Latest Conner Podcast Episodes
AEWCH 268: TOM KRELL (HOW TO DRESS WELL) / HOW DO WE CONNECT WITH THE ALL & THE NOTHING?
Against Everyone with Conner Habib - June 25, 2024 14:55 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 584 ratingsI talk with legendary experimental pop musician and philosopher TOM KRELL, AKA, How To Dress Well, about art, spirt, and connecting with each other in the vast distances between us.
3 Days of the Condor – A Fresh Look
Cracking the Code of Spy Movies! - June 25, 2024 05:01 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratings3 DAYS OF THE CONDOR – A Fresh Look The 1975 spy movie, 3 DAYS OF THE CONDOR, is a “reluctant spy” movie starring Robert Redford, Faye Dunaway. Cliff Robertson, and Max von Sydow. Dan and Tom take a fresh look at this movie, decoding the plot, characters, direction, and more. What are the ...
AEWCH 267: JOHN HOLLOWAY / WHAT IS RADICAL HOPE?
Against Everyone with Conner Habib - June 18, 2024 14:36 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 584 ratingsHope is dead. Long live hope! Whereas once hope was simply an audacious wish that we turned over to representatives of power, hope now can be a radical act through which we erode power. But how? How do we leverage hope to help us direct and engage rather than simply wish and spectate? To inv...
SPIONE And Its Influence On Spy Movies
Cracking the Code of Spy Movies! - June 18, 2024 05:01 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsSPIONE And Its Influence On Spy Movies SPIONE And Its Influence On Spy Movies is a look at this 1928 Fritz Lang spy movie. And, Dan and Tom fill you in on just how big an influence SPIONE is in the spy movie genre. Significantly, SPIONE is the first spy movie we’ve been able to find that ...
SPECTRE – can this James Bond movie be defended?
Cracking the Code of Spy Movies! - June 11, 2024 05:01 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsSPECTRE – can this James Bond movie be defended? Dan and Tom bring Vicky back to answer this question. While SPECTRE is not often in a James Bond fan’s top 5 list, it is often in a Bond fan’s bottom 10 list. Why is that? What about this movie turns fans off? Dan, Tom, and Vicky uncover bot...
You Only Live Thrice, Mr. Bond
Cracking the Code of Spy Movies! - June 04, 2024 05:01 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsBefore you go on to this episode, "You Only Live Thrice, Mr. Bond,” if you haven't seen NO TIME TO DIE, there are some spoilers here so you probably should skip this one – NOW! You Only Live Thrice, Mr. Bond James Bond is dead! Dead as a door nail. Dead! Your field operatives Dan and T...
AEWCH 266: JANINA WELLMANN on WHAT IS MOTION?
Against Everyone with Conner Habib - May 28, 2024 13:36 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 584 ratings“The study of movement is a science of the imperceptible...” In the final episode of my series on scientific concepts, I talk with historian of science and culture, Janina Wellmann, about the mystery of motion, movement, and stillness.
5 Fingers Decoded!
Cracking the Code of Spy Movies! - May 28, 2024 05:01 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsDan and Tom decode the 1952 classic spy movie, 5 FINGERS. This excellent movie starring James Mason is a fantastic espionage thriller, but not an action thriller. And we think it works quite well that way. 5 FINGERS is based on the true story of Albanian-born Elyesa Bazna, who worked as a va...
AEWCH 265: ANDREA WULF on WHY ARE THE ARTS VITAL FOR SCIENCE TODAY?
Against Everyone with Conner Habib - May 21, 2024 14:24 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 584 ratingsI talk with author of The Invention of Nature: Alexander Von Humboldt's New World and Magnificent Rebels: The First Romantics and the Invention of the Self, Andrea Wulf about the meeting point of science and art... and why it matters so much. Episode six in my series on how science intersects wi...
Chicago 007 Fans May 2024 Meetup - Fan Interviews
Cracking the Code of Spy Movies! - May 21, 2024 05:01 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsChicago 007 Fans May 2024 Meetup Dan and Tom held their first Chicago 007 Fans Meetup on May 9, 2024, at Ma O’Brien’s Irish Pub in Chicago. Part of the event was a James Bond trivia quiz and people from all over the world played, including those in the pub. The questions ranged from fairly ea...
