ClandesTime
289 episodes - English - Latest episode: 23 days ago - ★★★★ - 60 ratingsPodcast series with Tom Secker featuring film and book reviews and discussions and investigations into military and intelligence involvement in popular culture.
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Subscribercast #50 – Virtue Ethics vs Virtue Signalling
February 26, 2021 18:33 - 18.8 MBI continue the more philosophical theme in recent subscribercasts by outlining the ancient Greek model of moral philosophy known as... The post Subscribercast #50 – Virtue Ethics vs Virtue Signalling first appeared on Spy Culture. (Read more...)
Subscribercast #49 – Individualism vs Collectivism
January 31, 2021 19:44 - 5 MBIn this subscriber-only podcast we take a sideways look at one of the most popular philosophical conflicts. I explore some... The post Subscribercast #49 – Individualism vs Collectivism first appeared on Spy Culture. (Read more...)
ClandesTime 214 – The Secret World of Tom Hanks
January 26, 2021 18:49 - 73.5 MBTom Hanks is perhaps the last of the classic Hollywood leading men, and has starred in some of the most... The post ClandesTime 214 – The Secret World of Tom Hanks first appeared on Spy Culture. (Read more...)
The Newsroom Season 1 Review (Preview)
January 02, 2021 20:50 - 48.8 MBI decided to do a subscriber-only review of the HBO TV series The Newsroom, with an episode looking at each... The post The Newsroom Season 1 Review (Preview) first appeared on Spy Culture. (Read more...)
Subscribercast #48 – Die Hard
December 22, 2020 20:10 - 16.7 MBOn this Christmas edition of the subscribercast we examine the daddy of all Christmas movies – Die Hard. I outline... The post Subscribercast #48 – Die Hard first appeared on Spy Culture. (Read more...)
ClandesTime 213 – Homeland Security in Hollywood (and the Boston Bombing)
November 29, 2020 10:21 - 98.7 MBThe Department of Homeland Security is one of the biggest agencies of the US government, and has a highly active... The post ClandesTime 213 – Homeland Security in Hollywood (and the Boston Bombing) first appeared on Spy Culture. (Read more...)
Subscribercast #47 – The Trial of the Chicago 7
November 23, 2020 19:53 - 26.3 MBThe 1968 Chicago riots at the Democrat National Convention, and the subsequent trial of 8 leaders of different radical left... The post Subscribercast #47 – The Trial of the Chicago 7 first appeared on Spy Culture. (Read more...)
ClandesTime 212 – Wonder Woman
November 09, 2020 18:17 - 87.8 MB2017’s Wonder Woman was hailed and criticised in equal measure, mostly because it featured a female superhero protagonist. But what... The post ClandesTime 212 – Wonder Woman first appeared on Spy Culture. (Read more...)
Subscribercast #46 – Media Breakdown: Through the Camera Lens
October 31, 2020 21:11 - 5 MBIn this subscribercast I review and analyse a recent conference hosted by the US Naval Institute and the US Naval... The post Subscribercast #46 – Media Breakdown: Through the Camera Lens first appeared on Spy Culture. (Read more...)
ClandesTime 211 – Combat Obscura
October 11, 2020 10:58 - 70.8 MBCombat Obscura is a documentary shot on the ground in Afghanistan at the height of the war. In this episode... The post ClandesTime 211 – Combat Obscura first appeared on Spy Culture. (Read more...)
Subscribercast #45 – Our Greatest Philosophical Mistake
September 30, 2020 18:15 - 5 MBIn this subscribercast I take a more philosophical turn and explore what I think is the greatest philosophical mistake we’ve... The post Subscribercast #45 – Our Greatest Philosophical Mistake first appeared on Spy Culture. (Read more...)
ClandesTime 210 – Conspiracy Theories: Cultural Marxism in Hollywood
September 13, 2020 11:15 - 86.2 MB‘Cultural Marxism’ is a term that these days is almost exclusively used by hard right wing critics of the popular... The post ClandesTime 210 – Conspiracy Theories: Cultural Marxism in Hollywood first appeared on Spy Culture. (Read more...)
