Part I of II: WarGames (1983) w/ Sam Ratner & Andy Facini | Ep. 47 Van and Lyle are joined by Sam Ratner, Policy Director at Win Without War, and Andy Facini, Communications Director at the Council on Strategic Risks, to discuss WarGames, John Badham’s Cold-War techn...

Episode 47: Wargames (1983) with Sam Ratner and Andy Facini. Please consider sharing and subscribing. www.bangbangpod.com/p/part-i-of-...

Really enjoyed this conversation about “Lone Survivor” and “The Green Berets” with @lylerubin.bsky.social and @vanjackson.bsky.social on @bangbang1492.bsky.social. (Reconstructing the *true* events of Operation Red Wings was the work of a couple of years for chapter 4 of THE HARDEST PLACE.)

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) w/ Dan Borus | Ep. 46 Van and Lyle are joined by historian Dan Borus, Professor Emeritus at the University of Rochester, to discuss Stanley Kubrick’s Dr.

Episode 46: Dr. Strangelove with Dan Borus. Please consider sharing and subscribing. www.bangbangpod.com/p/dr-strange...

Stephen Spielberg's Munich (2005) w/ Eli Valley | Ep. 45 Artist and writer Eli Valley joins us to wrestle with Steven Spielberg’s Munich, the director’s retelling of the 1972 Olympics massacre and Israel’s subsequent campaign of assassinations.

Episode 45: Stephen Spielberg's Munich with Eli Valley. Please consider sharing and subscribing. www.bangbangpod.com/p/stephen-sp...

The Report (2019) w/ Adrian Horton | Ep. 44 The Guardian arts writer Adrian Horton joins us to discuss The Report, Scott Z.

Episode 44: The Report with Adrian Horton. Please consider sharing and subscribing. www.bangbangpod.com/p/the-report...

Lone Survivor (2013) w/ Wes Morgan | Ep. 43 The combat journalist Wes Morgan joins us to unpack Peter Berg’s Lone Survivor—a film that packages “victim-hero” mythology in SEAL-recruiting gloss—alongside John Wayne’s The Green Berets (1968), a s...

Episode 43: Lone Survivor with Wes Morgan. Please consider sharing and subscribing. www.bangbangpod.com/p/lone-survi...

Lawrence of Arabia (1962) w/ Osita Nwanevu | Ep. 42 Osita Nwanevu joins us to revisit David Lean’s epic with an eye toward empire’s soft power: the seductive aesthetics that make conquest look noble, even as the film telegraphs its own critique.

Episode 42: Lawrence of Arabia w/ Osita Nwanevu. Please consider sharing and subscribing. www.bangbangpod.com/p/lawrence-o...

The Hunt for Red October (1990) w/ Remember Shuffle Pod | Ep. 41 Van and Lyle are joined by Ben and Jordano from the Remember Shuffle podcast to take on The Hunt for Red October (1990), John McTiernan’s Cold War submarine thriller packed with an all-star cast.

Episode 41: The Hunt for Red October w/ Remember Shuffle. Please consider sharing and subscribing. www.bangbangpod.com/p/the-hunt-f...

The Hunt for Red October (1990) w/ Remember Shuffle Pod | Ep. 41 Van and Lyle are joined by Ben and Jordano from the Remember Shuffle podcast to take on The Hunt for Red October (1990), John McTiernan’s Cold War submarine thriller packed with an all-star cast.

We covered a real classic on the latest episode of @bangbang1492.bsky.social: The Hunt for Red October! Great having the @remembershufffle.bsky.social pod folks join us as guests www.bangbangpod.com/p/the-hunt-f...

Alec Baldwin Versus Ben Affleck: Who’s The Best Jack Ryan? YouTube video by Bang-Bang Podcast

Who’s the best on-screen portrayal of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, and what’s fundamentally broken about Cold War movies? Find out when the @remembershufffle.bsky.social podcast joins forces with @bangbang1492.bsky.social to discuss The Hunt for Red October! www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyxx...

