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The Spy with the Blood-Tinted Glasses #16 - The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (2015)
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/russlovesmovies/?hl=en)
https://www.instagram.com/adultstoopod/?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 (https://open.spotify.com/show/6dsfhK5uGAYRrRvRv1445j?si=b62457e657e64213)
The Not Just For Kids Movie Club:
https://open.spotify.com/show/2Bii5oZWSs9NHw2XZeK5p3?si=2893f05cc1aa4967 (https://open.spotify.com/show/2Bii5oZWSs9NHw2XZeK5p3?si=2893f05cc1aa4967)
Art by Jake Lange
https://www.instagram.com/jake.lange.art?utm_source=qr&igsh=cDd0cXVwbW5lajN3 (https://www.instagram.com/jake.lange.art?utm_source=qr&igsh=cDd0cXVwbW5lajN3)
Music: Stealth Battle by meak363
https://pixabay.com/users/meak363-43664287/ (https://pixabay.com/users/meak363-43664287/)
Follow the podcast here:
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https://open.spotify.com/show/4mty46JjXBMof9hxyCPNKh?si=9a9cae51f5b744bd (https://open.spotify.com/show/4mty46JjXBMof9hxyCPNKh?si=9a9cae51f5b744bd)
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/school-of-arts/id1891669165 (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/school-of-arts/id1891669165)
https://www.youtube.com/@SoALancasterUni (https://www.youtube.com/@SoALancasterUni)
Vincent can be found here:
https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/arts/people/vincent-gaine#publications (https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/arts/people/vincent-gaine#publications)
https://www.instagram.com/drgaine/?hl=en (https://www.instagram.com/drgaine/?hl=en)
https://letterboxd.com/drgaine/list/the-spy-with-the-blood-tinted-glasses/ (https://letterboxd.com/drgaine/list/the-spy-with-the-blood-tinted-glasses/)
12 Aug 2026
The Spy with the Blood-Tinted Glasses #15 - The Imitation Game (2014)
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/vanessacordner/?hl=en)
https://www.instagram.com/movieduelpod/?hl=en (https://www.instagram.com/movieduelpod/?hl=en)
https://www.instagram.com/socalledxfilespod84/?hl=en (https://www.instagram.com/socalledxfilespod84/?hl=en)
https://www.instagram.com/thatswhaticallthe90s/?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 (https://open.spotify.com/show/6PqwUEDL7KbLoDdwfNTlqA?si=6e6fc750c8a84ddb)
The So-Called X-Files: https://open.spotify.com/show/04WcRADpDVCJ01Wpi1w8Rz?si=ec9453f348f54643 (https://open.spotify.com/show/04WcRADpDVCJ01Wpi1w8Rz?si=ec9453f348f54643)
That’s What I Call the 90s: https://open.spotify.com/show/7eOT6JJUXSzDyEW8WVUhQX?si=f78be1f9d9c441e8 (https://open.spotify.com/show/7eOT6JJUXSzDyEW8WVUhQX?si=f78be1f9d9c441e8)
Art by Jake Lange
https://www.instagram.com/jake.lange.art?utm_source=qr&igsh=cDd0cXVwbW5lajN3 (https://www.instagram.com/jake.lange.art?utm_source=qr&igsh=cDd0cXVwbW5lajN3)
Music: Stealth Battle by meak363
https://pixabay.com/users/meak363-43664287/ (https://pixabay.com/users/meak363-43664287/)
Follow the podcast here:
https://www.instagram.com/artslancasteruniversity?igsh=OHV1cHFybzF4aDcx (https://www.instagram.com/artslancasteruniversity?igsh=OHV1cHFybzF4aDcx)
https://open.spotify.com/show/4mty46JjXBMof9hxyCPNKh?si=9a9cae51f5b744bd (https://open.spotify.com/show/4mty46JjXBMof9hxyCPNKh?si=9a9cae51f5b744bd)
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/school-of-arts/id1891669165 (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/school-of-arts/id1891669165)
https://www.youtube.com/@SoALancasterUni (https://www.youtube.com/@SoALancasterUni)
29 Jul 2026
The Spy with the Blood-Tinted Glasses #14 - Argo (2012)
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.lancaster.ac.uk/arts/people/maryam-ghorbankarimi)
https://www.instagram.com/maryamgkarimi/?hl=en (https://www.instagram.com/maryamgkarimi/?hl=en)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryam-ghorbankarimi-191130a0/ (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 (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 (https://archive.org/details/the.-master.of.-disguise) and here: https://longform.org/posts/the-great-escape (https://longform.org/posts/the-great-escape)
Art by Jake Lange
https://www.instagram.com/jake.lange.art?utm_source=qr&igsh=cDd0cXVwbW5lajN3 (https://www.instagram.com/jake.lange.art?utm_source=qr&igsh=cDd0cXVwbW5lajN3)
Music: Stealth Battle by meak363
https://pixabay.com/users/meak363-43664287/ (https://pixabay.com/users/meak363-43664287/)
Follow the podcast here:
https://www.instagram.com/artslancasteruniversity?igsh=OHV1cHFybzF4aDcx (https://www.instagram.com/artslancasteruniversity?igsh=OHV1cHFybzF4aDcx)
https://open.spotify.com/show/4mty46JjXBMof9hxyCPNKh?si=9a9cae51f5b744bd (https://open.spotify.com/show/4mty46JjXBMof9hxyCPNKh?si=9a9cae51f5b744bd)
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/school-of-arts/id1891669165 (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/school-of-arts/id1891669165)
https://www.youtube.com/@SoALancasterUni (https://www.youtube.com/@SoALancasterUni)
Follow Vincent here:
https://www.instagram.com/drgaine/?hl=en (https://www.instagram.com/drgaine/?hl=en)
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