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
    @johans7119 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @9vanilla430

    @9vanilla430

    Жыл бұрын

    Pretty sure its genuine

  • @TheFrostDawg

    @TheFrostDawg

    Жыл бұрын

    @@9vanilla430 it was a joke

  • @CuriousDils

    @CuriousDils

    Жыл бұрын

    @@TheFrostDawg lols

  • @1schwererziehbar1

    @1schwererziehbar1

    Жыл бұрын

    He's still an amateur compared to Rogan.

  • @Bobaluga9

    @Bobaluga9

    Жыл бұрын

    @@1schwererziehbar1 you are bro

  • @vedantmehra6970
    @vedantmehra6970 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @dominicgreen7532
    @dominicgreen7532 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @xxfox

    @xxfox

    Жыл бұрын

    Agreed

  • @flimflama9333

    @flimflama9333

    Жыл бұрын

    Welcome to the JRE nerds DLC.

  • @thomasmitchell4128

    @thomasmitchell4128

    Жыл бұрын

    Lex did Tiger Belly ?

  • @dominicgreen7532

    @dominicgreen7532

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @rayray0313
    @rayray0313 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @chraffis
    @chraffis Жыл бұрын

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

  • @XxSTGgamingxX

    @XxSTGgamingxX

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes comrade 🇷🇺.

  • @MrBoisestatebroncos
    @MrBoisestatebroncos Жыл бұрын

    Lex we're onto you, real shit

  • @seNor916x4
    @seNor916x410 ай бұрын

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

  • @CG-po8gy

    @CG-po8gy

    2 ай бұрын

    😂

  • @phuto6546

    @phuto6546

    Ай бұрын

    He gives off that vibe 😂

  • @Sundog0811
    @Sundog0811 Жыл бұрын

    How do we apply for this job?

  • @peterharrell7305
    @peterharrell7305 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @Hunter-os5yx

    @Hunter-os5yx

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @Alejandro-cn5yp

    @Alejandro-cn5yp

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @hsundthhzthn985

    @hsundthhzthn985

    Жыл бұрын

    @@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

    @g8le

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @kenwood2682

    @kenwood2682

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @ShamBard1878
    @ShamBard1878 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @donhavrano
    @donhavrano Жыл бұрын

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

  • @stephenburke2386
    @stephenburke2386 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @mkay__89

    @mkay__89

    Жыл бұрын

    Its so robotic almost like its part of his training🤣

  • @jamesandrews568

    @jamesandrews568

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @stephenburke2386

    @stephenburke2386

    Жыл бұрын

    @@mkay__89 had to be man 😂

  • @dirkvoninnsbruck9458

    @dirkvoninnsbruck9458

    Жыл бұрын

    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

    @DevinSanRoman

    11 күн бұрын

    @@dirkvoninnsbruck9458 probably bought it used from someone 🤷

  • @Catalyst94
    @Catalyst94 Жыл бұрын

    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

    @calebray4168

    Жыл бұрын

    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

    @RexMundi_UTC

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @Herandezbrothers

    @Herandezbrothers

    Жыл бұрын

    KZread hiding 2 comments

  • @tsriftsal3581

    @tsriftsal3581

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @djones5890

    @djones5890

    Жыл бұрын

    Rite....

  • @joekev27
    @joekev27 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @waltershumer4211

    @waltershumer4211

    Жыл бұрын

    Right

  • @guitarazn90210

    @guitarazn90210

    Жыл бұрын

    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

    @carpenoctem3257

    Жыл бұрын

    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

    @usurper1991

    Жыл бұрын

    It's true I seen it in game of thrones

  • @50PullUps
    @50PullUps Жыл бұрын

    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

    @ThumbDr

    Жыл бұрын

    It’s like 2 bit tho not 128

  • @chraffis
    @chraffis Жыл бұрын

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

  • @edvinass3804

    @edvinass3804

    Жыл бұрын

    That was a good one

  • @Chris-Someguy
    @Chris-Someguy3 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @jakw97
    @jakw972 ай бұрын

    Lex would be the perfect agent

  • @shanegill5091
    @shanegill5091 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @fancyfree8228
    @fancyfree8228 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @sergeymaguire7794

    @sergeymaguire7794

    Жыл бұрын

    Like all these politicians lol

  • @erikmclennan3934

    @erikmclennan3934

    Жыл бұрын

    At root it's in exchange for escape from torture

  • @PolishBehemoth

    @PolishBehemoth

    Жыл бұрын

    Seriously...

