Selects: Operation Mincemeat: How A Corpse Fooled the Nazis

《密肉行动:一具尸体如何欺骗了纳粹》

Stuff You Should Know

2026-01-31

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In World War II, a secret department of British 'corkscrew thinkers' hatched a plan to use the cadaver of an unclaimed homeless man to turn the tide of the war in the Allies' favor. It worked. Listen to this classic episode as Josh and Chuck take you through the real life tale. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  • This is an iHeart podcast.

  • Guaranteed human.

  • Hi, everybody.

  • Happy Saturday.

  • It's Chuck here, and I am picking out our select for this week.

  • And I'm going with a more recent one, maybe controversial to do so.

  • But it's our episode on Operation Mint's Meat,

  • and I am picking that one because I don't think we're able to record this for that episode.

  • But the Broadway show, Operation Mint's Meat, was literally inspired by this episode.

  • The one of the stars and the producers was all over Variety magazine and all over the place an interview saying that her brother They were searching for a show to do to write and you know make into a Broadway show and he said hey You should check out this episode of stuff.

  • You should know operation mince me.

  • This is a really crazy story I think there's something there and There was something there

  • because not only did they make it to a Broadway show It's been a pretty big hit and was nominated for Tony Awards and I am going to get to go see it in New York City Next weekend,

  • and I'm super excited because I think I get to meet the cast.

  • So anyway, here we go everyone.

  • Another little feather in our cap.

  • Operation Mincemeat colon, how a corpse fooled the Nazis.

  • Welcome to Stuff You Should Know, a production of I Heart Radio.

  • Hey, and welcome to the podcast.

  • I'm Josh Clark.