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BONUS! Film School Professionals Episode 026: "Tinker Daniel Soldier Spy" Spycraft and Style in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (with Daniel Gonzalez) Jan 13, 2021

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Daniel guests on the latest episode of FILM SCHOOL PROFESSIONALS with your favorite Slow Readers guests: Katie "Chaos" Kametz and "Black Metal" Malu Mirones!! So check it out, and then subscribe and listen to all the Film School Professionals episodes RIGHT MEOW!!

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Buckle up, class, we're talkin' sex, spies, and style in two of the horniest films about espionage ever made!

Professors Katie and Malu welcome writer and audio producer Daniel Gonzalez (@slowreaders) of the Slow Readers podcast to get itchy with Ritchie and all red, son, with Alfredson! Daniel brings Guy Ritchie's The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (2015) and Tomas Alfredson's Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) to the table. Tangents galore, codenames, and general thirst ensues.

It was the war, students.

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Professor Katie's Short Film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXpJ5A0JSrY

Instagram: @filmschoolprofessionals

Professor Malu's Art Instagram: @malusdoodles

Professor Katie's Instagram: @_katiee_kat

The Pigeon Tunnel by John le Carré (with LOTS OF GUESTS) Jan 04, 2021

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Our end of year special (before a short hiatus)! The late great spy writer John le Carré! David Cornwell! Plus a rogue's gallery of guests pop in! Jon Lunger! Kristy Brannon! Katie Kametz and Malu Mirones! Matt Struck! And Dr Phil La Porta and Sean Hayes!! Plus: a spy game!

10:32 Jon Lunger

32:12 Kristy Brannon

50:54 GATEKEEPER

59:30 Katie Kametz and Malu Mirones

1:02:29 Final Thoughts

1:14:41 Matt Struck

1:24:43 Dr Phil La Porta and Sean Hayes

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"Snow, Glass, Apples" by Neil Gaiman (with Katie Kametz and Malu Mirones) Dec 28, 2020

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The AP Film by Film School Professionals girls join forces for an action-packed, messy as heck episode!! Internet issues, dark subject matters, Snow White, and Neil Gaiman!

(PS, we totally missed that there's an award winning graphic novel adaptation that came out recently...)

33:35 A Literary Game

57:06 Final Thoughts

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F Dying by Dan "Nitro" Clark (with Dr Phil La Porta) Dec 21, 2020

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Doc "octopodes" Phil R La Porta (The Whiparound Podcast) returns as the boyos confront their old friend (and potential murderer) Dan Clark, aka NITRO FROM AMERICAN GLADIATORS!! We chat about the good times, total knee replacement surgery, cadaver implants, and (humorous) threats! Plus: a game... that's lost to time!

42:59 A Literary Game(?)

44:51 Final Thoughts

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Favorite Books (That We Read During 2020)! Dec 14, 2020

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The boyos decide to share their favorite 5 books they read during this bizarre year. Also: a cyberpunk game!

37:06 A Literary Game

51:50 Final Thoughts

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"The Ladies of Grace Adieu" by Susanna Clarke (with Kristy Brannon) Dec 07, 2020

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Kristy Brannon (It’s All Downhill) returns as one of Daniel’s favorite authors is discussed! Kristy has to listen to these idiots get too drunk! Also: a short game is played! 40:35 A Literary Game 55:52 Final Thoughts TopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailors

A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K Le Guin Nov 30, 2020

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The boyos talk crazy long about Earthsea and Sharkansas! Then they need to look up something! Plus: a wizard game! 37:42 A Literary Game 52:42 Final Thoughts TopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailors

Born Standing Up by Steve Martin (with Matt Struck) Nov 23, 2020

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It’s Gabe’s birfday! Gabe picks funny person book by Steve Martin! Funny person Matt Struck (Really Late Night with Matt Struck) joins us in funny talk! Also: funny game! 35:46 A Literary Game 53:40 Final Thoughts TopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailors

Man With No Name by Laird Barron Nov 16, 2020

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Nic Pizzolatto says this guy Laird is all right, so that’s all right with Slow Readers. First neo noir/yakuza/weird horror story on this show? Also: our longest game ever! 33:00 A Literary Game 59:10 Final Thoughts TopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailors

A Is for Alibi by Sue Grafton Nov 09, 2020

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The boyos start at the top of the alphabet as they solve a mystery! What’s the mystery? How to start a podcast episode! Also: a game of Gatekeeper! 33:16 A Literary Game 48:34 Final Thoughts TopgallantRadio.com - Radio for sailors

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