The Rankings (Spy vs. Spy)
Jun 10, 2026 · 15 min · 9 segments
We've rated the spies, now it's time for the rankings. If you'd like to support the show, please consider becoming a patron at…
Jun 10, 2026 · 15 min · 9 segments
We've rated the spies, now it's time for the rankings. If you'd like to support the show, please consider becoming a patron at…
Gavin WhiteheadHost
So coming in in 11th place, last place is Nazi spy Johannes Epler with 24 points out of a possible 50.
who really had a thing against invisible ink, didn't really care for it, dumped it out in the river, ultimately ending in her downfall, not exactly well played.
And tied for 10th place, we have Antony Blunt, the art historian and member of the notorious Cambridge spy ring.
Now, in eighth place, we have one of my favorite subjects of the season, the Countess of Castiglione with 34 points.
Grace Elliott, as you might recall, was the royal courtesan who was in Paris for at the time of the Reign of Terror, and authored one of the most vivid English-language accounts of that turbulent period in French history.
Rose Valland, if you can cast your mind all the way back almost to the very beginning of the season, was a museum professional who worked at the Jeu de Paume in Paris, not far from the Louvre.
She spied on what the Nazis were up to as they looted precious artworks from that museum and others, as well as private collections all across France.
And indeed, her efforts enabled authorities to track down and recover some of that stolen artwork.
Tied with Rose, with a score of 38, is Otto Melani, the unforgettable castrato from the 17th century.
We don't know as much about his life and his work as a spy, but he was a papal darling.
So coming in in 11th place, last place is Nazi spy Johannes Epler with 24 points out of a possible 50.
who really had a thing against invisible ink, didn't really care for it, dumped it out in the river, ultimately ending in her downfall, not exactly well played.
And tied for 10th place, we have Antony Blunt, the art historian and member of the notorious Cambridge spy ring.
Now, in eighth place, we have one of my favorite subjects of the season, the Countess of Castiglione with 34 points.
Grace Elliott, as you might recall, was the royal courtesan who was in Paris for at the time of the Reign of Terror, and authored one of the most vivid English-language accounts of that turbulent period in French history.
Rose Valland, if you can cast your mind all the way back almost to the very beginning of the season, was a museum professional who worked at the Jeu de Paume in Paris, not far from the Louvre.
She spied on what the Nazis were up to as they looted precious artworks from that museum and others, as well as private collections all across France.
And indeed, her efforts enabled authorities to track down and recover some of that stolen artwork.
Tied with Rose, with a score of 38, is Otto Melani, the unforgettable castrato from the 17th century.
We don't know as much about his life and his work as a spy, but he was a papal darling.
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