Character Spotlight: Quarrel played by John Kitzmiller in DR. NO

Did America ever manage to create its own James Bond? This episode traces Hollywood's long hunt for an American James Bond, with historian Alan J. Porter. Long before Sean Connery picked up a Walther ...

28 Juli 1h 8min

In "THE SILENCERS - Decoded!" Dan and Tom break down Dean Martin's swinging 1966 spy spoof, comparing Matt Helm to James Bond. They cover the gadgets, music, villains, and the women of THE SILENCERS, ...

21 Juli 48min

What made Sir Ken Adam a movie design genius? We sit down with Sir Christopher Frayling, the world's leading Ken Adam expert. Frayling knew Adam for over 30 years to decode this question.  Frayling ha...

14 Juli 1h 19min

Derek Flint returns in IN LIKE FLINT for another wild mission, and Dan and Tom are cracking it wide open. This episode of Cracking the Code of Spy Movies dives deep into the 1967 sequel to the cult cl...

7 Juli 48min

In August 1940, Alfred Hitchcock released FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT, a spy thriller that looked like simple entertainment but carried a hidden message for American audiences. In this episode of Cracking t...

30 Juni 41min

Why Modern Audiences Need a "Broken" James Bond The Broken James Bond might just be the version we've needed all along — and Ian Fleming saw it coming decades ago. In this episode of Cracking the Code...

23 Juni 32min

Summer Camp(y) is officially in session — and this time, the gear list is all spy movies. Hosts Dan and Tom from Cracking the Code of Spy Movies break down six of the best campy spy movies worth watch...

16 Juni 39min

OUR MAN FLINT, the 1966 spy spoof that shook Hollywood, is back under the microscope. Dan and Tom from Cracking the Code of Spy Movies decode this James Coburn classic in their signature style. Releas...

9 Juni 1h