How KGB spies were trained | Jack Barsky and Lex Fridman

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Jack Barsky is a former KGB spy and author of "Deep Undercover: My Secret Life and Tangled Allegiances as a KGB Spy in America".
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[@johans7119]

I love how Lex is playing stupid here. He is well trained

[@9vanilla430]

Pretty sure its genuine

[@TheFrostDawg]

@@9vanilla430 it was a joke

[@CuriousDils]

@@TheFrostDawg lols

[@1schwererziehbar1]

He's still an amateur compared to Rogan.

[@Bobaluga9]

@@1schwererziehbar1 you are bro

[@vedantmehra6970]

New age Russian FSB agent talking to a old school KGB agent, this could be a alumni meet at the lubyanka

[@chraffis]

"Two spies walked into a podcast...."

[@XxSTGgamingxX]

Yes comrade 🇷🇺.

[@peterharrell7305]

"How KGB spies want you to think they are trained." Better title.

[@Hunter-os5yx]

Yeah I’m sure he’s lying about 40+ year old training as an American citizen with no fear of repercussion

[@Alejandro-cn5yp]

@@Hunter-os5yx you have a point the Soviet Union doesn’t even exist anymore and most of this isint revolutionary information

[@hsundthhzthn985]

@@Alejandro-cn5yp idk why you are arguing against his point while making it seem more legit? If it's not groundbreaking information then it's probably genuine no?

[@g8le]

hsundth hzthn He isn't arguing though is he but agreeing? Maybe read comments before you start typing nonsense

[@kenwood2682]

What is their to hide? KGB don't exist anymore! Unlike the pile up CIA hides from Americans

[@dominicgreen7532]

Came here because I saw Lex on Rogan & Bobby Lee...one of the best pods on the net, soooo interesting. Thankyou

[@xxfox]

Agreed

[@flimflama9333]

Welcome to the JRE nerds DLC.

[@thomasmitchell4128]

Lex did Tiger Belly ?

[@dominicgreen7532]

@@thomasmitchell4128 no I saw bobby having a conversation on KZbin...

[@Sundog0811]

How do we apply for this job?

[@rayray0313]

This reminds me of the show, “The Americans”.

[@MrBoisestatebroncos]

Lex we're onto you, real shit

[@ShamBard1878]

Jack Barsky, “you might be interested to know…” Yep, that’s a pretty safe bet, Jack. Love this guy

[@seNor916x4]

I wouldn’t be shocked or surprised if Lex is a sleeper agent working for the FSB. Lol

[@CG-po8gy]

😂

[@phuto6546]

He gives off that vibe 😂

[@donhavrano]

In 15 years this clip is gonna be called "How KGB turned Lex" ;P

[@stephenburke2386]

I surveilled this former KGB agent said “you bet” approximately 28 times.

[@mkay__89]

Its so robotic almost like its part of his training🤣

[@jamesandrews568]

Being super agreeable probably keeps your interrogators from wanting you dead. "F*** you!" and spitting blood on them looks cool but.......

[@stephenburke2386]

@@mkay__89 had to be man 😂

[@dirkvoninnsbruck9458]

This man is no agent, and he did not live in Jena, East Germany. You could not buy furniture AND a Tv for 1000 Mark.

[@DevinSanRoman]

@@dirkvoninnsbruck9458 probably bought it used from someone 🤷

[@Catalyst94]

Interesting that they actively encouraged mental activity beyond the basics of the job and it’s all self reported and self determined. Never thought that would be part of how they operate but it seems obvious now.

[@calebray4168]

So it’s clear they do understand the advantages that come with freedom, given with a space, yet it’s more important them as a whole to maintain control of their culture and the individual freedoms of their people. I’m not a misanthrope but, people really piss me off. Nothing more disgusting than elitism and that’s coming from a red voting capitalist.

[@RexMundi_UTC]

They're essentially infiltrating a variety of communities by doing it that way. Intel agencies are the worst, shadow lurkers 🤮🤮🤮

[@Herandezbrothers]

KZbin hiding 2 comments

[@tsriftsal3581]

@@Herandezbrothers the AI knows what is best for us.

[@djones5890]

Rite....

[@ErickKnown]

Can I get a sample code

[@Chris-Someguy]

Dont forget the ol vacuum clean the carpet , so when you return you can catch the difference if someone had been inside while you were gone.

[@kevinhall3449]

Interesting, thx fellas

[@jakw97]

Lex would be the perfect agent

[@50PullUps]

So is this dude saying that he manually decrypted text strings with one-half of an RSA key pair?! If so, then damn that's tedious.

[@ThumbDr]

It’s like 2 bit tho not 128

[@joekev27]

7:55 is no one gonna mention how they just glazed over that like ummm hold up please tell me more.

[@waltershumer4211]

Right

[@guitarazn90210]

There are youtube videos about this topic, nothing new. I think the lady who led the CIA prosthetics team did an interview with Wired.