  • @PolishBehemoth

    @PolishBehemoth

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @roryking1

    @roryking1

    4 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @kregoryklements6918
    @kregoryklements6918 Жыл бұрын

    This man’s English is so impressive.

  • @Joytoy91

    @Joytoy91

    Жыл бұрын

    My thoughts exactly!

  • @SRNCrafting

    @SRNCrafting

    Жыл бұрын

    I mean he’s basically American now so lol

  • @ErickKnown
    @ErickKnown6 ай бұрын

    Can I get a sample code

  • @kevinhall3449
    @kevinhall34492 ай бұрын

    Interesting, thx fellas

  • @overclucker
    @overclucker Жыл бұрын

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

  • @evanm7236
    @evanm7236 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @LarryLonson

    @LarryLonson

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm practically a whore

  • @Ember_Lumen5

    @Ember_Lumen5

    Жыл бұрын

    Ikr

  • @localizer3195
    @localizer3195 Жыл бұрын

    number stations confirmed

  • @MisterSoThrowed
    @MisterSoThrowed Жыл бұрын

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

  • @AdamS235

    @AdamS235

    Жыл бұрын

    Lol he’s one of the list makers

  • @tsriftsal3581

    @tsriftsal3581

    Жыл бұрын

    Pinocchio by proxy.

  • @rick15666
    @rick15666 Жыл бұрын

    You have to use iodine to see the numbers!

  • @CranyumHipHop
    @CranyumHipHop Жыл бұрын

    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

    @ewalka9177

    Жыл бұрын

    you are obviously a bot for the USA so

  • @FastYou-ov5kc
    @FastYou-ov5kc Жыл бұрын

    All that training made him look like Sith...

  • @CG-po8gy

    @CG-po8gy

    2 ай бұрын

    😂😂😂😂

  • @kirumira67
    @kirumira678 ай бұрын

    anyone else randomly find this n run to get popcorn?

  • @ulfpe
    @ulfpe Жыл бұрын

    A lot more developed and advanced then one would exoext

  • @iTsTHumpa
    @iTsTHumpa Жыл бұрын

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

  • @ragemonkey3163
    @ragemonkey316311 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @curt685
    @curt685 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @uarelikeme
    @uarelikeme Жыл бұрын

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

  • @darthmorbous

    @darthmorbous

    Жыл бұрын

    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

    @joogullae3456

    Жыл бұрын

    LOVE that show. Best spy media ever.

  • @XxBigSkrillaJxX
    @XxBigSkrillaJxX Жыл бұрын

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

  • @adelinaquijano1083
    @adelinaquijano1083 Жыл бұрын

    different my total

  • @Pionullegionar
    @Pionullegionar3 ай бұрын

    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)

  • @stuart1409
    @stuart1409 Жыл бұрын

    The gun is the wrong way round

  • @adelinaquijano1083
    @adelinaquijano1083 Жыл бұрын

    I'm not answer he's calling

  • @tonyb2337
    @tonyb2337 Жыл бұрын

    I'm guessing that Jack has a high IQ.

  • @stardust0075

    @stardust0075

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @MyRobenson
    @MyRobenson Жыл бұрын

    The CIA can give you a new face within seconds

  • @tedcrilly46

    @tedcrilly46

    Жыл бұрын

    sign me up.

  • @jackbusiness7879

    @jackbusiness7879

    11 ай бұрын

    Lex didn’t believe that

  • @maximdrag
    @maximdrag Жыл бұрын

    You people with James Bond…

  • @pesetamaya3509
    @pesetamaya3509 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @DaniLangTalk
    @DaniLangTalk Жыл бұрын

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

  • @jonathanhall1823

    @jonathanhall1823

    Жыл бұрын

    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

    @perculated7666

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @jonathanhall1823

    @jonathanhall1823

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @alexsandertroposci1631
    @alexsandertroposci1631 Жыл бұрын

    @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

    @alexanderkohler6439

    Ай бұрын

    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
    @adelinaquijano1083 Жыл бұрын

    I want to clarify before I pay

  • @jackbusiness7879

    @jackbusiness7879

    11 ай бұрын

    Wut m8?

