Heroes Behind Headlines
Heroes Behind the Headlines: a new podcast featuring an explosive new story every episode. First-hand accounts of adventures and events which have shaped our world . The real stories behind the headlines you know, told by the heroes you don’t. Hosted by NYT and international bestselling author Ralph Pezzullo.
Podcasting since 2022 • 180 episodes
Heroes Behind Headlines
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Chasing The Zombie Hunter
Phoenix Police Department cold case homicide detective and and former CPA Troy Hillman tells the extraordinary, detailed inside story of how an elite team of detectives—hounded by the press, a frustrated and frightened public, and their own dou...
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Season 4
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Episode 46
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The Anthrax Crisis And The Urgent Search For A Missing Iraqi Scientist
After the US invasion of Iraq in 2003 and the death of Saddam Hussein, scientists who worked for the regime were killed or left the country. When one of them –microbiologist Thamer Abdul Rahman Imran – learned the new regime wanted to arrest hi...
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Episode 45
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Welcome to The CIA and ‘The Farm’ its Legendary Training Program: Doug Laux Reprise
We are re-airing Doug Laux's second appearance on HBH, as we fondly remember him upon his passing:Being accepted to work at the CIA is highly difficult. The interview process is long and secretive - and applicants and their references ar...
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Season 4
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Episode 44
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MACV-SOG Legend "Dynamite" Is Back! (Part Two of Two)
Henry (Dick) L. Thompson is back to share more adventures from his latest book SOG Code Name Dynamite 2 about his time in Vietnam as part of MACV-SOG.From 1964-1972 America engaged in a Top Secret war in Southeast Asia to suppor...
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Season 4
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Episode 43
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The CIA Mission to Eliminate the Taliban’s Most Lethal Weapon
In tribute to our friend and past HBH guest, we're re-airing the first of former CIA officer Doug Laux's two appearances during our first season:CIA Officer Doug Laux explains how he developed a network of spies to track down the man res...
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Episode 42
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