Licence to Spiel

Join hosts Carl Wonders and Thad Hait as they discuss movies in and around the James Bond franchise, as well as anything else that pops into their heads.

Licence to Spiel is a tv podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 73 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Unknown Host hosts Licence to Spiel, a tv show with 73 episodes published.

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  Licence to Spiel

  Full-On Spocking It

  Sep 16, 202647 min

  We discuss “A Stitch in Crime,” an episode of Columbo that both Thad and Carl really enjoyed, and not just because Spock, er, Leonard Nimoy is the murderer-of-the-week. Does no one keep track of morphine or coffee at this hospital? Who built the death-trap that is Dr. Mayfield’s house? And what does it take to make Columbo angry? We discuss these questions and much more, including quite possibly the coolest person to ever check their email. Follow us on social media Licence to Spiel – @podspiel.bsky.social Thad – @tyranicus.net Carl – @listeningtofilm.net

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  Two Fingers of Brown Listerine

  Sep 4, 202651 min

  In this episode, Thad and Carl talk about “Requiem for a Falling Star” starring Anne Baxter, Mel Ferrer, and Kevin McCarthy (no, not that one). We have our usual questions about things like gasoline fumes, whether anyone in this episode knows how to park, and what exactly is in those decanters on Anne Baxter’s bar. We also go down a long (even by our standards) rathole about television shows and movies of questionable moral character and turn to the experts at “Focus on the Family” to help us out. If you just want us to get on with it, feel free to skip from one “…and Kevin McCarthy” chapter to the next. Follow us on social media Licence to Spiel – @podspiel.bsky.social Thad – @tyranicus.net Carl – @listeningtofilm.net

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  I’m Opposed to Canonical Columbo Lore

  May 1, 202655 minS0

  <p>“What’d you pay for those shoes?” We are back along with Robert Culp’s mustache as we discuss “The Most Crucial Game” and a whole lot of things that barely exist anymore.</p> <h3>Follow us on social media</h3> <p>Licence to Spiel – @podspiel.bsky.social<br /> Thad – @tyranicus.net<br /> Carl – @listeningtofilm.net</p>

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  Licence to Spiel

  The Bad Hair Episode

  Feb 11, 202633 minS0

  <p>We navigate “The Greenhouse Jungle” which is replete with fraud, fake kidnapping, murder, and really bad wigs.</p> <h3>Follow us on social media</h3> <p>Licence to Spiel – @podspiel.bsky.social<br /> Thad – @tyranicus.net<br /> Carl – @listeningtofilm.net</p> <h3>Images for those listening on our website (or who cannot see the chapter images)</h3> Signed Photo Dime Store Fabio

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  Licence to Spiel

  Smash Cut to Hitler

  Jan 23, 20261 hourS0

  <p>We begin season 2 of Columbo with “Étude in Black,” a special, extended (or is that padded?) episode featuring Peter Falk’s friend John Cassavetes as the Murderer-of-the Week.</p> <p>Does this episode merit an extra 30 minutes of runtime? Did Cassavetes do any research at all on how to conduct an orchestra? Was every actor from the 70s in at least one episode of “The Virginian?” And what’s up with the sudden appearance of Adolf Hitler? Listen and find out!</p> <h3>Follow us on social media</h3> <p>Licence to Spiel – @podspiel.bsky.social<br /> Thad – @tyranicus.net<br /> Carl – @l...

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