  • @dominicbonarrigo6502
    @dominicbonarrigo6502 Жыл бұрын

    Still waiting to hear his Russian accent 😂

  • @israelhasmoney

    @israelhasmoney

    Жыл бұрын

    I think he's German

  • @JudasPriestSUCKS

    @JudasPriestSUCKS

    Жыл бұрын

    Hes German

  • @Rdeye-nk8cr
    @Rdeye-nk8cr Жыл бұрын

    We all know you're kgb

  • @danielwaheed8477
    @danielwaheed8477 Жыл бұрын

    second

  • @kevinseville6137
    @kevinseville6137 Жыл бұрын

    Third

  • @adelinaquijano1083
    @adelinaquijano1083 Жыл бұрын

    She talking about he's many comments

  • @Duckofstalker
    @Duckofstalker Жыл бұрын

    Pruppbögimorgon🎅

  • @kirumira67
    @kirumira678 ай бұрын

    lex tryna breath

  • @fredrikwesterdahl1287
    @fredrikwesterdahl1287 Жыл бұрын

    First

  • @rupamsharma1135
    @rupamsharma1135 Жыл бұрын

    .

  • @batmanbinladen8085
    @batmanbinladen8085 Жыл бұрын

    Need Alex Jones on podcast 🙌💯

  • @troyblum3447

    @troyblum3447

    Жыл бұрын

    Nah

  • @tedcrilly46

    @tedcrilly46

    Жыл бұрын

    just a tv preacher for the basement gamer community.

  • @CG-po8gy
    @CG-po8gy2 ай бұрын

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

  • @adelinaquijano1083
    @adelinaquijano1083 Жыл бұрын

    He's not good approach his message

  • @mohamedalhaneef1260
    @mohamedalhaneef1260 Жыл бұрын

    Russia is Just a poor sad place to live in

  • @mryan2010
    @mryan2010 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @liberatetheslack

    @liberatetheslack

    Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @dazshcan1224

    @dazshcan1224

    Жыл бұрын

    @@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

    @benschweiger1671

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @mryan2010

    @mryan2010

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @theempirestrikesback

    @theempirestrikesback

    Жыл бұрын

    Think fast talk slow

  • @ewerwong3624
    @ewerwong3624 Жыл бұрын

    Is this guest responsible for any loss of life?

  • @LarryLonson

    @LarryLonson

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah he is. youre face! Hahahahha

  • @Cin9999

    @Cin9999

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @tsriftsal3581

    @tsriftsal3581

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @ewerwong3624

    @ewerwong3624

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @zyubat
    @zyubat Жыл бұрын

    Hahahah this old man is fake spy

  • @vitharana1996
    @vitharana1996 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @ben_mac8670
    @ben_mac8670 Жыл бұрын

    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

    @frontierproloteriat

    Жыл бұрын

    English is his second language.

  • @christopherkettler8727
    @christopherkettler8727 Жыл бұрын

    Catching up with cultural indoctrination

  • @grumpyoldmanracing
    @grumpyoldmanracing Жыл бұрын

    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

    @christianbigdawg2481

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @RANDO4743

    @RANDO4743

    Жыл бұрын

    You do realize 007 movies aren't documentaries right?

  • @louielogicsxxx3669

    @louielogicsxxx3669

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @Cin9999

    @Cin9999

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @b-manz

    @b-manz

    Жыл бұрын

    Guess you didn’t live in the 80s

  • @Mr.McCarthyism
    @Mr.McCarthyism Жыл бұрын

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

  • @jimbaker5110
    @jimbaker5110 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @ravener96

    @ravener96

    Жыл бұрын

    I dont get it

  • @jimbaker5110

    @jimbaker5110

    Жыл бұрын

    @@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

    @departuream1440

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @jimbaker5110

    @jimbaker5110

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @chan_for
    @chan_for Жыл бұрын

    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

    @hulkhulk5141

    Жыл бұрын

    You need a hug 🤗

  • @chan_for

    @chan_for

    Жыл бұрын

    @@hulkhulk5141 Thank you but I avoid runanubandha from mlecchas

  • @Cin9999

    @Cin9999

    Жыл бұрын

    Apparently Englisch is not one of the languages you know lol

  • @chan_for

    @chan_for

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @Streetpfosten

    @Streetpfosten

    Жыл бұрын

    You're a child

  • @natsidruk86
    @natsidruk86 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @moorish3840

    @moorish3840

    Ай бұрын

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

  • @shreeparthasaha
    @shreeparthasaha Жыл бұрын

    Third

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