#252 - The Doomsday Gap

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#252 - The Doomsday Gap

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Jul 16, 2021

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At last, we have decided to stop worrying and love the bomb. We discuss Stanley Kubrick's immortal DR. STRANGELOVE (1964) and how its depiction of small, pitiable men against a vast backdrop brought the Kubrick project into sharp focus. PLUS: why the billionaire space race encapsulates what's wrong with this damnable world of ours.

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Jul 16, 2021

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