creation of the ship called the Glomar Explorer, which utilized a claw to lift the submarine from the ocean floor, all while trying to avoid detection by the Soviet Union.
EpisodeSelects: Project Azorian: The CIA's Super 70s Mission To Steal A Sunken Soviet Sub
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It took several days to raise the K-129 submarine, a process that caused a 10-second long earthquake on the ship bringing it up.
32:50 - 35:16 (02:25)
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It took several days to raise the K-129 submarine, a process that caused a 10-second long earthquake on the ship bringing it up.
EpisodeSelects: Project Azorian: The CIA's Super 70s Mission To Steal A Sunken Soviet Sub
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A group of divers use a grabber claw to salvage a sunken nuclear submarine, managing to retrieve most of it, including the nuclear torpedoes, while a part of it remains at the bottom of the ocean.
35:16 - 38:31 (03:15)
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A group of divers use a grabber claw to salvage a sunken nuclear submarine, managing to retrieve most of it, including the nuclear torpedoes, while a part of it remains at the bottom of the ocean.
EpisodeSelects: Project Azorian: The CIA's Super 70s Mission To Steal A Sunken Soviet Sub
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In the podcast "Main Accounts", the early days of social media are revisited through the eyes of its users, with a focus on MySpace and its impact on social media platforms to follow.
38:31 - 46:36 (08:04)
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In the podcast "Main Accounts", the early days of social media are revisited through the eyes of its users, with a focus on MySpace and its impact on social media platforms to follow.
EpisodeSelects: Project Azorian: The CIA's Super 70s Mission To Steal A Sunken Soviet Sub
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Evidence of high corruption in the Hughes Corporation was found by the FBI and LAPD, aided by a CIA document accidentally revealed to the LAPD by the CIA.
46:36 - 51:37 (05:00)
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Evidence of high corruption in the Hughes Corporation was found by the FBI and LAPD, aided by a CIA document accidentally revealed to the LAPD by the CIA. There were alleged involvements by the Vegas and St. Louis mobs, but the parties they worked for were unknown until a deep throat intermediary came forward later.
EpisodeSelects: Project Azorian: The CIA's Super 70s Mission To Steal A Sunken Soviet Sub
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During the Cold War, a secret compartment was created to store all information related to a project, and although the US knew that the Soviets knew about it, it could not be admitted out loud.
51:37 - 55:19 (03:42)
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During the Cold War, a secret compartment was created to store all information related to a project, and although the US knew that the Soviets knew about it, it could not be admitted out loud.
EpisodeSelects: Project Azorian: The CIA's Super 70s Mission To Steal A Sunken Soviet Sub
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This is an advertisement for the I Heart Radio app and three other podcasts: Let's Start a Coup, Main Accounts, and The Story of My Space.
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