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The Spy-Fi Guys
Meet The Spy-Fi Guys, Christian and Zach. Spy-Fi is short for Spy Fiction, but we cover spy fact, spy fiction, and everything in between. Join us every episode as we analyze our favorite moments and then take you behind the scenes for the stories behind the celluloid.
Episodes
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"Spymaker: The Secret Life of Ian Fleming"
The Spy-Fi Guys return to the secret and wild (and pretty fictional) life of Ian Fleming, the author of the James Bond novels, in this direct to TV movie…
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"Troy"
Going back in time (way back) with 2004's "Troy" starring Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, and a whole bunch of other familiar faces. Warfare and deception makes it fit…
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"Dhurandhar: The Revenge" guest starring Guru
The epic conclusion to the original Dhurandhar, the story of an Indian spy sent to dismantle Pakistani terror networks. Clocking in at 3 hours and 45 minutes…
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"Final Score"
The World Cup may be over but the soccer action is just getting started with "Final Score," starring Dave Bautista, Ray Stevenson, and (briefly) Pierce…
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"Dhurandhar" guest starring Guru
An epic film spanning twenty years and three countries, Dhurandhar is the story of an Indian spy sent to infiltrate the Pakistani underworld. His mission?…
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"Rogue One: A Star Wars Story"
In this episode, Christian and Zach debate who is the greater Star Wars fan and travel back in time to the distant past of 2016 with "Rogue One: A Star Wars…
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Microdot: "Sons and Soldiers"
After "The Great Escape" last time Zach brings us tales from "Sons and Soldiers: The Untold Story of the Jews Who Escaped the Nazis and Returned with the US…
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"The Great Escape" Part 2
It's an all time World War II classic, "The Great Escape" stars Steve McQueen, Ilya from Man from UNCLE, Flint, and many other actors as POWs trying to escape…
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"The Great Escape" Part 1
It's an all time World War II classic, "The Great Escape" stars Steve McQueen, Ilya from Man from UNCLE, Flint, and many other actors as POWs trying to escape…
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"This Means War"
Just in time for Valentine's Day, the Spy-Fi Guys get romantic with "This Means War," a 2012 romantic comedy about two spies (Tom Hardy and Chris Pine)…
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"Bravo Two Zero"
Sean Bean stars in "Bravo Two Zero" a BBC original movie (and boy, you can tell) about a team of SAS soldiers who infiltrate behind enemy lines in the Gulf…
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The Christmas Charade
The Spy-Fi Guys' first Hallmark movie exceeded their expectations with clever writing and twists they didn't see coming, even if everything else is exactly…
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"Smoke & Mirrors"
The overpromising but well executed "Smoke & Mirrors" also known as "El hombre de las mil caras" is not about smoke, or mirrors, or men with a thousand faces…
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"Cinderella: From Fabletown With Love" - Live from Once Upon A Con, guest starring Carolyn
Our first ever live recording, from Once Upon A Con in National Harbor. Zach is out, but we have past guest Carolyn to cover our first comic book, Cinderella…
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Global James Bond Day Special: “Thunderball” guest starring Capitol Merman
The Spy-Fi Guys celebrate Global James Bond Day with one of the better regarded Sean Connery outings: Thunderball from 1965. The primary source for Austin…
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"Goldeneye" (1989)
If you're feeling tricked, that's a good start. This time around the Spy-Fi Guys are entering the world of Goldeneye, and not the good one. This one is a TV…
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DEAD DROP: "007: Road To A Million - Season 2"
The Spy-Fi Guys return to reality game shows with the second season of "007: Road To A Million." The format has been changed up a bit, with now eight pairs…
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AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Dexter Ingram, "The Spy Archive: Hidden Lives, Secret Missions, and the History of Espionage"
We have our second ever author interview, this time with past guest Dexter Ingram, talking about his first book, "The Spy Archive: Hidden Lives, Secret…
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"Octopussy"
Yes, it's the one of the least talked about James Bond movies, possibly due to the name. Roger Moore's second to last outing, wherein 007 takes a trip to India…
