ClandesTime 260 – The Diplomat
Netflix’s The Diplomat marks the first time that the British Foreign Office and the US State Department have made a... The post ClandesTime 260 – The Diplomat first appeared on Spy Culture .
Episodes
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 #83 – Back to the Future
For this Christmastime subscribercast we welcome back Henri to discuss the 1980s sci-fi comedy classic Back to the Future. We... The post Subscribercast #83 – Back to the Future first appeared on Spy Culture .
ClandesTime 259 – The OSS in Popular Culture
Between 2018 and 2022, three major OSS spies have been canonised in film and TV – Julia Child, Moe Berg... The post ClandesTime 259 – The OSS in Popular Culture first appeared on Spy Culture .
Subscribercast #82 – The Shield Season 6
Continuing our review series, on this month’s subscribercast we look at the sixth and penultimate season of The Shield. We... The post Subscribercast #82 – The Shield Season 6 first appeared on Spy Culture .
ClandesTime 258 – The CIA Museum
The CIA’s Museum is a monument to lies, murder and secret power. Not officially, of course, they use much prettier... The post ClandesTime 258 – The CIA Museum first appeared on Spy Culture .
Subscribercast #81 – The Shield Season Five
How do you hold the police accountable if Internal Affairs are corrupt? That’s the core question in The Shield season... The post Subscribercast #81 – The Shield Season Five first appeared on Spy Culture .
ClandesTime 257 – Was the Unabomber Wrong?
Ted Kaczynski a.k.a. the Unabomber died earlier this year. As a tribute, in this episode we look at the latest... The post ClandesTime 257 – Was the Unabomber Wrong? first appeared on Spy Culture .
ClandesTime Special – The Russell Brand Allegations
In this special report we examine the documentary accusing celebrity Russell Brand of sex crimes. We look at the troubling... The post ClandesTime Special – The Russell Brand Allegations first appeared on Spy Culture .
ClandesTime 256 – Military-Industrial Product Placement
One thing the Pentagon love to do is ‘showcase’ absurdly costly technologies to the public. This military product placement helps... The post ClandesTime 256 – Military-Industrial Product Placement first appeared on Spy Culture .
Subscribercast #80 – The Shield Season Four
Should the government be allowed to seize people’s property because they think it was bought with the profits from crime? ... The post Subscribercast #80 – The Shield Season Four first appeared on Spy Culture .
ClandesTime 255 – Cultural Capitalism: Air vs Tetris vs Blackberry
Life is like this sometimes: you wait ages for a movie to take corporate personhood and turn it into the... The post ClandesTime 255 – Cultural Capitalism: Air vs Tetris vs Blackberry first appeared on Spy Culture .
ClandesTime 254 – Reality
Reality Winner was an NSA contractor who leaked a single document to The Intercept, and received a five year prison... The post ClandesTime 254 – Reality first appeared on Spy Culture .
Subscribercast #79 – How the Department of Justice Manipulates the News Media
The Department of Justice’s office of public affairs is the nation’s hub for information on true crime. In this episode... The post Subscribercast #79 – How the Department of Justice Manipulates the News Media first appeared on Spy Culture .
ClandesTime 253 – Jack Ryan Season Four (and Specials Ops: Lioness)
Amazon have finally pulled the plug on Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, going out with a smudged inkblot of a final... The post ClandesTime 253 – Jack Ryan Season Four (and Specials Ops: Lioness) first appeared on Spy Culture .
ClandesTime 252 – Robert Maheu: The CIA’s Fixer in Hollywood
The Mafia. Hollywood starlets. Foreign leaders. Fake sex tapes. Illegal surveillance. Watergate. The CIA. And Howard Hughes. Robert Maheu’s life... The post ClandesTime 252 – Robert Maheu: The CIA’s Fixer in Hollywood first appeared on Spy Culture .
ClandesTime 251 – Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant vs Kandahar
You know how it goes: you wait years for a movie that reframes the war in Afghanistan as a Saving... The post ClandesTime 251 – Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant vs Kandahar first appeared on Spy Culture .
Subscribercast #78 – White House Plumbers vs The Offer
Did Joe Colombo approve the script for The Godfather? Was Dorothy Hunt murdered by the CIA as part of the... The post Subscribercast #78 – White House Plumbers vs The Offer first appeared on Spy Culture .
ClandesTime 250 – Independence Day vs The Pentagon
1996’s Independence Day is corny, schlocky, nationalistic and pro-nuclear weapons. So how did it end up being rejected by the... The post ClandesTime 250 – Independence Day vs The Pentagon first appeared on Spy Culture .
ClandesTime 249 – Courage Under Fire
Desert Storm. A female Army Captain. Friendly fire killings. Mutiny. White Phosphorous. Lies and cover-ups. The story of the writing,... The post ClandesTime 249 – Courage Under Fire first appeared on Spy Culture .
Subscribercast #77 – The Shield Season 3
In this subscribercast we examine how the season-long arc in The Shield is a metaphor for the legacy of Iran-Contra,... The post Subscribercast #77 – The Shield Season 3 first appeared on Spy Culture .
ClandesTime 248 – The CIA on The CIA in Hollywood
The CIA helps to make movies, but what does it think of them? In this episode we delve into how... The post ClandesTime 248 – The CIA on The CIA in Hollywood first appeared on Spy Culture .
Subscribercast #76 – More of the CIA on the CIA in Hollywood
What does the Deputy Director of the CIA think about spy movies? And what about the founders of the first... The post Subscribercast #76 – More of the CIA on the CIA in Hollywood first appeared on Spy Culture .
ClandesTime 247 – Good Guys Wear Black vs Apocalypse Now
When it comes to black operations during the Vietnam War, the Phoenix Program (and its parallels and predecessors) is legendary... The post ClandesTime 247 – Good Guys Wear Black vs Apocalypse Now first appeared on Spy Culture .
ClandesTime 246 – The Manchester Bombing Inquiry
The public inquiry into the 2017 Manchester bombing recently published its full and final report. In this episode, we take... The post ClandesTime 246 – The Manchester Bombing Inquiry first appeared on Spy Culture .
ClandesTime 245 – Lassie vs the Pentagon
The US military’s targeting of children goes back decades. In this episode we look at a classic of the children’s... The post ClandesTime 245 – Lassie vs the Pentagon first appeared on Spy Culture .
Subscribercast #75 – The Shield Season Two
The Shield season two ups the stakes on season one in every way – political, societal, personal. In this month’s... The post Subscribercast #75 – The Shield Season Two first appeared on Spy Culture .
ClandesTime 244 – Purple Hearts
If a military supported romance drama with Twitter-level gender politics sounds like a terrible movie then you aren’t wrong. In... The post ClandesTime 244 – Purple Hearts first appeared on Spy Culture .
Subscribercast #74 – Does Representation Matter?
Short answer: yes, with an if. Long answer: no, with a but. In this subscribercast we look at two movies... The post Subscribercast #74 – Does Representation Matter? first appeared on Spy Culture .
ClandesTime 243 – The Cinema of the Torture Program
Films about torture are often exploitative and sadistic, and even more so when they are state sponsored. In this episode... The post ClandesTime 243 – The Cinema of the Torture Program first appeared on Spy Culture .
Subscribercast #73 – The Shield Season One
In the first of several subscriber-only podcasts we look at season one of the unique and award-winning cop drama The... The post Subscribercast #73 – The Shield Season One first appeared on Spy Culture .