SpyHards - A Spy Movie Podcast
A weekly film podcast decoding classic spy cinema. Hosted by Agent Scott & Cam the Provocateur. Featuring the likes of James Bond, Jason Bourne, Derek Flint, Austin Powers, Johnny English, George Smiley and Harry Palmer, plus all your favourite secret agent franchises including Mission: Impossible, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Kingsman, Taken and many more. Which films will make the prestigious N.O.C. List, and cement their place in the canon of all-time cloak and dagger greats? Subscribe today and don’t get left out in the cold as your intrepid agents track down cinema’s very best spy adventures!
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181. Our Man in Havana (1959)
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Agents Scott and Cam, along with guest operative Lachlan Page, author of Magical Disinformation, slam back shots and play a high stakes game of checkers against Alec Guinness while decoding the 1959 Graham Greene adaptation Our Man in Havana.
Directed by Carol Reed. Starring Alec Guinness, Burl Ives, Maureen O'Hara, Ernie Kovacs, Noël Coward, Ralph Richardson, Jo Morrow and Grégoire Aslan.
Learn more about Lachlan's work over at his website. All of his books, including Magical Disinformation, are available on Amazon.
You can also follow Lachlan on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes.
Theme music by Doug Astley.
Monday Sep 23, 2024
SpyMaster Interview #86 - Norman Wanstall
Monday Sep 23, 2024
Monday Sep 23, 2024
In celebration of Goldfinger's 60th anniversary Agents Scott and Cam welcome Oscar-winning sound editor Norman Wanstall to the show to reveal behind-the-scenes intel on designing the sounds of the Connery Bond era. He also shares stories about working on The Ipcress File, Call Me Bwana and much, much more!
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Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes.
Theme music by Doug Astley.
Monday Sep 16, 2024
SpyMaster Interview #85 - John Walsh
Monday Sep 16, 2024
Monday Sep 16, 2024
In celebration of The Third Man's 75th anniversary Agents Scott and Cam welcome writer John Walsh to the show to discuss his new book The Third Man: The Official Story of the Film. In addition to revealing the secrets behind crafting his detailed retrospective he also shares his candid thoughts on the 1949 film's complicated production, zither score and enduring legacy!
Want to win a copy of John's book? Visit SpyHards on Twitter for more details!
You can purchase The Third Man: The Official Story of the Film, or John's other books, on Amazon.
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Social media: @spyhards
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View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards
Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes.
Theme music by Doug Astley.
Thursday Sep 12, 2024
SpyMaster Interview #84 - Ilia Volok
Thursday Sep 12, 2024
Thursday Sep 12, 2024
Agents Scott and Cam welcome actor Ilia Volok to the show to discuss his memorable performance as The Fog in Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol. He also shares stories about working on Air Force One, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Charlie Wilson's War and more!
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View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards
Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes.
Theme music by Doug Astley.
Monday Sep 09, 2024
SpyMaster Interview #83 - Gregg Smrz
Monday Sep 09, 2024
Monday Sep 09, 2024
Agents Scott and Cam welcome stunt coordinator Gregg Smrz to the show to reveal behind-the-scenes intel on filming Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol's jaw-dropping stunt sequences. He also shares stories about working on M:I 2 and Rogue Nation, Knight and Day, Waterworld, Batman Returns and much, much more!
Check out Gregg's incredible work over at his website.
Special thanks to Blake Sporne from The Stunt Pod for helping make this episode a reality.
Become a SpyHards Patron and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus episodes, movie commentaries and more!
Social media: @spyhards
Purchase the latest exclusive SpyHards merch at Redbubble.
View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards
Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes.
Theme music by Doug Astley.
Monday Sep 02, 2024
180. Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)
Monday Sep 02, 2024
Monday Sep 02, 2024
Agents Scott and Cam, along with guest operative Jen Johans of Film Intuition, scale the Burj Khalifa with Tom Cruise while taking on 2011's Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol.
Directed by Brad Bird. Starring Tom Cruise, Paula Patton, Simon Pegg, Jeremy Renner, Michael Nvqvist, Vladimir Mashkov, Samuli Edelmann, Ivan Shvedoff, Anil Kapoor, Léa Seydoux and Josh Holloway.
Make sure to check out Jen's work at Film Intuition. Her podcast, Watch with Jen, is available everywhere.
You can also follow Jen on Twitter and Letterboxd.
Become a SpyHards Patron and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus episodes, movie commentaries and more!
Purchase the latest exclusive SpyHards merch at Redbubble.
Social media: @spyhards
View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards
Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes.
Theme music by Doug Astley.
Monday Aug 26, 2024
SpyHards Live: "Our Man Bashir" & Spycraft in Deep Space Nine
Monday Aug 26, 2024
Monday Aug 26, 2024
Agents Scott and Cam beam down to the 2024 Trek to Vegas convention and decode the classic Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode Our Man Bashir. Joined by DS9 showrunner Ira Steven Behr, writer Ronald D. Moore and co-producer Robert Hewitt Wolfe, the hosts explore how this 60s spy genre love letter came to be.
Directed by Winrich Kolbe. Starring Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Michael Dorn, Terry Farrell, Colm Meaney, Armin Shimerman, Alexander Siddig, Nana Visitor and Andrew Robinson.
*SpyHards wish to thank our friends at Inglorious Treksperts, who produced all four days of programming on the Treksperts Stage at Creation's Trek to Vegas convention, for making this possible.
*We'd also like to sincerely thank Ira Steven Behr, Ronald D. Moore and Robert Hewitt Wolfe for their invaluable participation.
*If you're a Star Trek fan don't miss Inglorious Treksperts every Thursday wherever you listen to podcasts, and new episodes now available on YouTube at inglorious treksperts. You can also follow the show on all major social channels at inglorioustrek and inglorioustreksperts.
Become a SpyHards Patron and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus episodes, movie commentaries and more!
Purchase the latest exclusive SpyHards merch at Redbubble.
Social media: @spyhards
View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards
Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes.
Theme music by Doug Astley.
Monday Aug 19, 2024
179. The Union (2024)
Monday Aug 19, 2024
Monday Aug 19, 2024
Agents Scott and Cam clock in for their shifts at London's BT Tower while decoding the 2024 Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry spy action-comedy The Union.
Directed by Julian Farino. Starring Mark Wahlberg, Halle Berry, J.K. Simmons, Mike Colter, Alice Lee, Jessica De Gouw, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje and Jackie Earle Haley.
Become a SpyHards Patron and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus episodes, movie commentaries and more!
Purchase the latest exclusive SpyHards merch at Redbubble.
Social media: @spyhards
View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards
Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes.
Theme music by Doug Astley.
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Every week Agent Scott and Cam the Provocateur decode the best and worst spy films to determine if the movie makes the patented NOC list.
The NOC list is the "Need-To-See. Official. Classics" of the SpyHards Podcast.
From Bond to Bourne and Powers to Palmer, if its cloak and dagger cinema, expect to find it on this podcast.
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