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"Battle for Incheon: Operation Chromite"
Straight out of South Korea it's Operation Chromite, starring Liam Neeson and Lee Jung-jae (aka the guy from "Squid Game") as a South Korea spy infiltrated…
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"Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning"
A movie event 30 years in the making! Yes, it's the final (for now) Mission: Impossible movie starring Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg, and Hayley Atwell among many…
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"007 First Light" Trailer Reaction
James Bond returns to the video game world after more than 10 years (not counting that Cyper 007 mobile game), and The Spy-Fi Guys are back to take a look at…
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"Tetris"
Ever wonder how the game "Tetris" came to be? Yes, the one with the falling blocks? Did you know it involved spying? Join the Spy-Fi Guys as they follow Henk…
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"I Spy"
It's the most divisive Spy-Fi Guys yet as both the characters and the hosts have very different perspectives on similar things. Yes, it's 2002's "I Spy,"…
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"Shadow Dancer"
Never heard of 2012's "Shadow Dancer," starring Clive Owen and Gillian Anderson? Neither had the Spy-Fi Guys, but they found it still worth checking out. In…
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DEAD DROP: "Star Trek: Section 31"
Coming straight from the world of "Star Trek: Discovery," it's the long awaited (or dreaded) Section 31 movie starring Michelle Yeoh. The entire Internet has…
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"The Fourth Protocol" guest starring Chris
It feels like a made for TV movie, but it isn't. It's the Fourth Protocol, starring Pierce Brosnan and Michael Caine as spy versus spy with a homemade atomic…
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"Midway (2019)" guest starring ZJ
It's back to Midway Island with the remake of the World War II classic, or as Christian calls it "Pearl Harbor 2.5." With this new installment, audiences can…
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"Goldfinger" guest starring Andrew Hammond
Possibly the greatest, most iconic James Bond movie of all time, it's Goldfinger starring Sean Connery, Gert Frobe and Honor Blackman! This film has excellent…
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"Midway (1976)" guest starring ZJ
The Spy-Fi Guys return to the world of military intelligence with "Midway," a movie appropriately enough about the Battle of Midway early in World War II…
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Global James Bond Day Special: "Moonraker" guest starring Kan
It's Global James Bond Day again, October 5th, and to celebrate Christian invites his best friend on to talk space shuttle engineering and NASA history, while…
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"The Rock" guest starring Lance
It's back to the 1990s this time with The Spy-Fi Guys. Although "The Rock" starring Nicolas Cage and Sean Connery as James Bond(?) and directed by Michael Bay…
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"Confessions of a Dangerous Mind"
It's a cult classic starring Sam Rockwell as Chuck Barris, the creator of other classic game shows like "The Dating Game," "The Newlywed Game," and "The Gong…
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Spy Game
It's a combination of two Hollywood pretty boys in 2001's "Spy Game," a movie that feels incredibly post-9/11 without actually being one. Robert Redford…
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"The Molly Maguires"
Things get weird on the Spy-Fi Guys this week with 1970's "The Molly Maguires" starring Richard Harris and (once again) Sean Connery. In 1876 Pennsylvania…
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"Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit" guest starring Lance
Recurring guest star Lance is back with "Jack Ryan Shadow Recruit" starring Chris Pine as the beloved analyst and Keira Knightley as Cathy. This movie is the…
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DEAD DROP: "The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare"
Coming hot off the heels of their first live performance (of such), Zach and Christian talk "The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare," a new World War II action…
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"A Bridge Too Far" guest starring ZJ
It's a Sean Connery double feature as the Spy-Fi Guys check out 1977's "A Bridge Too Far," also starring a bunch of famous actors like Gene Hackman, Anthony…
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"From Russia With Love"
The favorite of John F. Kennedy, Daniel Craig and many James Bond fans, 007 is back in his second film, "From Russia With Love" starring Sean Connery. Zach…
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"Patriots Day"
