The Agency https://agencypodcast.podbean.com Something is going crazy in this world. Sometimes its funny and sometimes its not, especially when it feels like life is kicking you in the ass. We know how you feel. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 22:37:39 -0300 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en Copyright 2019 All rights reserved. Society & Culture 1440 episodic Something is going crazy in this world. Sometimes its funny and sometimes its not, especially when it feels like life is kicking you in the ass. We know how you feel. Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx No false https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6019277/agency.jpg The Agency https://agencypodcast.podbean.com 144 144 Angry Women In Pop Culture Angry Women In Pop Culture https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/angry-women-in-pop-culture/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/angry-women-in-pop-culture/#comments Sat, 11 Apr 2026 22:37:39 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/389940a1-9112-3c6f-a7c0-ba3cb4f05302 From Pluribus to True Detective to Scarpetta...angry women are filling up our screens. Suzanne and Candy discuss Foster and Reis pent up and not so pent up anger. Why are we seeing so many roles for women with characters who are angry as hell? Is Nicole Kidman ever going to be in a positive supportive fictional relationship? Is anger connected to age? 

 

We have a lot of fun trying to figure out why Carol (Rhea Shorn) is so angry even before her neighbors become hive-minds. Mare of Easton has a great cast of characters all in fear of Kate Winsletts wrath. Can wrath be a creative force? 

 

Courtney Love is the angriest rocker out there and we love her anyways. Damn she has a right to be angry.

 

Are standards harsher for women? Hell yeah...and it seems no matter how much money you have.

 

Get a pot of tea and join us! And thank you for listening we have just hit 20,000 downloads! 

 

Email us at :

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]]> From Pluribus to True Detective to Scarpetta...angry women are filling up our screens. Suzanne and Candy discuss Foster and Reis pent up and not so pent up anger. Why are we seeing so many roles for women with characters who are angry as hell? Is Nicole Kidman ever going to be in a positive supportive fictional relationship? Is anger connected to age? 

 

We have a lot of fun trying to figure out why Carol (Rhea Shorn) is so angry even before her neighbors become hive-minds. Mare of Easton has a great cast of characters all in fear of Kate Winsletts wrath. Can wrath be a creative force? 

 

Courtney Love is the angriest rocker out there and we love her anyways. Damn she has a right to be angry.

 

Are standards harsher for women? Hell yeah...and it seems no matter how much money you have.

 

Get a pot of tea and join us! And thank you for listening we have just hit 20,000 downloads! 

 

Email us at :

the agencypodcast@gmail.com

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 6865 212 full Monsters and Non-Linear Narratives Monsters and Non-Linear Narratives https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/monstera-and-non-linear-narratives/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/monstera-and-non-linear-narratives/#comments Fri, 24 Oct 2025 20:51:48 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/9438bca3-c62c-3635-a0bf-1a03b83927cc We are back from hiatus! Thank you for coming back too. This episode we have special agents Eva and Suzanne join me, Candy, to discuss the new controversial season of MONSTER: Ed Gein.

]]> We are back from hiatus! Thank you for coming back too. This episode we have special agents Eva and Suzanne join me, Candy, to discuss the new controversial season of MONSTER: Ed Gein.

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 5186 211 full MEMENTO MORI-David Cronenberg's The Shrouds MEMENTO MORI-David Cronenberg's The Shrouds https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/memento-mori-david-cronenbergs-the-shrouds/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/memento-mori-david-cronenbergs-the-shrouds/#comments Tue, 29 Apr 2025 16:50:31 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/aad8f79c-4596-35e0-b5cc-9d99773843b1 Special agent Payton McCarthy-Simas joins Candy to discuss David Cronenberg’s new movie THE SHROUDS.

 

Payton McCarty-Simas is a an author, programmer, and film critic based in New York City. They hold a Masters in film and media studies from Columbia University, where she focused her research on horror film, psychedelia, and the occult in particular. Payton’s writing has been featured in The Brooklyn Rail, Metrograph’s Journal, Rue Morgue, Film Daze, and others, and she is the author of two books, One Step Short of Crazy: National Treasure and the Landscape of American Conspiracy Culture, and the forthcoming All of Them Witches: Fear, Feminism, and the American Witch Film (July 2025). Payton is also a member of the Online Association of Female Film Critics and GALECA, the Society for LGBTQ Film Critics. She lives with her partner and their cat, Shirley Jackson. 

 

 

In the wonderfully complicated new Cronenberg movie there is a motif of dogs. This motif occurs between three characters and possibly one AI avatar/assistant. We talk about several dog scenes within the movie. Something extra to consider is gods and dogs. 

 

The protagonist's wife is wearing a collar for cancer treatment that helps monitor her procedures and needs and presumably the progress or slowing of cancer. Her twin sister is a dog groomer. A future date is blind and has a seeing eye dog. Some scenes occur in a. dog park. There are a few goddesses associated with dogs, Hecate, a goddess of magic, and witchcraft portrayed with dogs and sometimes as being part dog herself.(the wife?) Kali is a Hindu goddess whose portrayal with a dog symbolizes her loyalty. (The sister-in law?) And there is Artemis a goddess of the hunt portrayed with dogs hunting. (The new lover?)

Iamma, goddess associated with fertility, love, war also associated with a dog. Gula was a deity associated with dogs and healing. So was Ianna.So...it seems like there could be further exploration in The Shrouds about the dogs.

]]> Special agent Payton McCarthy-Simas joins Candy to discuss David Cronenberg’s new movie THE SHROUDS.

 

Payton McCarty-Simas is a an author, programmer, and film critic based in New York City. They hold a Masters in film and media studies from Columbia University, where she focused her research on horror film, psychedelia, and the occult in particular. Payton’s writing has been featured in The Brooklyn Rail, Metrograph’s Journal, Rue Morgue, Film Daze, and others, and she is the author of two books, One Step Short of Crazy: National Treasure and the Landscape of American Conspiracy Culture, and the forthcoming All of Them Witches: Fear, Feminism, and the American Witch Film (July 2025). Payton is also a member of the Online Association of Female Film Critics and GALECA, the Society for LGBTQ Film Critics. She lives with her partner and their cat, Shirley Jackson. 

 

 

In the wonderfully complicated new Cronenberg movie there is a motif of dogs. This motif occurs between three characters and possibly one AI avatar/assistant. We talk about several dog scenes within the movie. Something extra to consider is gods and dogs. 

 

The protagonist's wife is wearing a collar for cancer treatment that helps monitor her procedures and needs and presumably the progress or slowing of cancer. Her twin sister is a dog groomer. A future date is blind and has a seeing eye dog. Some scenes occur in a. dog park. There are a few goddesses associated with dogs, Hecate, a goddess of magic, and witchcraft portrayed with dogs and sometimes as being part dog herself.(the wife?) Kali is a Hindu goddess whose portrayal with a dog symbolizes her loyalty. (The sister-in law?) And there is Artemis a goddess of the hunt portrayed with dogs hunting. (The new lover?)

Iamma, goddess associated with fertility, love, war also associated with a dog. Gula was a deity associated with dogs and healing. So was Ianna.So...it seems like there could be further exploration in The Shrouds about the dogs.

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 4152 209 full Black Bag And Oprah Behind The Bastards Black Bag And Oprah Behind The Bastards https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/black-bag-and-oprah-behind-the-bastards/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/black-bag-and-oprah-behind-the-bastards/#comments Fri, 28 Mar 2025 20:18:37 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/6c194978-3a34-38d3-8a53-6f00aefa5b9b Special Agent Sarah and I saw Black Bag recently. A fantastic movie by Stephen Soderberg about a company of spies. We also both listened to the podcast series "Behind The Bastards" Oprah 6 part edition.

 

Thanks for listening...forgive our initial sound challenges but it smoothes out after a couple of minutes.

Find us on social media for extra content and email us at:

theagency.podcast@gmail.com

 

 

]]> Special Agent Sarah and I saw Black Bag recently. A fantastic movie by Stephen Soderberg about a company of spies. We also both listened to the podcast series "Behind The Bastards" Oprah 6 part edition.

 

Thanks for listening...forgive our initial sound challenges but it smoothes out after a couple of minutes.

Find us on social media for extra content and email us at:

theagency.podcast@gmail.com

 

 

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 5366 208 full Searching For Godzilla Searching For Godzilla https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/searching-for-godzilla/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/searching-for-godzilla/#comments Mon, 10 Mar 2025 17:49:00 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/4be33509-f4c7-3877-a405-8e321c56fa73 Raconteur, herpetologist, and Cormac McCarthy scholar Rick Wallach joins Special Agent Sarah and Candy to discuss his forthcoming book IN SEARCH OF GODZILLA: MYTH, STAGECRAFT AND POLITICS IN ISHIRO HONDA'S MASTERPIECE.

Everything monster in this episode folks. Did you know the connections between Kurosawa and Honda? Did you know women were liberated to equality in Japan before the USA...by the USA? What was the migration feeding path of Godzilla?

Thank you for listening!

Write us at:

the agency.podcast@gmail.com

Find supplementary content on our social media pages too.

]]> Raconteur, herpetologist, and Cormac McCarthy scholar Rick Wallach joins Special Agent Sarah and Candy to discuss his forthcoming book IN SEARCH OF GODZILLA: MYTH, STAGECRAFT AND POLITICS IN ISHIRO HONDA'S MASTERPIECE.

Everything monster in this episode folks. Did you know the connections between Kurosawa and Honda? Did you know women were liberated to equality in Japan before the USA...by the USA? What was the migration feeding path of Godzilla?

Thank you for listening!

Write us at:

the agency.podcast@gmail.com

Find supplementary content on our social media pages too.

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 6255 207 full A Complete Unknown A Complete Unknown https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/a-complete-unknown/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/a-complete-unknown/#comments Mon, 10 Feb 2025 00:01:00 -0400 agencypodcast.podbean.com/0797cffc-c2a2-3f07-bacb-c8abe3b9d308 Travis returns to talk about the new Bob Dylan biopic A COMPLETE UNKNOWN. 

 

Thank you for listening and please let us know what you think about the movie or the episode...or anything. Email to:

qheagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Travis returns to talk about the new Bob Dylan biopic A COMPLETE UNKNOWN. 

 

Thank you for listening and please let us know what you think about the movie or the episode...or anything. Email to:

qheagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 3669 206 full THE TRAITORS: Killing is my business and business is good. THE TRAITORS: Killing is my business and business is good. https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/the-traitors-killing-is-my-business-and-business-is-good/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/the-traitors-killing-is-my-business-and-business-is-good/#comments Mon, 03 Feb 2025 12:06:41 -0400 agencypodcast.podbean.com/3478979c-7d26-3f45-b579-2d923d093a61 A full episode on the reality game show THE TRAITORS! Welcoming back Food blogger Foodigenous and Michelle (One of Candy's roomies) to discuss their mutual passion of the murderous series hosted by Alan Cummings.  Why is the series an international hit with franchises in at least five countries? How does the game theory play out? Who is going to win Season 3 USA? And can we convince Foodigeous to watch the UK versions?

 

Thank you for listening and we would love to know who you think will win and who your favourite players are....please email us at :

the agency.podcast@gmail.com

or comment on our social media pages. 

Check out Foodigenous here:

https://www.foodigenous.com

or on his Facebook page.

]]> A full episode on the reality game show THE TRAITORS! Welcoming back Food blogger Foodigenous and Michelle (One of Candy's roomies) to discuss their mutual passion of the murderous series hosted by Alan Cummings.  Why is the series an international hit with franchises in at least five countries? How does the game theory play out? Who is going to win Season 3 USA? And can we convince Foodigeous to watch the UK versions?

 

Thank you for listening and we would love to know who you think will win and who your favourite players are....please email us at :

the agency.podcast@gmail.com

or comment on our social media pages. 

Check out Foodigenous here:

https://www.foodigenous.com

or on his Facebook page.

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 3710 205 full Why Does Manson Still Haunt Us? Why Does Manson Still Haunt Us? https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/why-does-manson-still-haunt-us/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/why-does-manson-still-haunt-us/#comments Sat, 25 Jan 2025 22:35:01 -0400 agencypodcast.podbean.com/65f4b44f-e9a6-3438-891a-a55a2aa93b67 Special Agent Sarah fills us in on the non-fiction book "CHAOS: Charles Manson and the Secret History of the Sixties" by Tom O'Neill. (with Dan Piepenburg) Sarah posted she was reading this book on social media a while ago and it's been an item floating about podcast worthy.

 Why do we still care about Charles Manson?

Thank you for listening and if you feel like emailing us, correct our information or add to it...please email us at:

the agency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Special Agent Sarah fills us in on the non-fiction book "CHAOS: Charles Manson and the Secret History of the Sixties" by Tom O'Neill. (with Dan Piepenburg) Sarah posted she was reading this book on social media a while ago and it's been an item floating about podcast worthy.

 Why do we still care about Charles Manson?

