I do not normally gravitate towards the true crime genre of podcast but if you add in subterfuge and history, then I am listening. Stakeknife from the BBC covers a truly awful series of events that all feature one person, from which the podcast gets its name.
Who is the bigger villain ? Freddie Scappaticci aka Stakeknife who was involved in 35 murders? The IRA for their raging paranoia that led to innocents killed? The British, who couldn’t just let Ireland go and instead chose control? All of the above.
This was a hard listen as the focus was on the victims and the hunt for the truth, two things that governments and police really like to downplay if they are the ones caught in a bad light.
For beer, I do not want to tar a brewery or specific beer with the title of being a great pairing double agents and murder and intimidation, so instead, how about shining a light on history with some light lagers. Practically every brewery has one, so check your local to see what they have.