[@carpenoctem3257]

Yeah, good enough masks like what they use in movies are a thing. This white guy got caught not too long ago using a black face mask with black latex gloves robbing stores. His sleeve wasn’t pulled down all the way and his arm showed and he got caught

[@usurper1991]

It's true I seen it in game of thrones

[@chraffis]

9:10 Barsky: "Do you know what a microdot is?" Me: "...........yeah . But what does LSD have to do with counter surveillance?"

[@edvinass3804]

That was a good one

[@shanegill5091]

Do tell more Lex... How are the algorithms designed these days???😂

[@fancyfree8228]

People so easily embrace evil in exchange for power over others.

[@sergeymaguire7794]

Like all these politicians lol

[@erikmclennan3934]

At root it's in exchange for escape from torture

[@PolishBehemoth]

Seriously...

[@PolishBehemoth]

@@erikmclennan3934 what do you mean? Whos being tortured with what?

[@roryking1]

this is why the world is so bad for so many. politians get corrupted with money and power and the promise of becoming more powerful. so nobody is able to make a change. this whole planet and how it is run sucks. theres an english footballer called rashford who isnt even that good and he's on £350 thousand per week. per week!! and im living on a very tight budget like so many others.

[@overclucker]

My takeaway from the discussion: Putin got to where he is today by watching... Sesame Street.

[@FastYou-ov5kc]

All that training made him look like Sith...

[@CG-po8gy]

😂😂😂😂

[@kirumira67]

anyone else randomly find this n run to get popcorn?

[@localizer3195]

number stations confirmed

[@kregoryklements6918]

This man’s English is so impressive.

[@Joytoy91]

My thoughts exactly!

[@SRNCrafting]

I mean he’s basically American now so lol

[@rick15666]

You have to use iodine to see the numbers!

[@MisterSoThrowed]

Oops. Lex is definitely on a list after this episode lol.

[@AdamS235]

Lol he’s one of the list makers

[@tsriftsal3581]

Pinocchio by proxy.

[@ulfpe]

A lot more developed and advanced then one would exoext

[@evanm7236]

The amount of bots commenting bs about btc here is astounding.

[@LarryLonson]

I'm practically a whore

[@Ember_Lumen5]

Ikr

[@CranyumHipHop]

The Russian bots behind Lex are so well trained. It’s crazy. I’m starting to think America is just a sitcom show for Russia. #TrumanShowVibes

[@ewalka9177]

you are obviously a bot for the USA so

[@ragemonkey3163]

lol embed code in pdfs. This is 20 years ago. It' not like this now. Barsky is old school and we have respect for what he is saying, but the spy craft has changed. Now you can have a folder on your pc that you can drop a file into that gets mixed into multiple channels, social, email, a text message, and it all looks seamless and looks like it never happened. You can transfer a message by viewing posts on a foreign website on knitting and a the recipient can reassemble it from the post id's and the order you looked at them. Even the time between the posts can mean something. Dead drops are not a thing anymore. It's all digital now.

[@iTsTHumpa]

Amazing. You would assume this is a man born and raised somewhere in the Mid-West

[@adelinaquijano1083]

different my total

[@XxBigSkrillaJxX]

Ahhh Sesame Street is a very very effective spy 🕵️‍♀️ tactic for learning the German culture

[@uarelikeme]

Watch the show “the Americans” it’s a great show that’s similar to their discussion

[@darthmorbous]

Barsky actually rated the show to be extremely realistic, except for the fact that it is very unlikely that ALL of it happened to the same couple.

[@joogullae3456]

LOVE that show. Best spy media ever.

[@curt685]

Did you hear him? The CIA can give you a different face in seconds!!

[@adelinaquijano1083]

I'm not answer he's calling

[@stuart1409]

The gun is the wrong way round

[@Pionullegionar]

Kgb spies also lie about what their teaining is/was, "I was taught morse code... that took a while( maybe it s a lie maybe not, try to rehear the whole interview bearing this in mind)

[@pesetamaya3509]

I found out that Beetlejuice from the Howard Stern Show The little African-American midget joined the KGB

[@maximdrag]

You people with James Bond…

[@MyRobenson]

The CIA can give you a new face within seconds

[@tedcrilly46]

sign me up.

[@jackbusiness7879]

Lex didn’t believe that

[@DaniLangTalk]

Two Russian guys are speaking in English discussing KGB stuff….🤣

[@jonathanhall1823]

He’s German. He was recruited by the KGB when he was still in the university in the East Germany. I remember reading he was a very good chemistry major and if he had stayed on his original course of life, he could have had a tenure as a professor in the university.

[@perculated7666]

@@jonathanhall1823 that’s interesting.. Thanks for that!

[@jonathanhall1823]

@@perculated7666 You’re welcome! He’s written a memoir and has done plenty of interviews before.

[@tonyb2337]

I'm guessing that Jack has a high IQ.

[@stardust0075]

Yes all successful spies do. They are quick witted too.

[@alexsandertroposci1631]

@Friedman Barsky claims he "beat them every time", in regards to winning over ISR and such. if such were true, he'd not have successfully gotten caught via the FBI through measures, etc... Let him gloat nonetheless. His story doesn't add up.

