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February 21, 2019 12:51 pm PST
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Baseball catcher Moe Berg became a spy during World War II
Moe Berg earned his reputation as the brainiest man in baseball -- he had two Ivy League degrees and studied at the Sorbonne. But when World War II broke out he found an unlikely second career, as a spy trying to prevent the Nazis from getting an atomic bomb. In this week's episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll follow Berg's enigmatic life and its strange conclusion.
We'll also consider the value of stripes and puzzle over a fateful accident.
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