SpyHards 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!
Episodes

Thursday Apr 13, 2023
SpyMaster Interview #48 - Ian Baker
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
Agents Scott and Cam welcome cinematographer Ian Baker to the show to discuss his work as director of photography on the 1990 Sean Connery/Michelle Pfeiffer espionage drama The Russia House. He also shares stories about shooting the acclaimed Meryl Streep film A Cry in the Dark and the 1989 Marvel Comics adaptation The Punisher!
Check out more of Ian's work at his website.
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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 Apr 10, 2023
126. The Russia House (1990)
Monday Apr 10, 2023
Monday Apr 10, 2023
Agents Scott and Cam, along with guest operative Henry R. Schlesinger, journalist and author of Honey Trapped: Sex, Betrayal, and Weaponized Love, help Sean Connery track down a top-secret manuscript with the 1990 John Le Carré adaptation The Russia House.
Directed by Fred Schepisi. Starring Sean Connery, Michelle Pfeiffer, Roy Scheider, James Fox, John Mahoney, Michael Kitchen, J.T. Walsh, Ken Russell, David Threlfall and Klaus Maria Brandauer.
All of Henry's books, including Honey Trapped and the Spy Sites series, are available on Amazon.
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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 Apr 03, 2023
125. The Ambushers (1967)
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Agents Scott and Cam, along with guest operative Bruce Scivally, author of the definitive Matt Helm film guide Booze, Bullets, and Broads, take a joy ride in an experimental flying saucer while decoding Dean Martin's third spy-fi adventure The Ambushers.
Directed by Henry Levin. Starring Dean Martin, Senta Berger, Janice Rule, James Gregory, Albert Salmi, Kurt Kasznar and Beverly Adams.
For more on Bruce and his many books, including Booze, Bullets, and Broads and James Bond: The Legacy, check out his website.
You can also visit his publishing company Henry Gray Publishing, where you'll find work by Bruce and many other exciting authors.
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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.

Thursday Mar 30, 2023
John Wick: Chapter 4 DECLASSIFIED
Thursday Mar 30, 2023
Thursday Mar 30, 2023
Agents Scott and Cam are denied seats at the High Table while delivering an exclusive DECLASSIFIED review of the Keanu Reeves action extravaganza sequel John Wick: Chapter 4.
Spoilers start at 29:40.
Directed by Chad Stahelski. Starring Keanu Reeves, Donnie Yen, Bill Skarsgård, Laurence Fishburne, Hiroyuki Sanada, Shamier Anderson, Lance Reddick, Rina Sawayama, Scott Adkins, Clancy Brown and Ian McShane.
John Wick: Chapter 4 is in theatres now.
Become a SpyHards Patron and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus episodes, movie commentaries and more!
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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 Mar 27, 2023
124. Penguins of Madagascar (2014)
Monday Mar 27, 2023
Monday Mar 27, 2023
Agents Scott and Cam chow down on Cheezy Dibbles and demonstrate the power of cuteness while tackling the 2014 Dreamworks animated spin-off Penguins of Madagascar.
Directed by Eric Darnell & Simon J. Smith. Starring Tom McGrath, Chris Miller, Christopher Knights, Conrad Vernon, John Malkovich, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ken Jeong, Annet Mahendru and Peter Stormare.
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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 Mar 20, 2023
123. The General (1926)
Monday Mar 20, 2023
Monday Mar 20, 2023
Agents Scott and Cam, along with guest operative David Lowbridge-Ellis of the Licence to Queer blog, ride a stolen locomotive off a collapsing bridge with Buster Keaton's groundbreaking 1926 Civil War silent film The General.
Directed by Clyde Bruckman & Buster Keaton. Starring Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, Glen Cavender, Jim Farley, Frederick Vroom, Frank Barnes and Charles Smith.
David's writing can be found at Licence to Queer. The Licence to Queer podcast is available on all major platforms.
Cam's list of The 5 Greatest Train Thrillers can be viewed on his blog.
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.

Thursday Mar 16, 2023
SpyMaster Interview #47 - Julian Glover
Thursday Mar 16, 2023
Thursday Mar 16, 2023
Agents Scott and Cam welcome actor and author Julian Glover to the show to discuss his iconic villain turn in the 1981 Bond adventure For Your Eyes Only, as well as his new memoir Cue to Cue. He also shares stories about shooting The Fourth Protocol, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and more!
Cue to Cue is currently available through Fantom Publishing, with a wide release starting April 3rd.
Become a SpyHards Patron and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus episodes, movie commentaries and more!
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 Mar 13, 2023
122. The Fourth Protocol (1987)
Monday Mar 13, 2023
Monday Mar 13, 2023
Agents Scott and Cam, along with guest operative Jamelle Bouie, New York Times columnist and co-host of the Unclear and Present Danger podcast, thwart a KGB nuclear plot with the 1987 Cold War spy thriller The Fourth Protocol starring Michael Caine and Pierce Brosnan.
Directed by John Mackenzie. Starring Michael Caine, Pierce Brosnan, Ned Beatty, Joanna Cassidy, Julian Glover, Michael Gough, Ray McAnally and Ian Richardson.
The Unclear and Present Danger podcast is available everywhere. You can also follow the show on Patreon and Twitter.
Check out Jamelle's writing on his website, or follow him on Twitter.
Become a SpyHards Patron and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus episodes, movie commentaries and more!
Pick up exclusive SpyHards merch, including the "What Does Vargas Do?" t-shirt by @shaylayy, available only 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.

SpyHards Podcast
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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