The Spy with the Blood-Tinted Glasses

Welcome to The Spy with the Blood-Tinted Glasses, a podcast by Dr Vincent M. Gaine.

This podcast explores nostalgic espionage, spy films and TV shows that look back at the previous century of spying on screen through lenses both restorative and reflective.

On this episode, Vincent is joined by the cultural theorist Professor Graeme Gilloch, to discuss The Age of Shadows (2016).

References

Find Graeme here:

https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/humanities-arts-and-social-sciences/people/graeme-gilloch

Art by Jake Lange

https://www.instagram.com/jake.lange.art

Music: Stealth Battle by meak363

https://pixabay.com/users/meak363-43664287/

Follow the podcast here:

https://www.instagram.com/artslancasteruniversity

https://open.spotify.com/show/37RYfYcKTJu7lwRBNNT7fa?si=7ece6f11c6ba4a04

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-spy-with-the-blood-tinted-glasses/id6810608062

https://www.youtube.com/@SoALancasterUni

Vincent can be found here:

https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/arts/people/vincent-gaine#publications

https://www.instagram.com/drgaine/?hl=enhttps://letterboxd.com/drgaine/list/the-spy-with-the-blood-tinted-glasses/

Welcome to The Spy with the Blood-Tinted Glasses, a podcast by Dr Vincent M. Gaine.

This podcast explores nostalgic espionage, spy films and TV shows that look back at the previous century of spying on screen through lenses both restorative and reflective.

On this episode, Vincent is joined by the film academic and researcher Mehdi Achouche, to discuss Allied (2015).

References

Find Mehdi here:

https://pleiade.univ-paris13.fr/profil/mehdi.achouche/

Art by Jake Lange

https://www.instagram.com/jake.lange.art

Music: Stealth Battle by meak363

https://pixabay.com/users/meak363-43664287/

Follow the podcast here:

https://www.instagram.com/artslancasteruniversity

https://open.spotify.com/show/37RYfYcKTJu7lwRBNNT7fa?si=7ece6f11c6ba4a04

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-spy-with-the-blood-tinted-glasses/id6810608062

https://www.youtube.com/@SoALancasterUni

Vincent can be found here:

https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/arts/people/vincent-gaine#publicationshttps://www.instagram.com/drgaine/?hl=en

https://letterboxd.com/drgaine/list/the-spy-with-the-blood-tinted-glasses/

Welcome to The Spy with the Blood-Tinted Glasses, a podcast by Dr Vincent M. Gaine.

This podcast explores nostalgic espionage, spy films and TV shows that look back at the previous century of spying on screen through lenses both restorative and reflective.

On this episode, Vincent is joined by film academic Peter Krämer, to discuss Bridge of Spies (2015).

References

Find Peter here:

p.kramer@uea.ac.uk

Art by Jake Lange

https://www.instagram.com/jake.lange.art

Music: Stealth Battle by meak363

https://pixabay.com/users/meak363-43664287/

Follow the podcast here:

https://www.instagram.com/artslancasteruniversity

https://open.spotify.com/show/37RYfYcKTJu7lwRBNNT7fa?si=7ece6f11c6ba4a04

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-spy-with-the-blood-tinted-glasses/id6810608062

https://www.youtube.com/@SoALancasterUni

Vincent can be found here:

https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/arts/people/vincent-gaine#publications

https://www.instagram.com/drgaine/?hl=en

https://letterboxd.com/drgaine/list/the-spy-with-the-blood-tinted-glasses/

Welcome to The Spy with the Blood-Tinted Glasses, a podcast by Dr Vincent M. Gaine.

This podcast explores nostalgic espionage, spy films and TV shows that look back at the previous century of spying on screen through lenses both restorative and reflective.

On this episode, Vincent is joined by podcaster and critic Russell Bailey, to discuss The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (2015).

