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Our longest, biggest, more tangents episode ever. We talk about Susan Sontag, Douglas Sirk, dogs in movies, and Ryan Murphy's strange worldview. We talk about his new series season 4 of MONSTER: The Lizzie Borden Story. Not!   Why does the series go so off-track from historical accuracy? Is it worth it? Do we like it? Special Agents Sarah and Eva join Suzanne and Candy to deep dive the Ryan Murphy...

Suzanne is making cheesecakes, Candy is making brownies and we talk about the crazy state of women's health...which of course is everybody's health. We have two emails! Plus three guesses for which Tom Cruize movie Suzanne thinks is way better than the book. Can you guess? How do you deal with your care? Do you think there is a difference between genders?   Email us at: theagency.podcast@gmail.com...

Special agent Sarah joins Suzanne and Candy to discuss a fascinating, polarizing non-fiction book about the high density of serial killers in the Pacific Northwest during the 1970s. The book is a true-crime and environmental expose published in June 2025 and written by Caroline Fraser. We had such good time discussing this book and other related topics and hope you enjoy the conversation too. Than...

Hey we are back! Thank you for listening again!!!! Suzanne joins Candy for a long overdue episode...our hiatus is done. We talk a little about the summer we dated stand-up comics, did a lot of walking, back injuries, hockey and discuss two movies. We watched The Good The Bad and the Ugly as well as Project Hail Mary. If you would like to email us, get your own deck of tarot cards or respond to thi...

From Pluribus to True Detective to Scarpetta...angry women are filling up our screens. Suzanne and Candy discuss Foster and Reis pent up and not so pent up anger. Why are we seeing so many roles for women with characters who are angry as hell? Is Nicole Kidman ever going to be in a positive supportive fictional relationship? Is anger connected to age?    We have a lot of fun trying to figure out w...

We are back from hiatus! Thank you for coming back too. This episode we have special agents Eva and Suzanne join me, Candy, to discuss the new controversial season of MONSTER: Ed Gein.

Special agent Payton McCarthy-Simas joins Candy to discuss David Cronenberg’s new movie THE SHROUDS.   Payton McCarty-Simas is a an author, programmer, and film critic based in New York City. They hold a Masters in film and media studies from Columbia University, where she focused her research on horror film, psychedelia, and the occult in particular. Payton’s writing has been featured in The Broo...

Special Agent Sarah and I saw Black Bag recently. A fantastic movie by Stephen Soderberg about a company of spies. We also both listened to the podcast series "Behind The Bastards" Oprah 6 part edition.   Thanks for listening...forgive our initial sound challenges but it smoothes out after a couple of minutes. Find us on social media for extra content and email us at: theagency.podcast@gmail.com  ...

Raconteur, herpetologist, and Cormac McCarthy scholar Rick Wallach joins Special Agent Sarah and Candy to discuss his forthcoming book IN SEARCH OF GODZILLA: MYTH, STAGECRAFT AND POLITICS IN ISHIRO HONDA'S MASTERPIECE. Everything monster in this episode folks. Did you know the connections between Kurosawa and Honda? Did you know women were liberated to equality in Japan before the USA...by the USA...

Travis returns to talk about the new Bob Dylan biopic A COMPLETE UNKNOWN.    Thank you for listening and please let us know what you think about the movie or the episode...or anything. Email to: qheagency.podcast@gmail.com

A full episode on the reality game show THE TRAITORS! Welcoming back Food blogger Foodigenous and Michelle (One of Candy's roomies) to discuss their mutual passion of the murderous series hosted by Alan Cummings.  Why is the series an international hit with franchises in at least five countries? How does the game theory play out? Who is going to win Season 3 USA? And can we convince Foodigeous to...

Special Agent Sarah fills us in on the non-fiction book "CHAOS: Charles Manson and the Secret History of the Sixties" by Tom O'Neill. (with Dan Piepenburg) Sarah posted she was reading this book on social media a while ago and it's been an item floating about podcast worthy.  Why do we still care about Charles Manson? Thank you for listening and if you feel like emailing us, correct our informatio...

