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FromSpies Like Us Podcast

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Dec 10, 2020

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Titles in the series (100)

Everything from Bond to Bourne, The Man Who Knew Too Much to the Man Who Knew Too Little!

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The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997): Bill Murray plays the ‘everyman’ drawn into the world of intrigue, but with a comedic twist. In this chess game, the ‘pawn’ is so ignorant of what is going on around him that he inadvertently flips the entire table over. It’s time for us to take a ... by Spies Like Us Podcast
121 min listen
Munich (2005) Part Two: Part 2 of 2. Intelligence agency Mossad takes center stage in this Spielberg film about operation Wrath of God. Our Israeli heroes wrestle with troubling questions about the thin line between legitimate counter-terrorism and revenge, as they pursue... by Spies Like Us Podcast
44 min listen
Sneakers (1992) Part Two: Part 2 of 2. Much beloved for its bright, snappy script and thoroughly enjoyable ensemble, Sneakers has stood the test of time as a spy film that can be enjoyed by pretty much anyone. Let’s peek underneath the hood and see if the tradecraft holds u... by Spies Like Us Podcast
58 min listen
Our Man Flint (1966): The ‘Bond Effect’ is in full swing by the mid-sixties. It seems like everyone is scrambling to cash in on the spy craze in movies and television. A lot of serious spy movies are launched here but there is no shortage of silliness. We tackle one of ... by Spies Like Us Podcast
108 min listen
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934): Tod and Dave love talking about spy movies, old, new, good and bad. Let’s dig in on this genre and explore! We inaugurate our podcast with an analysis of what could arguably be called the first spy movie of all time. A 1934 Hitchcock classic, The M... by Spies Like Us Podcast
83 min listen
The Company (Part One) (2007): Tod and Dave expand their sweep of cinematic spy genre by including The Company, a 2007 TV mini series. It’s a semi-historical but fictionalized view of the Cold War as seen from the perspective of the CIA, and we LOVE that kind of stuff. Doubt me?... by Spies Like Us Podcast
127 min listen
From Russia With Love (1963): James Bond is probably the most recognizable movie character of all time, and most certainly the granddaddy of all spy heroes. Does the King deserve to keep wearing that crown 50+ years later? Tod and Dave have their doubts, and we discuss them in d... by Spies Like Us Podcast
118 min listen
Atomic Blonde (2017) Part One: Producer Charlize Theron brings the genius behind the John Wick action sequences, David Leitch, onboard in his first solo directing effort. This film is a triple love affair of brutal action, colorful comic book storytelling, and 80’s billboard hit musi... by Spies Like Us Podcast
81 min listen
The Bourne Supremacy (2004) Part Two: Continued discussion of the Bourne films. Tod and Dave chew into the tradecraft of Supremacy, and discuss how the Bourne character represents doubt and amnesia in the American political psyche at large. You won’t want to miss this one. Music and S... by Spies Like Us Podcast
59 min listen
Spies Like Us (1985) Part One with Yammering Lew: Part 1 of 2. It’s another spy comedy! Or at least it tries to be. It’s one of the most profitable movies of 1985, but looking back now it is kind of hard to figure out why. Friend of the show Yammering Lew joins us to try to solve the mystery. ... by Spies Like Us Podcast
53 min listen
Brush Pass - Simpsons, Cruella: News items for recent/upcoming releases and announced projects in the spy entertainment sphere. Also, The Simpsons recently did a spy-themed episode, The Man From G.R.A.M.P.A., and Dave returns from having seen Disney's newest take on Cruella, reporting... by Spies Like Us Podcast
29 min listen
La Femme Nikita (1990): Tod and Dave tackle their first ‘action movie’ variant of the spy genre here. Do assassination movies qualify as spy movies? Maybe not all of them do, but we had to put this one in here. We’ll argue that this is a genre-defining moment in cinematic... by Spies Like Us Podcast
138 min listen
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956): Tod and Dave take another swipe at a classic spy movie, but this time we are tiptoeing our way to the explosion of spy movies in the 60’s. In what ways has Hitchcock paved the way for that by revising his 1934 classic? Let’s discuss the 1956 remake ... by Spies Like Us Podcast
135 min listen