References

Find Russell here:

https://www.instagram.com/russlovesmovies/?hl=en

https://www.instagram.com/adultstoopod/?hl=en

Russell’s podcasts are available here:

Not Just For Kids:

https://open.spotify.com/show/6dsfhK5uGAYRrRvRv1445j?si=b62457e657e64213

The Not Just For Kids Movie Club:

https://open.spotify.com/show/2Bii5oZWSs9NHw2XZeK5p3?si=2893f05cc1aa4967

Art by Jake Lange

https://www.instagram.com/jake.lange.art

Music: Stealth Battle by meak363

https://pixabay.com/users/meak363-43664287/

Follow the podcast here:

https://www.instagram.com/artslancasteruniversity

https://open.spotify.com/show/37RYfYcKTJu7lwRBNNT7fa?si=7ece6f11c6ba4a04

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-spy-with-the-blood-tinted-glasses/id6810608062

https://www.youtube.com/@SoALancasterUni

Vincent can be found here:

https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/arts/people/vincent-gaine#publications

https://www.instagram.com/drgaine/?hl=en

https://letterboxd.com/drgaine/list/the-spy-with-the-blood-tinted-glasses/

Welcome to The Spy with the Blood-Tinted Glasses, a podcast by Dr Vincent M. Gaine.

This podcast explores nostalgic espionage, spy films and TV shows that look back at the previous century of spying on screen through lenses both restorative and reflective.

On this episode, Vincent is joined by podcaster Vanessa Cordner, to discuss The Imitation Game (2014).

References

Find Vanessa here:

https://www.instagram.com/vanessacordner/?hl=en

https://www.instagram.com/movieduelpod/?hl=en

https://www.instagram.com/socalledxfilespod84/?hl=en

https://www.instagram.com/thatswhaticallthe90s/?hl=en

Vanessa’s podcasts are available here:

Movie Duel Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/6PqwUEDL7KbLoDdwfNTlqA?si=6e6fc750c8a84ddb

The So-Called X-Files: https://open.spotify.com/show/04WcRADpDVCJ01Wpi1w8Rz?si=ec9453f348f54643

That’s What I Call the 90s: https://open.spotify.com/show/7eOT6JJUXSzDyEW8WVUhQX?si=f78be1f9d9c441e8

Art by Jake Lange

https://www.instagram.com/jake.lange.art

Music: Stealth Battle by meak363

https://pixabay.com/users/meak363-43664287/

Follow the podcast here:

https://www.instagram.com/artslancasteruniversity

https://open.spotify.com/show/37RYfYcKTJu7lwRBNNT7fa?si=7ece6f11c6ba4a04

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-spy-with-the-blood-tinted-glasses/id6810608062

https://www.youtube.com/@SoALancasterUni

Vincent can be found here:

https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/arts/people/vincent-gaine#publications

https://www.instagram.com/drgaine/?hl=en

https://letterboxd.com/drgaine/list/the-spy-with-the-blood-tinted-glasses/

Welcome to The Spy with the Blood-Tinted Glasses, a podcast by Dr Vincent M. Gaine.

This podcast explores nostalgic espionage, spy films and TV shows that look back at the previous century of spying on screen through lenses both restorative and reflective.

On this episode, Vincent is joined by academic and filmmaker, Dr Maryam Ghorbankarimi, to discuss Argo (2012).

References

Find Maryam here:

https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/arts/people/maryam-ghorbankarimi

https://www.instagram.com/maryamgkarimi/?hl=en

https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryam-ghorbankarimi-191130a0/

Maryam’s article on the Apple TV show Tehran is here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/25785273.2022.2107685

The basis for Argo can be found here: https://archive.org/details/the.-master.of.-disguise

and here: https://longform.org/posts/the-great-escape

Art by Jake Lange

https://www.instagram.com/jake.lange.art

Music: Stealth Battle by meak363

https://pixabay.com/users/meak363-43664287/

Follow the podcast here:

https://www.instagram.com/artslancasteruniversity

https://open.spotify.com/show/37RYfYcKTJu7lwRBNNT7fa?si=7ece6f11c6ba4a04

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-spy-with-the-blood-tinted-glasses/id6810608062

https://www.youtube.com/@SoALancasterUni

Follow Vincent here:

https://www.instagram.com/drgaine/?hl=en

https://letterboxd.com/drgaine/list/the-spy-with-the-blood-tinted-glasses/

Welcome to The Spy with the Blood-Tinted Glasses, a podcast by Dr Vincent M. Gaine.

