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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 .

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 .

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 on Spy Culture .

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 .

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 World Cup first appeared on Spy Culture .

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 on Spy Culture .

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 Culture .

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 appeared on Spy Culture .

Well well, it seems the BBC are a nest of crypto-leftist peaceniks after all – Theaters of War recently got... The post Theaters of War on Alexei Sayle’s Imaginary Sandwich Bar first appeared on Spy Culture .

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 on Spy Culture .

Henri and I delved into the 2005 sci-fi alien invasion film/Tom Cruise vehicle War of the Worlds.  We discuss the... The post War of the Worlds – Tom on Fortress on a Hill first appeared on Spy Culture .

Mujahideen.  False Flags.  US interference in the peace process.  Ethnic cleansing.  The United Nations’ peacekeepers.  All this and more as... The post Subscribercast #69 – Black Ops and Geopolitics in the War in Bosnia first appeared on Spy Culture .

The Leopold and Loeb case was one of ‘crimes of the century’, and inspired many books, plays and movies.  On... The post Subscribercast #68 – Compulsion vs Rope first appeared on Spy Culture .

Amazon Prime are making the most expensive TV show of all time. Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power... The post ClandesTime 236 – Culture Ministries and The Rings of Power first appeared on Spy Culture .

Obviously, I’m a movie addict but many of my favourites are low-budget features or belong to tiny sub-genres. In this... The post ClandesTime 235 – These are a Few of My Favourite Films first appeared on Spy Culture .

As youtube has become a centre for emerging pop culture brands, it has also become the target of the US... The post ClandesTime 234 – Dude Perfect and the US Navy first appeared on Spy Culture .

Pam and Tommy tells the story of the stolen Pamela Anderson-Tommy Lee sextape. Minx tells the story of a 1970s... The post Subscribercast 67 – Pam and Tommy vs Minx first appeared on Spy Culture .

The 1998 asteroid disaster film Armageddon is often mocked, but rarely taken seriously despite its cultural relevance and impact. While... The post ClandesTime 233 – Armageddon first appeared on Spy Culture .

Henri invited Matt and I on his podcast to discuss Theaters of War (though Matt drops in about halfway through... The post Theaters of War – Matt and Tom on Fortress on a Hill first appeared on Spy Culture .