AEWCH 264: PREDRAG SLIJEPČEVIC on HOW CAN SYMBIOSIS SAVE THE WORLD?
Against Everyone with Conner Habib - May 14, 2024 10:42 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 584 ratingsI talk with Predrag Slijepčevic, biologist and author of Biocivilisations: A New Look at the Science of Life about the radical potential of biology and symbiosis! This is the fifth episode in my series on how scientific concepts intersect with our lives.
Maestro John Morris Russell Talks James Bond Concert
Cracking the Code of Spy Movies! - May 14, 2024 05:01 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsJohn Morris Russell Talks Shaken Not Stirred Dan and Tom interview Maestro John Morris Russell (JMR) about his Chicago Symphony Orchestra concert, “Shaken Not Stirred,” musical scores, and James Bond music. As you might have guessed, the concert’s focus is the music of James Bond. You may k...
AEWCH 263: WHY DOES WILHELM REICH MATTER NOW? feat. JAMES STRICK
Against Everyone with Conner Habib - May 07, 2024 14:53 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 584 ratingsI do a deep dive on the work of scientist, psychoanalyst, Marxist, and criminal, Wilhelm Reich... both on my own and with Dr. James Strick. It's a whole episode examining Reich's theories and experiments, as part of my series of episodes on how science intersects with our daily lives!
SPY HUNT – 1950 Cold War Espionage Classic Decoded!
Cracking the Code of Spy Movies! - May 07, 2024 05:01 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsDan and Tom decode SPY HUNT, a 1950 espionage B movie. And they don’t agree on this one. SPY HUNT was based on the book “Panther’s Moon” by Victor Canning. It has espionage, a MacGuffin, a train, a dead drop, escaped black panthers, a budding romance, and quite a few interesting characters. ...
AEWCH 262: ERICA BERRY on WHAT DO WOLVES TEACH US ABOUT BEING HUMAN?
Against Everyone with Conner Habib - April 30, 2024 10:56 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 584 ratingsI talk with cultural theorist and nature philosopher ERICA BERRY, author of Wolfish: Wolf, Self, and the Stories We Tell about Fear. This is the third episode in a series of episodes about how science and scientific concepts intersect with our lives!
Diamonds Are Forever Las Vegas and Octopussy Utah Filming Locations with Matt Sherman
Cracking the Code of Spy Movies! - April 30, 2024 05:01 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsDan and Tom talk with Matt Sherman about the DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER Las Vegas and OCTOPUSSY Utah filming locations. Besides being a James Bond expert, Matt Sherman leads tours to many different James Bond filming locations – check his website https://bondfanevents.com/. In this episode, we disc...
AEWCH 261: WES LARSON / TOOTH & CLAW PODCAST on WHY ARE WE SO FASCINATED BY ANIMAL ATTACKS?
Against Everyone with Conner Habib - April 23, 2024 13:35 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 584 ratingsI talk with wildlife biologist and the co-host of my favorite podcast, Tooth & Claw, about what happens when animals attack people, and why it makes for such a good story. The second episode in my series of episodes on how science and scientific concepts intersect with our lives.
SPY x FAMILY CODE: White Review - No Spoilers!
Cracking the Code of Spy Movies! - April 23, 2024 05:01 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsSPY x FAMILY CODE: White Review - No Spoilers! Here’s our NO-SPOILER review of the new spy movie, SPY x FAMILY CODE: White. This anime movie is the first movie in the SPY x FAMILY franchise. If you are familiar with the Manga or anime series versions of SPY x FAMILY, you will feel right at h...
AEWCH 260: MARJOLIJN VAN HEEMSTRA on HOW CAN THE EXPANSIVENESS OF SPACE HELP US LIVE TODAY?
Against Everyone with Conner Habib - April 16, 2024 10:37 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 584 ratingsIn the first episode in a series of episodes about how scientific concepts intersect with our lives in surprising ways, I talk with author of In Light Years There's No Hurry, Marjolijn van Heemstra about the way that conceptualizing space differently can heal and transform us in the face of the ...
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare Review - No Spoilers!
