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Dress like Bond. Live like Bond. Think like Bond. A podcast dedicated to exploring the intellectual side of the James Bond character and more. Follow The Bond Brain on Instagram at @TheBondBrain. Join the Bond Community Cigar Lounge on Facebook for on

Bud West


    • Apr 28, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 145 EPISODES


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    Episode 125 - No Point In Living If You Can't Feel Alive

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 7:18


    Which James Bond actor portrayed the most adventurous 007?

    Episode 124 - Back In Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 32:29


    Where are we going? Back in time. Special guest Joe Darlington joins the podcast to explore the early days of the Bond Community.

    Episode 123 - Amazon Takes Control

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 8:24


    You're a kite dancing in a hurricane, Mr. Bond...........

    Episode 122 - Good Stress?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 9:08


    The benefits of stress!

    Episode 121 - See That Some Harm Comes To Him

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2025 11:24


    Eon vs Amazon. Who are you betting on? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebondbrain/support

    Episode 120 - I Must Be Six Inches Taller

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024 7:25


    The Fulton Surface-To-Air Recovery System! Ingenuity at its finest. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebondbrain/support

    Episode 119 - Time To Face Gravity

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 7:41


    The PHASST glider from Die Another Day! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebondbrain/support

    Episode 118 - Hit The Beach!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 7:00


    The benefits of hitting the beach! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebondbrain/support

    Episode 117 - One Point Twenty One Gigawatts

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024 11:03


    Host Bud West explores the question...."Should Eon Productions take the Bond movies back in time? " --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebondbrain/support

    Episode 116 - The Box Office ROI of 007 Films

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2024 9:13


    Host Bud West takes a deep dive into the box office returns on investment of the Bond films over the years. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebondbrain/support

    Episode 115 - Medium Sweet

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024 7:53


    The surprising health benefits of coffee! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebondbrain/support

    Episode 114 - What's New in The Bond Community?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2024 24:43


    Melanie from Bird.JameBirb and Christian from The Spy Fi Guys join The Bond Brain with some exciting news. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebondbrain/support

    Episode 113 - Can You Tell Them I'm Headed To Cairo?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024 9:24


    On this episode, what effect does travel have on our brain? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebondbrain/support

    Episode 112 - The Bond Bulletin In The House

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2024 40:32


    Benjamin Lind of The Bond Bulletin on YouTube joins Bud to discuss his film, A BOND FOR LIFE, his experiences in the world of Bond, and a future project! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebondbrain/support

    Episode 111 - Where There's Smoke, There's Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2024 9:56


    The movie industry results from 2023 are in! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebondbrain/support

    Episode 110 - From The Lizzie to Modern Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2024 15:48


    A look at ocean liners in the days of Ian Fleming through the film Diamonds Are Forever to today! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebondbrain/support

    Episode 109 - The Stern and The Bow 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2024 8:24


    A look back at 2023 and a look ahead to 2024 for The Bond Brain! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebondbrain/support

    Episode 108 - We Use Live Targets As Well

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2023 36:50


    Blake from Bond Life Chicago joins the Bond Brain podcast for a look at the study of martial arts! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebondbrain/support

    Episode 107 - Mexico City, What Were You Doing There?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2023 23:19


    Rob Purdy joins the podcast to discuss his career as a helicopter pilot! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebondbrain/support

    Episode 106 - I Hope We Don't Frighten The Fish

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2023 31:28


    Always Say Yes To Adventure's Alex Lamas shares his underwater endeavors! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebondbrain/support

    Episode 105 - Qui!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2023 35:53


    The second installment of Bond Super Skills with special guest Emery Cormier of The James Bond Complex. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebondbrain/support

    Episode 104 - Piloting with That One Bond Guy

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2023 30:52


    Tune in to hear what it it takes to become a airline pilot, a 007 super skill, from a man who has made that journey himself, Chris Morales, That One Bond Guy! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebondbrain/support

    Episode 103 - Bond Super Skills

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2023 2:29


    A new series introduction! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebondbrain/support

    Episode 102 - The Other Fellow

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2023 13:31


    Tune in for Bud's take on Matthew Bauer's documentary The Other Fellow! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebondbrain/support

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    Episode 101 - Bond Adjacent Content

