Episodes

Tuesday Sep 05, 2023
Paint Job
Tuesday Sep 05, 2023
Tuesday Sep 05, 2023
The Agents get an overhaul,make chili sauce and wonder why they are still using social media platforms.
Please tell us what you think about Facebook, google and access to information...or anything else you're thinking about. What good movies or tv have you watched lately? We love your email:
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Wednesday Aug 09, 2023
Eric Noden’s Blues
Wednesday Aug 09, 2023
Wednesday Aug 09, 2023
The agents spend some time with Eric Noden, American Roots musician, with an international following, talking about his work, music and travel tips. We appreciate you listening and hope you enjoy this great conversation. Eric plays for us too!
Find out where to stream, watchand listen live with Eric Noden here:
https://ericnoden.com

Monday Jul 31, 2023
The Killers
Monday Jul 31, 2023
Monday Jul 31, 2023
What's it like to get a letter from a serial killer? Why are we obsessed with serial killers, murder podcasts and Dateline? We talk to serial killer expert and aficionado Eva Staton this week.
Fortunately there are a lot of songs about serial killers and murder so we can augment the educational content of this episode with some clips of killer songs.
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Thursday Jul 27, 2023
Chain Reaction
Thursday Jul 27, 2023
Thursday Jul 27, 2023
The Agents see Oppenheimer, go to Chicago for The Bear and time travel with Indianna Jones.
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Wednesday Jun 28, 2023

Monday Jun 12, 2023
We Are All Greg-The Succession Episode
Monday Jun 12, 2023
Monday Jun 12, 2023
Why do we love SUCCESSION? The writerss behind "Telladega Nights" and "Anchorman" produced the addictive series SUCCESSION and we can't stop watching. The writing is so mischievious it's easy to forget it's satire when everything seems so serious.
Eugene and Candy welcome Special Agent Sarah to the episode to talk about everything they have enjoyed about the series.
We hope you enjoy this discussion and we hope you email your thoughts and opinions about the series to:
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Monday Jun 05, 2023
Buddhist Sculptors Of Japan
Monday Jun 05, 2023
Monday Jun 05, 2023
The Agents have a fascinating conversation with filmmkaer Yujiro Seki about his documentary "Carving The Divine." Yujiro tells us about behind-the-scenes personal directive to make a unique movie.
The documentary offers a rare look into a 1400-year-old Buddhist tradition and the practitioners struggling to preserve a legacy in a rapidly changing Japan. Yujiro has made a film that would make Werner Herzog proud in it's ability to contrast the woodcarvers passion for craft up against dominant contemporary culture . Viewers can begin to ask "What is technology? What do I want from my images and objects? Do we value humanity and it's handiwork?
We hope you enjoy this conversation and please follow the address below to watch the documentary...a must see for anyone who enjoys aesthetics, works with their hands or values dedication and fine work. Plus these folks are great and compelling to watch!
Watch "Carving The Divine" here:
https://www.carvingthedivine.com
"Give us adequate images. We, we lack adequate images, our civilization doesn't have adequate images. And I think our civilization is doomed, is gonna die out like dinosaurs if it does not develop an adequate language or adequate images." Werner Herzog

Friday May 12, 2023
Unintended Consequences
Friday May 12, 2023
Friday May 12, 2023
This episode:
Blackberry (the movie)
House Musical
AI Follies
New Zines
My 3-year old could do better than that
Tehran (the tv show)
Loudermilk
Toronto Mayor's Race
Gordon Lightfoot RIP
....and more
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The opening music of this episode is a live version of Gordon Lightfoot's Early Morning Rain, ripped from YouTube for educational purposes.

Friday Apr 07, 2023
House Musical
Friday Apr 07, 2023
Friday Apr 07, 2023
We talk to creators Scott Free and Marcus Waller about their new musical HOUSE MUSICAL. The production is playing late April at The Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted Street, Chicago, Illinois.
The agents also share their love for New York City. Candy still doesn't have Netflix or HBO and Eugene is caught up on Succession and has an idea.
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Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
Keanu vs Bronson
Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
This episode The Agents speak with Peyton McCarty-Simas about witches in horror films, a subject which includes psychedelics and discussion on political movements.
Also:
John Wick 4 (or... who would win a cage match between Keanu, Liam Neeson, and Charles Bronson)
Ted Lasso
Succession - it's back
Art and politics - Kent Monkman at the ROM
+ listener mail and more
Thanks for listening.
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