Thank you for listening and if you feel like emailing us, correct our information or add to it...please email us at:

the agency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 4023 204 full From Vietnam With Love From Vietnam With Love https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/from-vietnam-with-love/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/from-vietnam-with-love/#comments Tue, 19 Nov 2024 23:52:42 -0400 agencypodcast.podbean.com/3cdd80a3-6672-3540-b949-73c86f845a2e Eugene and Stagg check in from Hanoi...where they talk about the food, the mountains and the caves they have been visiting.

Thank you for listening. Check our social media pages for tons of photos.

Email us at

the agency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Eugene and Stagg check in from Hanoi...where they talk about the food, the mountains and the caves they have been visiting.

Thank you for listening. Check our social media pages for tons of photos.

Email us at

the agency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 4752 203 full The Bob Dylan Episode The Bob Dylan Episode https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/the-bob-dylan-episode/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/the-bob-dylan-episode/#comments Tue, 22 Oct 2024 23:23:31 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/d10f1d39-9b7c-37a7-950e-12c4b9333c1c The agents are excited to welcome Travis McDonald to talk about Weird Bob...everything Bob for our long overdue episode on Bob Dylan.

 

Travis McDonald is a writer and teacher from Massachusetts. His fiction, essays, and reviews have appeared in Puerto del Sol, the Atticus Review, Areo Review, Rock Music Studies, and elsewhere. He is currently an English professor in the School of Writing & Literature at Front Range Community College in Colorado. 

]]> The agents are excited to welcome Travis McDonald to talk about Weird Bob...everything Bob for our long overdue episode on Bob Dylan.

 

Travis McDonald is a writer and teacher from Massachusetts. His fiction, essays, and reviews have appeared in Puerto del Sol, the Atticus Review, Areo Review, Rock Music Studies, and elsewhere. He is currently an English professor in the School of Writing & Literature at Front Range Community College in Colorado. 

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 4632 202 full Two Brunos Two Brunos https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/two-brunos/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/two-brunos/#comments Wed, 16 Oct 2024 14:55:40 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/5077371f-366e-3120-9adf-eb841198bc8a Thank you for listening!

 

As usual the agents discuss a few topics. Eugene lets us know about the new sports scandal in chess. Candy presented a paper in Knoxville. Eugene and Candy talk about suppressed design in artifacts and poetry.

Eugene has been exploring all kinds of Youtube videos and Candy saw Francis Ford Coppola's epic new film Megalopolis. (not Megatropolis!)

 

Please email us your comments or thoughts to:

the agency.podcast@gmail.com

 

Or visit our Facebook group:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2424010074538150

 

]]> Thank you for listening!

 

As usual the agents discuss a few topics. Eugene lets us know about the new sports scandal in chess. Candy presented a paper in Knoxville. Eugene and Candy talk about suppressed design in artifacts and poetry.

Eugene has been exploring all kinds of Youtube videos and Candy saw Francis Ford Coppola's epic new film Megalopolis. (not Megatropolis!)

 

Please email us your comments or thoughts to:

the agency.podcast@gmail.com

 

Or visit our Facebook group:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2424010074538150

 

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 4938 201 full Spacetime Is Doomed Spacetime Is Doomed https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/spacetime-is-doomed-1726597733/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/spacetime-is-doomed-1726597733/#comments Tue, 17 Sep 2024 15:28:53 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/f872f7b4-d2b9-3077-b64b-15d7695c0a69 THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!!!

 

The agents are back from hiatus. Eugene shares about his trip to fiddle camp in Pembroke Ontario. He saw two compelling documentaries "Searching For Sugarman" and "Cowboy Cartel." Candy also recommends a documentary about 5 magicians and a murder mystery on a deck of playing cards.

Please email questions, comments, complaints, hopes and dreams to:

the agency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!!!

 

The agents are back from hiatus. Eugene shares about his trip to fiddle camp in Pembroke Ontario. He saw two compelling documentaries "Searching For Sugarman" and "Cowboy Cartel." Candy also recommends a documentary about 5 magicians and a murder mystery on a deck of playing cards.

Please email questions, comments, complaints, hopes and dreams to:

the agency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 4097 200 full Bikers Bikers https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/bikers/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/bikers/#comments Fri, 19 Jul 2024 16:11:11 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/2f0c11e8-c6b5-36b9-82e1-541f9ae658bc Special guest for today's episode is Anthony Stagg, the artist known as Stagg. This was recorded at Agency World Headquarters in Toronto Canada.

This episode: Stagg in Kensington Market Busking Toronto: change and traffic Flaming Hot The Bike Riders (and other biker stories) Drive Away Dolls

]]> Special guest for today's episode is Anthony Stagg, the artist known as Stagg. This was recorded at Agency World Headquarters in Toronto Canada.

This episode:
Stagg in Kensington Market
Busking
Toronto: change and traffic
Flaming Hot
The Bike Riders (and other biker stories)
Drive Away Dolls

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 3608 198 full Was it Murder Was it Murder https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/was-it-murder/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/was-it-murder/#comments Sun, 09 Jun 2024 21:37:26 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/6e8e8c5a-b939-3bbd-86f3-741b8f41e4a0 In this episode, Candy and Eugene welcome Special Agent Sarah back to the podcast.

On September 8, 1985, Ana Mendieta, a 36 year old artist well-known for her feminist-focused work, died after plunging from a 34th story window in New York. Her husband, Carl Andre, also a well-known artist, was present at the time, and was subsequently charged with her murder.  In 1988, he was acquitted of wrong-doing in her death. The story of Mendieta's death has lingered, especially since the 2022 Death of an Artist podcast. The Agents discuss the case at length in today's episode.

Thank you for listening to The Agency Podcast. If you enjoy this broadcast you might also enjoy Agent Eugene's new YouTube channel, Rediscovering my Toronto.

]]> In this episode, Candy and Eugene welcome Special Agent Sarah back to the podcast.

On September 8, 1985, Ana Mendieta, a 36 year old artist well-known for her feminist-focused work, died after plunging from a 34th story window in New York. Her husband, Carl Andre, also a well-known artist, was present at the time, and was subsequently charged with her murder.  In 1988, he was acquitted of wrong-doing in her death.

The story of Mendieta's death has lingered, especially since the 2022 Death of an Artist podcast. The Agents discuss the case at length in today's episode.

Thank you for listening to The Agency Podcast. If you enjoy this broadcast you might also enjoy Agent Eugene's new YouTube channel, Rediscovering my Toronto.

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 5360 197 full Torawno, Toronto or Trawnna Torawno, Toronto or Trawnna https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/torawno-toronto-or-trawnna/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/torawno-toronto-or-trawnna/#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2024 17:38:40 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/3fea78dd-427a-3470-958b-3e22ed9f950f In this episode The Agents hold a rambling discussion ranging from affordable housing, universal basic income, YouTubing, the heyday of blogging, Facebook memes, to the Bata girls, Edmonton in winter, and the Lake Shore West Garden Tour. Also in this episode, Agent Candy sees a friend of the podcast perform and Agent Eugene cannot remember the name of the town of Prescott, Ontario. Apologies to Prescott.

Additionally...

The Great Escaper (bring Kleenex)

Furiosa - the 5th Mad Max film

Bob Carlin's My Memories of John Hartford.

]]> In this episode The Agents hold a rambling discussion ranging from affordable housing, universal basic income, YouTubing, the heyday of blogging, Facebook memes, to the Bata girls, Edmonton in winter, and the Lake Shore West Garden Tour. Also in this episode, Agent Candy sees a friend of the podcast perform and Agent Eugene cannot remember the name of the town of Prescott, Ontario. Apologies to Prescott.

Additionally...

The Great Escaper (bring Kleenex)

Furiosa - the 5th Mad Max film

Bob Carlin's My Memories of John Hartford.

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 4400 196 full 2 Heists 2 Heists https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/2-heists/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/2-heists/#comments Mon, 06 May 2024 23:32:04 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/3c09b71d-973b-38c6-985e-4c6b725c5048 The Agents are back after a short hiatus and talking about...Civil War, recent chess championship, chess scandal, Ripley and a favourite topic heists!

Thank you for listening!!!

Please send email to 

 

theagency.podcast@gmail.com

 

And find extra content on Facebook and Instagram.

]]> The Agents are back after a short hiatus and talking about...Civil War, recent chess championship, chess scandal, Ripley and a favourite topic heists!

Thank you for listening!!!

Please send email to 

 

theagency.podcast@gmail.com

 

And find extra content on Facebook and Instagram.

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 4497 195 full Now is Now Now is Now https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/now-is-now/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/now-is-now/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2024 11:28:56 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/b3582b73-4d31-33e5-a2ff-b67eff5652ab This episode:

Mr. DIY Listener Mail The Southwest Popular/American Culture Conference The Monster of Wall Street American Nightmare The Regime Eugene reads Candy's paper

Thank you for listening. Special thanks to our supporters on Patreon for helping with the bills. We'd love to hear from you: theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> This episode:

Mr. DIY
Listener Mail
The Southwest Popular/American Culture Conference
The Monster of Wall Street
American Nightmare
The Regime
Eugene reads Candy's paper

Thank you for listening. Special thanks to our supporters on Patreon for helping with the bills.
We'd love to hear from you: theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 4778 194 full A Weird Feeling A Weird Feeling https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/a-weird-feeling/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/a-weird-feeling/#comments Mon, 05 Feb 2024 13:13:25 -0400 agencypodcast.podbean.com/aa657d09-22eb-30ad-98ec-f9af43245c67 This episode:

Travels with Candy Women of the Louvre Tours Slow Horses - great concept, and it has Gary Oldman, but... Why is the new True Detective so lame? Listener mail fail

Opening theme is a traditional tune called Wild Hog in the Woods. Closing theme is another traditional tune called Lady on the Green. Both are played on solo banjo by Agent Eugene.

]]> This episode:

Travels with Candy
Women of the Louvre
Tours
Slow Horses - great concept, and it has Gary Oldman, but...
Why is the new True Detective so lame?
Listener mail fail

Opening theme is a traditional tune called Wild Hog in the Woods. Closing theme is another traditional tune called Lady on the Green. Both are played on solo banjo by Agent Eugene.

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 3079 193 full The Norwich Files The Norwich Files https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/the-norwich-files/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/the-norwich-files/#comments Tue, 23 Jan 2024 17:11:48 -0400 agencypodcast.podbean.com/11313bf9-9df7-3519-b88d-5782982975d1 This episode:

Travels with Candy The Wurlitzers Saltburn The Iron Claw True Detective goes to Alaska

Thanks for listening - we love you! Special thanks to our Patrons, who help pay the bills. Email the Agents anytime and give us a piece of your mind: theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> This episode:

Travels with Candy
The Wurlitzers
Saltburn
The Iron Claw
True Detective goes to Alaska

Thanks for listening - we love you! Special thanks to our Patrons, who help pay the bills.
Email the Agents anytime and give us a piece of your mind: theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 3337 192 full Foodigenous Foodigenous https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/foodigenous/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/foodigenous/#comments Fri, 08 Dec 2023 11:23:29 -0400 agencypodcast.podbean.com/180fcc3f-07ca-3b40-8936-8c60f4ae0300 A chance meeting between Agent Candy Minx and food blogger Adam Horvath over grilled oysters in New Orleans led to today's foodie-friendly episode, as we welcome Adam to The Agency.  Please check out Adam's blog, called Foodigenous.  You can find it here:  https://www.foodigenous.com/

The Agents love to hear from you. Email: theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> A chance meeting between Agent Candy Minx and food blogger Adam Horvath over grilled oysters in New Orleans led to today's foodie-friendly episode, as we welcome Adam to The Agency.  Please check out Adam's blog, called Foodigenous.  You can find it here:  https://www.foodigenous.com/

The Agents love to hear from you. Email: theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 3560 191 full 30 Century Man 30 Century Man https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/30-century-man/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/30-century-man/#comments Tue, 05 Dec 2023 12:14:11 -0400 agencypodcast.podbean.com/4e5ab769-bc24-3b0e-92fa-5e413ba5295b This episode, we welcome Sarah Elliott back to The Agency to discuss the 2006 documentary Scott Walker: 30 Century Man.

Scott Walker's early musical success was with the pop band The Walker Brothers. They weren't brothers, nor was their name Walker. They performed pop music like their familiar hit, The Sun Ain't Goin' to Shine Anymore. 30 Century Man chronicles Scott Walker's transition toward an experimental music which included percussion generated by punching a slab of meat.

Were you into Scott Walker's music? Join us to hear about his unique history as told in 30 Century Man.

]]> This episode, we welcome Sarah Elliott back to The Agency to discuss the 2006 documentary Scott Walker: 30 Century Man.

Scott Walker's early musical success was with the pop band The Walker Brothers. They weren't brothers, nor was their name Walker. They performed pop music like their familiar hit, The Sun Ain't Goin' to Shine Anymore. 30 Century Man chronicles Scott Walker's transition toward an experimental music which included percussion generated by punching a slab of meat.