This podcast explores nostalgic espionage, spy films and TV shows that look back at the previous century of spying on screen through lenses both restorative and reflective.

On this episode, Vincent is joined by academic and expert on John Le Carre, Dr Joseph Oldham, to discuss Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011).

References

Jo’s work is available here:

https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781784994150/

Follow Jo here: https://bsky.app/profile/paranoidstylist.bsky.social

Art by Jake Lange

https://www.instagram.com/jake.lange.art

Music: Stealth Battle by meak363

https://pixabay.com/users/meak363-43664287/

Follow the podcast here:

https://www.instagram.com/artslancasteruniversity

https://open.spotify.com/show/37RYfYcKTJu7lwRBNNT7fa?si=7ece6f11c6ba4a04

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-spy-with-the-blood-tinted-glasses/id6810608062

https://www.youtube.com/@SoALancasterUni

Follow Vincent here:

https://www.instagram.com/drgaine/?hl=en

https://letterboxd.com/drgaine/list/the-spy-with-the-blood-tinted-glasses/

Welcome to The Spy with the Blood-Tinted Glasses, a podcast by Dr Vincent M. Gaine.

This podcast explores nostalgic espionage, spy films and TV shows that look back at the previous century of spying on screen through lenses both restorative and reflective.

On this episode, Vincent is joined by academic theoretician, Dr Kwasu Tembo, to discuss Valkyrie (2008).

References

Kwasu’s work is available here:

https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/trauma-in-21stcentury-time-travel-cinema-9781978768734/

https://phasmidpress.org/

Art by Jake Lange

https://www.instagram.com/jake.lange.art

Music: Stealth Battle by meak363

https://pixabay.com/users/meak363-43664287/

Follow the podcast here:

https://www.instagram.com/artslancasteruniversity

https://open.spotify.com/show/37RYfYcKTJu7lwRBNNT7fa?si=7ece6f11c6ba4a04

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-spy-with-the-blood-tinted-glasses/id6810608062

https://www.youtube.com/@SoALancasterUni

Follow Vincent here:

https://www.instagram.com/drgaine/?hl=en

https://letterboxd.com/drgaine/list/the-spy-with-the-blood-tinted-glasses/

Welcome to The Spy with the Blood-Tinted Glasses, a podcast by Dr Vincent M. Gaine.

This podcast explores nostalgic espionage, spy films and TV shows that look back at the previous century of spying on screen through lenses both restorative and reflective.

On this episode, Vincent is joined by academic researcher and lecturer, Dr Janine Engelbrecht, to discuss Female Agents (2008).

References

Janine’s blog, the Sci-Fi Feminist, can be found here:

https://thescififeminist.com/

Her associated podcast is here:

https://open.spotify.com/show/0ivcKeDgo8lhGByMlclwtf?si=98e74f2ab6144ad8

And here:

http://www.youtube.com/@TheSciFiFeminist

Art by Jake Lange

https://www.instagram.com/jake.lange.art

Music: Stealth Battle by meak363

https://pixabay.com/users/meak363-43664287/

Follow the podcast here:

https://www.instagram.com/artslancasteruniversity

https://open.spotify.com/show/37RYfYcKTJu7lwRBNNT7fa?si=7ece6f11c6ba4a04

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-spy-with-the-blood-tinted-glasses/id6810608062

https://www.youtube.com/@SoALancasterUni

Follow Vincent here:

https://www.instagram.com/drgaine/?hl=en

https://letterboxd.com/drgaine/list/the-spy-with-the-blood-tinted-glasses/

Welcome to The Spy with the Blood-Tinted Glasses, a podcast by Dr Vincent M. Gaine.

This podcast explores nostalgic espionage, looking closely at spy films and TV shows that look back at the previous century of spying on screen through lenses restorative and reflective.

