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Top 5 James Bond gadgets

List Envy
List Envy
Episode • Jul 9, 2024 • 55m

Nothing is ever quite as it seems in the world of spies. A watch isn’t just a watch – it’s a deadly weapon. That phonebooth? Also a weapon. Bag pipes? Weapon. This sandwich though, that’s just Q’s lunch. Don’t touch it.


Valerie Paris rejoins Mark to discuss their top-5 Bond gadgets. Like Valerie’s previous appearance, it’s funny and charming. Unlike Mark’s previous Bond episode, it’s accurate and researched.


  • (00:00) - Cold open
  • (00:26) - Introduction
  • (00:54) - Welcome to Bond
  • (03:29) - Valerie’s pick: The rebreather from Thunderball
  • (05:00) - Mark’s pick: Garrote watch from From Russia with Love
  • (11:51) - Valerie’s pick: The Felix lighter from License to Kill
  • (14:00) - Mark’s pick: Mini rocket cigarette from You Only Live Twice
  • (17:03) - Valerie’s pick: Crocodile suit from Octopussy
  • (18:54) - Mark’s pick: Ericsson JB988 from Tomorrow Never Dies
  • (21:37) - Flip phone nostalgia
  • (23:22) - Valerie’s pick: Grenade pen from GoldenEye
  • (26:36) - Mark’s pick: Single digit sonic agitator from Day Another Day
  • (31:33) - Valerie’s pick: The golden gun from The Man with the Golden Gun
  • (33:38) - Mark’s pick: Smart blood from Spectre
  • (36:54) - Bring back romantic Bond
  • (42:01) - Midamble
  • (44:00) - Building the final list
  • (46:21) - Honourable mentions
  • (49:24) - If Bond gadgets were real
  • (50:13) - Bond’s silliest gadgets
  • (53:26) - More of Valerie


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