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
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.
Sun 18 Jun 2023
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 Sp…
Sat 27 May 2023
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 fi…
Mon 08 May 2023
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 …
Mon 08 May 2023
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.
Sun 30 Apr 2023
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.
Wed 26 Apr 2023
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 Cultu…
Sun 16 Apr 2023
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.
Wed 22 Mar 2023
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…
Tue 21 Mar 2023
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 Cultu…
Thu 23 Feb 2023
ClandesTime 242 – Jack Ryan vs The Recruit
The CIA-sponsored streaming wars hit a new high recently, when Netflix premiered The Recruit and within days Amazon released the... The post ClandesTime 242 – Jack Ryan vs The Recruit first appeared …
Wed 15 Feb 2023
Subscribercast #72 – What is Life Worth?
In this quick podcast I review the biographical moral drama Worth (2020) a.k.a. What is Life Worth?. It tells the... The post Subscribercast #72 – What is Life Worth? first appeared on Spy Culture.
Sat 04 Feb 2023
ClandesTime 241 – World War III
In early 1977 a retired NATO general put together a team of elite military officers to write a report on... The post ClandesTime 241 – World War III first appeared on Spy Culture.
Sat 28 Jan 2023
ClandesTime 240 – The Cinema of the War in Afghanistan
The invasion and occupation of Afghanistan was America’s longest war. In this episode we take an overview of the war... The post ClandesTime 240 – The Cinema of the War in Afghanistan first appeared …
Thu 12 Jan 2023
Subscribercast #71 – The Langley Files
The CIA recently launched a new outreach effort – its own podcast. In this subscribercast I review and analyse The... The post Subscribercast #71 – The Langley Files first appeared on Spy Culture.
Sun 25 Dec 2022
ClandesTime Special – State Sponsored Football and the Qatar World Cup
Football is the world’s biggest sport, and perhaps the most state-sponsored sport. In this episode we take a critical look... The post ClandesTime Special – State Sponsored Football and the Qatar Wor…
Sun 11 Dec 2022
Subscribercast #70 – Deep Fakes and The Capture
Imagine a world where secret government agencies used deep fakes to create evidence of events that never happened, and used... The post Subscribercast #70 – Deep Fakes and The Capture first appeared …
Wed 30 Nov 2022
ClandesTime 239 – Captain Marvel and Space Force
Somehow, in the midst of all the identity politics and culture war noise, the fact that Captain Marvel was the... The post ClandesTime 239 – Captain Marvel and Space Force first appeared on Spy Cultu…
Sat 26 Nov 2022
ClandesTime 238 – The Cultural Impact of the Rampart Scandal
The Rampart Scandal has been called the worst police corruption story in the history of Los Angeles, and altered a... The post ClandesTime 238 – The Cultural Impact of the Rampart Scandal first appea…
Sat 05 Nov 2022
ClandesTime 237 – 13 Hours and the Benghazi Scandal
The 2012 attacks on a US diplomatic outpost and a nearby CIA base in Benghazi caused enormous controversy and political... The post ClandesTime 237 – 13 Hours and the Benghazi Scandal first appeared …
Sun 30 Oct 2022
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