Quantum of History

Want to know the history of the Macau sex trade as shown in Skyfall? Come learn a history of sex trade that dates all the way back to 1583. Learn about how the Chinese and the Portuguese fought over Macau for over 400 years, and how casinos are the new "flower boats."

What exactly is the World Economic Forum and what is their agenda? In this episode, I go over many of the agendas of the WEF and a little of the history of the WEF. With world leaders in Davos now, it is a great time to discuss what is the WEF and how the WEF could easily be a storyline for Bond 26.

In With a Mind To Kill, James Bond finds himself brainwashed and under the mind control of SMERSH. If you've read the book, you know the story, but what you may never have heard is that the CIA ran a secret program during the Cold War to see if they could brainwash and control the mind. In this story, you'll hear of everything frome- LSD use to statsanctioned prostitution.

Space Race

Warfare

What is the gold standard?

BOP invas

Live and let die

Hd

Episode 30 is out!!! Spectre and the Ndrangheta This episode is a fascinating history of the world's more powerful criminal enterprise that you probably have never heard of.  Operating for almost 150 years now the Ndrangheta has amassed a network that creates $60 billion a year of revenue and accounts for 3% of Italy's GDP.  This is done from kidnapping, extortion, drug trade, political corruption...

While the Titan submersible is gripping the headlines of late, submersibles have a fascinating history that dates back the the 1600's. Come join me, along with Alex Llamas and Thomas Felix Creighton as we discuss the Titan, along with a deep dive into the history of submersibles!

Want to know the history of the Union Corse Mob? Join myself and Thomas Felix Creighton as we talk mobs, but mostly we talk about how corruption is looked at in different places in the world. The Union Corse was at one point the world's largest distributor of herion, how did the Union Corse thrive in the trade, and how have they adapted in modern times? Fantastic discussion for any Bond fan!!

In OHMSS James Bond must pose as a member of the College of Arms in order to find Blofield. What exactly is the College of Arms? Well, if you want to know what the College of Arms is and a brief history of it listen in to this episode!

Watch as myself and Joe Darlington from Being James Bond debate whether Ian Fleming’s version of On Her Majesty’s Secret Service was best, or did the film take a classic and make it even better. In a spirited debate that is sure to have every Bond fan screaming at one of us, we discuss who did it better…Fleming, or Film.

Spectre introduced the idea of the government listening in and knowing everything about everyone. This episode introduces the idea that Spectre's plot failed for two reasons, one, that it was the government that had all the information, and that two, they never explained the nefarious ways this information could be used.  This episode explores the idea that it is not the government that is listeni...

Looking ahead to future James Bond films, Crypto and people like Sam Bankman Fried will likely play a large role.  An absolutely fascinating story, the history of crypto dates back to the early 1980's.  Recently, Sam Bankman Fried sent shock waves through the financial world when FTX declared bankruptcy, costing some of the most influential people in the world today hundreds of millions of dollars...

Bond is no stranger to battling arms traffickers.  Goldeneye, Casino Royale, The World is Not Enough, The Living Daylights, and many more, all have Bond chasing down arms dealers.  Bond has Valentine Zurkovsky and Le Chiffre, the real world has Viktor Bout.  In a fascinating story, this episode delves into "Merchant of Death" and his humble beginnings to his rise to prominence and i...

Sometimes the James Bond novels and the James Bond films mirror each other, sometimes they go off a cliff, this happens to be the latter.  Come join myself and Jay Sedowski of James Bond Classified as we debate who did it better, Fleming or Film.  A little hint.....this one is a slaughter, but still a MUST for any and all James Bond fans

It's been almost a year since NTTD hit theaters.  Since that time, and after everyone has had a chance to re-watch the film, what sorts of changes in sentiments about the film do you have?  Has NTTD gotten better or worse for you?  Join me as I talk about what has gotten better with time, what has stayed the same, and what has gotten worse for me.  

The fight scenes have come a long way, from Ian Fleming's fight scenes, all the way to No Time to Die stair ascent, Bond has learned how to fight.  Join myself and Alex Lamas as we discuss the history of the various fighting styles used in the novels and in the films.  

SPOILER REVIEW!! With a Mind to Kill - The new James Bond novel is out!!  Join myself and Kyle Barbeau as we dive deep into the thrilling, dark, and suspenseful new 007 novel!! How does it compare to Fleming, the other Horowitz novels, and could this novel make a great basis for Bond 26?

Casino Royale is the greatest Bond movie of all-time, but is it better than the Fleming novel that started Bond?  Join myself and Luke Taggert from Bond's Apartment as we dive deep into the novel, debate the film, in a fun and thought provoking discussion/debate over Casino Royale.  This is a MUST SEE for any and all true Bond fans.

Who did it better, Fleming or the film?!!??!?!?!  The novels are incredible, the films are incredible, but which one is better?!  Join myself and David Zaritsky of The Bond Experience as we go through plot points in the film and the novel to ultimately come to the conclusion of who did it better, Fleming or Film!

With the exception of TMWTGG and Dr. No, a helicopter has been featured in every James Bond movie.  This episode will go briefly into the history of the helicopter and Bond before we bring on Robert Purdy, and combat helicopter veteran and now emergency transport helicopter pilot to talk about what it takes to be a pilot, share the stories of his time flying helicopters all over the world, an...

Join myself and Thomas Creighton for part II of our discussion of Fleming v Film!  So often people talk about how when movies goes awry that they should have gone back to Fleming, go back to the source material for a good movie.  While that is certainly true, does it shortchange what the filmmakers did to turn the written material into a blockbuster film?  Join myself and Thomas Cre...