Roald Dahl: The Spy Behind the Storyteller

Children grew up reading Roald Dahl’s tales of giant peaches and chocolate factories. Adults know about the controversy surrounding the antisemitic statements he made in his later years. But before becoming one of the most successful children’s authors of all time, Dahl worked for MI6, seducing Washington socialites and cozying up to the First Family. He did this to gather intelligence and exert influence for Winston Churchill in the early days of World War II. Writer Aaron Tracy delves into Dahl’s complicated life in his new podcast, The Secret World of Roald Dahl, and sat down with Sasha to discuss Dahl’s forays into espionage.

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Roald Dahl: The Spy Behind the Storyteller is an episode from SpyCast by SpyCast.

This episode is 39:18 long.

This episode was published on Mar 3, 2026.

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