[@alexanderkohler6439]

You either missed the other bits of the interview or you did not listen carefully. There, he clearly said that he stopped his countersurveillance measures about 3 months after he quit. That was in 1988. He got caught by the FBI almost ten years later.

[@adelinaquijano1083]

I want to clarify before I pay

[@jackbusiness7879]

Wut m8?

[@adelinaquijano1083]

She talking about he's many comments

[@dominicbonarrigo6502]

Still waiting to hear his Russian accent 😂

[@israelhasmoney]

I think he's German

[@JudasPriestSUCKS]

Hes German

[@Rdeye-nk8cr]

We all know you're kgb

[@batmanbinladen8085]

Need Alex Jones on podcast 🙌💯

[@troyblum3447]

Nah

[@tedcrilly46]

just a tv preacher for the basement gamer community.

[@kirumira67]

lex tryna breath

[@adelinaquijano1083]

He's not good approach his message

[@CG-po8gy]

Face mask!!! Like a Face Off Situation? Face-Offff, it’s coming off

[@danielwaheed8477]

second

[@kevinseville6137]

Third

[@Duckofstalker]

Pruppbögimorgon🎅

[@rupamsharma1135]

.

[@mohamedalhaneef1260]

Russia is Just a poor sad place to live in

[@fredrikwesterdahl1287]

First

[@mryan2010]

Is it just me, or does the host seem slightly ignorant and bored. Jack on the other hand is razor sharp.

[@liberatetheslack]

Nah, just you. Lex seems slow and robotic partly due to his nature and mostly due to the fact that he's ridiculously smart but constantly trying to phrase things so that us dumb asses can keep up.

[@DazHotep6EQUJ5]

@@liberatetheslack Exactly this, he's very careful and methodical in his thinking. He really takes the time to process what was said and poses intriguing questions.

[@benschweiger1671]

i've seen you on other videos of his. do you not know this is lex still?

[@mryan2010]

@@benschweiger1671 I've never watched a Lex vid before. You are mistaken.

[@theempirestrikesback]

Think fast talk slow

[@ben_mac8670]

This Man said 'EH' about a million times....it's very hard to pay attention when that's all i can hear for christ sake

[@frontierproloteriat]

English is his second language.

[@Mr.McCarthyism]

This guy got some nerve wanting to stay in the US. I hope I never run into in person.

[@ewerwong3624]

Is this guest responsible for any loss of life?

[@LarryLonson]

Yeah he is. youre face! Hahahahha

[@Cin9999]

No this aint mission impossible…they gathered info more than being assassins

[@tsriftsal3581]

Do you pay taxes so that the war machine continues to turn?

[@ewerwong3624]

@@Cin9999 hey dumbshit, in for a penny in for a pound

[@zyubat]

Hahahah this old man is fake spy

[@vitharana1996]

Any one who paused the video and checked how micro dots are made ? 🤣🤣🤣 number of likes on my comment would be a count.

[@christopherkettler8727]

Catching up with cultural indoctrination

[@grumpyoldmanracing]

I don't believe this man was a KGB spy. Techniques he describes sound like a cross between my 1st year computer security class and a Ian Fleming novel.

[@christianbigdawg2481]

This was probably at the time when this was at the height of technology for the time u seen my guy💀

[@RANDO4743]

You do realize 007 movies aren't documentaries right?

[@louielogicsxxx3669]

He is old as shit, cognitive problems don’t make him a liar. Google him, seems legit to me.

[@Cin9999]

Dude its 100% provable that he was KGB…no need to believe

[@b-manz]

Guess you didn’t live in the 80s

[@jimbaker5110]

Lex is depressed and not into this topic….he finds that whole Russian, cold war spy era to be toxic and anti-progress.

[@ravener96]

I dont get it

[@jimbaker5110]

@@ravener96 Can tell by his tone and body language. Kids today don’t believe or find any importance to that way of life 70 years ago. It’s toxic and wasteful to them.

[@departuream1440]

@@jimbaker5110 why would he do the interview and post it and clips from it if he found it toxic and "anti-progress" lmao.

[@jimbaker5110]

@@departuream1440 It is his job. It’s what he does. Why not have variety?

[@chan_for]

I know 9+ languages, Putin can call me if he wish, but I hate west so I know only one language of theirs, which is Ingles

[@hulkhulk5141]

You need a hug 🤗

[@chan_for]

@@hulkhulk5141 Thank you but I avoid runanubandha from mlecchas

[@Cin9999]

Apparently Englisch is not one of the languages you know lol

[@chan_for]

@@Cin9999 phuckin bish i edited it, now check my ingles

[@Streetpfosten]

You're a child

[@natsidruk86]

Les has never condemned Putin and his invasion of Ukraina. Let that sink in.

[@moorish3840]

Why would he? Ukraine caused the invasion so they have to live with the consequences lol

[@shreeparthasaha]

Third