While James Bond might be the obvious Austin Powers insperation, we have found his true father in the Dean Martin starring The Silencers! We reactivae agent Dan Mecca (Filmmaker, Storyteller, Podcaster on The B-Side, and Co-Founder of The Film Stage) to talk all things Matt Helm: The surprising James Bond film origins! How well The Rat Pack has aged! Who had the original volcano base? The pointlessness of race makeup, and the queer history of Victor Buono! Enjoy this dispatch as part of our Special Mission Summer!

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This time, it's a bad Bond clone versus the master of the macabre, as we investigate the AIP attempt to case in on 007 with Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965)! It's Vincent Price! It's Frankie Avalon! It's a major influence on Austin Powers! Enjoy this side adventure as part of out Special Mission Summer!

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Twice the story! Twice the action! Twice the U.N.C.L.E.! We dig into the first two big screen adventures of the small screen spy duo from The Man From U.N.C.L.E.! It's To Trap a Spy (1964) and The Spy with My Face (1965)! We talk about the how the two films started as episodes, and how James Bond influenced them including some input from the Bond Father Ian Fleming himself! Everyone call your lawyers, it's lawsuit o'clock in this Special Mission Summer episode!

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We're on a mission, and this time we've brought ALL of our wardrobe! We're joined by returning agent Sophia Ciminello (Writer and podcaster from Oscar Wild!) to discuss the classic non-Bond Charade (1963)! A movie that trades on classic spy intrigue, while trying to keep up in a post Bond cinemascape! But is it too old fashioned for the new world of action and intrigue? And was not making Cary Grant James Bond all a mistake? All that and more in this special mission!

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It's getting hot in here, and we couldn't think of a better way to start off our Special Mission Summer than covering a film staring gay hottie Dirk Bogarde! We're talking about 1964's Hot Enough for June, a movie that starts with the death of James Bond and it gets wilder from there. But can a run of the mill writer be a great secret agent? A question we answer, plus many more in the our first Special Mission of 2026!

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It's big, it's brutal, it's BOND! This month we say goodbye to Timothy Dalton in style with our extra special guest agent, Tyler Watson from fellow Glitterjaw show Fear Coded! He helps us break down why Licence to Kill is one of the most brutal entries into the James Bond series, and how the 80's machismo ever so briefly invaded the series!

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This month, we have nothing to declare! Well, except for this episode! We're rejoined by guest agent, award-winning composer, and lifelong Bond fan Michael Llewyn Barker. He helps us welcome our new Bond, Timothy Dalton, to the espionage game! But how does this darker take fit into the world we know? And how does James Bond tackle the AIDS crisis? Plus, why John Barry and A-ha probably won't be attending each other's birthday parties after this... All that and more on this episode of The Q Division!

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Microchips, Blimps, and Artic Ships! This time on The Q Divsion, we revisit the final Roger Moore James Bond adventure, A View to a Kill with special guest agent: film journalist Brian Richards. We break down the Christopher Walken of it all, the Grace Jones of it, the Duran Duran of it all, and so much more!

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This month, we take a peek into an alternate dimension where it's the 1980s and Sean Connery is still Bond, reliving his older missions as we discuss 1983's Never Say Never Again! We're joined by extra special agent: writer, and podcaster Harry Steele to help us unravel the lawsuits, the backstabbing, the mess, and the scene-stealing Barbara Carrera of it all!

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You better hold on to your Fabergé eggs, agents! This month we're covering one of the wackier James Bond outings, Octopussy! And joining us, our special agent writer/podcaster/film critic Ben Miller! We discuss fake alligators, the return of a familiar Bond actress, and Roger Moore's aging out of the role! Buckle up, this case is a fun one!

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