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What do John Ford, Moe Berg, Julia Child and Nelson Eddy have in common? They all stepped away from their respective careers during WWII and joined a newly formed organization called The Office of Strategic Services a.k.a. the OSS. In short, they were spies for a group that was the forerunner to both the CIA and the Army’s Special Forces. From Julia’s special recipe for shark repellent, to John Ford’s undercover training films for secret agents, to Moe’s training of Slavic-American recruits to go on parachute drops into Yugoslavia, and Nelson Eddy’s “singing tour” of the Middle East, these extraordinary individuals risked their lives and their careers to secretly serve their country during its time of crisis.  But for the OSS, would the Allies have even won the war?  It's certainly a question worth asking and a great reason to dig a little deeper into this secret organization that only officially existed during WWII.

Books

• Operatives, Spies, and Saboteurs: The Unknown Story of the Men and Women of World War II's OSS by Patrick K. O’Donnell
• OSS: The Secret History of America’s First Central Intelligence Agency by Richard Harris Smith
• The OSS and Ho Chi Minh: Unexpected Allies in the War against Japan by Dixee Bartholomew-Feis 
• James Bond: Original Series (14 Books) by Ian Fleming

Film

• Casablanca (1943) with Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains & Paul Henreid
• The Conspirators (1944) with Hedy Lamarr, Paul Henreid & Peter Lorre

Join Shakin Shaner and Jeff as they pay homage to Sean Connery and learn how he defined James Bond and helped create the blockbuster and an enduring franchise. Sean Connery was the first to portray James Bond in the movies, but did you know he was not the first to play Bond?  A great tribute to the legacy of Sean Connery as Bond....James Bond!

We interrupt our regularly scheduled episodes to bring you a surprise for all those literate listeners that have been dying to hear us talk about the James Bond Fleming novels. Rankings are back, in book form, as Colin is joined by a contractually obligated Noah to rank the 12 original Ian Fleming novels. Which books were improved by the movie, and which weren't? How did Colin get caught saying something positive about Tiffany Case again? What were Noah's demands to come back to the podcast? Is Ben dead, fired, or not able to contribute much due to his ongoing struggles with that reading thing? How many of these books can we possibly match in our rankings? And what are our ultimate choices as the greatest James Bond novels of all time? Dust off those old paperbacks and rank along with us in an episode only contractual obligations could bring you.

Thomas reviews the classic British novel "From Russia With Love" by Ian Fleming, first published in 1957 with a film adaptation starring Sean Conner following in 1963. This podcast was originally created by Thomas for an online book group he set up in March 2020 for British and American expats under lockdown in Wuhan, China. They were working for the company EF (Education First), where Thomas has worked as a manager for four years.  

This is my favourite chapter of Ian Fleming's penultimate 007 novel 'You Only Live Twice. It's quite different from the classic 1967 film with Sean Connery; we see a world weary Bond at the end of his career. Perhaps we shall see something like it with the 25th 007 film, No Time To Die. On the other hand, perhaps it will forever stand alone, telling its unique story.  

Agent Amanda B. and Rony "Double-O" J. (aka Mr. License-to-Find-the-Real-Killer) jump the shark in rocket-powered skis by doing fiction-- specifically, the novel that introduced 007 to the world, CASINO ROYALE, by Ian Fleming. Did Sir Ian debut with the cool gadgets, exotic locales, and clever women that we expect nowadays from James Bond? Dr. HELL No.

Get the living daylights knocked out of you when:
Rony wonders why they keep referring to M as "he"!
You experience the sexiness of scrambled eggs for dinner!
There's a weird digression into the nature of evil for some reason!
Amanda flashes her golden eye for drink science!

Also: aaaaaaaahhh, my thunderballs!

"Do you really expect me to judge a book published in 1953 by 2019 moral standards?"
No, Mr. Listener. I expect you to die.

(#notgreatforwomen)

RURTHER FEEDING (AND VIEWING):
"The Tipping Point: When Do Female Leaders Become the Norm?" by Susanna Schrobsdorff, TIME Magazine, October 12, 2017 (Good news! It's at THIRTY percent penetration where a non-conforming group ceases to be otherized as a solid mass, not 40%!)

All 24 (as of Aug 2019, but I think the playlist's keeper will keep it updated!) Bond themes. YOU'RE WELCOME.

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Goldfinger (1964) instrueret af Guy Hamilton efter en roman med samme titel af Ian Fleming. Den 17. film på Thomas og Mortens liste over de 100 bedste film. Den britiske agent 007 alias James Bond (Sean Connery) er oppe imod superskurken Auric Goldfinger (Gert Fröbe), der har planer om at bryde ind i Ford Knox for at stjæle de amerikanske guldreserver. Planen har et ondskabsfuldt tvist, men Bond klarer ærterne og scorer blandt andet den smukke Pussy Galore (Honor Blackman).

Thomas og Morten tager snak om sex, guld og kombinationen af de to i form af Shirley Eaton, som den dødeligt forgyldte skønhed.

Welcome to the first of four episodes where we dive headfirst into the long-running and much loved James Bond series. Based on Ian Fleming's novels, this series brought the World a macho, suave British spy who, when not busy bedding various females, is stopping the baddies from enacting their various (ridiculous) nefarious plots.

This first episode covers the years 1962-1971 where Sean Connery ruled the roost - apart from George Lazenby's solo appearance in On Her Majesty's Secret Service. We even decided to talk about 1983's Never Say Never Again - just because.

Tune in as Josh relives some childhood memories, and finds them lacking at times, and Chris sees the series for the very first time!

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