In this episode, we went interstellar with our intercontinental ballistic missiles to talk about nuclear weapons in two science fiction shows: The Expanse and Battlestar Galactica. How are nuclear weapons used as weapons (and themes) in these two stories? What would the impact of a nuclear weapon actually be against a spaceship? When are we … Continue reading Episode #63: The Expanse and Battlestar Galactica
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In this episode, we raised the periscope on our nuclear submarine to enjoy the story of On the Beach - both the movie (1959) and book (1957). What is the more likely ultimate catastrophe of a nuclear war: global nuclear fallout or nuclear winter? Why did the Eisenhower administration try to shut this movie down? … Continue reading Episode #56: On the Beach
In this episode, we got the family together over Zoom to watch the most depressing “Hallmark movie” of all time, Testament (1983). How can one Mom keep the family going after a nuclear attack cuts off their community? How accurately does the movie portray the horrors of radiation sickness? How does nuclear war turn ham … Continue reading Episode #52: Testament
In this episode, school is out for nuclear winter break, so we binged the Netflix series Daybreak about high school students surviving post-WWIII. How well does a nuclear war plot mesh with a John Hughes teenage comedy? What is the connection between sunflowers and nuclear disarmament? Who in our high school yearbook was voted “most … Continue reading Episode #48: Daybreak
In Philip K Dick's 1968 novel, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, that forms the basis of the 1982 movie, a nuclear "World War Terminus" was responsible for post-apocalyptic San Francisco. This is the reason why most animals are dead and humans use bioengineering and cloning to create artificial animals like snakes and robot cats. … Continue reading Low-Yield Hot Take: Blade Runner’s Nuclear Plot Lost Like Tears in Fallout
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