Eugene and Stagg check in from Hanoi...where they talk about the food, the mountains and the caves they have been visiting. Thank you for listening. Check our social media pages for tons of photos. Email us at the agency.podcast@gmail.com

The agents are excited to welcome Travis McDonald to talk about Weird Bob...everything Bob for our long overdue episode on Bob Dylan.   Travis McDonald is a writer and teacher from Massachusetts. His fiction, essays, and reviews have appeared in Puerto del Sol, the Atticus Review, Areo Review, Rock Music Studies, and elsewhere. He is currently an English professor in the School of Writing & Li...

Thank you for listening!   As usual the agents discuss a few topics. Eugene lets us know about the new sports scandal in chess. Candy presented a paper in Knoxville. Eugene and Candy talk about suppressed design in artifacts and poetry. Eugene has been exploring all kinds of Youtube videos and Candy saw Francis Ford Coppola's epic new film Megalopolis. (not Megatropolis!)   Please email us your co...

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!!!   The agents are back from hiatus. Eugene shares about his trip to fiddle camp in Pembroke Ontario. He saw two compelling documentaries "Searching For Sugarman" and "Cowboy Cartel." Candy also recommends a documentary about 5 magicians and a murder mystery on a deck of playing cards. Please email questions, comments, complaints, hopes and dreams to: the agency.podcast@gm...

Special guest for today's episode is Anthony Stagg, the artist known as Stagg. This was recorded at Agency World Headquarters in Toronto Canada. This episode: Stagg in Kensington Market Busking Toronto: change and traffic Flaming Hot The Bike Riders (and other biker stories) Drive Away Dolls

In this episode, Candy and Eugene welcome Special Agent Sarah back to the podcast. On September 8, 1985, Ana Mendieta, a 36 year old artist well-known for her feminist-focused work, died after plunging from a 34th story window in New York. Her husband, Carl Andre, also a well-known artist, was present at the time, and was subsequently charged with her murder.  In 1988, he was acquitted of wrong-do...

In this episode The Agents hold a rambling discussion ranging from affordable housing, universal basic income, YouTubing, the heyday of blogging, Facebook memes, to the Bata girls, Edmonton in winter, and the Lake Shore West Garden Tour. Also in this episode, Agent Candy sees a friend of the podcast perform and Agent Eugene cannot remember the name of the town of Prescott, Ontario. Apologies to Pr...

The Agents are back after a short hiatus and talking about...Civil War, recent chess championship, chess scandal, Ripley and a favourite topic heists! Thank you for listening!!! Please send email to    theagency.podcast@gmail.com   And find extra content on Facebook and Instagram.

This episode: Mr. DIY Listener Mail The Southwest Popular/American Culture Conference The Monster of Wall Street American Nightmare The Regime Eugene reads Candy's paper Thank you for listening. Special thanks to our supporters on Patreon for helping with the bills. We'd love to hear from you: theagency.podcast@gmail.com

This episode: Travels with Candy Women of the Louvre Tours Slow Horses - great concept, and it has Gary Oldman, but... Why is the new True Detective so lame? Listener mail fail Opening theme is a traditional tune called Wild Hog in the Woods. Closing theme is another traditional tune called Lady on the Green. Both are played on solo banjo by Agent Eugene.

This episode: Travels with Candy The Wurlitzers Saltburn The Iron Claw True Detective goes to Alaska Thanks for listening - we love you! Special thanks to our Patrons, who help pay the bills. Email the Agents anytime and give us a piece of your mind: theagency.podcast@gmail.com

A chance meeting between Agent Candy Minx and food blogger Adam Horvath over grilled oysters in New Orleans led to today's foodie-friendly episode, as we welcome Adam to The Agency.  Please check out Adam's blog, called Foodigenous.  You can find it here:  https://www.foodigenous.com/ The Agents love to hear from you. Email: theagency.podcast@gmail.com

This episode, we welcome Sarah Elliott back to The Agency to discuss the 2006 documentary Scott Walker: 30 Century Man. Scott Walker's early musical success was with the pop band The Walker Brothers. They weren't brothers, nor was their name Walker. They performed pop music like their familiar hit, The Sun Ain't Goin' to Shine Anymore. 30 Century Man chronicles Scott Walker's transition toward an...