Were you into Scott Walker's music? Join us to hear about his unique history as told in 30 Century Man.

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 3555 190 full A Secret Letter A Secret Letter https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/a-secret-letter/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/a-secret-letter/#comments Fri, 27 Oct 2023 13:29:45 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/f9322bd3-047c-3acb-a709-cbd3733187cf The Agents are back after a hiatus. Thank you for joining us and thank you for listening. What are we reading? What are we watching?

 

But more importantly..what are you reading and watching? Please email us and let us know...anything! Email to

theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> The Agents are back after a hiatus. Thank you for joining us and thank you for listening. What are we reading? What are we watching?

 

But more importantly..what are you reading and watching? Please email us and let us know...anything! Email to

theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 4483 189 full Paint Job Paint Job https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/paint-job/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/paint-job/#comments Tue, 05 Sep 2023 19:06:08 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/ecc20274-545c-3db0-9504-3078cc9aeca4 The Agents get an overhaul,make chili sauce and wonder why they are still using social media platforms.

 

Please tell us what you think about Facebook, google and access to information...or anything else you're thinking about. What good movies or tv have you watched lately? We love your email:

theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> The Agents get an overhaul,make chili sauce and wonder why they are still using social media platforms.

 

Please tell us what you think about Facebook, google and access to information...or anything else you're thinking about. What good movies or tv have you watched lately? We love your email:

theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 3748 188 full Eric Noden’s Blues Eric Noden’s Blues https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/eric-noden-s-blues/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/eric-noden-s-blues/#comments Wed, 09 Aug 2023 19:13:59 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/3ee282c7-6056-3093-b2cb-7415faf58446 The agents spend some time with Eric Noden, American Roots musician, with an international following, talking about his work, music and travel tips. We appreciate you listening and hope you enjoy this great conversation. Eric plays for us too!

 

Find out where to stream, watchand listen live with Eric Noden here:

https://ericnoden.com

]]> The agents spend some time with Eric Noden, American Roots musician, with an international following, talking about his work, music and travel tips. We appreciate you listening and hope you enjoy this great conversation. Eric plays for us too!

 

Find out where to stream, watchand listen live with Eric Noden here:

https://ericnoden.com

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 2333 187 full The Killers The Killers https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/the-killers/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/the-killers/#comments Mon, 31 Jul 2023 15:51:01 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/7c9ab275-b46b-3595-9744-bf59aab989d8 What's it like to get a letter from a  serial killer? Why are we obsessed with serial killers, murder podcasts and Dateline? We talk to serial killer expert and aficionado Eva Staton this week.

 

Fortunately there are a lot of songs about serial killers and murder so we can augment the educational content of this episode with some clips of killer songs.

 

Thank you for listening and pleas elet us know what you think...text us at 312-618-0880 or email us at:

thegency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> What's it like to get a letter from a  serial killer? Why are we obsessed with serial killers, murder podcasts and Dateline? We talk to serial killer expert and aficionado Eva Staton this week.

 

Fortunately there are a lot of songs about serial killers and murder so we can augment the educational content of this episode with some clips of killer songs.

 

Thank you for listening and pleas elet us know what you think...text us at 312-618-0880 or email us at:

thegency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 4430 186 full Chain Reaction Chain Reaction https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/chain-reaction/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/chain-reaction/#comments Thu, 27 Jul 2023 15:29:25 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/6f7ec47b-1324-39eb-b80e-bf5560f8997e The Agents see Oppenheimer, go to Chicago for The Bear and time travel with Indianna Jones. 

Thank you for listening. Please email us at:

theagency.podcast@gmail.com

 

You could also text us at:

312-618-0880

 

]]> The Agents see Oppenheimer, go to Chicago for The Bear and time travel with Indianna Jones. 

Thank you for listening. Please email us at:

theagency.podcast@gmail.com

 

You could also text us at:

312-618-0880

 

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 4046 185 full Jury Duty Jury Duty https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/jury-duty/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/jury-duty/#comments Wed, 28 Jun 2023 16:40:22 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/08b0c421-f3ea-328f-98a0-f62d702421a8 Special guest this episode: Anthony Stagg

Garden Tour Contemporary quilts in Paducah Kentucky Little Canada and lunch at the Imperial Pub Asteroid City Fast X Jury Duty

]]> Special guest this episode: Anthony Stagg

Garden Tour
Contemporary quilts in Paducah Kentucky
Little Canada and lunch at the Imperial Pub
Asteroid City
Fast X
Jury Duty

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 3483 184 full We Are All Greg-The Succession Episode We Are All Greg-The Succession Episode https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/we-are-all-greg-the-succession-episode/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/we-are-all-greg-the-succession-episode/#comments Mon, 12 Jun 2023 09:46:33 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/1f0d0776-4605-36e1-9cac-206ce1a00376 Why do we love SUCCESSION? The writerss behind "Telladega Nights" and  "Anchorman" produced the addictive series SUCCESSION and we can't stop watching. The writing is so mischievious it's easy to forget it's satire when everything seems so serious. 

 

Eugene and Candy welcome Special Agent Sarah to the episode to talk about everything they have enjoyed about the series. 

 

We hope you enjoy this discussion and we hope you email your thoughts and opinions about the series to:

theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Why do we love SUCCESSION? The writerss behind "Telladega Nights" and  "Anchorman" produced the addictive series SUCCESSION and we can't stop watching. The writing is so mischievious it's easy to forget it's satire when everything seems so serious. 

 

Eugene and Candy welcome Special Agent Sarah to the episode to talk about everything they have enjoyed about the series. 

 

We hope you enjoy this discussion and we hope you email your thoughts and opinions about the series to:

theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 5376 183 full Buddhist Sculptors Of Japan Buddhist Sculptors Of Japan https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/buddhist-sculptors-of-japan/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/buddhist-sculptors-of-japan/#comments Mon, 05 Jun 2023 13:23:57 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/45d36f78-900f-350a-a406-61f7b3cd0efc The Agents have a fascinating conversation with filmmkaer Yujiro Seki about his documentary "Carving The Divine."  Yujiro tells us about behind-the-scenes  personal directive to make a unique movie.

The documentary offers a rare look into a 1400-year-old Buddhist tradition and the practitioners struggling to preserve a legacy in a rapidly changing Japan. Yujiro has made a film that would make Werner Herzog proud in it's ability to contrast the woodcarvers passion for craft up against dominant contemporary culture . Viewers can begin to ask "What is technology? What do I want from my images and objects? Do we value humanity and it's handiwork? 

 

We hope you enjoy this conversation and please follow the address below to watch the documentary...a must see for anyone who enjoys aesthetics, works with their hands or values dedication and fine work. Plus these folks are great and compelling to watch!

Watch "Carving The Divine" here:

https://www.carvingthedivine.com

"Give us adequate images. We, we lack adequate images, our civilization doesn't have adequate images. And I think our civilization is doomed, is gonna die out like dinosaurs if it does not develop an adequate language or adequate images." Werner Herzog]]> The Agents have a fascinating conversation with filmmkaer Yujiro Seki about his documentary "Carving The Divine."  Yujiro tells us about behind-the-scenes  personal directive to make a unique movie.

The documentary offers a rare look into a 1400-year-old Buddhist tradition and the practitioners struggling to preserve a legacy in a rapidly changing Japan. Yujiro has made a film that would make Werner Herzog proud in it's ability to contrast the woodcarvers passion for craft up against dominant contemporary culture . Viewers can begin to ask "What is technology? What do I want from my images and objects? Do we value humanity and it's handiwork? 

 

We hope you enjoy this conversation and please follow the address below to watch the documentary...a must see for anyone who enjoys aesthetics, works with their hands or values dedication and fine work. Plus these folks are great and compelling to watch!

Watch "Carving The Divine" here:

https://www.carvingthedivine.com

"Give us adequate images. We, we lack adequate images, our civilization doesn't have adequate images. And I think our civilization is doomed, is gonna die out like dinosaurs if it does not develop an adequate language or adequate images." Werner Herzog]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 3569 182 full Unintended Consequences Unintended Consequences https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/unintended-consequences/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/unintended-consequences/#comments Fri, 12 May 2023 17:23:45 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/e7965c41-963a-3f5c-b4df-6f2e5adf0b64 This episode:

Blackberry (the movie) House Musical AI Follies New Zines My 3-year old could do better than that Tehran (the tv show) Loudermilk Toronto Mayor's Race Gordon Lightfoot RIP ....and more

Email The Agents: theagency.podcast@gmail.com

The opening music of this episode is a live version of Gordon Lightfoot's Early Morning Rain, ripped from YouTube for educational purposes.

]]> This episode:

Blackberry (the movie)
House Musical
AI Follies
New Zines
My 3-year old could do better than that
Tehran (the tv show)
Loudermilk
Toronto Mayor's Race
Gordon Lightfoot RIP
....and more

Email The Agents: theagency.podcast@gmail.com

The opening music of this episode is a live version of Gordon Lightfoot's Early Morning Rain, ripped from YouTube for educational purposes.

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 6357 181 full House Musical House Musical https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/house-musical/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/house-musical/#comments Fri, 07 Apr 2023 15:02:19 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/0423ae96-9122-3275-83b9-db5f45247f64 We talk to creators Scott Free and Marcus Waller about their new musical HOUSE MUSICAL. The production is playing late April at The Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted Street, Chicago, Illinois.

 

The agents also share their love for New York City. Candy still doesn't have Netflix or HBO and Eugene is caught up on Succession and has an idea.

 

Please send us ideas for episodes, or your thoughts on life, the world and the universe to:

theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> We talk to creators Scott Free and Marcus Waller about their new musical HOUSE MUSICAL. The production is playing late April at The Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted Street, Chicago, Illinois.

 

The agents also share their love for New York City. Candy still doesn't have Netflix or HBO and Eugene is caught up on Succession and has an idea.

 

Please send us ideas for episodes, or your thoughts on life, the world and the universe to:

theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 4616 180 full Keanu vs Bronson Keanu vs Bronson https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/keanu-vs-bronson/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/keanu-vs-bronson/#comments Wed, 29 Mar 2023 15:35:01 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/6bbcec2f-ccca-3b51-ac8b-580ec33d358f This episode The Agents speak with Peyton McCarty-Simas about witches in horror films, a subject which includes psychedelics and discussion on political movements.

Also: John Wick 4 (or... who would win a cage match between Keanu, Liam Neeson, and Charles Bronson) Ted Lasso Succession - it's back Art and politics - Kent Monkman at the ROM + listener mail and more

Thanks for listening.

Email The Agents: theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> This episode The Agents speak with Peyton McCarty-Simas about witches in horror films, a subject which includes psychedelics and discussion on political movements.

Also:
John Wick 4 (or... who would win a cage match between Keanu, Liam Neeson, and Charles Bronson)
Ted Lasso
Succession - it's back
Art and politics - Kent Monkman at the ROM
+ listener mail and more

Thanks for listening.

Email The Agents: theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 5014 179 full Murder at Ikea Murder at Ikea https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/murder-at-ikea/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/murder-at-ikea/#comments Fri, 24 Mar 2023 13:00:08 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/a2e2ae66-7ec4-3cab-929f-57f87f20bcb5 This episode, your Agents discuss the 2019 Ari Aster folk-horror film, Midsommar.

Thank you for listening. Email the Agents: theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> This episode, your Agents discuss the 2019 Ari Aster folk-horror film, Midsommar.

Thank you for listening. Email the Agents: theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 2575 178 full Ripperology Ripperology https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/ripperology/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/ripperology/#comments Mon, 20 Mar 2023 18:03:31 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/9cca755d-a969-3db5-9478-61a2e9a7c11b In this episode, Agents Candy and Eugene are joined by Special Agent Sarah Elliot to talk about the Whitechapel Murders - new theories, some bizarre; what the victims were really like, and 19th Century London compared to cities today.

Read more from Sarah at Swallowing the Camel: https://swallowingthecamel.me/

Thank you for listening. You can reach the Agents anytime by email: theagency.podcast@gmail.com We love hearing from you and we may read your note on-air,

]]> In this episode, Agents Candy and Eugene are joined by Special Agent Sarah Elliot to talk about the Whitechapel Murders - new theories, some bizarre; what the victims were really like, and 19th Century London compared to cities today.

Read more from Sarah at Swallowing the Camel: https://swallowingthecamel.me/

Thank you for listening. You can reach the Agents anytime by email: theagency.podcast@gmail.com
We love hearing from you and we may read your note on-air,

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 3923 177 full Hispanic Witches Hispanic Witches https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/hispanic-witches/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/hispanic-witches/#comments Mon, 13 Mar 2023 02:01:14 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/e9398d18-658d-3275-a404-ffa44f33e8b4 The Agents had a blast talking to Associate Professor Irma Cantu from Texas A&M International University about witches. 

 

What are the differences between Salen Witch Trial witches and Hispanic Witches? Quite a lot. We travel through Inquisitional Archives, female protests, healthcare, herbalism and freedom. And more!

