On Our Minds Only? Episode 0011: LICENCE TO... CHILL?
When someone says they meditate, what do you imagine them doing? Many of us picture someone in a lotus position listening to 'chillout' music. Not the sort of thing we associate with James Bond. However, there's both more - and less! - to meditation than this...Quite simply, David had the wrong idea about meditation until a mental health crisis a couple of years ago forced him to learn. Alex has been practising meditation for years. Here, he helps David unpick his remaining misconceptions.Alex brings the meditation expertise, David brings the Bond links. This is a fun one, which is also quite practical: Alex guides David through some meditation exercises live. Why not have a go at joining in?You can watch episodes of On Our Minds Only? in any order. After this, you may also want to check out Alex's earlier appearances in episodes 002: COMBATTING ANXIETY and 008: WHAT'S KEEPING YOU AWAKE?
28 Sept 2025
GoldenEye: The queer re-view
How queer is GoldenEye?
David Lowbridge-Ellis reads his original essay exploring the queer qualities of the films' villains, the girls, the allies and, of course, Bond himself.
"Brosnan’s opening mission ends with the death of his best buddy. But unbeknowst to him, the object of his bromantic affections isn’t really deceased: he’s just watching from the shadows. Will Bond manage to stay Onatopp of things? Will he leave it up to a Russian computer programmer to save the day while he runs off to have a messy break up with his best mate? And will we ever get to the bottom of why 007 spends so much time hanging around in men’s bathrooms?"
14 Sept 2025
No time to be discussing politics
Bond and politics don’t mix. So why, when Bond himself resists being drawn far along either end of the political spectrum, do both sides persist in wielding poor 007 like a blunt instrument?
Original article: https://www.licencetoqueer.com/blog/no-time-to-be-discussing-politics
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