In this double bill episode, Vincent is joined by academic and writer Dr Toby Reynolds to discuss Lust, Caution and Anthropoid.

References

Toby’s podcast, Dr Kino’s Film Emporium, can be found here:

https://open.spotify.com/show/7LkPJVRPt4NNzcXUN1Tz9T?si=00c649049e6a45fb

And here:

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/dr-kinos-film-emporium/id1526000284

Art by Jake Lange

https://www.instagram.com/jake.lange.art

Music: Stealth Battle by meak363

https://pixabay.com/users/meak363-43664287/

Follow the podcast here:

https://www.instagram.com/artslancasteruniversity

https://open.spotify.com/show/37RYfYcKTJu7lwRBNNT7fa?si=7ece6f11c6ba4a04

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-spy-with-the-blood-tinted-glasses/id6810608062

https://www.youtube.com/@SoALancasterUni

Follow Vincent here:

https://www.instagram.com/drgaine/?hl=en

https://letterboxd.com/drgaine/list/the-spy-with-the-blood-tinted-glasses/

Welcome to The Spy with the Blood-Tinted Glasses, a podcast by Dr Vincent M. Gaine.

This podcast looks at nostalgic espionage, spy films and TV shows from the 21st century that look back on the espionage of the previous century through lenses restorative and reflective.

In this episode, Vincent is joined by film critic, podcaster and filmmaker Matthew Stogdon, to discuss Flame & Citron.

References

Matthew can be found here:

https://www.instagram.com/stoghz/?hl=en

His film work can be found here:

https://www.cheesemint.com/

His film reviews are here:

https://reviews.theredrighthand.co.uk/

Art by Jake Lange

https://www.instagram.com/jake.lange.art

Music: Stealth Battle by meak363

https://pixabay.com/users/meak363-43664287/

Follow the podcast here:

https://www.instagram.com/artslancasteruniversity

https://open.spotify.com/show/37RYfYcKTJu7lwRBNNT7fa?si=7ece6f11c6ba4a04

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-spy-with-the-blood-tinted-glasses/id6810608062

https://www.youtube.com/@SoALancasterUni

Follow Vincent here:

https://www.instagram.com/drgaine/?hl=en

https://letterboxd.com/drgaine/list/the-spy-with-the-blood-tinted-glasses/

Welcome to The Spy with the Blood-Tinted Glasses, a podcast by Dr Vincent M. Gaine.

This podcast looks at nostalgic espionage, spy films and TV shows from the 21st century that look back on the espionage of the previous century through lenses restorative and reflective.

In this episode, Vincent is joined by two guests. In the first half of the episode, Vincent discusses The Debt (2007) with filmmaker and academic Isaac Rosen. In the second half, Vincent speaks with Professor Andy Tate about the 2010 remake of the same name.

References

Andy can be found here:

https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/arts/people/andrew-tate

Art by Jake Lange

https://www.instagram.com/jake.lange.art

Music: Stealth Battle by meak363

https://pixabay.com/users/meak363-43664287/

Follow the podcast here:

https://www.instagram.com/artslancasteruniversity

https://open.spotify.com/show/37RYfYcKTJu7lwRBNNT7fa?si=7ece6f11c6ba4a04

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-spy-with-the-blood-tinted-glasses/id6810608062

https://www.youtube.com/@SoALancasterUni

Follow Vincent here:

https://www.instagram.com/drgaine/?hl=en

https://letterboxd.com/drgaine/list/the-spy-with-the-blood-tinted-glasses/

Welcome to The Spy with the Blood-Tinted Glasses, a podcast by Dr Vincent M. Gaine.

This podcast looks at nostalgic espionage, spy films and TV shows from the 21st century that look back on the espionage of the previous century through lenses restorative and reflective.

In this episode, Vincent is joined by podcaster Matthew Thornley to discuss the remarkable true story that is Charlie Wilson’s War (2007).