Subscribercast #44 – Battle of the Genres
August 24, 2020 13:07 - 30.4 MBOn this month’s subscriber-only podcast I examine four very different movies, three with a ‘social action’ or political element and... The post Subscribercast #44 – Battle of the Genres first appeared on Spy Culture. (Read more...)
ClandesTime 209 – Good Riddance to Homeland
August 16, 2020 13:25 - 5 MBIn this episode I welcome back friend and journalist James Oddy so we could discuss the 8th and final season... The post ClandesTime 209 – Good Riddance to Homeland first appeared on Spy Culture. (Read more...)
ClandesTime 208 – Platoon
August 09, 2020 08:39 - 5 MBPlatoon is one the great American anti-war films, beloved by many veterans for its realistic combat sequences and its full-blooded... The post ClandesTime 208 – Platoon first appeared on Spy Culture. (Read more...)
Subscribercast #43 – Media Breakdown: Hollywood and Copaganda
July 22, 2020 09:20 - 34.8 MBOn this month’s subscribercast I break down and analyse an interview by the Hollywood Reporter with Warren Leight, the showrunner... The post Subscribercast #43 – Media Breakdown: Hollywood and Copaganda first appeared on Spy Culture. (Read more...)
ClandesTime 207 – Hidden Agenda vs ‘71
July 19, 2020 13:13 - 66.5 MBThere are dozens of films about the ‘Troubles’ but very few of them engage with the covert operations run by... The post ClandesTime 207 – Hidden Agenda vs ‘71 first appeared on Spy Culture. (Read more...)
Subscribercast #42 – Systemic Racism and Cop Shows
June 14, 2020 14:36 - 24.8 MBHow much responsibility does the TV crime genre have for police racism, brutality and corruption? On this month’s subscriber-only podcast... The post Subscribercast #42 – Systemic Racism and Cop Shows first appeared on Spy Culture. (Read more...)
Myths on Screen – The Full Series
June 13, 2020 14:39 - 151 MBThis three-part radio documentary produced by CBC (and featuring Matt, Tanner Mirrlees and myself, among others) explores the role Hollywood... The post Myths on Screen – The Full Series first appeared on Spy Culture. (Read more...)
ClandesTime 206 – The Little Drummer Girl
June 01, 2020 10:22 - 60.3 MBThe Little Drummer Girl is an espionage drama based on Operation Wrath of God – the Mossad operation to track... The post ClandesTime 206 – The Little Drummer Girl first appeared on Spy Culture. (Read more...)
Subscribercast #41 – Keeping Amused
May 31, 2020 20:10 - 34.3 MBIn these times of strife, confusion, hostility and boredom it is important to keep ourselves amused. In this month’s subscriber-only... The post Subscribercast #41 – Keeping Amused first appeared on Spy Culture. (Read more...)
The Rookie: Made by the LAPD (audio version)
May 27, 2020 09:05 - 88.8 MBHi everyone and thanks for tuning in – this is just a quick intro because a listener said I should... The post The Rookie: Made by the LAPD (audio version) first appeared on Spy Culture. (Read more...)
ClandesTime 205 – Spy Games
May 24, 2020 13:39 - 80.6 MBSpy Games is a recent reality TV game show where 10 dipshits compete for the approval of three ex-spooks who... The post ClandesTime 205 – Spy Games first appeared on Spy Culture. (Read more...)
ClandesTime 204 – Why the Entertainment Liaison Offices Matter
April 25, 2020 12:16 - 71 MBOver more than a century the US government’s entertainment liaison offices have supported over 1000 movies, along with thousands of... The post ClandesTime 204 – Why the Entertainment Liaison Offices Matter first appeared on Spy Culture. (Read more...)
ClandesTime 203 – Psychopaths and the Copycat Effect
April 12, 2020 10:16 - 40.8 MB‘Movies don’t create psychos, movies make psychos more creative.’ That is a quote from the 1996 horror-comedy Scream, but it... The post ClandesTime 203 – Psychopaths and the Copycat Effect first appeared on Spy Culture. (Read more...)
