From The Vault: In the Loop (2009) w/ Spencer Ackerman

From the vault!

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Hamilton: An American Musical (2015) w/ Orli Matlow | Ep. 67

Comedian and podcaster Orli Matlow, who hosts War is Stupid: An Anti-War Podcast About War, joins Van and Lyle for a conversation about Lin-Manuel…

May 6 • Van and Lyle are Bang-Bang

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April 2026

Crimson Tide (1995), w/ Andy Facini | Ep. 66

Van and Lyle welcome back Andy Facini, Communications Director at the Council on Strategic Risks, to take on Tony Scott’s Crimson Tide. Gene Hackman’s…

Apr 22 • Van and Lyle are Bang-Bang

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Predator (1987) w/ Eric Stinton | Ep. 65

Van and Lyle are joined by writer and educator Eric Stinton, whose combat sports columns for Sherdog and essays for Honolulu Civil Beat have long…

Apr 12 • Van and Lyle are Bang-Bang

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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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