1996’s Independence Day is corny, schlocky, nationalistic and pro-nuclear weapons. So how did it end up being rejected by the...

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Desert Storm. A female Army Captain. Friendly fire killings. Mutiny. White Phosphorous. Lies and cover-ups. The story of the writing,...

The post ClandesTime 249 – Courage Under Fire first appeared on Spy Culture.

In this subscribercast we examine how the season-long arc in The Shield is a metaphor for the legacy of Iran-Contra,...

The post Subscribercast #77 – The Shield Season 3 first appeared on Spy Culture.

The CIA helps to make movies, but what does it think of them? In this episode we delve into how...

The post ClandesTime 248 – The CIA on The CIA in Hollywood first appeared on Spy Culture.

What does the Deputy Director of the CIA think about spy movies? And what about the founders of the first...

The post Subscribercast #76 – More of the CIA on the CIA in Hollywood first appeared on Spy Culture.

When it comes to black operations during the Vietnam War, the Phoenix Program (and its parallels and predecessors) is legendary...

The post ClandesTime 247 – Good Guys Wear Black vs Apocalypse Now first appeared on Spy Culture.

The public inquiry into the 2017 Manchester bombing recently published its full and final report. In this episode, we take...

The post ClandesTime 246 – The Manchester Bombing Inquiry first appeared on Spy Culture.

The US military’s targeting of children goes back decades. In this episode we look at a classic of the children’s...

The post ClandesTime 245 – Lassie vs the Pentagon first appeared on Spy Culture.

The Shield season two ups the stakes on season one in every way – political, societal, personal.  In this month’s...

The post Subscribercast #75 – The Shield Season Two first appeared on Spy Culture.

If a military supported romance drama with Twitter-level gender politics sounds like a terrible movie then you aren’t wrong. In...

The post ClandesTime 244 – Purple Hearts first appeared on Spy Culture.