Lockdown: The Dark Side of Social Distancing (FULL EPISODE)
April 08, 2020 18:13 - 74.6 MBAfter many of my patreon subscribers said I should make the full podcast available to everyone I decided to unlock... The post Lockdown: The Dark Side of Social Distancing (FULL EPISODE) first appeared on Spy Culture. (Read more...)
Subscribercast #40 – Lockdown: The Dark Side of Social Distancing
April 07, 2020 20:24 - 32.9 MBIn this subscriber-only podcast I explore the haphazard and irrational implementation of the COVID-19 social distancing lockdowns currently in place... The post Subscribercast #40 – Lockdown: The Dark Side of Social Distancing first appeared on Spy Culture. (Read more...)
ClandesTime 202 – Messiah
March 22, 2020 12:59 - 45.4 MBThe recent Netflix series Messiah depicts what would happen if a Jesus-like figure suddenly appeared and started influencing geopolitics. In... The post ClandesTime 202 – Messiah first appeared on Spy Culture. (Read more...)
Subscribercast #39 – Rorschach Politics: Coronavirus
March 16, 2020 20:58 - 19.4 MBSo what the hell is going on? Are we all going to die in the great corona-zombie apocalypse of 2020... The post Subscribercast #39 – Rorschach Politics: Coronavirus first appeared on Spy Culture. (Read more...)
ClandesTime Special – Kevin Gosztola on the Assange Extradition Case
March 04, 2020 17:05 - 5 MBIn this episode I welcome Kevin Gosztola, a journalist, editor of Shadowproof and co-host of Unauthorized Disclosure. We talk about... The post ClandesTime Special – Kevin Gosztola on the Assange Extradition Case first appeared on Spy Culture. (Read more...)
ClandesTime 201 – Thirteen Days and the Cuban Missile Crisis
March 01, 2020 10:15 - 82.7 MBIn 1962 the US and the Soviet Union came to the brink of nuclear war during the Cuban Missile Crisis... The post ClandesTime 201 – Thirteen Days and the Cuban Missile Crisis first appeared on Spy Culture. (Read more...)
ClandesTime 200 – Extravaganza
February 16, 2020 15:48 - 5 MBTo mark the 200th episode of this podcast I decided to combine several ideas into an open buffet of information... The post ClandesTime 200 – Extravaganza first appeared on Spy Culture. (Read more...)
Subscribercast #38 – The Negotiator and Israel’s Nuclear Smuggling Ring
February 09, 2020 15:26 - 18.9 MBWhen you think of radical or counter-establishment films the 1998 thriller The Negotiator probably doesn’t come to mind, especially if... The post Subscribercast #38 – The Negotiator and Israel’s Nuclear Smuggling Ring first appeared on Spy Culture. (Read more...)
ClandesTime 199 – Neo Nazism and the Yugoslav Wars
January 12, 2020 10:38 - 73.5 MBWhat’s the connection between the wars in Yugoslavia in the 1990s and the resurgent Neo-Nazi movements popping up in Western... The post ClandesTime 199 – Neo Nazism and the Yugoslav Wars first appeared on Spy Culture. (Read more...)
Subscriber Podcast #37 – The CIA, Torture and Hollywood
December 22, 2019 10:54 - 14.3 MBPerhaps the most insidious rewriting of recent history by Hollywood is Zero Dark Thirty‘s narrative that torture helped find Bin... The post Subscriber Podcast #37 – The CIA, Torture and Hollywood first appeared on Spy Culture. (Read more...)
ClandesTime 198 – The Day Shall Come
December 09, 2019 10:26 - 5 MBThe Day Shall Come is the latest film from Chris Morris, the maker of Four Lions, and tells the story... The post ClandesTime 198 – The Day Shall Come first appeared on Spy Culture. (Read more...)
Subscriber Podcast #36 – The LAPD’s Hollywood Office
November 24, 2019 14:25 - 5 MBJust like many federal agencies the Los Angeles Police Department have a dedicated entertainment liaison office for dealing with Hollywood.... The post Subscriber Podcast #36 – The LAPD’s Hollywood Office first appeared on Spy Culture. (Read more...)
ClandesTime 197 – The Spycops Scandal
November 03, 2019 10:33 - 5 MBFor decades undercover British intelligence officers have infiltrated almost every notable political movement in the UK. In this episode I... The post ClandesTime 197 – The Spycops Scandal first appeared on Spy Culture. (Read more...)
