Richard B. Spence is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Idaho. He holds a PhD in History from the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he also taught as a visiting assistant professor. His research areas include Russian and military history, espionage, occultism, secret societies, anti-Semitism, and true crime. He is the author of several books, including Trust No One: The Secret World of Sidney Reilly and Secret Agent 666: Aleister Crowley, British Intelligence and the Occult. He has also been a contributor for HISTORY®.
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The UnXplained Special Presentation (2023)
Guest starring as Richard Brian Spence, Ph.D. - Emeritus Prof. of History, Univ. of Idaho
- Episode 1x21: National Secrets (Oct 15, 2024)
The UnXplained (2019)
Guest starring as Prof. Emeritus of History, University of Idaho
(5 episodes)
- Episode 7x13: Mad Scientists (Jul 25, 2025)
- Episode 7x10: Secrets of the Spies (Jun 27, 2025)
- Episode 7x09: Secret Societies (Jun 20, 2025)
- Episode 6x09: Strange Stories of World War II (Dec 15, 2023)
- Episode 4x19: Secrets of the Founding Fathers (Nov 25, 2022)