Quantum of History

Quantum of History

Donald Waldron

Episodes 54
Avg. Duration 37m
Activity Dormant
Since Mar 2020
Latest Episode Jun 2025

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Schedule
Every 2 Weeks
Format
Episodic
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About This Podcast

In every James Bond 007 movie there's not only a great story, but there's rich real life history. This podcast is dedicated to not only talking about the movies, but telling the real life history that inspired the movie. Its my love of James Bond and my love of history combined into one podcast.

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Recent Episodes

Episode 52 - The Macau Sex Trade - Skyfall

Jun 30, 2025 11m

Want to know the history of the Macau sex trade as shown in Skyfall? Come learn a history of sex trade that dates all the way back to 1583. Learn about how the Chinese and the Portuguese fought over…

Episode 51 - The World Economic Forum

Jan 27, 2025 19m

What exactly is the World Economic Forum and what is their agenda? In this episode, I go over many of the agendas of the WEF and a little of the history of the WEF. With world leaders in Davos now,…

Episode 50 - With a Mind To Kill - MK Ultra and CIA Mind Control

Aug 05, 2024 10m

In With a Mind To Kill, James Bond finds himself brainwashed and under the mind control of SMERSH. If you've read the book, you know the story, but what you may never have heard is that the CIA ran a…

Episode 17 - Moonraker and the Space Race

Aug 23, 2023 37m

Space Race

Episode 18 - Goldfinger and Chemical Warfare

Aug 02, 2023 25m

Warfare

Episode 19 - What is the Gold Standard

Jul 27, 2023 36m

What is the gold standard?

Episode 15 - Dr. No and the Bay of Pigs Invasion

Jul 19, 2023 52m

BOP invas

Episode 22- Baron Samedi and the Voodoo Tyrant - Live and Let Die

Jul 11, 2023 32m

Live and let die

Episode 33 - A View to a Kill - Horse Racing

Jul 04, 2023 20m

Hd

Episode 29 - Spectre - The Ndrangheta

Jun 28, 2023 17m

Episode 30 is out!!! Spectre and the Ndrangheta This episode is a fascinating history of the world's more powerful criminal enterprise that you probably have never heard of.  Operating for almost…

S1E49 Episode 49 - Titan and the History of Submersibles - For your Eyes Only

Jun 27, 2023 34m

While the Titan submersible is gripping the headlines of late, submersibles have a fascinating history that dates back the the 1600's. Come join me, along with Alex Llamas and Thomas Felix Creighton…

S1E48 Episode 48 - Union Corse Mob - OHMSS

May 02, 2023 58m

Want to know the history of the Union Corse Mob? Join myself and Thomas Felix Creighton as we talk mobs, but mostly we talk about how corruption is looked at in different places in the world. The…

Episode 47 - OHMSS - The College of Arms

Apr 04, 2023 9m

In OHMSS James Bond must pose as a member of the College of Arms in order to find Blofield. What exactly is the College of Arms? Well, if you want to know what the College of Arms is and a brief…

Fleming v. Film - OHMSS

Apr 04, 2023 1h 23m

Watch as myself and Joe Darlington from Being James Bond debate whether Ian Fleming’s version of On Her Majesty’s Secret Service was best, or did the film take a classic and make it even better. In a…

Episode 46 - Spectre, Are They Already Listening to Everything? Are Already Living Nine Eyes?

Mar 07, 2023 1h 1m

Spectre introduced the idea of the government listening in and knowing everything about everyone. This episode introduces the idea that Spectre's plot failed for two reasons, one, that it was the…

Episode 45 - Goldeneye - Crypto, FTX, Sam Bankman Fried

Feb 07, 2023 53m

Looking ahead to future James Bond films, Crypto and people like Sam Bankman Fried will likely play a large role.  An absolutely fascinating story, the history of crypto dates back to the early…

Episode 44 - The Merchant of Death, Viktor Bout

Jan 03, 2023 59m

Bond is no stranger to battling arms traffickers.  Goldeneye, Casino Royale, The World is Not Enough, The Living Daylights, and many more, all have Bond chasing down arms dealers.  Bond has Valentine…

Fleming v. Film - Moonraker

Jul 08, 2022 59m

Sometimes the James Bond novels and the James Bond films mirror each other, sometimes they go off a cliff, this happens to be the latter.  Come join myself and Jay Sedowski of James Bond Classified…

NTTD - Almost a Year Later

Jul 05, 2022 16m

It's been almost a year since NTTD hit theaters.  Since that time, and after everyone has had a chance to re-watch the film, what sorts of changes in sentiments about the film do you have?  Has NTTD…

Episode 43 - The Fighting Styles of James Bond

Jun 21, 2022 53m

The fight scenes have come a long way, from Ian Fleming's fight scenes, all the way to No Time to Die stair ascent, Bond has learned how to fight.  Join myself and Alex Lamas as we discuss the…

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