CBS Mornings| Jonna Mendez “Bond in Motion” at International Spy Museum
Vlad Duthiers visits the International Spy Museum's "Bond in Motion" exhibit, featuring 17 iconic vehicles from the Bond films. Former CIA Chief of Disguise Jonna Mendez and intelligence expert Chris Costa share their experiences and reveal real-life spy gadgets.
CNN|GPS Jonna Mendez spy stories
CNN | Global Public Square with Fareed Zakaria interviews Jonna Mendez as she shares stories from her exhilarating 27-year career and how she helped break the agency's glass ceiling. Learn more in Jonna’s newest book, “In True Face: A Woman’s Life in the CIA: Unmasked.”
The Jennifer Hudson Show | Secret Life of Former CIA Chief of Disguise Jonna Mendez
The Jennifer Hudson Show | Former CIA chief of disguise Jonna Mendez opens up about mastering clandestine disguises in some of the world’s most perilous cities. Jonna shares some of the stories from her memoir, “In True Face,” which recounts her career as a female operations officer in the CIA, where she served from 1966 to 1993.
ABC NEWS Interview - International Spy Museum - New James Bond Exhibit
ABC NEWS interviews Jonna Mendez about the International Spy Museum’s new James Bond Exhibit. Learn more in Jonna’s newest book, “In True Face: A Woman’s Life in the CIA: Unmasked.”
Intelligence Matters : The Relaunch Podcast | Jonna Mendez
Intelligence Matters: The Relaunch host Michael talks with Jonna Mendez, who authored the new memoir: "In True Face: A Woman's Life in the CIA, Unmasked". Jonna served nearly 30 years undercover with the CIA, retiring as its Chief of Disguise. She discusses working as a woman at the intelligence agency dominated by men, and her career that took her around the world and into the Oval Office.
Inside Edition Interview
For 27 years, Jonna Mendez had one of the most illustrious and dangerous jobs on the planet: serving as a CIA agent. She is now sharing her journey, or what she can safely share about her journey, in her newest book, “In True Face: A Woman’s Life in the CIA: Unmasked.”
GoodDay New York Interview
With over 27 years of experience in the CIA, including serving as the Chief of Disguise, Jonna Mendez has stories that would be fitting of a James Bond film. Her new book, In True Face, A Woman’s Life In The CIA, Unmasked, gives a firsthand look at exactly what it was like to be one of America’s top spies.
People Magazine Interview
Trailblazer Jonna Mendez revolutionized the CIA’s techniques — and now she’s finally sharing her own story.
How the CIA Used Cutting-Edge Mask Technology to Blend in With Russian Babushkas on Secret Mission (Exclusive)
In an exclusive excerpt from her book 'In True Face,' the CIA's former Chief of Disguise Jonna Mendez shares fascinating insight into tools that fooled the KGB.
Atlas Obscura: Meet a Former CIA Chief of Disguise
Meet Jonna Mendez, the former CIA Chief of Disguise (a real job!). During her tenure, Mendez oversaw the equipment used by spies to conceal their identities, including a five-second mask, which had been inspired by Hollywood. The technology, developed over a period of 10 years, allowed for facial movement—and, unlike its cinematic counterparts, which required hours in the makeup chair, it could be put on and removed at a moment’s notice. Listen to Mendez explain the ins and outs of this unique piece of spy technology.
Brut UK: Interview with a real female spy
"Did I ever sleep with someone to get intelligence?" Jonna Mendez can't stand films about female spies. The reason? She was a real one.
The Cyberwire - Hacking Humans - Wearing a mask in the Oval Office
Joe shares his Classic Cons Part 3, Dave has an Apple device scam story, The Catch of the Day is your assassination heads-up, and later in the show our interview with Jonna Mendez, retired CIA intelligence officer and former Chief of Disguise.
Beyond Speaking - Jonna Mendez - The CIA Experience
In-depth conversations with the world’s most in-demand keynote speakers. Learn valuable secret insights from some of today’s best presenters and experts in business, leadership and more.
Throomers: COVID-19: The Unseen Enemy
Living undercover for years, Jonna Mendez has served tours of duty around the world and became the CIA’s chief of disguise. She’s helped steal a top-secret encryption machine from a Soviet Embassy and helped America win the Cold War. Now, the coronavirus is threatening Americans and everyone worldwide. We’ve asked Mendez for her insights on this unseen enemy.
The Jordan Harbinger Show - Jonna Mendez | The Moscow Rules
On this episode, we’re joined by Jonna Mendez, a former chief of disguise at the CIA’s Office of Technical Service — or, for those of us who have seen James Bond, she was basically Q, but for the CIA during the Cold War.
I SPY Podcast - Foreign Policy : Jonna Mendez, The Master of Disguise
On today’s episode, CIA agent Jonna Mendez is sent to a capital city in Asia to help steal a top-secret encryption machine from a Soviet Embassy. Mendez’s job in the operation is to fashion disguises for the team. She would go on to become the chief of disguise at the CIA’s Office of Technical Service.
SpyCast - Moscow Rules: A Conversation with Jonna Mendez
SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with former CIA Chief of Disguise Jonna Mendez to talk about operating in VERY denied areas, and her newest book, The Moscow Rules: The Secret CIA Tactics that Helped America Win the Cold War.
PBS News Hour - Meet the CIA’s disguise artists who helped Cold War spies disappear
Legendary spy power couple Jonna and Tony Mendez met while working for the CIA in the Soviet Union, building the tools of espionage: the disguise kit, the camera that could hide anywhere, the cyanide pen. There they followed guidelines they called the "Moscow Rules" -- now the name of a new book they co-wrote before Tony's death. Jonna Mendez talks with Nick Schifrin about their work and mission.
CBS The Takeout Podcast - Ex-CIA chief of disguise on "The Takeout"
What makes a good disguise? According to Jonna Mendez, the CIA's former chief of disguise, it's about more than cosmetology.
Radio New Zealand - Jonna Mendez: Master of disguise
Jonna Mendez was undercover in the lobby of a fancy American hotel when she locked eyes with a dangerous terrorist, guarded by two armed men. A potentially fatal mistake that could have cost her life, she later found out.It may sound like something straight out of a spy fiction movie, but that’s the reality Mendez lived as the former CIA chief of disguise who worked alongside her husband for the intelligence agency.