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2023 8:12


    Tune in for Bond adjacent suggestions! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebondbrain/support

    Episode 100 - On His Majesty's Secret Service

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2023 6:28


    Bud's take on the new novel, On His Majesty's Secret Service --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebondbrain/support

    Episode 099 - Brainwashing

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2023 7:28


    Brainwashing, Is it real? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebondbrain/support

    Episode 098 - Four Years!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2023 6:48


    Some shout outs and thanks for four years of podcasting! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebondbrain/support

    Episode 098 - BCCL Event Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2023 7:59


    a recap of our very successful Bond Community Cigar Lounge event in New Jersey, USA! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebondbrain/support

    Episode 096 - No Offense Taken

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2023 13:09


    Bud weighs in on the current Ian Fleming publishing news. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thebondbrain/support

    Episode 095 - Pierce Brosnan's History's Greatest Heists

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2023 8:47


    Bud's take on PB's new show! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thebondbrain/support

    Episode 094 - How About We Play For This, Shall We?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2023 34:47


    Join Bud and guest Randy Needham for the inside track on sword fighting! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thebondbrain/support

    Episode 093 - Happy New Year

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2022 9:43


    Happy New Year from The Bond Brain podcast. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thebondbrain/support

    Episode 092 - Woke Bond, Broke Bond?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2022 11:41


    Does the recent wave of woke entertainment failures bode well for the Bond franchise?  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thebondbrain/support

    Episode 091 - Gatherall III In The Books

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2022 19:02


    The third installment of Gatherall, hosted by The Bond Experience, is in the books! Here's a personal recap. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thebondbrain/support

    Episode 090 - Good Idea? Bad idea?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2022 13:20


    Insight into high altitude climbing and what it does to our body and brain ala Raymond Benson's High Time To Kill. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thebondbrain/support

    Episode 089 - Curling!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2022 26:19


    The Bond Brain and The Tropical Bond discuss the sport of Curling! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thebondbrain/support

    Episode 088 - The Prevailing Wind

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2022 9:21


    A look at the game 007 plays in the Raymond Benson novel Zero Minus Ten, Mahjong! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thebondbrain/support

    Episode 087 - Did EON Miss An Opportunity?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2022 4:39


    Did EON miss a chance to expand the Bond universe with No TIme To Die? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thebondbrain/support

    Episode 086 - SPECTRE The Board Game Review!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2022 19:27


    A look at the recently released SPECTRE The Board Game by Modiphius Entertainment! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thebondbrain/support

    Episode 085 - With A Mind To Kill

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2022 7:31


    Bud's thoughts on the new Anthony Horowitz continuation novel, With A Mind To Kill --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thebondbrain/support

    Episode 084 - The C-17 Globemaster III

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2022 7:50


    A look at the C-17 Globemaster III featured in No Time To Die --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thebondbrain/support

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    The Bond Brain Third Anniversary - Thank You

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2022 3:15


    Special Thanks to the entire Bond Community! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thebondbrain/support

    Episode 083 - ADD Bud

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2022 9:25


    A rambling podcast covering a few small topics. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thebondbrain/support

    Episode 082 - Brrrrr!!! The Cold Shower

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2022 7:39


    A look into the potential health benefits of the cold shower. Brrrr!! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thebondbrain/support

    Episode 081 - Amazon or SPECTRE? You Decide!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2022 11:24


    Tune in for Bud's take on the takeover of MGM by Amazon. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thebondbrain/support

    Episode 080 - Betting Against Bond

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2022 16:13


    Bud's bets on who will NOT land the role of James Bond 007! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thebondbrain/support

    Episode 079 - The Benefits of Reading!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2022 9:08


    We see Bond reads in retirement in No Time To Die, what does reading do to our brain? Tune in to hear some of the benefits! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thebondbrain/support

    Episode 078 - Dynamite Comics James Bond Black Box

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2022 5:13


    Tune in for Bud's impressions of Dynamite Comics James Bond graphic novel Black Box! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thebondbrain/support

    Episode 077 - The Stern (2021) and The Bow (2022)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2022 17:52


    A recap of 2021 and a wish list for 2022! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thebondbrain/support

    Episode 076 - James Bond's Personality Profile

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2021 18:19


    What category of male personality best fits 007? Tune in! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thebondbrain/support

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