SpyHards - A Spy Movie Podcast

Agents Scott and Cam welcome screenwriter F. Scott Frazier to the podcast to talk about bringing Vin Diesel back into action for xXx: Return of Xander Cage. He also shares stories about writing a fourth entry in the franchise, as well as adapting Kai Bird's 2014 book The Good Spy: The Life and Death of Robert Ames for the big screen.    Become a SpyHards Patron and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus episodes, movie commentaries and more! Pick up exclusive SpyHards merch, including the new "What Does Vargas Do?" t-shirt by @shaylayy, available only at Redbubble Social media: @spyhards View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes.

Agents Scott and Cam, along with guest operative Scott Mendelson, film critic and box office analyst for Forbes, catch some gnarly waves on their dirt bikes while reuniting with Vin Diesel for 2017's xXx: Return of Xander Cage. Directed by D.J. Caruso. Starring Vin Diesel, Donnie Yen, Deepika Padukone, Kris Wu, Ruby Rose, Tony Jaa, Nina Dobrev, Rory McCann, Toni Collette and Samuel L. Jackson. Check out more of Scott Mendelson's work at Forbes, or follow him on Twitter. Become a SpyHards Patron and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus episodes, movie commentaries and more! Pick up exclusive SpyHards merch, including the "What Does Vargas Do?" t-shirt by @shaylayy, available only at Redbubble Social media: @spyhards View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes.

Agents Scott and Cam welcome cinematographer Dan Mindel to the show to talk about his work as director of photography on 2001's Spy Game. He also shares stories about collaborating with director Tony Scott on Enemy of the State, as well as shooting Mission: Impossible III, Star Wars and Star Trek for J.J. Abrams.   Become a SpyHards Patron and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus episodes, movie commentaries and more! Pick up exclusive SpyHards merch, including the new "What Does Vargas Do?" t-shirt by @shaylayy, available only at Redbubble Social media: @spyhards View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes.

Agents Scott and Cam, along with guest operative Chris Carr of the Secrets & Spies podcast, go undercover as photojournalists while digging into Tony Scott's 2001 espionage thriller Spy Game. Directed by Tony Scott. Starring Robert Redford, Brad Pitt, Catherine McCormack, Stephen Dillane, Larry Bryggman and Marianne Jean-Baptiste. Subscribe to Secrets & Spies wherever you get your podcasts, and check out Chris' filmmaking work on his website. Become a SpyHards Patron and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus episodes, movie commentaries and more! Pick up exclusive SpyHards merch, including the "What Does Vargas Do?" t-shirt by @shaylayy, available only at Redbubble Social media: @spyhards View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes.

Agents Scott and Cam welcome actor Bruce Glover to the show to talk about bringing Mr. Wint to life in the 1971 Bond adventure Diamonds Are Forever. He also shares stories about working with James Coburn on 1975's Hard Times and playing an electrified man in the 1991 cult fave Popcorn.   You can dive further into Bruce's extensive filmography at IMDb Pick up exclusive SpyHards merch, including the new "What Does Vargas Do?" t-shirt by @shaylayy, available only at Redbubble Social media: @spyhards View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes.

Agents Scott and Cam welcome Oliver Buckton, professor of English at Florida Atlantic University and author of "The World is Not Enough: A Biography of Ian Fleming," to the show to discuss his work editing the 2019 essay collection "The Many Facets of Diamonds Are Forever." Examining both the 1956 Fleming novel and the 1971 Eon film, Buckton breaks down why this story is important in 007 canon and what makes it so fascinating. "The Many Facets of Diamonds Are Forever: James Bond on Page and Screen" and "The World is Not Enough: A Biography of Ian Fleming" can be purchased on Amazon. Pick up exclusive SpyHards merch, including the new "What Does Vargas Do?" t-shirt by @shaylayy, available only at Redbubble Social media: @spyhards View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes

Agents Scott and Cam, along with guest operative Tyler Orton of the Subspace Transmissions podcast, ride a moon buggy through Las Vegas while tackling Sean Connery's final Eon-produced 007 adventure, Diamonds Are Forever. Directed by Guy Hamilton. Starring Sean Connery, Jill St. John, Charles Gray, Lana Wood, Jimmy Dean, Bruce Cabot, Putter Smith, Bruce Glover and Norman Burton. Check out Subspace Transmissions wherever you get your podcasts, and follow them on Facebook and YouTube. Also, make sure to watch Calvin Dyson and David Lowbridge-Ellis's excellent YouTube video on Queer Characters in James Bond films.  Become a SpyHards Patron and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus episodes, movie commentaries and more! Pick up exclusive SpyHards merch, including the "What Does Vargas Do?" t-shirt by @shaylayy, available only at Redbubble Social media: @spyhards View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes.

