To Die For

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Imagine you were a fly on the wall at a dinner between the mafia, the CIA, and the KGB. That’s where this unprecedented story begins. A journey through the dark world of Russian intelligence where, for the first time, a professed “sex spy” tells her story. All of it.  Host Neil Strauss (Rolling Stone, The New York Times) brings listeners into the dangerous world of sexpionage, where enemies of the State are not the only victims. So too are the spies themselves, brainwashed to believe that their bodies belong to Russia and meticulously trained to become “the perfect weapons.” Who is Aliia Roza? From the creators of the hit podcast series To Live and Die in LA, this is To Die For.

  • 27 minutes 39 seconds
    1) The Perfect Weapon (REPUBLISH)

    A source from a mafia-connected family introduces a true crime podcaster to a KGB-trained sex spy. What could possibly go wrong?

     

    Show Credits:

    • Produced by Tenderfoot TV in association with iHeart Podcasts
    • Host/Writer: Neil Strauss
    • Guest: Aliia Roza
    • Executive Producers: Neil Strauss, Donald Albright and Payne Lindsey
    • Lead Producer and Editor: Tristen Bankston
    • Additional Editing: Miles Clark and Christian Brown
    • Supervising Producer: Tracy Kaplan
    • Consultants: Nooshin Valizadeh, Chelsey Goodan and Jaime Albright 
    • Cover Art Design: Byron McCoy
    • Original Music: Makeup and Vanity Set, with additional music by Ben Fleisch
    • Mixed and Mastered: Dayton Cole
    • Theme song: Killer Shangri-lah by Pshycotic Beats featuring Pati Amor
    • Special thanks to: Oren Rosenbaum and the team at UTA, Beck Media and Marketing, Oren Segal, Rebecca Jensen, Rose Baruc, The Nord Group, Meredith Stedman, and Alex Vespestad 

     

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    15 July 2025, 1:47 pm
  • 34 minutes 29 seconds
    Inside To Die For

    Tenderfoot TV's Laura Benson takes you inside “To Die For” with host Neil Strauss. Go behind the scenes into the making of the podcast - from Neil’s first discovery of Aliia Roza's unfathomable story to the lengthy and emotional twists and turns that led both Neil and Aliia on a very different journey than either expected.

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    20 August 2024, 7:02 am
  • 35 minutes 16 seconds
    16) Is This Freedom

    "On the ninth of July, with a few shots to the neck and the head, he was shot at about 11p.m. near the preschool."

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    23 July 2024, 7:02 am
  • 35 minutes 59 seconds
    15) The Confession

    "They pushed me into the middle seat. And then another guy put a bag over my head. And when he put this bag on my head, I understood, that's it." 

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    16 July 2024, 7:02 am
  • 30 minutes 59 seconds
    14) Kompromat

    "You'll notice that every time somebody is poisoned, it's usually two people or more involved. and this has a reason: The FSB does not trust its own assassins." 

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    2 July 2024, 7:02 am
  • 41 minutes 48 seconds
    13) Russia's Murder Lab

    "When big money is involved, we usually see some killings." 

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    25 June 2024, 7:02 am
  • 33 minutes 22 seconds
    12) The Thieves' Code

    "There is one question which every man loves and wants to talk about. This is the question which brings a woman very close to the man. And the question is…"

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    18 June 2024, 7:02 am
  • 36 minutes 59 seconds
    11) Family Is Our Weakness

    "We created a plan: What if we program his unconsciousness that there is a happy end, potentially, with another woman, but a better version.This is the manipulation technique where you create a virtual reality for the target's brain."

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    11 June 2024, 10:02 am
  • 35 minutes 49 seconds
    10) Kill or Be Killed

    "The smell was the smell of death. When you smell man sweat…together with blood… together with the land. I can still remember it in my nightmares."

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    4 June 2024, 10:05 am
  • 33 minutes 36 seconds
    9) The Taste of Poison

    "If they would have a proof that you are the enemy of the country, they would usually take you to the sauna, which is banya in Russian, and then you just give you a drink with the poison. That's it. It's easy."

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    4 June 2024, 10:03 am
  • 32 minutes 51 seconds
    8) The Seduction That Went Too Far

    "Knowing that I can kill, knowing that I can seduce anyone. knowing that my target was literally kissing my feet. In that moment, I felt so strong and so powerful."

     

    Show Credits:

    • Produced by Tenderfoot TV in association with iHeart Podcasts
    • Host/Writer: Neil Strauss
    • Guest: Aliia Roza
    • Executive Producers: Neil Strauss, Donald Albright and Payne Lindsey
    • Lead Producer and Editor: Tristen Bankston
    • Additional Editing: Miles Clark and Christian Brown
    • Supervising Producer: Tracy Kaplan
    • Consultants: Nooshin Valizadeh, Chelsey Goodan and Jaime Albright 
    • Cover Art Design: Byron McCoy
    • Original Music: Makeup and Vanity Set, with additional music by Ben Fleisch
    • Mixed and Mastered: Dayton Cole
    • Theme song: Killer Shangri-lah by Pshycotic Beats featuring Pati Amor
    • Special thanks to: Oren Rosenbaum and the team at UTA, Beck Media and Marketing, Oren Segal, Rebecca Jensen, Rose Baruc, The Nord Group, Meredith Stedman, and Alex Vespestad 

     

    For free, confidential, 24/7 support for survivors of sexual assault, as well as information and resources, visit rainn.org, or call 1-800-656-4673.

    For more podcasts like To Die For, search Tenderfoot TV on your favorite podcast app, or visit us at tenderfoot.tv.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    26 March 2024, 7:40 am
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