Netflix’s The Diplomat is cutting edge State Department propaganda, as well as being a Homeland replacement set in and around...

The post Subscribercast #94 – The Diplomat Season Two first appeared on Spy Culture.

The Union is the latest big spy film to hit streaming and has proven a success despite being a 10...

The post ClandesTime 275 – The Union first appeared on Spy Culture.

The topic of Israel and Hollywood tends to attract racists and conspiracy theorists but for this month’s subscribercast I put...

The post Subscribercast #93 – Israel and Hollywood first appeared on Spy Culture.

I hate reality TV but it’s cheap, nasty and has taken over the TV entertainment industry. In this episode we...

The post ClandesTime 274 – The US Military and Reality TV first appeared on Spy Culture.

Most of you will have read or heard some of the coverage of the relationship between the military and video...

The post Subscribercast #92 – The US Military and Video Games first appeared on Spy Culture.

The government involvement in Hollywood marches on so in today’s episode we examine two films that were released this year,...

The post ClandesTime 273 – The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare vs My Spy: The Eternal City first appeared on Spy Culture.

In the many years I’ve been doing this I’ve got a lot of suggestions and recommendations from listeners. In this...

The post Subscribercast #91 – Listener Recommendations first appeared on Spy Culture.

When you specialise in an area of research you tend to be asked the same questions, or the same kinds...

The post ClandesTime 272 – FAQs first appeared on Spy Culture.

Why did the US military support a film about a drunken, abusive husband and father who is a textbook narcissist?...

The post ClandesTime 271 – The Great Santini first appeared on Spy Culture.

Gangster finds God, with the help of a non-linear storyline.  In this month’s subscriber-only episode I have a long, rambling...

The post Subscribercast #90 – Pulp Fiction first appeared on Spy Culture.

The original TV series of Mission: Impossible was inspired by the life and work of CIA contract agent Robert Maheu,...

The post ClandesTime 270 – The CIA and Mission: Impossible first appeared on Spy Culture.