iHeartPodcasts Debuts “Fodor’s Guide to Espionage”

iHeartPodcasts, the No. 1 podcast publi<a href="sher according to Podtrac, together with creator and producer Lars Jacobson, announce "Fodor’s Guide to Espionage.” First episode will be available on March 13 with new episodes available on Wednesdays. Listeners can hear the official trailer now, here.

Based on the true story of Eugene Fodor, “Fodor’s Guide to Espionage” will explore the greatest travel writer in the world, who secretly used his profession as a cover to spy for the CIA. Taking place in the 1960s, it is a globetrotting, jet-setting spy series centered around the biggest events of the Cold War that will take listeners on an exotic vacation and high stakes spy mission every week. 

Establi<a href="shed in 1949, Fodor's has publi<a href="shed more than 440 guides on over 300 destinations, and currently has more than 700 permanently placed researchers all over the world. In addition to having sold hundreds of millions of guide books over the last century, Fodor's remains one of the most popular travel guide publi<a href="shers and internet tourist information sites to this day. 

Ethan Corn (“Criminal Minds,” “The Resident”), Lelia Symington (“Brut Force,” “The Marksman”), and Jacqueline Emerson (“The Hunger Games,” “FBI”) will take listeners through thrilling history, fine dining and navigating the world through travel. 

Creator and writer Lars Jacobson will be producing the series alongside Sabrina Jaglom (“Jane,” “Listening In”) and Noel Brown for iHeartPodcasts. “Fodor’s Guide to Espionage” marks the first podcast out of Teleforce’s first-look deal with iHeart. 

Jacobson and Jaglom previously collaborated on iHeartPodcasts and Teleforce’s top-rated podcast series “Wheel Woman,” which is currently in development at a major studio. Jacobson’s previous work with “Fight Night” and “Novocaine” are also in development and production at major studios.   

“Fodor’s Guide to Espionage” is distributed by iHeartPodcasts and will be available on the iHeartRadio app and everywhere podcasts are heard, starting March 13.