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SpyHards - A Spy Movie Podcast

Scott Hardy & Cam Smith

Tv & Film

Frequency: 1 episode/5d. Total Eps: 434

A weekly film podcast decoding classic spy cinema. Hosted by Agent Scott & Cam the Provocateur.

Featuring the likes of James Bond, Jason Bourne, Derek Flint, Austin Powers, Johnny English, George Smiley and Harry Palmer, plus all your favourite secret agent franchises including Mission: Impossible, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Kingsman, Spy Kids and many more...

Which films will make the prestigious N.O.C. List, and cement their place in the canon of all-time cloak and dagger greats? Subscribe today and don’t get left out in the cold as your intrepid agents track down cinema’s very best spy adventures!

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217. Ava (2020) - Guest: Griffin Schiller from FilmSpeak

Tuesday, September 2, 2025 • Duration 01:37:51

Agents Scott and Cam, along with guest operative Griffin Schiller from the FilmSpeak YouTube channel, follow Jessica Chastain through a secret porta potty door while tackling the 2020 spy action-drama Ava.

Directed by Tate Taylor. Starring Jessica Chastain, John Malkovich, Common, Geena Davis, Jess Weixler, Ioan Gruffudd, Diana Silvers, Joan Chen and Colin Farrell.

Check out FilmSpeak on YouTube! You can also follow Griffin on X, Instagram and Threads.

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Social media: @spyhards

View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards

Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes.

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216. The Helicopter Spies (1968) - Guest: Dr. Cynthia Walker, author of Work/Text

Tuesday, August 26, 2025 • Duration 01:47:02

Agents Scott and Cam, along with guest operative Dr. Cynthia Walker, author of Work/Text: Investigating the Man from U.N.C.L.E., bleach their hair and get psychedelic while decoding the seventh U.N.C.L.E. film, The Helicopter Spies.

Directed by Boris Sagal. Starring Robert Vaughn, David McCallum, Carol Lynley, Bradford Dillman, Lola Albright, Leo G. Carroll, John Dehner, John Carradine, Julie London and H.M. Wynant.

You can purchase Work/Text: Investigating the Man from U.N.C.L.E. on Amazon.

Make sure to check out Bill Koenig's The Man from U.N.C.L.E. episode guide.

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Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes.

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Vernon Dobtcheff on The Spy Who Loved Me - SpyMaster Interview #102

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 • Duration 01:23:15

Agents Scott & Cam welcome actor Vernon Dobtcheff to the show to discuss his memorable performance as Max Kalba in The Spy Who Loved Me. He also shares stories about working on Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The Day of the Jackal, Condorman and more!

Become a SpyHards Patron and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus episodes, movie commentaries and more!

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View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards

Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes.

Theme music by Doug Astley.

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164. The Chairman (1969) - Guest: Steven Kobrin, author of The Man from Belize

Tuesday, April 9, 2024 • Duration 01:46:51

Agents Scott and Cam, along with guest operative Steven Kobrin, author of The Man from Belize, play a high stakes game of ping pong with Gregory Peck while reviewing the 1969 spy thriller The Chairman.

Directed by J. Lee Thompson. Starring Gregory Peck, Anne Heywood, Arthur Hill, Alan Dobie, Conrad Yama, Zienia Merton, Ori Levy, Ric Young and Burt Kwouk.

Steven's novel The Man from Belize is available on Amazon. You can also follow him on Facebook.

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View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards

Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes.

Theme music by Doug Astley.

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163. Jackie Chan's First Strike (1996) - Guest: Will from Exploding Helicopter

Tuesday, April 2, 2024 • Duration 01:32:26

Agents Scott and Cam, along with guest operative Will from the Exploding Helicopter podcast and blog, get devoured by great white sharks while decoding the 1996 martial arts spy comedy Jackie Chan's First Strike.

Directed by Stanley Tong. Starring Jackie Chan, Jackson Lou, Annie Wu, Bill Tung, Yuriy Petrov, Nonna Grishaeva and John Eaves.