 

We want to know what you think, what you're watching, reading, making...email us at:

 

theagency.podcast@gmail.com

 

Thank you for listening!

]]> The Agents had a blast talking to Associate Professor Irma Cantu from Texas A&M International University about witches. 

 

What are the differences between Salen Witch Trial witches and Hispanic Witches? Quite a lot. We travel through Inquisitional Archives, female protests, healthcare, herbalism and freedom. And more!

 

We want to know what you think, what you're watching, reading, making...email us at:

 

theagency.podcast@gmail.com

 

Thank you for listening!

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 2772 176 full The Art of Misdirection The Art of Misdirection https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/the-art-of-misdirection/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/the-art-of-misdirection/#comments Sat, 11 Mar 2023 22:24:31 -0400 agencypodcast.podbean.com/584df9eb-b6ef-317a-8513-345187c2eb30 This episode:

CIA Backlash AI Resistance The Slap (and how to get attention) Weird Tales and Absurd Characters DakhaBrakha at Koerner Hall Morrisseau fraudsters busted I Just Don't Know What to do with Myself Creatives and Art Workers Email from Andy ...and more

Our opening theme is a traditional tune called Wild Hog in the Woods, played by Agent Eugene on clawhammer banjo. The ending musical snippet for this episode is from Sho Z-Pod Duba from a Tiny Desk Concert by DakhaBrakha.

This episode of The Agency Podcast is dedicated to Toronto naturalist, musician and teacher Miles Hearn, who passed on February 25 and also to Kiska, the last captive killer whale in Canada — also known as "the loneliest whale in the world" - who died at a Canadian waterpark this week. The orca was believed to be 47 years old.

]]> This episode:

CIA Backlash
AI Resistance
The Slap (and how to get attention)
Weird Tales and Absurd Characters
DakhaBrakha at Koerner Hall
Morrisseau fraudsters busted
I Just Don't Know What to do with Myself
Creatives and Art Workers
Email from Andy
...and more

Our opening theme is a traditional tune called Wild Hog in the Woods, played by Agent Eugene on clawhammer banjo.
The ending musical snippet for this episode is from Sho Z-Pod Duba from a Tiny Desk Concert by DakhaBrakha.

This episode of The Agency Podcast is dedicated to Toronto naturalist, musician and teacher Miles Hearn, who passed on February 25 and also to Kiska, the last captive killer whale in Canada — also known as "the loneliest whale in the world" - who died at a Canadian waterpark this week. The orca was believed to be 47 years old.

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 4962 175 full Back in the Saddle Back in the Saddle https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/back-in-the-saddle/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/back-in-the-saddle/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2023 20:51:52 -0400 agencypodcast.podbean.com/a6bed2cd-1c6b-3caf-a057-0e63cce6b197 We're back from haitus. This episode:

A New Paper Dog Rescues Quilting with our special guest, Adamandia Kapsalis The Broker Slow Horses When numbers get serious Severance Glass Onion Yay or Nay Poker Face The Half-time Show

Opening snippet from an old interview with Bob Dylan in San Francisco. The snippet of Let the Mystery Be at the end is by Iris Dement. Both are used for educational purposes.

The Agents extend a big thank to our guest Adamandia.

]]> We're back from haitus. This episode:

A New Paper
Dog Rescues
Quilting with our special guest, Adamandia Kapsalis
The Broker
Slow Horses
When numbers get serious
Severance
Glass Onion Yay or Nay
Poker Face
The Half-time Show

Opening snippet from an old interview with Bob Dylan in San Francisco.
The snippet of Let the Mystery Be at the end is by Iris Dement. Both are used for educational purposes.

The Agents extend a big thank to our guest Adamandia.

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 5982 174 full The Secret Life of Figs The Secret Life of Figs https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/the-secret-life-of-figs/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/the-secret-life-of-figs/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2022 18:36:00 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/f13c59d8-95b3-3f0f-8c4f-ded17afab7e6 This week: We have a special guest this week. Vernon Cisney, a professor of philosophy at Gettysburg College in PA joins The Agents to discuss The Joker. Also..... Movies Lists In Bruges The Spy Who Dumped Me

And more. We're taking a hiatus to recharge our batteries. Please enjoy the other 172 episodes of The Agency while we're away. See you in early spring.

Thanks for listening!

]]> This week:
We have a special guest this week. Vernon Cisney, a professor of philosophy at Gettysburg College in PA joins The Agents to discuss The Joker.
Also.....
Movies Lists
In Bruges
The Spy Who Dumped Me

And more.
We're taking a hiatus to recharge our batteries. Please enjoy the other 172 episodes of The Agency while we're away. See you in early spring.

Thanks for listening!

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 6354 173 full The Activist Cookbook The Activist Cookbook https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/the-activist-cookbook/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/the-activist-cookbook/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2022 21:37:50 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/742b0db4-2473-3de8-86c9-cbceb6ba18dc This week: Listener mail Celebrity bad behaviour Armed and Hammered The remake of Rebecca Heist movies (and Eugene's fave actor) The Activist Cookbook The Passenger The Lost Daughter ....and much more

The ending music tag of this episode is from Drinkin' Wine Spo-dee-o-dee by Stick McGhee, 1949.

]]> This week:
Listener mail
Celebrity bad behaviour
Armed and Hammered
The remake of Rebecca
Heist movies (and Eugene's fave actor)
The Activist Cookbook
The Passenger
The Lost Daughter
....and much more

The ending music tag of this episode is from Drinkin' Wine Spo-dee-o-dee by Stick McGhee, 1949.

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 4650 172 full Hate, Deception, Memory and Blackmail Hate, Deception, Memory and Blackmail https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/hate-deception-memory-and-blackmail/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/hate-deception-memory-and-blackmail/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2022 14:03:46 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/dc170f24-4728-310b-af9c-589e67d5784d This week: A Contronym Quiz Hitchcock's Rebecca (more twists than even Ozark?) Listener mail An announcement

Thanks for listening.

]]> This week:
A Contronym Quiz
Hitchcock's Rebecca (more twists than even Ozark?)
Listener mail
An announcement

Thanks for listening.

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 4331 171 full A Non-linear Episode A Non-linear Episode https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/a-non-linear-episode/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/a-non-linear-episode/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2022 15:43:51 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/7240a626-405f-3bfd-afcf-e3acc00a90e9 Another deep dive into the drama erupting in the chess world. Is Eugene off-put by non-linear narratives? Is Candy watching too many depressing shows?

 

Email the agents anytime about anything at:

theagency.podcast.com

]]> Another deep dive into the drama erupting in the chess world. Is Eugene off-put by non-linear narratives? Is Candy watching too many depressing shows?

 

Email the agents anytime about anything at:

theagency.podcast.com

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 5143 170 full Little Bitch Little Bitch https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/little-bitch/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/little-bitch/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2022 13:45:51 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/dcb093bc-bd2d-3905-83a5-683bdbf72a13 Episode 169

Opening trash talk from Grandmaster Ben Finegold's YouTube. Full video: https://youtu.be/bf3Z3gb62zo

This week: More chess drama Adventures in Connecticut Sci-fi predictions Blonde and the cult of celebrity An autumn visit to The Comfort Food Diner The Outlaws Moonage Daydream Wisdom from Agent Eugene's dad Premium Rush (not the name of a weed shop) Trump voters, junk food and driving to work Dragon's Den repeats (for American listeners, it's the Canadian version of Shark Tank) Robin Hood movies

Thanks for listening.

]]> Episode 169

Opening trash talk from Grandmaster Ben Finegold's YouTube. Full video: https://youtu.be/bf3Z3gb62zo

This week:
More chess drama
Adventures in Connecticut
Sci-fi predictions
Blonde and the cult of celebrity
An autumn visit to The Comfort Food Diner
The Outlaws
Moonage Daydream
Wisdom from Agent Eugene's dad
Premium Rush (not the name of a weed shop)
Trump voters, junk food and driving to work
Dragon's Den repeats (for American listeners, it's the Canadian version of Shark Tank)
Robin Hood movies

Thanks for listening.

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 5062 169 full Just Play Just Play https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/just-play/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/just-play/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2022 01:59:58 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/4003cb65-696f-3e5b-b683-2ae381ce623b The agents both watched THE WOMAN KING with the always remarkable Viola Davis. Eugene is working on mosaics and Candy spent time with Dennis McCarthy.

Thank you for listening! 

We want to hear from you! Please email us at theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> The agents both watched THE WOMAN KING with the always remarkable Viola Davis. Eugene is working on mosaics and Candy spent time with Dennis McCarthy.

Thank you for listening! 

We want to hear from you! Please email us at theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 3331 168 full Cheating at Chess? Cheating at Chess? https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/cheating-at-chess/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/cheating-at-chess/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2022 23:17:29 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/c349be44-8626-3a67-96b4-3078df3e5844 This week: Candy goes to Georgia Crazy chess scandal Making the Cut Thirteen Lives Lizzo's Watch Out For the Big Grrrls Delhi Crime Season 2 ....and more

Thanks for listening!

]]> This week:
Candy goes to Georgia
Crazy chess scandal
Making the Cut
Thirteen Lives
Lizzo's Watch Out For the Big Grrrls
Delhi Crime Season 2
....and more

Thanks for listening!

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 3744 167 full Ghost Army Ghost Army https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/ghost-army/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/ghost-army/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2022 01:25:32 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/de777457-59df-3c25-8204-6cf981355f5a Eugene is fine-tuning his passions and Candy is lost in space. The agents read a listener's email, get their cards read, and prepare for a literary conference.

What do Bill Blass, Star Wars, spy novels and fiddles have in common? Who knows but this podcast brings them all together!

We would love to hear what you are reading and watching and hope you will email us at:

theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Eugene is fine-tuning his passions and Candy is lost in space. The agents read a listener's email, get their cards read, and prepare for a literary conference.

What do Bill Blass, Star Wars, spy novels and fiddles have in common? Who knows but this podcast brings them all together!

We would love to hear what you are reading and watching and hope you will email us at:

theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 4094 166 full Separating The Art From The Artist? Separating The Art From The Artist? https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/separating-the-art-from-the-artist/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/separating-the-art-from-the-artist/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2022 19:27:09 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/6cdf6528-2946-359f-9d24-df60abc5d45d Can you separate the artwork from the artist?

“I have assumed as axiomatic that a creation, a work of art, is autonomous,”

T.S. Eliot. Eliot himself now an artist who challenges critics in hindsight about his own work. Eliot scholars debate the possible prejudice and anti-semitism in his work. Does it mean the poet, rather than the poem's narrator, is prejudiced? Is a comedy routine with sexist or inflammatory viewpoints reflecting the performers own ethics or is it part of reflecting the culture to create such humour?

Eugene and Candy talk bout whether or not they can, or should, separate art from it's creator. And what are the perimeters of objectionalble actions that would stop them from listening or viewing.

The incredible Art Rosenbaum is not an artist leaving doubt of his great worth. This episode is in honour of Art Rosenbaum and his body of work that has inspired Eugene. The opening music is Art Rosenbaum performing "Shout Lulu" at the Tiki Parlour. You can find the video on Youtube....Filmed and Recorded by David Bragger www.OldTimeTikiParlour.com

 

Or here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QUROydAbFA

 

Please email the agents, requests, ideas, thoughts and criticsm to:

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]]> Can you separate the artwork from the artist?

“I have assumed as axiomatic that a creation, a work of art, is autonomous,”

T.S. Eliot. Eliot himself now an artist who challenges critics in hindsight about his own work. Eliot scholars debate the possible prejudice and anti-semitism in his work. Does it mean the poet, rather than the poem's narrator, is prejudiced? Is a comedy routine with sexist or inflammatory viewpoints reflecting the performers own ethics or is it part of reflecting the culture to create such humour?

Eugene and Candy talk bout whether or not they can, or should, separate art from it's creator. And what are the perimeters of objectionalble actions that would stop them from listening or viewing.

The incredible Art Rosenbaum is not an artist leaving doubt of his great worth. This episode is in honour of Art Rosenbaum and his body of work that has inspired Eugene. The opening music is Art Rosenbaum performing "Shout Lulu" at the Tiki Parlour. You can find the video on Youtube....Filmed and Recorded by David Bragger www.OldTimeTikiParlour.com

 

Or here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QUROydAbFA

 

Please email the agents, requests, ideas, thoughts and criticsm to:

theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 5307 165 full Sky Dancers Sky Dancers https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/sky-dancers/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/sky-dancers/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2022 22:37:31 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/a69728a0-aaab-3be0-bf6f-01fff73f905d Eugene finished  fermenting for his homemade hot sauce. Candy learns some new sewing techniques. 

 

Do you watch Jeopardy? Do you watch Game of Thrones and it's new prequel HOUSE OF THE DRAGON? Are serial killers extra smart?

 

The agents both saw Jordan Peele's new movie NOPE. Their review begins at 34:45.

]]> Eugene finished  fermenting for his homemade hot sauce. Candy learns some new sewing techniques. 

