One of the few Russian KGB Spies left in the world, Jack Barsky, stops by the tent to discuss how he became a part of the Soviet KGB, infiltrated the United States and eventually defected from the KGB before being caught by the FBI. Welcome to Camp!!! 🏕️ S/o to sponsors Bespoke, My Heritage, Bakscape, and Morgan & Morgan! Thanks to Bespoke Post for sponsoring this video! New subscribers get 15% off of their first monthly shipment! Go to https://bespokepost.com/campgagnon and enter code [CAMPGAGNON] at checkout. Edited and Produced by@99OvrAll and Chris Papastefanou **TIMESTAMPS** 00:00 Intro 1:12 Jack’s father was Communist by career + brainwashing was from institutions 3:42 Couldn’t find evil Capitalists + discovering Lenin’s full writings here 7:06 What propaganda did they use during Jack’s childhood? 14:40 Being recruited to the KGB + the criteria they were looking for 29:06 How did they assess Jack? Young man’s ultimate confidence 32:49 Adaptability, losing his accent + training to be a spy 37:11 Dead drop ops, handing off intel + not being “seen” 46:52 Learning to know when you’re being followed 50:29 US through Mexico, staying stoic + his alias 55:53 Objective in Chicago + never knowing his real role 1:00:22 First job in the US: bike courier 1:08:12 “Normal” life, 1st wife adventures + getting baby trapped 1:19:08 Danger of being too comfortable + speech at MSG 1:24:39 Being a bigamist, fully compartmentalised + feeling no guilt 1:32:59 Putin’s training, unimpressive + Tucker not prepared for interview 1:38:05 What would Jack ask Putin? Putin exploiting Ukraine’s history for Russia 1:45:05 Industrial espionage, being a spotter + identifying future recruits 1:54:15 How to flip Americans + decisions that are good for them/family 1:58:18 Being in danger in US, What was the incentive + “cloud neun” 2:05:48 Chelsea being the only reason to stay + Was Jack sloppy? 2:11:01 Defection not possible, true unconditional love + “I’m staying” 2:20:22 How to stay alive? Resigning from KGB + faking contraction of HIV 2:24:41 FBI finding out through MI6 + “What took you so long?” 2:33:51 Polygraph tests aren’t as they seem + being so lucky 2:36:52 Living a “normal” life, being officially “dead” + feeling like a coward 2:42:17 Jack’s regrets + family being reunited 2:50:12 Sixty Minutes led to Jack losing his job 2:51:15 The worst mistake Jack made 2:56:00 Jack had always empathy + check out “The Agent”