Cracking the Code of Spy Movies! - April 16, 2024 05:01 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsTHE MINISTRY OF UNGENTLEMANLY WARFARE Review – No-Spoilers! Here’s the full NO-SPOILER review of the new spy movie, THE MINISTRY OF UNGENTLEMANLY WARFARE. This movie opens in theaters on April 19, 2024. Guy Ritchie’s THE MINISTRY OF UNGENTLEMANLY WARFARE is a dramatization of real-world event...
AEWCH 259: AVGI SAKETOPOULOU on WHAT ARE THE LIMITS OF CONSENT & TRAUMA?
Against Everyone with Conner Habib - April 09, 2024 12:32 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 584 ratingsOn this challenging episode, I talk with author and psychoanalyst Avgi Saketopoulou about how to reframe what trauma is, and how to think beyond consent.
Diamonds Are Forever Amsterdam Filming Locations & Amsterdam Intelligence
Cracking the Code of Spy Movies! - April 09, 2024 05:01 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsDan and Tom head out to find the DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER Amsterdam filming locations. There aren’t many and they are easy to find. But it is very cool to see these sites over 50 years after the movie was filmed. So, join them as they visit Tiffany Case’s house. Was she home? The Skinny Bridg...
AEWCH 258: SREĆKO HORVAT, UNA MULLALLY, MARK O'CONNELL on APOCALYPSE & RENEWAL
Against Everyone with Conner Habib - April 03, 2024 10:38 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 584 ratingsOn Thursday, March 28, myself and journalist & organizer UNA MULLALLY, presented the event THE BEGINNING IS NEAR in Dublin, where we talked about the end of the world and what comes after that. It marked in person with frequent AEWCH guests, philosopher and activist SREĆKO HORVAT, and cultural c...
RAAZI Is A Spy Movie Worth Watching
Cracking the Code of Spy Movies! - April 02, 2024 05:01 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsRAAZI Is A Spy Movie Worth Watching The 2018 Indian movie RAAZI is a spy movie worth watching. It is one of Tom’s all-time favorite spy movies. Have you heard of RAAZI? RAAZI is a fictionalized drama about a real spy in the 1971 India-Pakistan war. This is an espionage movie, not an action m...
AEWCH 257: LISA ROMERO on CAN MY OWN DEVELOPMENT CHANGE THE WORLD?
Against Everyone with Conner Habib - March 26, 2024 12:09 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 584 ratingsOn this personal, spiritual, and worldly episode, I talk with spiritual teacher and writer Lisa Romero - using events in my own life - about how turning point in our lives, and our relationships, can offer opportunities to help the world's development... if we work through them properly.
FOR YOUR EYES ONLY - How the Story Came to Be
Cracking the Code of Spy Movies! - March 26, 2024 05:01 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsFOR YOUR EYES ONLY - How the Story Came to be FOR YOUR EYES ONLY, the movie, was not the story from Ian Fleming’s short story with the same title. In this episode, Dan and Tom decode the movie to see how the story came to be. Some of the characters from the movie, and some of the plot point...
AEWCH 256: SARAH SCHULMAN on HOW DO VISION AND ACTION FIT TOGETHER IN ORGANIZING AND ART?
Against Everyone with Conner Habib - March 21, 2024 14:32 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 584 ratingsI talk with novelist, essayist, playwright, and organizer Sarah Schulman about bringing utopianism and reform together in the political and cultural realms.
Interview: Special Effects Master Chris Corbould talks James Bond!
Cracking the Code of Spy Movies! - March 19, 2024 05:01 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsWho is Chris Corbould? Chris Corbould OBE has worked on 15 James Bond movies, THE DARK KNIGHT Trilogy, 2 Superman movies, and he won an Acadamy Award for his work on the movie INCEPTION. Chiefly, his specialty has been visual effects, leading the team on many of these movies. Dan and Tom had...
AEWCH 255: UNA MULLALLY on WHAT COMES AFTER COLLAPSE?
Against Everyone with Conner Habib - March 14, 2024 18:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 584 ratingsI talk with journalist, activist, and artist Una Mullally about what happens after collapse and how we can learn to draw strength from the destruction of who we once were.
"007 Science: Inside the World of James Bond" Exhibit Preview!
Cracking the Code of Spy Movies! - March 12, 2024 05:01 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratings“007 Science: Inside the World of James Bond” is a new exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Dan and Tom became big fans of this exhibit while attending the Press Day viewing. They take you inside and highlight many of the items displayed. And they let you ...
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