 

Do you watch Jeopardy? Do you watch Game of Thrones and it's new prequel HOUSE OF THE DRAGON? Are serial killers extra smart?

 

The agents both saw Jordan Peele's new movie NOPE. Their review begins at 34:45.

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 3292 164 full Don’t Think, Rethread Don’t Think, Rethread https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/don-t-thibk-rethread/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/don-t-thibk-rethread/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2022 16:58:36 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/27437a39-dc76-3cdf-9ee5-7fd4a5b74c54 The Agents talk about the economy, culture and desire for truffles. Eugene watched "The Truffle Hunters: this week, setting off a train of thoughts on "tradition " and "initiation." They both watched Melissa McCarthy's new series "God's Favorite Idiot." Eugene fermented something special and Candy has been taking sewing lessons.

Thank you for listening and please send emails to:

theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> The Agents talk about the economy, culture and desire for truffles. Eugene watched "The Truffle Hunters: this week, setting off a train of thoughts on "tradition " and "initiation." They both watched Melissa McCarthy's new series "God's Favorite Idiot." Eugene fermented something special and Candy has been taking sewing lessons.

Thank you for listening and please send emails to:

theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 3912 163 full Chutney, Movie Stars and Trains Chutney, Movie Stars and Trains https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/chutney-movie-stars-and-trains/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/chutney-movie-stars-and-trains/#comments Tue, 09 Aug 2022 15:20:38 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/9c7616b9-d8a8-327f-8af1-f686b89ca29d The agents go to the movies for BULLET TRAIN. They also watch a pirate treasure hunt on Netflix. 

 

Candy encourages Eugene to watch Ethan Hawke produced THE LAST MOVIE STARS.

 

We want to hear from you about cultural representation, treasure hunting, Joanne Woodward, what you're cooking...or is Tru,p going down with stolen documents? O just about anything! Email us at:

 

theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> The agents go to the movies for BULLET TRAIN. They also watch a pirate treasure hunt on Netflix. 

 

Candy encourages Eugene to watch Ethan Hawke produced THE LAST MOVIE STARS.

 

We want to hear from you about cultural representation, treasure hunting, Joanne Woodward, what you're cooking...or is Tru,p going down with stolen documents? O just about anything! Email us at:

 

theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 4552 162 full Ozarks Rabbit Hole Ozarks Rabbit Hole https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/ozarks-rabbit-hole/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/ozarks-rabbit-hole/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2022 15:20:16 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/8792d50a-7a2b-3154-bb29-b185623c11a3 Special thanks this week to our guest, Lauren Willette. Lauren is a doctoral student in the Heritage Studies Program at Arkansas State University. Many of us know little about the region known as The Ozarks, beyond what we see on the Ozark TV show. Lauren takes us down an Ozarks rabbit hole and gives us a much better picture.

Also this week: We visit the Comfort Food Diner to talk brownies. Walnuts, yay or nay? Reality TV: from F-Boys to home cooks The Gray Man Shania Candy's sewing update

Special thanks to our Patrons, who help pay the bills. Email The Agents anytime: theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Special thanks this week to our guest, Lauren Willette. Lauren is a doctoral student in the Heritage Studies Program at Arkansas State University. Many of us know little about the region known as The Ozarks, beyond what we see on the Ozark TV show. Lauren takes us down an Ozarks rabbit hole and gives us a much better picture.

Also this week:
We visit the Comfort Food Diner to talk brownies. Walnuts, yay or nay?
Reality TV: from F-Boys to home cooks
The Gray Man
Shania
Candy's sewing update

Special thanks to our Patrons, who help pay the bills.

Email The Agents anytime: theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 6552 161 full Hack The System Hack The System https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/hack-the-system/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/hack-the-system/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2022 01:33:57 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/b86fdd4c-50ed-344b-a627-22812d4c3010 Candy and Eugene welcome documentary filmmaker Nico Edwards to discuss outlier travel,  adventure and filmmaking on a 120 foot sailboat going to Antarctica. That's a mouthful. The agents saw two documentaries directed by Nico Edwards and found them both compelling. The conversation with Nico stands out as one of their favorites.

The 2017 feature documentary "Sea Gypsies:The Far Side of the World" is the center of the discussion but both the film and Nico's conversation are generative. The documentary follows " a small group of modern seafaring gypsies as they strike out across the largest expanse of of uninhabited geography on earth, in search of adventure, awe and whatever else lies at the far side of the world. The vessel is Infinity,a 120-foot hand-built sailboat crewed by a band of miscreants. The journey, an 8.000 mile Pacific (crossing from New Zealand to Patagonia with a stop in Antartica." IMDB)

 

Please let us know if you watched the documentary (on Prime or Vimeo) and let us know what you thought:

 

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]]> Candy and Eugene welcome documentary filmmaker Nico Edwards to discuss outlier travel,  adventure and filmmaking on a 120 foot sailboat going to Antarctica. That's a mouthful. The agents saw two documentaries directed by Nico Edwards and found them both compelling. The conversation with Nico stands out as one of their favorites.

The 2017 feature documentary "Sea Gypsies:The Far Side of the World" is the center of the discussion but both the film and Nico's conversation are generative. The documentary follows " a small group of modern seafaring gypsies as they strike out across the largest expanse of of uninhabited geography on earth, in search of adventure, awe and whatever else lies at the far side of the world. The vessel is Infinity,a 120-foot hand-built sailboat crewed by a band of miscreants. The journey, an 8.000 mile Pacific (crossing from New Zealand to Patagonia with a stop in Antartica." IMDB)

 

Please let us know if you watched the documentary (on Prime or Vimeo) and let us know what you thought:

 

theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 3946 160 full The Airheaded And Fanatical Candy Minx The Airheaded And Fanatical Candy Minx https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/the-airheaded-and-fanatical-candy-minx/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/the-airheaded-and-fanatical-candy-minx/#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2022 18:15:01 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/b4935d74-98c2-3cfc-b65f-d079da5f92e1 This week the agents watch a German comedy. They talk about learning a new skill and Michael Pollan's new documentary HOW TO CHANGE YOUR MIND. 

Please write all your thoughts and dreams to the agents  at: 

theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> This week the agents watch a German comedy. They talk about learning a new skill and Michael Pollan's new documentary HOW TO CHANGE YOUR MIND. 

Please write all your thoughts and dreams to the agents  at: 

theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 3652 159 full Elvis is Everywhere Elvis is Everywhere https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/elvis-is-everywhere/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/elvis-is-everywhere/#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2022 20:41:26 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/c4f9b1e2-9533-36ec-b539-2c6d69243f71 This week: Opening: from Elvis is Everywhere by Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper The Agents discuss a fab cat & mouse cop show called We Hunt Together + (you guessed it) Elvis.

We love to hear from you: theagency.podcast@gmail.com

Thank you for listening!

]]> This week:
Opening: from Elvis is Everywhere by Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper
The Agents discuss a fab cat & mouse cop show called We Hunt Together + (you guessed it) Elvis.

We love to hear from you: theagency.podcast@gmail.com

Thank you for listening!

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 4837 158 full No Lard in my Croissants No Lard in my Croissants https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/no-lard-in-my-croissants/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/no-lard-in-my-croissants/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2022 22:51:40 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/7a437c3f-df65-323e-8864-e745aac0a1b9 Special thanks this episode to Leo Quintao (@quintao.ink on Instagram) and to Flamewise Ink.

This week: Agent Eugene gets a tattoo (Rule #6) Interview with tattoo artist @quintao.ink (9:20) Apocalypse and Heroism Croissants Near North Sculpture A Big Head Pour me a shrub, if you will A delayed smash hit I don't know art but I know what I like

Email the Agents anytime: theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Special thanks this episode to Leo Quintao (@quintao.ink on Instagram) and to Flamewise Ink.

This week:
Agent Eugene gets a tattoo (Rule #6)
Interview with tattoo artist @quintao.ink (9:20)
Apocalypse and Heroism
Croissants
Near North Sculpture
A Big Head
Pour me a shrub, if you will
A delayed smash hit
I don't know art but I know what I like

Email the Agents anytime: theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 3759 157 full Trade Craft Trade Craft https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/trade-craft/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/trade-craft/#comments Wed, 29 Jun 2022 23:49:06 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/c1089f32-b764-3c72-9a2d-4e25c708efa5 This week:

Corn Dads in restaurants Cleaning chopsticks Napkin Money Breaking Down Top Gun Maverick The Dambusters Top Secret Sewing Comedians in Cars Public Realm Paradise The Honourable Schoolboy Street Festivals..... .....and more. Please enjoy the episode.

Email the Agents anytime: theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> This week:

Corn
Dads in restaurants
Cleaning chopsticks
Napkin Money
Breaking Down Top Gun Maverick
The Dambusters
Top Secret Sewing
Comedians in Cars
Public Realm Paradise
The Honourable Schoolboy
Street Festivals.....
.....and more. Please enjoy the episode.

Email the Agents anytime: theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 4341 156 full Ho! The West Ho! The West https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/hi1-the-west/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/hi1-the-west/#comments Tue, 21 Jun 2022 22:54:57 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/aa4e2d02-a4fe-3072-b6f6-da1b3284cda9 The agents heard you and your suggestion to watch "Slow West" and Revisionist Westerns as a topic. Candy is sewing and Eugene is cooking. All fun all day.

We read email from special agents Vox and Adamandia.

 

Please share your dreams, hopes, conflicts and requests with us! Email us at:

theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> The agents heard you and your suggestion to watch "Slow West" and Revisionist Westerns as a topic. Candy is sewing and Eugene is cooking. All fun all day.

We read email from special agents Vox and Adamandia.

 

Please share your dreams, hopes, conflicts and requests with us! Email us at:

theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 4002 155 full Play Till Ya Die Play Till Ya Die https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/play-till-ya-die/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/play-till-ya-die/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2022 19:49:10 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/9f8163ac-e858-3ea0-8b0a-449a3be97a33 Thank you for listening! xxxooo

The agents watch three music documentaries. The first, Dave Grohl’s WHAT DRIVES US about life on the road of bands in vans. The next music focused documentary is MARY J. BLIGE: MY LIFE about the 25th anniversary tour celebrating Blige’s phenomenal album “My Life.” And third the music doc-based work is a series set in Virginia of a competition to cast a gospel choir by Bishop Ezekiel Wiliams and co-produced by his nephew Pharrell Williams, called VOICES ON FIRE.

 

Please let us know what you think. Have you seen these docs? Whats your favourite music documentary? Email us at:

theagency.podcast@gmail.com 

]]> Thank you for listening! xxxooo

The agents watch three music documentaries. The first, Dave Grohl’s WHAT DRIVES US about life on the road of bands in vans. The next music focused documentary is MARY J. BLIGE: MY LIFE about the 25th anniversary tour celebrating Blige’s phenomenal album “My Life.” And third the music doc-based work is a series set in Virginia of a competition to cast a gospel choir by Bishop Ezekiel Wiliams and co-produced by his nephew Pharrell Williams, called VOICES ON FIRE.

 

Please let us know what you think. Have you seen these docs? Whats your favourite music documentary? Email us at:

theagency.podcast@gmail.com 

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 4581 154 full Marmalade Sandwiches Marmalade Sandwiches https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/marmalade-sandwiches/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/marmalade-sandwiches/#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2022 22:22:06 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/10767df7-36a4-30b3-a330-011078a6bd4e This week:

Listener mail Bob's Burgers - the movie Paddington 2 - almost perfect John le Carré's final novel Poor Koko

Email The Agents anytime: theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> This week:

Listener mail
Bob's Burgers - the movie
Paddington 2 - almost perfect
John le Carré's final novel
Poor Koko

Email The Agents anytime: theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 3620 153 full A Game Called Go A Game Called Go https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/a-game-called-go/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/a-game-called-go/#comments Tue, 31 May 2022 22:56:22 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/a300d0a0-12c9-37a8-84f9-6b0f5d826db0 Eugene and Candy watch a documentary about aspiring Go game players vying for professional Go player status. The documentary is called "The Surrounding Game".

They also talk about some food, art, government grants their email account. And more about Go.

Please feel free to write us at:

theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Eugene and Candy watch a documentary about aspiring Go game players vying for professional Go player status. The documentary is called "The Surrounding Game".

They also talk about some food, art, government grants their email account. And more about Go.

Please feel free to write us at:

theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 4205 152 full Hollywood Babylon Hollywood Babylon https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/hollywood-babylon/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/hollywood-babylon/#comments Tue, 24 May 2022 16:42:44 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/ab785859-f5cc-3fd6-8422-58ed33cd2d4a Hollywood creates some new works that look at itself. identity and ego-death as the way to have a meaningful life. We watch THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT, MATRIX 4 and THE OFFER.

 

Eugene gets back to making a fiddle and Candy keeps on dieting.

 

Thank you for listening. The agents would love to hear from you please email to:

theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Hollywood creates some new works that look at itself. identity and ego-death as the way to have a meaningful life. We watch THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT, MATRIX 4 and THE OFFER.

