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Tom Secker on The Ripple Effect - Spy Culture

I recently talked to Ricky Varandas for his podcast The Ripple Effect. We were supposed to be discussing government involvement in entertainment but got distracted and ended up talking about: whether popularity matters; Trump and Brexit and why people voted for them; the differences and similarities between American and British politics and a whole load more.(Read more...)

Spirit Cooking Election Day Special – Tom Secker on PPR - Spy Culture

Pearse invited Aaron and myself onto his show on the evening of the Presidential election. I, for one, welcome our new Orange Overlord but when we taped this the result was not yet known. This conversation got a bit abstract as we didn't discuss the candidates much at all, but instead had a good time looking into some of the weirder elements of the run-up to the election and the broader social trends around our current political dialogue.

Satire: Alex Jones Lost Episode: Sheen, Nic Cage & Jeff Goldblum

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From H.B.C’s inside sources at Infowars is this lost installment of the Alex Jones show from the cutting room floor. Alex Jones interviews Charlie Sheen, Nicolas Cage and Jeff Goldblum for an update on the Bundy Ranch Standoff, George Soros’s secret DNA program to scientifically radicalize the Left. Metalhead Ted offers Goldblum’s Gold Doubloons way below market share price! 

Porkins Policy Radio – Now a Radio Show - Spy Culture

My good friend Pearse has been given the opportunity to do his show on the radio so he invited me on as his guest for the very first episode. We took on an old favourite – Chase Brandon – and discussed his relevance to the world of state-sponsored entertainment before engaging in a multi-faceted conversation going into the reports from the Pentagon’s entertainment liaison offices, the expansion of the DOD’s role in the entertainment industry, the total lack of accountability.

The CIA and Hollywood 13 – Race to Witch Mountain - Spy Culture

James Evan Pilato is our latest guest as we dissect the 2009 Disney UFO adventure Race to Witch Mountain. We start off looking at Disney as a corporation - its long standing interest in UFOs and extraterrestrials, the connections to government agencies and their recent takeover of the fantasy genre. We then get into Race to Witch Mountain itself - a strange blend of a kids' movie, a love letter to the UFO culture and an homage to spy thrillers especially Enemy of the State.

ClandesTime 083 – The CIA and Hollywood season 2 - Spy Culture

Tomorrow we begin releasing season 2 of The CIA and Hollywood so in this short episode I preview what is coming, announce the launch of my Patreon campaign and rant about Angelina Jolie. I outline how the new season of The CIA and Hollywood is split between films that were made with CIA support or assistance, and films that appear to be overtures or love letters to the Agency.

ClandesTime 081 – Uncle the Podcast - Spy Culture

In this bonus episode we welcome special guests Aaron and Uncle of Uncle the Podcast, a new real-life comedy podcast which is one of my favourite shows. We chat about Uncle and Aaron's hopes and dreams for the show and why they started the Uncle the Podcast. We take a look at two spy films - XXX starring Vin Diesel and The Accidental Spy starring Jackie Chan - before wrapping up looking at Aaron and Uncle's social media experiments and what the future has in store.