ClandesTime
ClandesTime
Tom Secker
Podcast series with Tom Secker featuring film and book reviews and discussions and investigations into military and intelligence involvement in popular culture.
ClandesTime 283 – 9/11: The Watchdogs Didn’t Bark
The Watchdogs Didn’t Bark was the last great book on the September 11th 2001 terrorist attacks. In this episode I... The post ClandesTime 283 – 9/11: The Watchdogs Didn’t Bark first appeared on Spy Culture.
Aug 23, 2025
Subscribercast #100 – The Latest in the CIA and Hollywood
The rise of former CIA officers working as consultants to the film and TV business is one of the cultural... The post Subscribercast #100 – The Latest in the CIA and Hollywood first appeared on Spy Culture.
Jul 31, 2025
Subscribercast #99 – Godzilla vs Godzilla Minus One
Godzilla movies vary enormously, from goofy to serious, from smart to utterly moronic.  In this subscribercast we look at the... The post Subscribercast #99 – Godzilla vs Godzilla Minus One first appeared on Spy Culture.
Jul 1, 2025
ClandesTime 282 – The 7/7 London Bombings Revisited
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the 7/7 London Bombings, a terrorist mass murder that I investigated for many... The post ClandesTime 282 – The 7/7 London Bombings Revisited first appeared on Spy Culture.
Jun 3, 2025
ClandesTime 281 – Conspiracy Theories: The Lockerbie Bombing
The Lockerbie bombing, which brought down Pan Am 103 and killed 270 people, is one of the most disturbing events... The post ClandesTime 281 – Conspiracy Theories: The Lockerbie Bombing first appeared on Spy Culture.
May 18, 2025
Subscribercast #98 – Zero Day
Zero Day is the latest in CIA-supported Netflix spy dramas, only this time it’s cyberterrorism rather than Arab hijackers or... The post Subscribercast #98 – Zero Day first appeared on Spy Culture.
May 4, 2025
Subscribercast #97 – The Fugitive
I offer some thoughts on the 90s thriller The Fugitive, honing in on the Tommy Lee Jones character and his... The post Subscribercast #97 – The Fugitive first appeared on Spy Culture.
Mar 28, 2025
ClandesTime 280 – How the US Military Pitches Hollywood
The Pentagon’s Hollywood offices claim that they don’t pitch, they don’t try to push certain content into the culture industries.... The post ClandesTime 280 – How the US Military Pitches Hollywood first appeared on Spy Culture.
Mar 10, 2025
Subscribercast #96 – The Recruit Season Two
We check in with the recently-released season two of Netflix’s The Recruit, a show supported by the CIA, DOD and... The post Subscribercast #96 – The Recruit Season Two first appeared on Spy Culture.
Feb 28, 2025
ClandesTime 279 – Civil Servants on the Silver Screen
How are government employees portrayed in popular movies? In this episode we review Civil Servants on the Silver Screen, an... The post ClandesTime 279 – Civil Servants on the Silver Screen first appeared on Spy Culture.
Feb 23, 2025
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