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Travis returns to talk about the new Bob Dylan biopic A COMPLETE UNKNOWN. 

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A full episode on the reality game show THE TRAITORS! Welcoming back Food blogger Foodigenous and Michelle (One of Candy's roomies) to discuss their mutual passion of the murderous series hosted by Alan Cummings.  Why is the series an international hit with franchises in at least five countries? How does the game theory play out? Who is going to win Season 3 USA? And can we convince Foodigeous to watch the UK versions?

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Special Agent Sarah fills us in on the non-fiction book "CHAOS: Charles Manson and the Secret History of the Sixties" by Tom O'Neill. (with Dan Piepenburg) Sarah posted she was reading this book on social media a while ago and it's been an item floating about podcast worthy.

 Why do we still care about Charles Manson?

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Eugene and Stagg check in from Hanoi...where they talk about the food, the mountains and the caves they have been visiting.

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The agents are excited to welcome Travis McDonald to talk about Weird Bob...everything Bob for our long overdue episode on Bob Dylan.

Travis McDonald is a writer and teacher from Massachusetts. His fiction, essays, and reviews have appeared in Puerto del Sol, the Atticus Review, Areo Review, Rock Music Studies, and elsewhere. He is currently an English professor in the School of Writing & Literature at Front Range Community College in Colorado. 

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As usual the agents discuss a few topics. Eugene lets us know about the new sports scandal in chess. Candy presented a paper in Knoxville. Eugene and Candy talk about suppressed design in artifacts and poetry.

Eugene has been exploring all kinds of Youtube videos and Candy saw Francis Ford Coppola's epic new film Megalopolis. (not Megatropolis!)

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The agents are back from hiatus. Eugene shares about his trip to fiddle camp in Pembroke Ontario. He saw two compelling documentaries "Searching For Sugarman" and "Cowboy Cartel." Candy also recommends a documentary about 5 magicians and a murder mystery on a deck of playing cards.

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Special guest for today's episode is Anthony Stagg, the artist known as Stagg. This was recorded at Agency World Headquarters in Toronto Canada.

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In this episode, Candy and Eugene welcome Special Agent Sarah back to the podcast.

On September 8, 1985, Ana Mendieta, a 36 year old artist well-known for her feminist-focused work, died after plunging from a 34th story window in New York. Her husband, Carl Andre, also a well-known artist, was present at the time, and was subsequently charged with her murder.  In 1988, he was acquitted of wrong-doing in her death.

Thank you for listening to The Agency Podcast. If you enjoy this broadcast you might also enjoy Agent Eugene's new YouTube channel, Rediscovering my Toronto.

In this episode The Agents hold a rambling discussion ranging from affordable housing, universal basic income, YouTubing, the heyday of blogging, Facebook memes, to the Bata girls, Edmonton in winter, and the Lake Shore West Garden Tour. Also in this episode, Agent Candy sees a friend of the podcast perform and Agent Eugene cannot remember the name of the town of Prescott, Ontario. Apologies to Prescott.

Additionally...

The Great Escaper (bring Kleenex)

Furiosa - the 5th Mad Max film

Bob Carlin's My Memories of John Hartford.