Listen "James Bond in 2015"
Episode Synopsis
Revisit 2015, when the most recent Bond film came out on the tails of a series of revelatory spy films - and world events - that argued for 007's irrelevance.
This episode:
How the NSA shows up in mainstream entertainment
So many Bond themes
Melissa McCarthy showing the men (mostly Statham) how it’s done
Kingsman’s scathing class critique
Ilya Kuryakin and the demonized other
Bridge of Spies and the reality of spy craft
The wonders of Ilsa Faust
The murky waters of Sicario
A cameo appearance from HERCULES MULLIGAN!
This episode:
How the NSA shows up in mainstream entertainment
So many Bond themes
Melissa McCarthy showing the men (mostly Statham) how it’s done
Kingsman’s scathing class critique
Ilya Kuryakin and the demonized other
Bridge of Spies and the reality of spy craft
The wonders of Ilsa Faust
The murky waters of Sicario
A cameo appearance from HERCULES MULLIGAN!
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