Independence Day (1996), w/ Morgan Spector | Ep. 64

Van and Lyle are joined by critically acclaimed actor Morgan Spector to revisit Roland Emmerich’s Independence Day, a film that turns planetary…

Apr 1 • Van and Lyle are Bang-Bang

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March 2026

The Anti-Imperialist Opportunity w/ Morgan Spector | Ep. 63

Ukraine, the Iran war, anti-semitism, a peace economy, taking the profits out of war, why we love Graham Platner, and the Democratic Party's future in…

Mar 24 • Van and Lyle are Bang-Bang

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Don’t Worry, Darling (2022) w/ Julia Gledhill | Ep. 62

Van and Lyle are joined by Julia Gledhill (of The Un-Diplomatic Podcast and Stimson Center fame) to revisit Olivia Wilde’s Don’t Worry, Darling, a film…

Mar 15 • Van and Lyle are Bang-Bang

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The Patriot (2000) w/ Graeme Pente | Ep. 61

Van and Lyle are joined by historian Graeme Pente to revisit Roland Emmerich’s The Patriot, a Revolutionary War epic that filters eighteenth-century…

Mar 5 • Van and Lyle are Bang-Bang

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February 2026

Army of Shadows (1969) w/ Matthew Ellis | Ep. 60

Van and Lyle are joined by film historian Matthew Ellis to revisit Jean-Pierre Melville’s Army of Shadows, a spare, rain-soaked chronicle of the French…

Feb 17 • Van and Lyle are Bang-Bang

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Demolition Man (1993) w/ Daniel Bessner | Ep. 59

Van and Lyle are joined by historian and American Prestige co-host Danny Bessner to revisit Marco Brambilla’s Demolition Man, a silly 1993 action movie…

Feb 9 • Van and Lyle are Bang-Bang

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Three Days of the Condor (1975) w/ Matt Duss | Ep. 58

Van and Lyle are joined by returning guest Matt Duss—former foreign policy advisor to Senator Bernie Sanders and current executive vice president at the…

Feb 2 • Van and Lyle are Bang-Bang

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January 2026

The Military is Trapped Between Fascism and Civil War | Ep. 57

Do US troops have a threshold for the kind of unlawful order they’re unwilling to follow?

Jan 25 • Van and Lyle are Bang-Bang

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PatLabor 2: The Movie (1993) w/ Kevin Fox | Ep. 56

We’re joined by filmmaker and returning guest Kevin Fox to discuss Mamoru Oshii’s Patlabor 2, a film that masquerades as a techno-thriller before…

Jan 22 • Van and Lyle are Bang-Bang

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Starship Troopers (1997) w/ Andrew Facini and Sam Ratner | Ep. 55

We’re joined by returning guests Sam Ratner (Win Without War) and Andrew Facini (Council on Strategic Risks) to revisit Paul Verhoeven’s Starship…

Jan 6 • Van and Lyle are Bang-Bang

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December 2025

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…

Dec 19, 2025 • Van and Lyle are Bang-Bang

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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, 2025 • Van and Lyle are Bang-Bang

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