Ep. 124 Spy Movies Part I

The Pink Smoke is coming in from the cold to debrief our listeners
on 100 years worth of espionage thrillers. Starting in the 1920's,
we chose one notable spy movie (as well as a few alternate picks)
for each decade leading to our present day in order to decode how
they reflect the history and pop culture of their respective epoch.
From the years leading to World War II through the Cold War and up
to the modern age of counterintelligence in the time of domestic
terrorism and the internet, we recruited agents John Arminio
(co-host of Popcorn Eschaton!) and Bill Scurry (co-host of I Don't
Get It) to analyze these cloak-and-dagger tales and what they have
to say about the excitement and morality of the spy profession. In
Part One, we cover the 1920's through the 1970's which includes one
epic silent masterpiece, various adventures set behind enemy lines
during the war of nations, intimate stories of British citizens who
exploit governments for personal gain, human dramas about moral
degradation behind the Iron Curtain and post-Watergate paranoid
thrillers. Support our Patreon! All Pink Smoke Podcast episodes are
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www.patreon.com/thepinksmoke Popcorn Eschaton!
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twitter.com/thepinksmoke Intro music: Unleash the Bastards / “Tea
for Two” Outro music: Marcus Pinn / “Vegas"