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A House of Dynamite (2025) w/ Scott Sagan | Ep. 54
Van and Lyle are joined by nuclear weapons and disarmament expert Scott Sagan to discuss A House of Dynamite, the 2025 political thriller that imagines…
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Tigerland (2000) w/ Joe Allen | Ep. 53
Van and Lyle are joined by writer and journalist Joe Allen to discuss Tigerland, Joel Schumacher’s 2000 film about a group of young men cycling through…
Dec 14
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Netflix's Marines (2025) w/ Sam Carliner | Ep. 52
Van and Lyle are joined by returning guest Sam Carliner to take on Marines, Netflix’s new 250th-anniversary docuseries, an unmistakable propaganda piece…
Dec 1
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Under Fire (1983) w/ Paul Adlerstein | Ep. 51
Van and Lyle are joined once again by historian Paul Adlerstein to revisit Under Fire, Roger Spottiswoode’s gripping and often overlooked drama about…
Nov 18
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Downfall (2005) and Triumph of the Will (1935) w/ George Dardess | Ep. 50
Van and Lyle are joined by the literary critic George Dardess to talk about Downfall (2004) and its grim mirror, Triumph of the Will (1935).
Nov 8
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Fresh Hell: Unjust Nuclear Deterrence and Nuclear Testing
Un-Diplomatic is entirely reader-supported.
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Emergency Politics, Revolutionary Gen Z, General Strikes, and Business School for Leftists | Ep. 49
This is where the liberal resistance people were always right.
Oct 26
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Can "House of Dynamite" Change the Nuclear Debate?
Art Against Armageddon Goes Welll Beyond Hollywood
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Oct 22
Part II: WarGames (1983) w/ Sam Ratner & Andy Facini | Ep. 48
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…
Oct 22
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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…
Oct 15
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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.
Oct 10
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The Love That Dared Not Speak Its Name in the War Room
Dr. Strangelove and the McCarthyite Discourse on Homosexuality
Oct 8
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