References

Follow Matthew here:

https://www.instagram.com/matthew_thornley/?hl=en

Find and follow Matthew’s podcast Creative Psychopaths here:

https://open.spotify.com/show/1m24RLRZaVR5muuxXrTYH9?si=cd3a6304ee2b4647

Art by Jake Lange

https://www.instagram.com/jake.lange.art

Music: Stealth Battle by meak363

https://pixabay.com/users/meak363-43664287/

Follow the podcast here:

https://www.instagram.com/artslancasteruniversity

https://open.spotify.com/show/37RYfYcKTJu7lwRBNNT7fa?si=7ece6f11c6ba4a04

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-spy-with-the-blood-tinted-glasses/id6810608062

https://www.youtube.com/@SoALancasterUni

Follow Vincent here:

https://www.instagram.com/drgaine/?hl=en

https://letterboxd.com/drgaine/list/the-spy-with-the-blood-tinted-glasses/

Welcome to The Spy with the Blood-Tinted Glasses, a podcast by Dr Vincent M. Gaine.

This podcast looks at nostalgic espionage, spy films and TV shows from the 21st century that look back on the espionage of the previous century through lenses restorative and reflective.

In this episode, Vincent is joined by film critic and podcaster James Rodrigues to discuss Paul Verhoeven’s Black Book (2006).

References

Follow James here:

https://www.instagram.com/roddersj04/?hl=en

Read James’ reviews here:

https://www.thereviewingrodders.co.uk/

Art by Jake Lange https://www.instagram.com/jake.lange.art

Music: Stealth Battle by meak363

https://pixabay.com/users/meak363-43664287/

Follow the podcast here:

https://www.instagram.com/artslancasteruniversity

https://open.spotify.com/show/37RYfYcKTJu7lwRBNNT7fa?si=7ece6f11c6ba4a04

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-spy-with-the-blood-tinted-glasses/id6810608062

https://www.youtube.com/@SoALancasterUni

Follow Vincent here:

https://www.instagram.com/drgaine/?hl=en

https://letterboxd.com/drgaine/list/the-spy-with-the-blood-tinted-glasses/

Welcome to The Spy with the Blood-Tinted Glasses, a podcast by Dr Vincent M. Gaine.

This podcast looks at nostalgic espionage, spy films and TV shows from the 21st century that look back on the espionage of the previous century through lenses restorative and reflective.

In this episode, Vincent is joined by Dr Westley Barnes to discuss the Oscar-winning GDR-set The Lives of Others (2006).

References

Follow Westley here:

https://www.instagram.com/drwestleyknows/?hl=en

Art by Jake Lange

https://www.instagram.com/jake.lange.art

Music: Stealth Battle by meak363

https://pixabay.com/users/meak363-43664287/

Follow the podcast here:

https://www.instagram.com/artslancasteruniversity

https://open.spotify.com/show/37RYfYcKTJu7lwRBNNT7fa?si=7ece6f11c6ba4a04

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-spy-with-the-blood-tinted-glasses/id6810608062

https://www.youtube.com/@SoALancasterUni

Follow Vincent here:

https://www.instagram.com/drgaine/?hl=enhttps://letterboxd.com/drgaine/list/the-spy-with-the-blood-tinted-glasses/

Welcome to The Spy with the Blood-Tinted Glasses, a podcast by Dr Vincent M. Gaine.

This podcast looks at nostalgic espionage, spy films and TVshows from the 21st century that look back on the espionage of the previous century through lenses both restorative and reflective.

In this episode, Vincent is joined by Dr Fran Pheasant-Kelly to discuss Robert De Niro’s The Good Shepherd (2006).

The episode includes sound clips that feature offensive language.