Agents Scott and Cam, along with guest operative Michael Richardson, author of "Guns, Girls and Gadgets: Sixties Spy Films Uncovered," land an aircraft with the mere punch of a button while decoding the 1965 Rod Taylor vehicle The Liquidator. Directed by Jack Cardiff. Starring Rod Taylor, Trevor Howard, Jill St. John, Wilfried Hyde-White, David Tomlinson, Akim Tamiroff, Eric Sykes and Gabriella Licudi. Michael's book, "Guns, Girls and Gadgets: Sixties Spy Films Uncovered," is available on Amazon or through Quoit Media Limited. Become a SpyHards Patron and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus episodes, movie commentaries and more! Pick up exclusive SpyHards merch, including the "What Does Vargas Do?" t-shirt by @shaylayy, available only at Redbubble Social media: @spyhards View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes.  

Agents Scott and Cam welcome Monkeybrain Comics co-publisher Allison Baker to the podcast to share stories about her time working on the first three Spy Kids films, both as an executive assistant to writer/director Robert Rodriguez and producer Elizabeth Avellan, and also as director of operations for Troublemaker Studios. She also talks about her work at IDW Entertainment and in the political media world.  Pick up exclusive SpyHards merch, including the new "What Does Vargas Do?" t-shirt by @shaylayy, available only at Redbubble Social media: @spyhards View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes.

Agents Scott and Cam, along with guest operatives Aubree and Karyn from the Chick-Lit podcast, defend themselves from a pogo-toad attack while plugging into Robert Rodriguez's 2003 threequel Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over.  Directed by Robert Rodriguez. Starring Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Alexa Vega, Daryl Sabara, Ricardo Montalban, Holland Taylor, Sylvester Stallone, Mike Judge, Salma Hayek, Cheech Marin and Danny Trejo. Check out Chick-Lit wherever you get your podcasts, and follow them on Twitter and Instagram. Become a SpyHards Patron and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus episodes, movie commentaries and more! Pick up exclusive SpyHards merch, including the "What Does Vargas Do?" t-shirt by @shaylayy, available only at Redbubble Social media: @spyhards View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes.

Agents Scott and Cam, along with guest operative actor and action director Jamie B. Chambers, undergo experimental memory transfers while watching Kevin Costner go on a rampage in 2016's Criminal.  Directed by Ariel Vromen. Starring Kevin Costner, Ryan Reynolds, Gal Gadot, Gary Oldman, Tommy Lee Jones, Jordi Molla, Michael Pitt, Amaury Nolasco, Alice Eve and Antje Traue. You can follow Jamie on Instagram. Become a SpyHards Patron and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus episodes, movie commentaries and more! Pick up exclusive SpyHards merch, including the "What Does Vargas Do?" t-shirt by @shaylayy, available only at Redbubble Social media: @spyhards View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes.

Agents Scott and Cam hurl chairs at one another while decoding Alfred Hitchcock's 1934 hit The Man Who Knew Too Much. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Starring Leslie Banks, Edna Best, Peter Lorre, Frank Vosper, Hugh Wakefield, Nova Pilbeam, Pierre Fresnay and Cicely Oates. Become a SpyHards Patron and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus episodes, movie commentaries and more! Pick up exclusive SpyHards merch, including the "What Does Vargas Do?" t-shirt by @shaylayy, available only at Redbubble Social media: @spyhards View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes.

Agents Scott and Cam, along with guest operative Lauren Milberger of The Fordcast podcast, embark on a WWII bombing mission with Harrison Ford in the 1979 romantic spy drama Hanover Street.  Directed by Peter Hyams. Starring Harrison Ford, Lesley-Anne Down, Christopher Plummer, Alec McCowen, Richard Masur, Michael Sacks and Patsy Kensit. The Fordcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. You can also follow Lauren on Twitter, or hear her on The Murphy Brown Podcast. Check out Bomb Site's interactive map of WWII London Blitz sites.  Become a SpyHards Patron and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus episodes, movie commentaries and more! Pick up exclusive SpyHards merch, including the "What Does Vargas Do?" t-shirt by @shaylayy, available only at Redbubble Social media: @spyhards View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes.

Agents Scott and Cam, along with guest operatives Jim and Bryce of the Film Rage podcast, ride an unstoppable CG bullet train into danger with the 2005 Ice Cube vehicle XXX: State of the Union.  Directed by Lee Tamahori. Starring Ice Cube, Samuel L. Jackson, Willem Dafoe, Scott Speedman, Xzibit, Peter Strauss, Michael Roof, Sunny Mabrey and Nona Gaye. Film Rage is available wherever you get your podcasts. You can also follow Film Rage on Twitter. Become a SpyHards Patron and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus episodes, movie commentaries and more! Pick up exclusive SpyHards merch, including the "What Does Vargas Do?" t-shirt by @shaylayy, available only at Redbubble Social media: @spyhards View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes.

Agents Scott and Cam welcome writer and actor Wendell Wellman to the podcast to break down the process of co-writing 1982's Firefox. He also shares stories about working on the Dirty Harry franchise, and being directed by famed 007 director Terence Young in the 1974 drama The Klansman.  You can purchase the new limited edition Blu-ray of Wendell's 1989 horror film Curfew from Vinegar Syndrome. Become a SpyHards Patron and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus episodes, movie commentaries and more! Pick up exclusive SpyHards merch, including the new "What Does Vargas Do?" t-shirt by @shaylayy, available only at Redbubble Social media: @spyhards View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes.