Animal Farm by George Orwell
Animal Farm by George Orwell was just remade into an animated film by Angel Studios. In this episode I give a little background info about Orwell, his life and the world around him to help understand ...
12 Maj 18min
The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951)
Today we’re talking about one of the key films of the Cold War, The Day The Earth Stood still. In the film a humanoid alien, Klaatu, delivers a message to Earth - live peacefully or else. Through Klaa...
6 Maj 25min
Ghosts of the Cold War: Iran’s F-14 Tomcats
Today we’re talking about the last Tomcats (you might remember them from “Top Gun”) on Earth - In Iran. This is a story of Iran and the United States aligned by the Cold War, then after the Islamic Re...
13 Apr 33min
Ghosts of the Cold War: Iran’s F-14 Tomcats
Today we’re talking about the last Tomcats on Earth - Iran’s F-14s. Iran acquired them during a period of the Cold War when the US and Iran were aligned against the Soviet Union. After the Islamic Rev...
13 Apr 33min
USS Iowa: From WW2 through the Cold War
The USS Iowa was built in anticipation of clashes with Japanese battleships in the Pacific. Although World War 2 ended without a mega showdown between battleships, the Iowa went on to write her story ...
23 Mars 37min
Before Aliens: When Flying Saucers Were A Cold War Threat
What’s scarier, aliens or commies? Today we’re talking about a period during the tense, paranoid and uncertain early Cold War where Americans saw a rash of UFO sightings, setting off a panic. It wasn’...
28 Feb 25min
Kim Jong Un - Cold War Orphan
Today we are talking about Kim Jong Un, the current (dear) leader of North Korea. We’ve been discussing current heads of state and how the Cold War has shaped them. Kim Jong Un really is a relic from ...
9 Feb 24min
