Operation Mincemeat; Ian Fleming and James Bond

Hightailing Through History

Welcome to episode 38, the birthday episode! On July 16th, 2021, we released our first ever episode! In our "podaversary" episode, KT covers the WWII story of Operation Mincemeat, which was a mission to fool Axis power into moving their troops elsewhere with false intelligence. HOW they try to make it happen is a stranger than fiction, "too bananas to work" story you'll have to hear to believe! Afterwards, Laurel plucks a character out of KT's story and recounts the life of author and Naval Intelligence officer Ian Fleming and his creation, James Bond. The novels and movies of James Bond are the most popular spy stories but would you believe they were all based on Fleming himself and his many adventures while in the Royal Naval Intelligence? I know! Join us in the smoke circle, grab a martini (shaken not stirred) and spend some time with your favorite history loving sisters

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Mentioned in the Stories:

Operation Mincemeat, Netflix Trailer

Playboy interview article with Ian Fleming

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Source Materials:

Operation Mincemeat--

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.history.com/.amp/topics/world-war-ii/benito-mussolini

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2022-05-12/operation-mincemeat-netflix-true-story-explained

https://time.com/6174289/operation-mincemeat-netflix-true-story/

https://www.history.com/.amp/news/what-was-operation-mincemeat

Ian Fleming/James Bond--

IanFleming.com

Inspirations for James Bond Wikipedia Article

Highest-Grossing Film Franchises

Ian Fleming's Inspiration: The Truth Behind the Books by Edward Abel Smith

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Intro/outro music: "Loopster" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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