Subscribercast #97 – The Fugitive
I offer some thoughts on the 90s thriller The Fugitive, honing in on the Tommy Lee Jones character and his... The post Subscribercast #97 – The Fugitive first appeared on Spy Culture .
Mar 28, 2025
ClandesTime
Podcast series with Tom Secker featuring film and book reviews and discussions and investigations into military and intelligence involvement in popular culture.
Episodes
Subscribercast #96 – The Recruit Season Two
We check in with the recently-released season two of Netflix’s The Recruit, a show supported by the CIA, DOD and... The post Subscribercast #96 – The Recruit Season Two first appeared on Spy Culture .
Feb 28, 2025
ClandesTime 279 – Civil Servants on the Silver Screen
How are government employees portrayed in popular movies? In this episode we review Civil Servants on the Silver Screen, an... The post ClandesTime 279 – Civil Servants on the Silver Screen first appeared on Spy Culture .
Feb 23, 2025
ClandesTime 278 – The Final Option (or Who Dares Wins)
In 1982 an anti-anarchist pro-SAS movie supported by the real SAS and based on the Iranian embassy siege was released,... The post ClandesTime 278 – The Final Option (or Who Dares Wins) first appeared on Spy Culture .
Jan 26, 2025
Subscribercast #95 – Point Break
For this end-of-year subscriber podcast I take a look at the 1990s cult classic Point Break. A simple tale of... The post Subscribercast #95 – Point Break first appeared on Spy Culture .
Jan 01, 2025
ClandesTime 277 – How Big Data is Ruining Football (and possibly the planet)
Over the last decade, data has become the new resource or commodity underpinning the failing global economy. In this episode... The post ClandesTime 277 – How Big Data is Ruining Football (and possibly the planet) first appeared on Spy Culture .
Dec 15, 2024
ClandesTime 276 – City of Lies
The murders of Biggie and Tupac remain unsolved. In this episode we examine the film City of Lies, which ties... The post ClandesTime 276 – City of Lies first appeared on Spy Culture .
Dec 01, 2024
Subscribercast #94 – The Diplomat Season Two
Netflix’s The Diplomat is cutting edge State Department propaganda, as well as being a Homeland replacement set in and around... The post Subscribercast #94 – The Diplomat Season Two first appeared on Spy Culture .
Nov 17, 2024
ClandesTime 275 – The Union
The Union is the latest big spy film to hit streaming and has proven a success despite being a 10... The post ClandesTime 275 – The Union first appeared on Spy Culture .
Nov 04, 2024
Subscribercast #93 – Israel and Hollywood
The topic of Israel and Hollywood tends to attract racists and conspiracy theorists but for this month’s subscribercast I put... The post Subscribercast #93 – Israel and Hollywood first appeared on Spy Culture .
Oct 21, 2024
ClandesTime 274 – The US Military and Reality TV
I hate reality TV but it’s cheap, nasty and has taken over the TV entertainment industry. In this episode we... The post ClandesTime 274 – The US Military and Reality TV first appeared on Spy Culture .
Oct 06, 2024
Subscribercast #92 – The US Military and Video Games
Most of you will have read or heard some of the coverage of the relationship between the military and video... The post Subscribercast #92 – The US Military and Video Games first appeared on Spy Culture .
Sep 22, 2024
ClandesTime 273 – The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare vs My Spy: The Eternal City
The government involvement in Hollywood marches on so in today’s episode we examine two films that were released this year,... The post ClandesTime 273 – The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare vs My Spy: The Eternal City first appeared on Spy Culture .
Sep 15, 2024
Subscribercast #91 – Listener Recommendations
In the many years I’ve been doing this I’ve got a lot of suggestions and recommendations from listeners. In this... The post Subscribercast #91 – Listener Recommendations first appeared on Spy Culture .
Aug 19, 2024
ClandesTime 272 – FAQs
When you specialise in an area of research you tend to be asked the same questions, or the same kinds... The post ClandesTime 272 – FAQs first appeared on Spy Culture .
Aug 11, 2024
ClandesTime 271 – The Great Santini
Why did the US military support a film about a drunken, abusive husband and father who is a textbook narcissist?... The post ClandesTime 271 – The Great Santini first appeared on Spy Culture .
