Okay, we're live. Hi, this is William Ramsey. Welcome to William Ramsey Investigates on today's show. I have a very special guest. His name is Brad Gilmore, and he wrote a book with Mike Kalinowski, titled Bond, James Bond. Unfortunately, Mike cannot make it, but I'm delighted to have Brad alongside. The subtitle of the book is exploring the shaken and stirred history of Ian

Fleming's 007. He was just published February 15th, 2022, and this is not Brad's first book.

He published back in 2021, a book about Back to the Future title, Back from the Future, a celebration

of the greatest time travel story ever told.

And Brad Gilmore is a writer, television host, and radio personality born and raised in Houston, Texas.

He has lent his talents to several projects and organizations including the CW Network,

movie, trivia, Trouadown, CBS Radio and ESPN Radio since 2012.

Brad has been the host of the Brad Gilmore Show covering music sports and entertainment,

and he serves as the executive producer and host of Back to the Future of Podcast.

Brad is the longest tenured announcer for the WWE Hall of Fame or Booker T's reality

of wrestling promotion in Texas, and co-chairs the popular radio show and podcast,. Hall of Fame or Booker T's reality of wrestling promotion in Texas and co-chairs the popular

radio show and podcast, the Hall of Fame with Booker T and Brad Gilmore. He's an alumnus of the

University of Houston where he graduated summer cum laude with a degree in communication studies. He is a

proud husband, son, brother, and uncle of seven. So I'm delighted to

have him to talk about this book on James Bond. So Brad Gilmore, welcome to the show.

What a fantastic and phenomenal introduction, William. I'm excited to be on William Ramsey

investigates. I mean, I'm excited to investigate James Bond. That's what I'm excited to do.

Good, because I think it's important. I mean, you go into this book. You have a great knowledge.

I think this book reflects how many of these films, you list them as 25 films you know of and you

went through with Mike. I think it's important to investigate because it might be one of the most,

at least in the top five franchises in movie history, right?

Harry Potter, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, James Bond.

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