Alien Minute

This week, John and Mitch are joined by playwright, director, actor, and theatrical designer Ron Megee to talk about minutes 91-98 which begin with Bond asking Dr. No if the toppling of missiles compensates for having no hands and ends with Bond kicking open the grate of an air duct.

Film professor and author Dr. Cynthia Baron joins John and Mitch to talk about minutes 84-91 which begin with a pair of mysterious black hands pulling away Bond's blanket and end with Bond saying "We can't all be geniuses, can we?"

Cinematographer Todd Norris joins us to talk about minutes 77-84 which begin with Bond weirdly walking away from his captors and ends with some guy walking weirdly toward Bond.

Star Wars Minute hosts Pete the Retailer and Alex Robinson join John and Mitch to talk about minutes 70-77 which begin with some screechy jungle noises and end with Bond getting handcuffed.

Director, educator, and Oscar winning screenwriter Kevin Willmott (Blackkklansman, Da 5 Bloods, C.S.A: The Confederate States of America) joins John and Mitch to discuss minutes 63-70 which begin with Bond assuring Honey Ryder that his intentions are honorable and end with Quarrel, Honey, and Bond doing the old reed snorkel trick.

James Bond scholar, educator, and author Dr. Lisa Funnell (Geographies, Genders, and Geopolitics of James Bond, Warrior Women: Gender, Race, and the Transnational Chinese Star) joins John and Mitch to discuss minutes 56-63 which begin with Bond putting on a record and end with him promising not to steal Ursula Andress' shells.

This week, John and Mitch are joined by Suzen Tekla Kruglnska (Rosemary's Baby 6:66, The Shining 2:37) and New Yorker Cartoonist Joe Dator to talk over minutes 49-56 which begin with 007 driving up to Miss Taro's house and end with him walking into Miss Taro's bedroom.

Graphic Novelist Ande Parks (Ciudad, Union Station) joins John and Mitch to talk about minutes 42-49 which begin with Bond smelling his vodka and ends with Miss Taro giving him directions to her house.

Podcasters Joe Mazel (ABCDevo, ABCDTOS) and Tom Taylor (Indiana Jones Minute, ABCDevo, ABCDTOS) join John and Mitch to talk about minutes 35-42 of Dr. No, which begin with Quarrel describing the geological riches of Crab Key and end with Bond finding a fingerprint on his dusty briefcase.

Music archivist Casey Dewey drops in to talk with Mitch and John about Jamaican music and its relationship with James Bond. They also discuss minutes 28-35 of Dr. No, which begin with Bond and Quarrel taking separate routes to Pussfeller's club and end with Quarrel telling 007 that it don't do for a man to hang around Crab Key.