 

Eugene gets back to making a fiddle and Candy keeps on dieting.

 

Thank you for listening. The agents would love to hear from you please email to:

theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 5986 151 full Stealth Raccoons Stealth Raccoons https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/stealth-raccoons/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/stealth-raccoons/#comments Tue, 17 May 2022 21:37:58 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/b7373a05-c69d-3c25-bb01-e201fd1e4c4c This week:

Drag Race The Tremor of Forgery Stealth Raccoons Warblers and Piping Plovers Listener Meatloaf We Own This City

....and plenty of this and that and the other thing. Please join us.

]]> This week:

Drag Race
The Tremor of Forgery
Stealth Raccoons
Warblers and Piping Plovers
Listener Meatloaf
We Own This City

....and plenty of this and that and the other thing. Please join us.

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 4774 150 full Owl Theory, Tattoos and Meatloaf Owl Theory, Tattoos and Meatloaf https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/owl-theory-tattoos-and-meatloaf/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/owl-theory-tattoos-and-meatloaf/#comments Tue, 10 May 2022 15:39:48 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/b8619a8e-f842-363d-aea9-d40dd0ab1c9b Everyone seems to be watching THE STAIRCASE and so are we. 

 

On this episode:

Camping

Birds

Birdwatching

What we are cooking (meatloaf and chicken thighs)

East Side Toronto

Don Valley River

Cherry Beach

Owl Theory

The Staircase

Tattoos

If you have a wolf or rocket tattoo...we apologize in advance.

 

Email us to share your meatloaf recipe or to ask Eugene to get a tattoo to:

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]]> Everyone seems to be watching THE STAIRCASE and so are we. 

 

On this episode:

Camping

Birds

Birdwatching

What we are cooking (meatloaf and chicken thighs)

East Side Toronto

Don Valley River

Cherry Beach

Owl Theory

The Staircase

Tattoos

If you have a wolf or rocket tattoo...we apologize in advance.

 

Email us to share your meatloaf recipe or to ask Eugene to get a tattoo to:

theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 4836 149 full Behavior Modification Behavior Modification https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/behavior-modification/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/behavior-modification/#comments Tue, 03 May 2022 23:02:00 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/74f490d1-484d-3634-877c-ebb752d061d1 This week:

Birds and Cars Museums Fatima to Graceland Atlas of the Heart Sweet Bitter Arm of Gold Barry Spinster We Own this City

 

]]> This week:

Birds and Cars
Museums
Fatima to Graceland
Atlas of the Heart
Sweet Bitter
Arm of Gold
Barry
Spinster
We Own this City

 

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 4828 148 full Adrenaline Shot Adrenaline Shot https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/adrenaline-shot/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/adrenaline-shot/#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2022 10:08:11 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/c27ffe75-5f37-3d1b-9ef3-af68b0094586 Thank you for listening!!!!

Eugene is back and Candy is in Tennessee. News updates on fiddle-making. Compartive notes on meatloaf.

Please email the agents about anything at

theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Thank you for listening!!!!

Eugene is back and Candy is in Tennessee. News updates on fiddle-making. Compartive notes on meatloaf.

Please email the agents about anything at

theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 5054 147 full Dream Hijackers Dream Hijackers https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/dream-hijackers/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/dream-hijackers/#comments Fri, 22 Apr 2022 22:51:38 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/cdd5e74a-4920-3083-805f-0070c7f0bee8 This week Candy co-hosts with The Agency's special corespondant Sarah Elliot. We talk about the uptick in documentaries about con artists, especially men, who prey on women. Very sucessful women

Eugene was missed but he will be back very soon.

Candy also hangs out at The Peppermill in Las Vegas with stand up comic Kristeen Von Hagen. Kristeen is a long time colleague of Candy and she works with the troupe PUPPETRY OF THE PENIS.

Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear please tell your friends.

We would love to hear from you at:

theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> This week Candy co-hosts with The Agency's special corespondant Sarah Elliot. We talk about the uptick in documentaries about con artists, especially men, who prey on women. Very sucessful women

Eugene was missed but he will be back very soon.

Candy also hangs out at The Peppermill in Las Vegas with stand up comic Kristeen Von Hagen. Kristeen is a long time colleague of Candy and she works with the troupe PUPPETRY OF THE PENIS.

Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear please tell your friends.

We would love to hear from you at:

theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 3887 146 full Say I Love You And Mean It Say I Love You And Mean It https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/say-i-love-you-and-mean-it/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/say-i-love-you-and-mean-it/#comments Wed, 13 Apr 2022 21:47:18 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/9c501120-b2fd-3941-aea7-665713fa77cc We discovered the best movie of 2019, PARASITE...and now we discover and claim the best movie of 2022. EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE It's a consensus among the agents. You must see it! ASAP. Oh and Candy talks about the first time she did acid.

 

Plus more great tv, JULIA, ALL THE OLD KNIVES and TOKYO VICE.

 

Please let us know what you're watching loving, thinking and email us at:

theagency.podcast@gmail.com

 

If you want to write us snail mail...or send us something:

Candy Minx

2251 W. 21st Street

Chicago, Il.

60608

 

or support us on Patreon with any kind of pledge here:

https://www.patreon.com/user?u=24378373

]]> We discovered the best movie of 2019, PARASITE...and now we discover and claim the best movie of 2022. EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE It's a consensus among the agents. You must see it! ASAP. Oh and Candy talks about the first time she did acid.

 

Plus more great tv, JULIA, ALL THE OLD KNIVES and TOKYO VICE.

 

Please let us know what you're watching loving, thinking and email us at:

theagency.podcast@gmail.com

 

If you want to write us snail mail...or send us something:

Candy Minx

2251 W. 21st Street

Chicago, Il.

60608

 

or support us on Patreon with any kind of pledge here:

https://www.patreon.com/user?u=24378373

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 4281 145 full The Agents vs Technology The Agents vs Technology https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/the-agents-vs-technology/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/the-agents-vs-technology/#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2022 21:17:11 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/c370ac9a-4364-3a27-ae21-2cc45eedca10 The Week: Technology twins Nick Cave & Warren Ellis at Massey Hall Blue Steel (a film from 1990 with Jamie Lee Curtis) Max and Chris (YouTube faves) The Grammys A Casino for Chicago? Winning Time Bruce Willis Listener mail

email The Agents anytime: theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> The Week:
Technology twins
Nick Cave & Warren Ellis at Massey Hall
Blue Steel (a film from 1990 with Jamie Lee Curtis)
Max and Chris (YouTube faves)
The Grammys
A Casino for Chicago?
Winning Time
Bruce Willis
Listener mail

email The Agents anytime: theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 4681 144 full Beauty and Chaos Beauty and Chaos https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/beauty-and-chaos/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/beauty-and-chaos/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2022 23:56:38 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/e59305ae-f2e9-342c-870c-e4df298dbd32 This week....

Yes we talk about "the slap"

Also... Crimson Tide; The Conversation; Winning Time: the rise and fall of the Lakers' Dynasty; and My Neighbor Totoro.

Surprise guest appearance by Claudia Guajardo.

Email us anytime: theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> This week....

Yes we talk about "the slap"

Also... Crimson Tide; The Conversation; Winning Time: the rise and fall of the Lakers' Dynasty; and My Neighbor Totoro.

Surprise guest appearance by Claudia Guajardo.

Email us anytime: theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 4965 143 full Billy The Kid Billy The Kid https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/billy-the-kid/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/billy-the-kid/#comments Tue, 22 Mar 2022 14:02:31 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/27de48f3-50da-3606-b11e-f2abf9f46bee We are super excited to talk with author Dennis McCarthy about his 2021 novel THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO BILLY THE KID.

 

Music found on this episode for educational purposes is the French national anthem on fiddle performed by Charles Morey. Also "Goodbye Old Paint" performed by Harry McClintock and "Captain O Keane" on harp by Paul Hardwick of a Torlough O Carlan piece.

 

Thank you for listening and please email us at:

 

theagency.podcast@gmail.com

 

Dennis McCarthy's novel is available at all fine book sources and is published by University of New Mexico Press.

]]> We are super excited to talk with author Dennis McCarthy about his 2021 novel THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO BILLY THE KID.

 

Music found on this episode for educational purposes is the French national anthem on fiddle performed by Charles Morey. Also "Goodbye Old Paint" performed by Harry McClintock and "Captain O Keane" on harp by Paul Hardwick of a Torlough O Carlan piece.

 

Thank you for listening and please email us at:

 

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Dennis McCarthy's novel is available at all fine book sources and is published by University of New Mexico Press.

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 3453 142 full Kubasonified Kubasonified https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/kubasonified/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/kubasonified/#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2022 23:44:55 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/b3b8fcda-763f-38e5-ad82-8adf3935ff24 Special guest: Brian Cherwick from The Kubasonics!

Also this week: FIRE Vitrectomy Jack Whitehall - Travels with my father Turning Red Love is Blind ...and more

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]]> Special guest: Brian Cherwick from The Kubasonics!

Also this week:
FIRE
Vitrectomy
Jack Whitehall - Travels with my father
Turning Red
Love is Blind
...and more

Email us anytime - we love mail. theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 5213 141 full Women Warriors Women Warriors https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/women-warriers/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/women-warriers/#comments Mon, 07 Mar 2022 14:10:15 -0400 agencypodcast.podbean.com/ff740b8f-3c6f-30a1-8434-826638772d17 This week:

The Agents chat with presenters from the Southwest Popular / American Culture Association's 43rd Annual Conference.

Deborah Deacon and Stacy Fowler on Women in the Military

Lisa Floryshak - Faith-based Cooking

Enjoy the program. If you would like to contact the Agents, email anytime: theagency.podcast@gmail.com

If you are coo-coo for Coco-puffs about our little podcast and you want to help pay some bills, we'd really appreciate your support. Please visit our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=24378373 and please tell your friends!

 

]]> This week:

The Agents chat with presenters from the Southwest Popular / American Culture Association's 43rd Annual Conference.

Deborah Deacon and Stacy Fowler on Women in the Military

Lisa Floryshak - Faith-based Cooking

Enjoy the program. If you would like to contact the Agents, email anytime: theagency.podcast@gmail.com

If you are coo-coo for Coco-puffs about our little podcast and you want to help pay some bills, we'd really appreciate your support. Please visit our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=24378373 and please tell your friends!

 

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 4368 140 full The Purpose of This Call The Purpose of This Call https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/the-purpose-of-this-call/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/the-purpose-of-this-call/#comments Tue, 01 Mar 2022 23:25:14 -0400 agencypodcast.podbean.com/772344d9-dd94-3674-b2c1-33b9706a63af This week:

A is for Albuqurque Office Space Then We Came to the End No Sudden Moves Jack Reacher (the one with the tall guy with lots of muscles) YouTube picks ....and more

Email us anytime: theagency.podcast@gmail.com We love to hear from you. We'd like to know this week: what was your fave concert experience? Your worst? What was the last concert you attended before the pandemic appeared?

]]> This week:

A is for Albuqurque
Office Space
Then We Came to the End
No Sudden Moves
Jack Reacher (the one with the tall guy with lots of muscles)
YouTube picks
....and more

Email us anytime: theagency.podcast@gmail.com We love to hear from you. We'd like to know this week: what was your fave concert experience? Your worst? What was the last concert you attended before the pandemic appeared?

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 3672 139 full Fear of Flying Fear of Flying https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/fear-of-flying/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/fear-of-flying/#comments Tue, 22 Feb 2022 22:07:18 -0400 agencypodcast.podbean.com/bab027bc-25ef-3a8f-b73c-5233856e78aa The Agents cover a lot of ground this week...

Candy Minx in Albuquerque More Inventing Anna His Girl Friday Charm City Kings The Notebook of Leonardo da Vinci Tokyo Trial Downfall Reacher Juxtapose Radio

Email us anytime: theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> The Agents cover a lot of ground this week...

Candy Minx in Albuquerque
More Inventing Anna
His Girl Friday
Charm City Kings
The Notebook of Leonardo da Vinci
Tokyo Trial
Downfall
Reacher
Juxtapose Radio

Email us anytime: theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 3872 138 full The Soho Grifters The Soho Grifters https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/the-soho-grifters/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/the-soho-grifters/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2022 23:16:43 -0400 agencypodcast.podbean.com/6f486244-c0fb-3073-9f86-632ead266860 Eugene makes a movie list of what to watch. Candy agrees to watch one of his picks. 

Even more con artist content: Inventing Anna.

Fiddle building.

Posthumanism: Giles Delueze influences Rosi Braidotti

Best and worst concerts (well some of them)

The Kid Detective

Altered Carbon

Bladerunner 2049

Women in refrigerators 

Good robots versus bad robots.

 

We would love to know your best concert experience. And your worse. Please email us at:

theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Eugene makes a movie list of what to watch. Candy agrees to watch one of his picks. 

Even more con artist content: Inventing Anna.

Fiddle building.

