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Two former CIA women tell their spy stories

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People who worked for the Central Intelligence Agency used to be mostly all men. But Jonna Mendez spent nearly three decades there and served as the CIA's head of disguise. You'll hear her story this hour, along with former CIA undercover agent Amaryllis Fox.

Mendez is co-author of several books including, “The Moscow Rules: The Secret CIA Tactics That Helped America Win the Cold War.”

Fox recounts her experiences in the book, “Life Undercover: Coming of Age in the CIA.”

The program comes from Foreign Policy magazine, and is called "I Spy." The host is Margo Martindale, the Emmy award-winning actress who played KGB handler Claudia on The Americans.