A few months early, the Spy-Fi Guys discuss one of many "too soon" movies about an American national tragedy. This one is Patriots Day, starring Mark Wahlberg…
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Valentine's Day Special: "Mr. & Mrs. Smith"
Happy Valentine's Day! As a special Valentine for our Spy-Fi Fans, we have an episode covering the first episode of the new Amazon Prime show, Mr. & Mrs…
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DEAD DROP: "Argylle"
Director Matthew Vaughn brings us a brand new spy action comedy with an intriguing premise: an author of spy novels is drawn into a real life drama of her own…
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"Spy"
It's a new year and a new Spy-Fi Guys. This time the guys travel to 2015 with a movie they remember fondly (for the comedy if not for its boring title), "Spy"…
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MICRODOT: "Stasiland"
In this microdot episode, Zach shares stories from "Stasiland" by Anna Funder, following on from "The Lives of Others" last week. At its height, the Stasi, the…
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"The Lives of Others"
The winner of the 2007 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Feature, "The Lives of Others" is the Spy-Fi Guys' first German movie. In 1984 Berline, a Stasi…
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DEAD DROP: "007: Road to a Million"
The Spy-Fi Guys discuss their first reality game show with "007: Road to a Million." Nine pairs of ordinary people need to take on James Bond style feats of…
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"Roald Dahl"
Known worldwide as the author of beloved children's books such as "James and the Giant Peach" and "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," in this microdot the…
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"Cars 2"
The Spy-Fi Guys cruise into their first (and probably last) Pixar movie with Cars 2. Tow Mater and his buddy Lightning McQueen get caught in a James Bond-style…
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"From Russia With Love: The Video Game"
The Spy-Fi Guys celebrate Global James Bond Day this year by covering their first video game, the 2005 game From Russia With Love. Sean Connery returns as…
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DEAD DROP: "Spy Kids: Armageddon" guest starring Alanna
A recent Netflix original movie, written and directed by Robert Rodriguez, "Spy Kids: Armaggedon" is a sequel/reboot to the original from our childhoods. Two…
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"Raazi" guest starring Candice
It's a trip back to Bollywood in 2018's "Raazi" starring Alia Bhatt. It tells the incredible (mostly) true story of Sehmat, a 20 year old Kashmiri girl who is…
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MICRODOT: "The Dirty Tricks Department"
In this bonus Microidot Episode, the Spy-Fi Guys share just a few of the stories from "The Dirty Tricks Department: Stanley Lovell, the OSS, and the…
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"Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol" guest starring Jay
Mission Impossible season continues with "Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol." In the fourth installment in the series, the stunts hit a new high as Ethan Hunt…
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DEAD DROP: "Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1"
Tom Cruise and the Mission Impossible crew is back with the seventh installment of the long running series. Hayley Atwell is a thief and a new addition to the…
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DEAD DROP: "Marvel's Secret Invasion: Episode 1"
The Spy-Fi Guys return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe with the first episode of the new streaming series "Secret Invasion." Is the presence of Samuel L…
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"Windtalkers" guest starring ZJ
Codes! Ciphers! Soldiers! John Woo! Nicolas Cage! It's everything the Spy-Fi Guys could have hoped for in this 2002 World War II epic about the Native American…
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"Johnny English"
Just in time for a real life coronation, bumbling heroic patriotic spy Johnny English takes on John Malkovich in this comedy from the early 2000s. How does it…
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DEAD DROP: "Citadel"
The Amazon Prime series starring Richard Madden, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, and Stanley Tucci was created by the Russo Brothers. Two spies are blown up, suffering…
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"The Good Shepherd" guest starring Dexter Ingram
International Spy Museum Advisory Board member (and collection of sweet spy movie paraphernalia) Dexter Ingram joins the boys to discuss "The Good Shepherd," a…
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"The Tuxedo"
An ordinary day for New York Cab driver Jimmy Tong (Jackie Chan) takes a turn for the wild when he meets a superspy and begins to wear his superpowered tuxedo…