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5 | The Real Jay Mullen | Part I

5 | The Real Jay Mullen | Part I

FromSports Explains the World


5 | The Real Jay Mullen | Part I

FromSports Explains the World

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Length:
27 minutes
Released:
Sep 6, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In 1972, in the middle of the Cold War, the Soviet military sent a team of all-stars to Kampala to compete in three goodwill basketball games against Uganda’s top players. But the Soviets, who were hoping to curry favor with the leader of the new regime, Idi Amin, didn’t know that the Ugandan national team was being coached by an undercover American CIA operative named Jay Mullen. Sent to Uganda earlier that year to spy on the Soviets, the well-meaning history teacher from Oregon ends up courtside with one of the most notorious dictators in history. Reporter Shaun Raviv brings us close to the story in The Real Jay Mullen. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Released:
Sep 6, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (42)

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