The Exploding Helicopter podcast is available everywhere.

You can also read Will's writing at the Exploding Helicopter blog, and follow him on Twitter.

Become a SpyHards Patron and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus episodes, movie commentaries and more!

Purchase the latest exclusive SpyHards merch at Redbubble.

Social media: @spyhards

View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards

Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes

Theme music by Doug Astley.

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162. RED 2 (2013) - Guest: Henry R. Schlesinger, journalist and author of Honey Trapped: Sex, Betrayal, and Weaponized Love

Tuesday, March 26, 2024 • Duration 01:21:20

Agents Scott and Cam, along with guest operative Henry R. Schlesinger, journalist and author of Honey Trapped: Sex, Betrayal, and Weaponized Love, crash a Costco with Bruce Willis and the gang while taking on the 2013 spy comedy sequel RED 2.

Directed by Dean Parisot. Starring Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker, Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Byung Hun Lee, Brian Cox, Neal McDonough and David Thewlis.

All of Henry's books, including Honey Trapped and the Spy Sites series, are available on Amazon. You can also follow him on Twitter.

Become a SpyHards Patron and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus episodes, movie commentaries and more!

Purchase the latest exclusive SpyHards merch at Redbubble.

Social media: @spyhards

View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards

Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes

Theme music by Doug Astley.

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161. British Intelligence (1939)

Tuesday, March 19, 2024 • Duration 01:19:00

Agents Scott and Cam take up gardening in order to eavesdrop on their enemies as they review the 1939 Boris Karloff WWI espionage thriller British Intelligence.

Directed by Terry O. Morse. Starring Boris Karloff, Margaret Lindsay, Bruce Lester, Leonard Mudie, Holmes Herbert and Austin Fairman.

British Intelligence can be streamed on YouTube.

Become a SpyHards Patron and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus episodes, movie commentaries and more!

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Social media: @spyhards

View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards

Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes

Theme music by Doug Astley.

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Dave Thomas on Spies Like Us + The Experts - SpyMaster Interview #72

Friday, March 15, 2024 • Duration 01:37:34

Agents Scott and Cam welcome actor, comedian, writer and director Dave Thomas to the show to reveal the secrets behind co-writing 1985's Spies Like Us. He also talks about directing the 1989 John Travolta Cold War comedy The Experts and his work on TV's Arrested Development.

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View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards

Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes.

Theme music by Doug Astley.

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160. Spies Like Us (1985)

Tuesday, March 12, 2024 • Duration 01:26:03

Agents Scott and Cam repeatedly address each other as "Doctor" while tackling the 1985 Chevy Chase/Dan Aykroyd buddy comedy Spies Like Us.

Directed by John Landis. Starring Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Steve Forrest, Donna Dixon, Bruce Davison, Bernie Casey, William Prince and Tom Hatten.

Become a SpyHards Patron and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus episodes, movie commentaries and more!

Purchase the latest exclusive SpyHards merch at Redbubble.

Social media: @spyhards

View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards

Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes

Theme music by Doug Astley.

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159. To Trap a Spy (1964) - Guest: Bill Koenig from The Spy Command

Tuesday, March 5, 2024 • Duration 01:46:06

Agents Scott and Cam, along with guest operative Bill Koenig from The Spy Command blog, help Robert Vaughn take down an evil industrialist while decoding the first Man from U.N.C.L.E. theatrical feature To Trap a Spy.

Directed by Don Medford. Starring Robert Vaughn, Luciana Paluzzi, Pat Crowley, Fritz Weaver, William Marshall, Will Kuluva and David McCallum.

Read Bill's writing over at The Spy Command, or join the community on Facebook.

You can also check out Bill's The Man from U.N.C.L.E. episode guide, or join his United Network Command Facebook group.

Become a SpyHards Patron and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus episodes, movie commentaries and more!

Purchase the latest exclusive SpyHards merch at Redbubble.

Social media: @spyhards

View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards

Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes

Theme music by Doug Astley.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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