Spies Like Us (1985) Part Two: Part 2 of 2. Last week we discussed the many ways this spy comedy fails to deliver the laughs. This week Tod and Dave dig into all the ways it also pretty much fails to be a spy movie. Music and SFX used under CCA license https://www.spieslikeus.... by Spies Like Us Podcast
83 min listen
Samurai Spy (1965): You like Ninjas? We got Ninjas. Samurai Spy deals with an important transitional moment in feudal Japan’s history, but is also deeply informed by the Cold War paranoia that infected the age in which the movie was made. Who are the good guys, who a... by Spies Like Us Podcast
97 min listen
Spy Kids (2001) Part One with Yammering Lew: Robert Rodriguez takes a departure from his usual blood-soaked genre sendups to deliver his first blockbuster, a kid friendly spy adventure. Music and SFX used under CCA license https://www.spieslikeus.net/attributions for details. by Spies Like Us Podcast
54 min listen
Atomic Blonde (2017) Part Two: We drill deeper into the tradecraft of the film’s two main characters, Charlize Theron’s Lorraine and James McAvoy’s Percival. Will Lorraine prevail due to superior tradecraft, or simply due to being the heroine of the film? Music and SFX used under CC... by Spies Like Us Podcast
53 min listen
Miss Sloane (2016) Part One: Part 1 of 2. Miss Sloane is not a traditional spy film by any measure, but the Tradecraft is Real in the psychological game of move and countermove depicted in this oh-so-dirty! depiction of Washington politics. Know your enemy and know what cards ... by Spies Like Us Podcast
62 min listen
Munich (2005) Part One: Intelligence agency Mossad takes center stage in this Spielberg film about operation Wrath of God. Our Israeli heroes wrestle with troubling questions about where the line lies between legitimate counter-terrorism and revenge as they pursue the perp... by Spies Like Us Podcast
51 min listen
The Bourne Supremacy (2004) Part One: The Jason Bourne character changes the game and really sets a new tone for spy movies going forward into the new millennium. Tod and Dave discuss the tradecraft of the Bourne films as well as their impact on spy films at large. Music and SFX used... by Spies Like Us Podcast
55 min listen
The Company Episode 2 (2007) Part Two: Fictional CIA agent Jack prepares to take part in the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in 1961. Historical (but dramatized) figures in Washington disagree on whether and how the US should proceed with the operation. Music and SFX used under ... by Spies Like Us Podcast
40 min listen
A Most Wanted Man (2014): Tod and Dave tackle a bit of Le Carre in one of his first post-Cold War novels. Let’s take a look at how Intelligence actually operates within a bureaucratic scale, and the human toll that it involves. Given that all spy operations are only truly un... by Spies Like Us Podcast
128 min listen
The Battle of Algiers (1966) Part Two: One of the most influential movies we had never heard of, in terms of cinematic style and substance. A stark portrayal of the brutality of terrorism and counterinsurgency tactics that is studied by intelligence agencies around the world even today. Nex... by Spies Like Us Podcast
61 min listen
Elim Garak (Star Trek: DS9) Part One: Not a lot of science fiction spies out there, but Elim Garak from the Deep Space Nine television series is one of the coolest… and definitely the smirkiest. How does he hold up as a spy character? Music and SFX used under CCA license https://www.spiesl... by Spies Like Us Podcast
55 min listen
Miss Sloane (2016) Part Two by Spies Like Us Podcast
58 min listen
The Good Shepherd (2006) Part Two: While still primarily standing in for James Angleton, Matt Damon’s character borrows key elements from other historical CIA figures as the film takes us through the dangerous game of counterintelligence and the failed invasion of Cuba in 1961. Musi... by Spies Like Us Podcast
84 min listen
The Day of the Jackal (1973) Part Two: Continued discussion of the mother of all modern Assassin movies. It’s a fictional but extremely believable portrayal of a plot to kill French President Charles de Gaulle in 1963. The portrayal of identity forging in this film was so realistic that it ... by Spies Like Us Podcast
72 min listen
Spy Game (2001) Part One by Spies Like Us Podcast
76 min listen
The Good Shepherd (2006) Part One: Robert DeNiro’s brooding, tight-lipped exploration of the origins of the CIA stars Matt Damon as a stand-in for the infamous James Jesus Angleton. We follow his recruitment from Yale’s Skull and Bones society and through his WWII espionage training.... by Spies Like Us Podcast
52 min listen
Get Smart(2008) Part One by Spies Like Us Podcast
52 min listen

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