Episodes
Saturday Mar 11, 2023
The Art of Misdirection
Saturday Mar 11, 2023
Saturday Mar 11, 2023
This episode:
CIA Backlash
AI Resistance
The Slap (and how to get attention)
Weird Tales and Absurd Characters
DakhaBrakha at Koerner Hall
Morrisseau fraudsters busted
I Just Don't Know What to do with Myself
Creatives and Art Workers
Email from Andy
...and more
Our opening theme is a traditional tune called Wild Hog in the Woods, played by Agent Eugene on clawhammer banjo.
The ending musical snippet for this episode is from Sho Z-Pod Duba from a Tiny Desk Concert by DakhaBrakha.
This episode of The Agency Podcast is dedicated to Toronto naturalist, musician and teacher Miles Hearn, who passed on February 25 and also to Kiska, the last captive killer whale in Canada — also known as "the loneliest whale in the world" - who died at a Canadian waterpark this week. The orca was believed to be 47 years old.
Wednesday Feb 15, 2023
Back in the Saddle
Wednesday Feb 15, 2023
Wednesday Feb 15, 2023
We're back from haitus. This episode:
A New Paper
Dog Rescues
Quilting with our special guest, Adamandia Kapsalis
The Broker
Slow Horses
When numbers get serious
Severance
Glass Onion Yay or Nay
Poker Face
The Half-time Show
Opening snippet from an old interview with Bob Dylan in San Francisco.
The snippet of Let the Mystery Be at the end is by Iris Dement. Both are used for educational purposes.
The Agents extend a big thank to our guest Adamandia.
Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
The Secret Life of Figs
Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
This week:
We have a special guest this week. Vernon Cisney, a professor of philosophy at Gettysburg College in PA joins The Agents to discuss The Joker.
Also.....
Movies Lists
In Bruges
The Spy Who Dumped Me
And more.
We're taking a hiatus to recharge our batteries. Please enjoy the other 172 episodes of The Agency while we're away. See you in early spring.
Thanks for listening!
Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
The Activist Cookbook
Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
This week:
Listener mail
Celebrity bad behaviour
Armed and Hammered
The remake of Rebecca
Heist movies (and Eugene's fave actor)
The Activist Cookbook
The Passenger
The Lost Daughter
....and much more
The ending music tag of this episode is from Drinkin' Wine Spo-dee-o-dee by Stick McGhee, 1949.
Tuesday Oct 18, 2022
Hate, Deception, Memory and Blackmail
Tuesday Oct 18, 2022
Tuesday Oct 18, 2022
This week:
A Contronym Quiz
Hitchcock's Rebecca (more twists than even Ozark?)
Listener mail
An announcement
Thanks for listening.
Tuesday Oct 11, 2022
A Non-linear Episode
Tuesday Oct 11, 2022
Tuesday Oct 11, 2022
Another deep dive into the drama erupting in the chess world. Is Eugene off-put by non-linear narratives? Is Candy watching too many depressing shows?
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Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
Little Bitch
Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
Episode 169
Opening trash talk from Grandmaster Ben Finegold's YouTube. Full video: https://youtu.be/bf3Z3gb62zo
This week:
More chess drama
Adventures in Connecticut
Sci-fi predictions
Blonde and the cult of celebrity
An autumn visit to The Comfort Food Diner
The Outlaws
Moonage Daydream
Wisdom from Agent Eugene's dad
Premium Rush (not the name of a weed shop)
Trump voters, junk food and driving to work
Dragon's Den repeats (for American listeners, it's the Canadian version of Shark Tank)
Robin Hood movies
Thanks for listening.
Wednesday Sep 28, 2022
Just Play
Wednesday Sep 28, 2022
Wednesday Sep 28, 2022
The agents both watched THE WOMAN KING with the always remarkable Viola Davis. Eugene is working on mosaics and Candy spent time with Dennis McCarthy.
Thank you for listening!
We want to hear from you! Please email us at theagency.podcast@gmail.com
Tuesday Sep 20, 2022
Cheating at Chess?
Tuesday Sep 20, 2022
Tuesday Sep 20, 2022
This week:
Candy goes to Georgia
Crazy chess scandal
Making the Cut
Thirteen Lives
Lizzo's Watch Out For the Big Grrrls
Delhi Crime Season 2
....and more
Thanks for listening!
Thursday Sep 15, 2022
Ghost Army
Thursday Sep 15, 2022
Thursday Sep 15, 2022
Eugene is fine-tuning his passions and Candy is lost in space. The agents read a listener's email, get their cards read, and prepare for a literary conference.
What do Bill Blass, Star Wars, spy novels and fiddles have in common? Who knows but this podcast brings them all together!
We would love to hear what you are reading and watching and hope you will email us at:
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