Posthumanism: Giles Delueze influences Rosi Braidotti

Best and worst concerts (well some of them)

The Kid Detective

Altered Carbon

Bladerunner 2049

Women in refrigerators 

Good robots versus bad robots.

 

We would love to know your best concert experience. And your worse. Please email us at:

theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 5535 137 full Carnies and Haunted Houses Carnies and Haunted Houses https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/carnies-and-haunted-houses/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/carnies-and-haunted-houses/#comments Tue, 08 Feb 2022 23:05:08 -0400 agencypodcast.podbean.com/c17c8509-24c9-33a9-9c15-d8d6af62ab34 The agents have been busy. This week: Nightmare Alley Collage artist and mail artist Ray Johnson at the Art Institute of Chicago True crime Ghostbusters Power of the Dog + skillet cornbread at the Comfort Food Diner

We love to hear from you. Email us anytime: theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> The agents have been busy. This week:
Nightmare Alley
Collage artist and mail artist Ray Johnson at the Art Institute of Chicago
True crime
Ghostbusters
Power of the Dog
+ skillet cornbread at the Comfort Food Diner

We love to hear from you. Email us anytime: theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 4950 136 full Ionospheric Effects Ionospheric Effects https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/ionospheric-effects/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/ionospheric-effects/#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2022 23:16:09 -0400 agencypodcast.podbean.com/f419effa-b34e-3794-aa6e-3a43824a4a4c This week The Agency welcomes traditional musicians Patt Plunkett and Charlie Walden (Patt & Possum) to the program. Join us for some fab music and chat.

The agents also enjoy a lively discussion about Alfred Hitchcock's 1946 film Notorious....and more!

Email us anytime: theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> This week The Agency welcomes traditional musicians Patt Plunkett and Charlie Walden (Patt & Possum) to the program. Join us for some fab music and chat.

The agents also enjoy a lively discussion about Alfred Hitchcock's 1946 film Notorious....and more!

Email us anytime: theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 5024 135 full Spotted Dick Spotted Dick https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/spotted-dick/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/spotted-dick/#comments Wed, 26 Jan 2022 18:16:13 -0400 agencypodcast.podbean.com/c1c2ef8e-da85-3cac-9929-ec9499329db7 This week:

...What is Elon Musk reading these days? ...Two great satires: Best in Show and Being There ...Wordle ...Yet another coming of age story - The Tender Bar ...Food and History + pudding in N. America vs pudding in the UK ...Can Eugene make a fiddle? and much more

Email us anytime: theagency.podcast@gmail.com

 

]]> This week:

...What is Elon Musk reading these days?
...Two great satires: Best in Show and Being There
...Wordle
...Yet another coming of age story - The Tender Bar
...Food and History + pudding in N. America vs pudding in the UK
...Can Eugene make a fiddle?
and much more

Email us anytime: theagency.podcast@gmail.com

 

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 6445 134 full Awkward AF Awkward AF https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/awkward-af/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/awkward-af/#comments Tue, 18 Jan 2022 23:37:00 -0400 agencypodcast.podbean.com/967be587-e6bf-3562-8409-57880119650b All the best movies. All the time. We watch at least three great movies this week. MacBeth. The French Dispatch. The Firm. Strangers On A Train.

 

Tell us what you are doing...cooking, reading, watching. We love your email and thank you for listening!

 

Email to:

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]]> All the best movies. All the time. We watch at least three great movies this week. MacBeth. The French Dispatch. The Firm. Strangers On A Train.

 

Tell us what you are doing...cooking, reading, watching. We love your email and thank you for listening!

 

Email to:

theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 3848 133 full Nettie’s Frog-Gigging Kick-a-poo and other stories Nettie’s Frog-Gigging Kick-a-poo and other stories https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/nettie-s-frog-gigging-kick-a-poo-and-other-stories/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/nettie-s-frog-gigging-kick-a-poo-and-other-stories/#comments Tue, 11 Jan 2022 16:58:54 -0400 agencypodcast.podbean.com/b927a0dc-fd0f-3fbf-818b-42166cc7d2f3 This week the Agents are joined by a returning guest, song-writer, singer and multi-instrumentalist David Sawyer + plenty of the usual shenanigans.

Music on this week's program: Barney Rubble's Fit of Jealousy (I love you Wilma) performed by Jessie Burnett and written by David Sawyer John Bullard's tune, written and performed by David Sawyer Nettie's Frog-Gigging Kick-a-poo, written and performed by David Sawyer John Bullard's tune, performed by Michelle Paine Bonaparte's March, traditional, performed by Eugene Knapik

We love to hear from you. Email us anytime: theagency.podcast@gmail.com

 

 

]]> This week the Agents are joined by a returning guest, song-writer, singer and multi-instrumentalist David Sawyer + plenty of the usual shenanigans.

Music on this week's program:
Barney Rubble's Fit of Jealousy (I love you Wilma) performed by Jessie Burnett and written by David Sawyer
John Bullard's tune, written and performed by David Sawyer
Nettie's Frog-Gigging Kick-a-poo, written and performed by David Sawyer
John Bullard's tune, performed by Michelle Paine
Bonaparte's March, traditional, performed by Eugene Knapik

We love to hear from you. Email us anytime: theagency.podcast@gmail.com

 

 

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 5589 132 full Creepy Doll Creepy Doll https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/creepy-doll/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/creepy-doll/#comments Tue, 04 Jan 2022 20:00:42 -0400 agencypodcast.podbean.com/4384b68b-7866-3dc5-9545-47878b7d23ee The battle is between who is more esoteric...Candy or Eugene? They both do their best by immersing themselves in Renaissance ethos.

And for the record Olivia Colman is not in COUNTER PART. It is Olivia Williams.

Folkways, snow ways and hot tea. How do you like your road kill? Barbeque.

Please email the agents about anything at:

theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> The battle is between who is more esoteric...Candy or Eugene? They both do their best by immersing themselves in Renaissance ethos.

And for the record Olivia Colman is not in COUNTER PART. It is Olivia Williams.

Folkways, snow ways and hot tea. How do you like your road kill? Barbeque.

Please email the agents about anything at:

theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 5638 131 full Rabbit Holes Rabbit Holes https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/rabbit-holes-1640745255/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/rabbit-holes-1640745255/#comments Tue, 28 Dec 2021 22:34:15 -0400 agencypodcast.podbean.com/4c10a80b-209e-3e5c-bad4-9e19c7a4b272 Eugene and Candy have something in common. Sort of. The movie stars Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves. 

Candy is researching the history of Hollywood logos for her upcoming presentation at the Southwest Popular/American Culture Association.

Eugene is thinking about starting a new hobby and it's a Doozy.

We would like to thank our listeners and our guests this year for making life way more interesting. Thank you.

If you have any questions, ideas, complaints or compliments please email us at:

theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Eugene and Candy have something in common. Sort of. The movie stars Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves. 

Candy is researching the history of Hollywood logos for her upcoming presentation at the Southwest Popular/American Culture Association.

Eugene is thinking about starting a new hobby and it's a Doozy.

We would like to thank our listeners and our guests this year for making life way more interesting. Thank you.

If you have any questions, ideas, complaints or compliments please email us at:

theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 4119 130 full The Best Game You Can Name The Best Game You Can Name https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/the-best-game-you-can-name/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/the-best-game-you-can-name/#comments Tue, 21 Dec 2021 19:12:40 -0400 agencypodcast.podbean.com/d94217a6-a504-3992-84b0-cc52f982ab8c Thank you for listening and happy holidays!

Eugene introduces The National Film Board of Canada to our listeners outside of  the land of maple leaves with three film reviews. Candy reviews a top shelf restaurant in Chicago called Machine in the Wicker Park neighbourhood.

The agents wind their way through a bunch of topics like linguistic forensics, the Unabomber, MK Ultra, Stompin Tom Conners, a shout out to Sandra Bullock and they read two listener's mail. Two!

If you want to email the agents please send your missives to:

theagency.podcast@gmail.com 

]]> Thank you for listening and happy holidays!

Eugene introduces The National Film Board of Canada to our listeners outside of  the land of maple leaves with three film reviews. Candy reviews a top shelf restaurant in Chicago called Machine in the Wicker Park neighbourhood.

The agents wind their way through a bunch of topics like linguistic forensics, the Unabomber, MK Ultra, Stompin Tom Conners, a shout out to Sandra Bullock and they read two listener's mail. Two!

If you want to email the agents please send your missives to:

theagency.podcast@gmail.com 

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 6781 129 full Nosy Pedestrians Nosy Pedestrians https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/nosy-pedestrians/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/nosy-pedestrians/#comments Tue, 14 Dec 2021 16:26:40 -0400 agencypodcast.podbean.com/03a3f1ae-2e15-3ce8-946d-ec8822515de4 Thank you for listening! If you watch SUCCESSION you'll know why this episode is called "Nosy Pedestrians." The agents loved the lush, bitter finale of the third season series.

 

Both Candy and Eugene read Canadian-based writer Thomas King's novel INDIANS ON VACATION.

 

The podcast visits with a Haiti school administrator artist and educator Susan Frame. Susan fills us in on life in Jakmel, Haiti's capital of arts and culture, and how important arts education is in the city.

Other notable topics include The Matrix, the non-fiction book THE DAWN OF EVERYTHING, GALLERY OF CLOUDS by Rachel Eisendrath, and the series BMF.

Please email us your book or movie recommendations or thoughts or reactions to our topics.  Email us here:

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]]> Thank you for listening! If you watch SUCCESSION you'll know why this episode is called "Nosy Pedestrians." The agents loved the lush, bitter finale of the third season series.

 

Both Candy and Eugene read Canadian-based writer Thomas King's novel INDIANS ON VACATION.

 

The podcast visits with a Haiti school administrator artist and educator Susan Frame. Susan fills us in on life in Jakmel, Haiti's capital of arts and culture, and how important arts education is in the city.

Other notable topics include The Matrix, the non-fiction book THE DAWN OF EVERYTHING, GALLERY OF CLOUDS by Rachel Eisendrath, and the series BMF.

Please email us your book or movie recommendations or thoughts or reactions to our topics.  Email us here:

theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 5916 128 full BMF And Cookies BMF And Cookies https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/bmf-and-cookies/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/bmf-and-cookies/#comments Tue, 07 Dec 2021 23:48:37 -0400 agencypodcast.podbean.com/f075305b-4f39-3f85-addb-e1cdd4d0b89c The agents have been all over the map. 

House Of Gucci, salted caramel cookies, BMF, radio ads in Tennessee, Sucession, Vigil, Killing Patient Zero, Janty Yates, gay bars, churches that welcome LGBT community, massage and reading materials. And cookies. And a letter from a listener!!

 

If you want to share your favourite cookie recipes, movies, recommendations, opinions, or take sides on one of the agents disagreements LOL...feel free to email us at:

theagency.podcast@gmail.com

 

Special shout out to

 

YourMynx on Freesond

and Parking Sun on Freesound, also found here:

https://danmackinlay.name

]]> The agents have been all over the map. 

House Of Gucci, salted caramel cookies, BMF, radio ads in Tennessee, Sucession, Vigil, Killing Patient Zero, Janty Yates, gay bars, churches that welcome LGBT community, massage and reading materials. And cookies. And a letter from a listener!!

 

If you want to share your favourite cookie recipes, movies, recommendations, opinions, or take sides on one of the agents disagreements LOL...feel free to email us at:

theagency.podcast@gmail.com

 

Special shout out to

 

YourMynx on Freesond

and Parking Sun on Freesound, also found here:

https://danmackinlay.name

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 4452 127 full Redemption Stories Redemption Stories https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/redemption-stories/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/redemption-stories/#comments Tue, 30 Nov 2021 14:46:17 -0400 agencypodcast.podbean.com/c57dd11e-2e77-3c83-9571-161c50281f33 This week: Nepo vs Carlsen and the trouble with chess Selling Sunset and other reality tv The Shawshank Redemption Succession (Greg for CEO) Bad tv we love ....and lots more

]]> This week:
Nepo vs Carlsen and the trouble with chess
Selling Sunset and other reality tv
The Shawshank Redemption
Succession (Greg for CEO)
Bad tv we love
....and lots more

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 5205 126 full Venus And Serena Venus And Serena https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/venus-and-serena/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/venus-and-serena/#comments Tue, 23 Nov 2021 19:12:37 -0400 agencypodcast.podbean.com/8ad3d267-fdbd-310b-a943-3947cc72c8f5 Both agents saw the new movie KING RICHARD.

 

They also talk about Netflix comedy RED NOTICE, Ben Shahn, art criticism, winterizing, and a bunch of other stuff.

 

Please send emails, questions, suggestions, stories to:

theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Both agents saw the new movie KING RICHARD.

 

They also talk about Netflix comedy RED NOTICE, Ben Shahn, art criticism, winterizing, and a bunch of other stuff.

