The Agent
Imperative Entertainment
History · Limited series · 16 episodes · ~42 min · 2021 · Explicit
Taste attributes: documentaryespionagehistoricalfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearglossyemotive & stirringfish out of water/culture clashsolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leads
Boxlist takeA grounded history podcast that is emotional, serious and layered. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Based on your film and TV taste: podcasts are matched on the same ten characteristics, with your own match bands.
About this podcast
2022 Webby Award Honoree, Podcast Documentary Limited Series and Specials. The Agent is the remarkable true story of Jack Barsky, the longest-surviving known member of the KGB illegals program operated during the height of the Cold War. Barsky hid in plain sight in America for 10…
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- Publisher
- Imperative Entertainment
- Format
- Limited series
- Episodes
- 16
- Typical episode
- About 42 minutes
- Latest episode
- 30 September 2026
- Categories
- Society & Culture, Documentary, History
- Taste scores
- How we score
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