Aug 04, 2024
Subscribercast #90 – Pulp Fiction
Gangster finds God, with the help of a non-linear storyline. In this month’s subscriber-only episode I have a long, rambling... The post Subscribercast #90 – Pulp Fiction first appeared on Spy Culture .
Jul 20, 2024
ClandesTime 270 – The CIA and Mission: Impossible
The original TV series of Mission: Impossible was inspired by the life and work of CIA contract agent Robert Maheu,... The post ClandesTime 270 – The CIA and Mission: Impossible first appeared on Spy Culture .
Jul 09, 2024
Subscribercast #89 – Gary Webb, the CIA and Cocaine
Gary Webb is one of the journalists who inspired me, and his Dark Alliance series on the CIA complicity in... The post Subscribercast #89 – Gary Webb, the CIA and Cocaine first appeared on Spy Culture .
Jun 23, 2024
ClandesTime 269 – The Balkan Line vs Behind Enemy Lines
Very few major films have been made about the wars in Yugoslavia, but two are certainly worth examining. In this... The post ClandesTime 269 – The Balkan Line vs Behind Enemy Lines first appeared on Spy Culture .
Jun 12, 2024
ClandesTime 268 – The Cinema of Iran-Contra: Part II
What connects Kris Kristofferson, Willem Dafoe, Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman? They have all starred in Iran-Contra themed movies. In... The post ClandesTime 268 – The Cinema of Iran-Contra: Part II first appeared on Spy Culture .
Jun 03, 2024
ClandesTime 267 – Land of Bad
Lone Survivor. Black Hawk Down. Kandahar. Stick them in a blender and you get this episode’s movie – Land of... The post ClandesTime 267 – Land of Bad first appeared on Spy Culture .
May 26, 2024
Subscribercast #88 – The Glazers, Manchester United and the CIA
What connects the Glazer family, owners of Manchester United football club, and the CIA? Three companies: the Zapata Corporation, founded... The post Subscribercast #88 – The Glazers, Manchester United and the CIA first appeared on Spy Culture .
May 19, 2024
ClandesTime 266 – Argylle
The spy movie is dying, despite efforts to reform it in recent years. In this episode we examine Argylle, the... The post ClandesTime 266 – Argylle first appeared on Spy Culture .
May 06, 2024
Subscribercast #87 – The Bank Job vs Inside Man
Continuing our vaguely Gary Devore-related explorations, in this month’s subscribercast we look at two unconventional bank heist films where the... The post Subscribercast #87 – The Bank Job vs Inside Man first appeared on Spy Culture .
Apr 28, 2024
ClandesTime 265 – The Wide Shot, David Robb and Phil Strub
Kevin Gosztola joins us to talk about his new Medium publication The Wide Shot, a film review and industry analysis... The post ClandesTime 265 – The Wide Shot, David Robb and Phil Strub first appeared on Spy Culture .
Apr 07, 2024
Subscribercast #86 – Buffalo Soldiers, etc.
What does a military movie with no heroes look like? It looks like Buffalo Soldiers, a tale of bored, criminally... The post Subscribercast #86 – Buffalo Soldiers, etc. first appeared on Spy Culture .
Mar 31, 2024
ClandesTime 264 – The US Marine Corps in Hollywood: 1974 to 1982
It isn’t often that you get a long-term inside view of a government propaganda office, but that’s what I’ve got... The post ClandesTime 264 – The US Marine Corps in Hollywood: 1974 to 1982 first appeared on Spy Culture .
Mar 29, 2024
ClandesTime 263 – Gardens of Stone
Apocalypse Now and Francis Ford Coppola were rejected by the Pentagon when they asked for production support. A decade later... The post ClandesTime 263 – Gardens of Stone first appeared on Spy Culture .
Mar 18, 2024
ClandesTime 262 – The CIA and Podcasts Decoded
15 years after podcasts first became a popular medium, the CIA has cottoned onto the value of pre-recorded audio content.... The post ClandesTime 262 – The CIA and Podcasts Decoded first appeared on Spy Culture .
Mar 10, 2024