ClandesTime
ClandesTime is a regular film review and cultural research show focusing on the relationship between the intelligence agencies and popular culture. Features high quality guests and discussions as well as dedicated research episodes hosted by Tom Secker.
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- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Episodes
- 153
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
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 Cultur…
Mon 19 Aug 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.
Sun 11 Aug 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.
Sun 04 Aug 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 Cultu…
Sat 20 Jul 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…
Tue 09 Jul 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 Cultur…
Sun 23 Jun 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 …
Wed 12 Jun 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: Par…
Mon 03 Jun 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.
Sun 26 May 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 Uni…
Sun 19 May 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.
Mon 06 May 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 Insid…
Sun 28 Apr 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 appear…
Sun 07 Apr 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…
Sun 31 Mar 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 appe…
Fri 29 Mar 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 Cultu…
Mon 18 Mar 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 …
Sun 10 Mar 2024
Subscribercast #85 – The Epstein-Maxwell Cover-Up
Two years on from my investigation into over 3000 pages of Bureau of Prisons files on Jeffrey Epstein we return... The post Subscribercast #85 – The Epstein-Maxwell Cover-Up first appeared on Spy Cul…
Sun 03 Mar 2024
ClandesTime 261 – A Paul Schrader Trilogy
Dying of the Light. Dark. The Card Counter. Aside from all being written and directed by Paul Schrader, what do... The post ClandesTime 261 – A Paul Schrader Trilogy first appeared on Spy Culture.
Mon 29 Jan 2024
Subscribercast #84 – The Shield Season Seven
In this month’s subscriber-only podcast we tackle the final season of The Shield, and do so head on. In this... The post Subscribercast #84 – The Shield Season Seven first appeared on Spy Culture.
Sun 28 Jan 2024
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