Super Critical Podcast - Overthinking Nuclear Weapon Pop Culture

Episode #73: Damnation Alley

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In this episode, we gassed up our Landmaster 16-wheeled RV and hit the open roads to the drive-in theater to watch Damnation Alley (1977). How did this post-nuclear war road trip movie challenge its characters with radioactive landscapes and killer cockroaches. Why did Jan Michael Vincent call all the nuclear ICBMs to launch? What would you do if the CD player on your RV breaks halfway thru your half-life road trip? Tim Westmyer (@NuclearPodcast), co-host James Sheehan (@JSheehanDC), and special guest Dr. Natasha Bajema (@WMDGirl) answer these questions and more. Full movie (link working as of July 2023): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4eIKx2LEPU Before our RV converted to a boat in Detroit, we recommend: • Natasha Bajema, Rescind Order: A Highly Suspenseful Technothriller About Nuclear Weapons and Artificial Intelligence, 2020 book • natashabajema.com • RadioactiveRoadTrippinRR, YouTube channel • John Noonan, “In Nuclear Silos, Death Wears a Snuggie,” Wired, January 14, 2011 • The Day the Earth Caught Fire, 1961 movie • Thunder in Paradise, 1994 TV show • Whitley Strieber and James Kunetka, WarDay, 1984 book • Nitty Gritty Band rendition of Will the Circle Be Unbroken • Magic the Gathering, Armageddon card Check out our website, SuperCriticalPodcast.com, for more resources and related items. We aim to have at least one new episode every month. Let us know what you think about the podcast and any ideas you may have about future episodes and guests by reaching out at on Twitter @NuclearPodcast, GooglePlay, Spotify, SoundCloud, TuneIn, Stitcher Radio, [email protected], and YouTube. Enjoy!