ClandesTime 196 – The Final Countdown
October 26, 2019 12:07 - 5 MBThe Final Countdown is a classic of good bad cinema, featuring an aircraft carrier that goes through a wormhole and... The post ClandesTime 196 – The Final Countdown first appeared on Spy Culture. (Read more...)
Subscriber Podcast #35 – China, Censorship and South Park
October 20, 2019 14:59 - 5 MBOver the last few weeks a storm has been brewing about the Chinese government’s censorship of American movies, as well... The post Subscriber Podcast #35 – China, Censorship and South Park first appeared on Spy Culture. (Read more...)
ClandesTime 195 – The New Cultural Cold War
October 08, 2019 10:58 - 5 MBThe original Cultural Cold War has been the subject of numerous books and articles on both sides of the divide,... The post ClandesTime 195 – The New Cultural Cold War first appeared on Spy Culture. (Read more...)
ClandesTime 194 – Oliver Stone’s JFK
September 29, 2019 09:19 - 5 MBThis week, I welcome to the show author and friend James Oddy to discuss the JFK assassination case and its... The post ClandesTime 194 – Oliver Stone’s JFK first appeared on Spy Culture. (Read more...)
Subscriber Podcast #34 – Anti-Capitalist Pop Culture
September 22, 2019 17:43 - 5 MBWhy is it that capitalist economies and cultures produce anti-capitalist products? In this month’s subscriber podcast I examine three examples... The post Subscriber Podcast #34 – Anti-Capitalist Pop Culture first appeared on Spy Culture. (Read more...)
ClandesTime 193 – An Alternative History of Al Qaeda: Aukai Collins
September 15, 2019 10:14 - 40.3 MBIn 1998 the CIA got an opportunity to infiltrate one of their spies into the Al Qaeda camps in Afghanistan,... The post ClandesTime 193 – An Alternative History of Al Qaeda: Aukai Collins first appeared on Spy Culture. (Read more...)
ClandesTime 192 – The Cinema of the Navy SEALs
September 08, 2019 10:27 - 5 MBThe US Navy SEALs are known as the ‘quiet professionals’, but in recent times they have become the highest-profile of... The post ClandesTime 192 – The Cinema of the Navy SEALs first appeared on Spy Culture. (Read more...)
ClandesTime 191 – The ‘Disguised’ Political Film in Hollywood
September 01, 2019 10:20 - 5 MBWhy isn’t the ‘political film’ a genre of cinema? Hollywood puts out a consistent stream of politically-themed films, but rarely... The post ClandesTime 191 – The ‘Disguised’ Political Film in Hollywood first appeared on Spy Culture. (Read more...)
ClandesTime 190 – Karl Rove and the Cultural Impact of 9/11
August 25, 2019 14:58 - 5 MBIn the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, President Bush’s chief spin doctor and senior advisor Karl Rove enlisted Hollywood’s... The post ClandesTime 190 – Karl Rove and the Cultural Impact of 9/11 first appeared on Spy Culture. (Read more...)
ClandesTime 189 – An Alternative History of Al Qaeda: Omar Nasiri
August 18, 2019 09:36 - 38.2 MBOmar Nasiri was a Moroccan who spent 6 years spying on Al Qaeda for several European intelligence agencies. In this... The post ClandesTime 189 – An Alternative History of Al Qaeda: Omar Nasiri first appeared on Spy Culture. (Read more...)
Subscriber Podcast #33 – American Moon
August 11, 2019 10:41 - 5 MBDid we really go to the moon? Yes, probably, but American Moon is an epic 3 1/2 hour documentary that... The post Subscriber Podcast #33 – American Moon first appeared on Spy Culture. (Read more...)
ClandesTime 188 – An Alternative History of Al Qaeda: Mubin Shaikh
August 04, 2019 11:21 - 5 MBThe 2006 arrests of the Toronto 18 was a key moment in the post-9/11 war on terror. It helped internationalise... The post ClandesTime 188 – An Alternative History of Al Qaeda: Mubin Shaikh first appeared on Spy Culture. (Read more...)