Should the National Security State Resist Trump? YouTube video by Bang-Bang Podcast

Do we want the national security state to either support Democrats or resist Trump?
In our latest episode, we watched The Report, the 2019 film starring Adam Driver that depicts the true story of the US Senate's "torture report" @bangbang1492.bsky.social www.youtube.com/shorts/lMXLB...

You can’t do rational deterrence in a country whose politics are grounded in conspiracy theory. One of many insights we get from Dr. Strangelove, Stanley Kubrick’s ultimate classic. Don’t sleep on this episode of the pod! @bangbang1492.bsky.social

Carlos (2010) w/ Noah Hurowitz | Ep. 40 In this episode, Van and Lyle are joined by journalist and author Noah Hurowitz (El Chapo) to discuss Olivier Assayas’ Carlos, the sweeping 2010 miniseries about the infamous Venezuelan militant Ilich...

Episode 40: Carlos w/ Noah Hurowitz. Please consider sharing and subscribing. www.bangbangpod.com/p/carlos-201...

Soundtrack to a Coup d’État (2025) w/ Sandipto Dasgupta | Ep. 39 Van and Lyle are joined by Sandipto Dasgupta—legal scholar, political theorist, and possessor of an encyclopedic knowledge of Congolese politics, the Non-Aligned Movement, and postcolonial political e...

Episode 39: Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat w/ Sandipto Dasgupta. Please consider sharing and subscribing. www.bangbangpod.com/p/soundtrack...

Costa-Gavras' State of Siege (1972) w/ Alex Aviña and Stuart Schrader | Ep. 38 In this episode, we discuss Costa-Gavras’s State of Siege, a tightly constructed political thriller based on the real-life kidnapping and execution of U.S.

Episode 38: 28 Costa-Gavras’ State of Siege w/ Alex Aviña and Stuart Schrader. Please consider sharing and subscribing. www.bangbangpod.com/p/costa-gavr...

28 Days Later Trilogy (2002, 2007, 2025) w/ Rebecca Onion | Ep. 37 Van and Lyle are joined by historian and Slate Senior Editor Rebecca Onion to talk through the entire 28 Days Later trilogy, from its early aughts origins to its apocalyptic present.

We covered the 28 Days Later trilogy in the latest episode of @bangbang1492.bsky.social, and boy did we have a lot to say about the geopolitics of zombies. 1/x www.bangbangpod.com/p/28-days-la...

Tupac, The Tupamaros, and Latin American Revolution YouTube video by Bang-Bang Podcast

Amazing @bangbang1492.bsky.social discussion of Costa-Gavras’ State of Siege (1972) w/ Alex Avina and @stschrader1.bsky.social @lylerubin.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2I4...

Soundtrack to a Coup d’État (2025) w/ Sandipto Dasgupta | Ep. 39 Van and Lyle are joined by Sandipto Dasgupta—legal scholar, political theorist, and possessor of an encyclopedic knowledge of Congolese politics, the Non-Aligned Movement, and postcolonial political e...

Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat (2025) is the best documentary I’ve ever seen. Check. It. Out! @bangbang1492.bsky.social www.bangbangpod.com/p/soundtrack...

We covered this during my guest appearance on @bangbang1492.bsky.social podcast with Three Kings. Saddam invaded Kuwait partially because he could not pay for the bread, circuses and services needed to maintain rule in addition to needing to pay back his creditors.

28 Days Later Trilogy (2002, 2007, 2025) w/ Rebecca Onion | Ep. 37 Van and Lyle are joined by historian and Slate Senior Editor Rebecca Onion to talk through the entire 28 Days Later trilogy, from its early aughts origins to its apocalyptic present.

Episode 37: 28 Days Later Trilogy w/ Rebecca Onion. Please consider sharing and subscribing. www.bangbangpod.com/p/28-days-la...