Episode 25 - James Bond and the Death of Culture

The latest James Bond movie, "No Time To Die" has deeply divided audiences given its controversial interpretation of the globe-trotting super spy. Fresh from the cinema, still smelling of popcorn, Andy, Aaron and Michael use the 25th episode of Pod of the Gaps to explore the deeper cultural issues raised by the 25th Bond movie: from toxic masculinity to gender confusion, from nihilism and the absence of hope to the rewriting of history. Join our three intrepid podcasters for the usual mix of culture, theology, banter in a podcast that will leave you shaken *and* stirred. ** Warning: the episode does contain some spoilers about "No Time to Die". You may want to watch it after you've seen the movie; or just put your fingers in your ears and sing the Bond theme at the appropriate point in the episode! ** PS, the book that Michael mentioned towards the end of the episode was: Tom Shippey, "J. R. R. Tolkien: Author of the Century" (London: HarperCollins, 2000) ****** SPECIAL BONUS ***** After we recorded this episode 25 we thought we'd set ourselves a challenge. Could we go through all 25 Bond movie titles and find a link between each of them and some aspect of the Bible? Well, it was 1am, so high on caffeine and sleep deprivation we gave it a go. A special treat for Pod of the Gaps supporters, "The Bible in 25 Bond Movie Titles" (or sign up to support the podcast for as little as £1/$1 a month) is available here: https://www.patreon.com/wkop