Covert
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Covert
Covert takes listeners on a heart-pounding journey through the most dangerous military operations of all time. From the assassination of Osama Bin Laden and how two Israeli snipers foiled Syria’s plan to develop a nuclear bomb, to the real story that inspired the movie Black Hawk Down and the harrow...
Recent Episodes
29 episodes
Introducing: Truth vs Hollywood
Introducing the newest Audioboom original podcast, Truth vs Hollywood. Join Film lovers David Chen and Joanna Robinson as they do a deep dive into wel...
Introducing Life's Little Mysteries
Life's Little Mysteries is the newest Audioboom original podcast and co-production with Live Science. This podcast is for everyone and anyone who love...
Introducing: What Makes a Killer
Listen to new episodes of What Makes a Killer for a look into the life and crimes of the world’s most infamous serial killers. Featuring interviews wi...
S2 Ep12: Assault on Al-Qaeda, Part 2
Under the leadership of Joint Special Operations Command, military officials finally track down the elusive mastermind behind numerous terrorist attac...
S2 Ep11: Assault on Al-Qaeda, Part 1
This is the true story of how a coalition effort between American and British special force units brought down, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the mastermind b...
S2 Ep10: Che Guevara's Last Revolution, Part 2
With Che's guerilla fighter, Paco, captured, CIA agent Felix Rodriguez was positive they would soon be able to capture Che himself. But what he hadn't...
S2 Ep9: Che Guevara's Last Revolution, Part 1
After two years of flying under the radar, guerilla attacks on the Bolivian army meant the presence of the notorious Che Guevara. But without hard evi...
S2 Ep8: The Castro Assassin, Part 2
After a love affair with Fidel Castro, Marita Lorenz was approached by the CIA take on a dangerous mission: assassinate the dictator. But how did the...
S2 Ep7: The Castro Assassin, Part 1
A young woman ends up in a whirlwind relationship with Fidel Castro. But hiding it from her family and living in a post-revolutionary country isn't he...
S2 Ep6: Operation Jubilee, Part 2
The SAS and SEAL Team 6 get the go-ahead for their long trek of a rescue operation, but limited intel means that something unexpected is going to happ...
S2 Ep5: Operation Jubilee, Part 1
In 2012, humanitarian aid workers were kidnapped and held as ransom by a gang of drug runners and criminals in the northern region of Afghanistan. It...
S2 Ep4: Feuerzauber: Lufthansa Hijack, Part 2
The hunt for the Landshut continues as the SAS and GSG-9 follow the hijacked plane around the Middle East. And just when they thought it was all over,...
S2 Ep3: Feuerzauber: Lufthansa Hijack, Part 1
A post-vacation flight turned into a waking nightmare after 4 hijackers took over Lufthansa Flight 181. Germany's brand-new elite force, the GSG-9, wa...
S2 Ep2: Argo: Iran Escape, Part 2
The six escaped diplomats couldn't stay under Canadian protection forever. With the State Department occupied, the CIA stepped in. Enter Agent Tony Me...
S2 Ep1: Argo: Iran Escape, Part 1
When a peaceful protest at the Iranian embassy became not-so-peaceful, it was the start of the longest hostage crisis in history. Six people escaped c...
S2: Covert Season 2: Trailer
Covert is back for Season 2 with undercover operations from around the world, from the assassination of a dictator to the rescue from the longest host...
S1 Ep12: Black Hawk Down, Part 2
In the Season 1 finale: Two downed helicopters; Task Force Ranger is trapped in the middle of a swam, with no way out, except a convoy that can't get...
S1 Ep11: Black Hawk Down, Part 1
A routine part of a UN mission in Mogadishu, Somalia, goes as wrong as it can, and a Rocket Propelled Granade has taken down a Black Hawk helicopter....
S1 Ep10: Entebbe: Hostage Rescue, Part 2
In this week’s episode, we continue the story Israel’s special forces performing one of the most bold special force operations in modern history: flyi...
S1 Ep9: Entebbe: Hostage Rescue, Part 1
June 27th, 1976. A routine flight from the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv to Paris. Two hundred and forty eight passengers and crew members have bee...
S1 Ep8: Terror in Mumbai, Part 2
The Black Cats are finally deployed to take down the mysterious terrorist threat plaguing Mumbai and killing innocents. But what they find is a threat...
S1 Ep7: Terror in Mumbai, Part 1
A cafe held hostage. Gunfire in a public marketplace. Mumbai, the richest and most populated city in India is under constant attack from unknown and e...
S1 Ep6: Syrian Nuclear Strike
Mossad, the Israeli intelligence unit, was alarmed when a train exploded in North Korea – one that was carrying nuclear supplies to Syria. This led to...
S1 Ep5: Operation Certain Death, Part 2
In this episode we go behind the battle lines in the jungles of Sierra Leone to learn about the planning and high stakes execution of one of the most...
S1 Ep4: Operation Certain Death, Part 1
The West African nation of Sierra Leone is a land of picturesque white beaches, a tropical climate and rich, lush rainforests. But the country is no t...
S1 Ep3: Killing Bin Laden, Part 3
In this conclusion of the mission to stop Osama Bin Laden, we go inside Operation Neptune's Spear, where Seal Team Six flew undetected into Pakistan t...
S1 Ep2: Killing Bin Laden, Part 2
On February 26, 1993 Osama Bin Laden had gotten the attention of the United States when he funded an attempted attack on the World Trade Center. The a...
S1 Ep1: Killing Bin Laden, Part 1
In this first episode we’ll trace the origins of Osama Bin Laden and the people who were tasked to find him. Who was this man? When did he first get t...
S1 Ep1: Introducing Covert
Launching May 29th is Covert, a brand-new podcast delving into the shadows to reveal the murky world of international espionage and top secret militar...