References

Check out Dr Fran Pheasant-Kelly’s work:

Action Heroines in the 21st Century: Sisters in Arms, edited by Frances Pheasant-Kelly and Christa van Raalte. Blackwells, 2025.

https://researchers.wlv.ac.uk/F.E.Pheasant-kelly

Art by Jake Lange

https://www.instagram.com/jake.lange.art

Music: Stealth Battle by meak363

https://pixabay.com/users/meak363-43664287/

Follow the podcast here:

https://www.instagram.com/artslancasteruniversity

https://open.spotify.com/show/37RYfYcKTJu7lwRBNNT7fa?si=7ece6f11c6ba4a04

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-spy-with-the-blood-tinted-glasses/id6810608062

https://www.youtube.com/@SoALancasterUni

Follow Vincent here:

https://www.instagram.com/drgaine/?hl=en

https://letterboxd.com/drgaine/list/the-spy-with-the-blood-tinted-glasses/

Welcome to The Spy with the Blood-Tinted Glasses, a podcast by Dr Vincent M. Gaine.

This podcast looks at nostalgic espionage, spy films and TV shows from the 21st century that look back on the 20th century through lenses both restorative and reflective.

In this episode, Vincent is joined by Professor Nathan Abrams to discuss Steven Spielberg’s Munich (2005).

References

Boym, Svetlana (2001). The Future of Nostalgia. New York: Basic Books.

Take a look at Nathan Abrams’ work:

The (M)orality of Murder: Jews, Food, and Steven Spielberg’sMunich. Abrams, N. & Owen, G., 27 Jan 2017, A Companion toSteven Spielberg. Morris, N. (ed.). 2015 ed. Blackwell, p. 336-352 (Wiley Blackwell Companions to Film Directors). https://www.bangor.ac.uk/staff/sacl/nathan-abrams-008616/en#publications

Follow Nathan here:

https://www.instagram.com/nosson.dovid/?hl=en

Music: Stealth Battle by meak363

https://pixabay.com/users/meak363-43664287/

Art by Jake Lange:

https://www.instagram.com/jake.lange.art/?hl=en

Follow the podcast here:

https://www.instagram.com/artslancasteruniversity

Follow Vincent here:

https://www.instagram.com/drgaine/?hl=en

https://letterboxd.com/drgaine/list/the-spy-with-the-blood-tinted-glasses/

Welcome to The Spy with the Blood-Tinted Glasses, a podcastby Dr Vincent M. Gaine.

This podcast looks at nostalgic espionage, spy films and TVshows from the 21st Century that look back on the 20th century through lenses both restorative and reflective.

In this episode, Vincent is joined (again) by podcaster andcritic Sergio Angelini to discuss the first film in the nostalgic espionage sub-genre, The Quiet American (2002).

References

Boym, Svetlana (2001). The Future of Nostalgia. NewYork: Basic Books.

Take a look at Sergio Angelini’s work

Tipping My Fedora

https://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/

Cold War Spies

http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/1008415/index.html

Music: Stealth Battle by meak363

https://pixabay.com/users/meak363-43664287/

Art by Jake Lange

https://www.instagram.com/jake.lange.art

Follow the podcast here:

https://www.instagram.com/artslancasteruniversity

Follow Sergio here:

https://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/

Follow Vincent here:

https://www.instagram.com/drgaine/?hl=en

https://letterboxd.com/drgaine/list/the-spy-with-the-blood-tinted-glasses/

Welcome to the first episode of The Spy with the Blood-Tinted Glasses, a podcast by Dr Vincent M. Gaine.

This podcast looks at nostalgic espionage, spy films and TV shows from now that are about then.

The show is produced by Dr Vincent M. Gaine for the Cultures Research Centre at Lancaster University.

In this first episode, Vincent is joined by podcaster and critic Sergio Angelini to discuss the spy genre as a whole and nostalgia as a cultural phenomenon.

References

Boym, Svetlana (2001). The Future of Nostalgia. New York: Basic Books.

Take a look at Sergio Angelini’s work

Tipping My Fedora

https://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/

Cold War Spies

http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/1008415/index.html

Music: Stealth Battle by meak363

https://pixabay.com/users/meak363-43664287/

Art by Jake Lange

https://www.instagram.com/jake.lange.art

Follow the podcast here:

https://www.instagram.com/artslancasteruniversity

Follow Sergio here:

https://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/

Follow Vincent here:

https://www.instagram.com/drgaine/?hl=en