 

Please send emails, questions, suggestions, stories to:

theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 5087 125 full Gladiators Gladiators https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/gladiators/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/gladiators/#comments Wed, 17 Nov 2021 17:22:38 -0400 agencypodcast.podbean.com/458c3250-1546-32e6-bd03-11797055298d Adele's Special Performance and Interview With Oprah

American Rust

Belfast by Kenneth Branagh 

Stage Wardrobes

Red Notice

Candy' Conference Proposal

Letter from listener

Start Up (the series)

Succession 

Dexter: New Blood

The Dawn of Everything by Graeber and Wengrow

 

Please email us at:

theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Adele's Special Performance and Interview With Oprah

American Rust

Belfast by Kenneth Branagh 

Stage Wardrobes

Red Notice

Candy' Conference Proposal

Letter from listener

Start Up (the series)

Succession 

Dexter: New Blood

The Dawn of Everything by Graeber and Wengrow

 

Please email us at:

theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 4157 124 full Umami Bomb Umami Bomb https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/umami-bomb/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/umami-bomb/#comments Tue, 09 Nov 2021 14:09:38 -0400 agencypodcast.podbean.com/374a37d7-c69c-3adb-8333-b3f8909a9717 This week:

The Comfort Food Diner Impeachment: American Crime Story My Cousin Vinny The Candidate The Disaster Artist ...and more

Email us anytime. We love to hear from you: theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> This week:

The Comfort Food Diner
Impeachment: American Crime Story
My Cousin Vinny
The Candidate
The Disaster Artist
...and more

Email us anytime. We love to hear from you: theagency.podcast@gmail.com

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 3825 123 full Your Love is Cancelled Your Love is Cancelled https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/your-love-is-cancelled/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/your-love-is-cancelled/#comments Tue, 02 Nov 2021 17:25:59 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/a5c10e3f-9796-3c99-a48d-772da98ccc94 This week: Candy is back in Chicago from her travels. In Toronto, Eugene is cleaning out birdhouses and planting garlic. We talk about the titans of the game of Go playing in the Samsung Cup. On the tube: American Rust and Colin in Black & White. And... is Dexter really back? Eugene went to see the new Wes Anderson film, The French Dispatch of the Liberty Kansas Evening Sun.

Email the show: theagency.podcast@gmail.com

If you think The Agency is the greatest thing since sliced bread and you want to support the program, please visit our patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=24378373

]]> This week: Candy is back in Chicago from her travels. In Toronto, Eugene is cleaning out birdhouses and planting garlic. We talk about the titans of the game of Go playing in the Samsung Cup. On the tube: American Rust and Colin in Black & White. And... is Dexter really back? Eugene went to see the new Wes Anderson film, The French Dispatch of the Liberty Kansas Evening Sun.

Email the show: theagency.podcast@gmail.com

If you think The Agency is the greatest thing since sliced bread and you want to support the program, please visit our patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=24378373

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 5164 122 full MK-Ultra And Other Poems MK-Ultra And Other Poems https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/mk-ultra-and-other-poems/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/mk-ultra-and-other-poems/#comments Tue, 26 Oct 2021 13:52:22 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/7c514c6f-5697-33fe-8b18-0c7895d20ca4 We have an action packed episode today with two guests. Candy is in NYC and Eugene is playing fiddle all day long. 

 

Special agent Sarah talks with us about the CIA and their victims of poisoning, and Madison Joy gives Eugene a hand reading.

 

If you would also like a hand reading please contact Madison on Instagram at TruthAmplified_Studio

Find Sarah at...

http://swallowingthecamel.wordpress.com

 

Other topics we discuss in this episode...

-Dune

-Censorship in art

-When fiction and reality cross

-Philip Guston

-Jasper Johns

-Safe public protocols

-American Rust

-Hand reading

 

]]> We have an action packed episode today with two guests. Candy is in NYC and Eugene is playing fiddle all day long. 

 

Special agent Sarah talks with us about the CIA and their victims of poisoning, and Madison Joy gives Eugene a hand reading.

 

If you would also like a hand reading please contact Madison on Instagram at TruthAmplified_Studio

Find Sarah at...

http://swallowingthecamel.wordpress.com

 

Other topics we discuss in this episode...

-Dune

-Censorship in art

-When fiction and reality cross

-Philip Guston

-Jasper Johns

-Safe public protocols

-American Rust

-Hand reading

 

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 7572 121 full Tragedy and Time Tragedy and Time https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/tragedy-and-time/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/tragedy-and-time/#comments Wed, 20 Oct 2021 15:39:35 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/9a4d9b25-9c2e-321b-9aa3-690f066adcc0 This week's episode is full of goodies:

-Driving instruction and an unfortunate encounter with a hard object. -US Chess Championship (in which Agent Eugene gets a bit mixed up - Fabi Caruana Caruana played Sam Shankland in Round 11 and not Wesley So). -Vendetta - Truth, Lies & the Mafia -The Last Kingdom -Succession, the new season -more American Rust -Primal Fear -The Guilty (abandoned) -Controversial comedy -Podcast recommendation: Operation Midnight Climax

Bonus: another phone interruption

We love to hear from you. Email: theagency.podcast@gmail.com

 

]]> This week's episode is full of goodies:

-Driving instruction and an unfortunate encounter with a hard object.
-US Chess Championship (in which Agent Eugene gets a bit mixed up - Fabi Caruana Caruana played Sam Shankland in Round 11 and not Wesley So).
-Vendetta - Truth, Lies & the Mafia
-The Last Kingdom
-Succession, the new season
-more American Rust
-Primal Fear
-The Guilty (abandoned)
-Controversial comedy
-Podcast recommendation: Operation Midnight Climax

Bonus: another phone interruption

We love to hear from you. Email: theagency.podcast@gmail.com

 

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 5252 120 full Stump Grinder Stump Grinder https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/stump-grinder/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/stump-grinder/#comments Tue, 12 Oct 2021 13:46:29 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/cf79fb5d-25c6-311a-b0c9-026943503702 This week:

Candy in Knoxville More Squid Game + an antidote: Baking Impossible Fiddler Vivian Williams on the Get Up in the Cool Podcast No Time to Die and the Bond films Out of the Past - 1947 noir classic Botez Live - super-fun power-streamers of the chess world Tony Bennett at 95 with Lady GaGa at Radio City

You can reach us anytime at theagency.podcast@gmail.com

Thank you for listening. If you love this podcast and would like to help pay some bills, please visit our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=24378373

]]> This week:

Candy in Knoxville
More Squid Game + an antidote: Baking Impossible
Fiddler Vivian Williams on the Get Up in the Cool Podcast
No Time to Die and the Bond films
Out of the Past - 1947 noir classic
Botez Live - super-fun power-streamers of the chess world
Tony Bennett at 95 with Lady GaGa at Radio City

You can reach us anytime at theagency.podcast@gmail.com

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]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 5416 119 full The Squid Game and Other Stories The Squid Game and Other Stories https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/the-squid-game-and-other-stories/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/the-squid-game-and-other-stories/#comments Tue, 05 Oct 2021 21:45:42 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/ec3e74e3-59a0-3adc-b5c6-009e28239dd3 This week: Candy's continued adventures in Clarksville The Many Saints of Newark - another origin story. American Rust - what happened to the American Dream? The Squid Game - this super-violent series grabs you and won't let go

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Candy's continued adventures in Clarksville
The Many Saints of Newark - another origin story.
American Rust - what happened to the American Dream?
The Squid Game - this super-violent series grabs you and won't let go

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]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 4392 118 full Foodie Hipster Action Foodie Hipster Action https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/mercy-1632882392/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/mercy-1632882392/#comments Tue, 28 Sep 2021 23:26:32 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/126e0655-e7ea-376f-9079-96b139ef96e4 This week: travelog... Clarksville Tennessee and Las Vegas Nevada. Foodie hipster action. Family politics: Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. Hidden - a tv series from Wales. Goliath Season 4 - fun with Billy Bob. American Rust. Green Tomatoes. A giveaway and more. Please join us for the ride.

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  ]]> This week: travelog... Clarksville Tennessee and Las Vegas Nevada. Foodie hipster action. Family politics: Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. Hidden - a tv series from Wales. Goliath Season 4 - fun with Billy Bob. American Rust. Green Tomatoes. A giveaway and more. Please join us for the ride.

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  ]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 3990 117 full Stillwater Ripple Effects Stillwater Ripple Effects https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/stillwater-ripple-effects/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/stillwater-ripple-effects/#comments Tue, 21 Sep 2021 10:20:35 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/6db9c651-4c42-3ba8-bd22-b6e2f5ca9465 After watching the film Stillwater, the Agents contacted Sarah Elliott, author of the Swallowing the Camel blog, to revisit the Amanda Knox story. Please join us.

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]]> After watching the film Stillwater, the Agents contacted Sarah Elliott, author of the Swallowing the Camel blog, to revisit the Amanda Knox story. Please join us.

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]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 4467 116 full Invisible Galleries Invisible Galleries https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/invisible-galleries/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/invisible-galleries/#comments Mon, 13 Sep 2021 23:56:23 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/a610f6a9-31e4-3fc0-bd40-f167cad809c4 We talk to two captivating artists this week. They both utilize public space for art. Chicago artist, teacher and curator Jesse Malmed shares his community-based approach to showing art. If you were ever in Toronto's  Kensington Market, Queen West or Parkdale neighbourhoods in the 1980s and 1990s you might have seen art bolted to fences, walls or telephone poles by Rocky Zenyk. 

 

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Special thanks to the sweet audio stylings of Indiavideodotong, All Things Grammar   and mansardian

 

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]]> We talk to two captivating artists this week. They both utilize public space for art. Chicago artist, teacher and curator Jesse Malmed shares his community-based approach to showing art. If you were ever in Toronto's  Kensington Market, Queen West or Parkdale neighbourhoods in the 1980s and 1990s you might have seen art bolted to fences, walls or telephone poles by Rocky Zenyk. 

 

We know you are going to love these guests. Please email us your thoughts, ideas and dreams to:

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Special thanks to the sweet audio stylings of Indiavideodotong, All Things Grammar   and mansardian

 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeR1SFp-rR_WJiZEGdXJowA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rvc63Ez6DM

https://freesound.org/people/mansardian/

 

]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 3107 115 full Henny Henny https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/henny/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/henny/#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2021 01:33:14 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/3498005c-cd28-3e28-9dec-5f42562f3bec After stacking up U-Hauls the agents need a little Hennesey to chill and listen to Certified Lover Boy, Donda, The Courier, fiddle Youtube channels, Bob Ross and catch up with each other. Hope you join along and thank you for listening!

 

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]]> After stacking up U-Hauls the agents need a little Hennesey to chill and listen to Certified Lover Boy, Donda, The Courier, fiddle Youtube channels, Bob Ross and catch up with each other. Hope you join along and thank you for listening!

 

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]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 3866 114 full Canoe Tripping Canoe Tripping https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/canoe-tripping/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/canoe-tripping/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2021 17:34:40 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/51beb645-59dc-3c39-a79d-8c4b8d1d00f1 Our hero returns from the great north: Eugene tells us about sleeping in a bear taco during his 10 day portage, camping and canoe adventure. Candy gets down in Iowa, checks out street graffiti and loses something important.

 

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]]> Our hero returns from the great north: Eugene tells us about sleeping in a bear taco during his 10 day portage, camping and canoe adventure. Candy gets down in Iowa, checks out street graffiti and loses something important.

 

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]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 3703 113 full The Wicker Man The Wicker Man https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/the-wicker-man-1629838834/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/the-wicker-man-1629838834/#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2021 18:00:34 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/8379b292-0efb-3e1c-965e-2b3cdbd71ca8 A whole episode where we talk with regular guest, singer/songwriter David, from Mr. Wu's Pigs...all about THE WICKER MAN. We all watch and chat about the 1973 folk horror cult classic directed by Robin Hardy starring Christopher Lee and Edward Woodward. We geek out.

 

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]]> A whole episode where we talk with regular guest, singer/songwriter David, from Mr. Wu's Pigs...all about THE WICKER MAN. We all watch and chat about the 1973 folk horror cult classic directed by Robin Hardy starring Christopher Lee and Edward Woodward. We geek out.

 

To get Mr. Wu's Pigs go here:

https://mrwuspigs.bandcamp.com

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]]> Eugene Knapik and Candy Minx false No 4019 112 full Rattle In Your Fiddle Rattle In Your Fiddle https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/rattle-in-your-fiddle/ https://agencypodcast.podbean.com/e/rattle-in-your-fiddle/#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2021 14:32:16 -0300 agencypodcast.podbean.com/c087d0b9-5963-3f17-967e-34f3a73c66e1 Much movie talk! Stillwater and it's similarities, or not, to The Amanda Knox Story. The delicious VAL documentary: the original "selfie artist" Val Kilmer. And we have a contest to win a cd!

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]]> Much movie talk! Stillwater and it's similarities, or not, to The Amanda Knox Story. The delicious VAL documentary: the original "selfie artist" Val Kilmer. And we have a contest to win a cd!

Please email us about anything at

theagency.podcast@gmail.com

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