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A show about war movies, with an anti-imperialist twist. Hosted by Van Jackson and Lyle Jeremy Rubin--military veterans, war critics, and wannabe film critics. www.bangbangpod.com

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

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 nuclear catastrophe not as spectacle or obvious madness, but as an orderly sequence of decisions m... more

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 an infantry training camp in Louisiana in the final years of the Vietnam War. Shot in a loose, alm... more

Van and Lyle are joined by returning guest Sam Carliner to take on Marines, Netflix’s new 250th-anniversary docuseries, an unmistakable propaganda piece (it’s literally featured on the official Marine Corps website) that nonetheless reveals more cand... more

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Recent Guests

Scott Sagan
Professor at Stanford and eminent nuclear scholar
Stanford University
Episode: A House of Dynamite (2025) w/ Scott Sagan | Ep. 54
Joe Allen
Political activist and author with a focus on the Vietnam War
Episode: Tigerland (2000) w/ Joe Allen | Ep. 53
Sam Carliner
Returning guest and commentator on military culture
Episode: Netflix's Marines (2025) w/ Sam Carliner | Ep. 52
George Dardess
Former English teacher and author with personal ties to WWII
Episode: Downfall (2005) and Triumph of the Will (1935) w/ George Dardess | Ep. 50
Andrew Facini
Communications Director for the Council on Strategic Risks, Senior Fellow focusing on nuclear weapons policy.
Council on Strategic Risks
Episode: Part I of II: WarGames (1983) w/ Sam Ratner & Andy Facini | Ep. 47
Sam Ratner
Policy Director at Win Without War, a progressive foreign policy advocacy group.
Win Without War
Episode: Part I of II: WarGames (1983) w/ Sam Ratner & Andy Facini | Ep. 47
Dan Borus
Professor emeritus from the University of Rochester, and longtime friend of Lyle.
University of Rochester
Episode: Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) w/ Dan Borus | Ep. 46
Eli Valley
Comic artist and commentator
Episode: Stephen Spielberg's Munich (2005) w/ Eli Valley | Ep. 45
Adrian Horton
A film critic and guest on the podcast
Episode: The Report (2019) w/ Adrian Horton | Ep. 44

Hosts

Van Jackson
Co-host, a military veteran with perspectives on war films from a critical, anti-imperialist angle.
Lyle Jeremy Rubin
Co-host, a military veteran with insights into the portrayal of warfare in cinema and critical perspectives on military culture.

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4.5 out of 5 stars from 9 ratings
  • We need a better war movie podcast

    This one is boring unfortunately.

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A House of Dynamite (2025) w/ Scott Sagan | Ep. 54
Q: Do you believe in that the ultimate goal needs to be full disarmament of nuclear weapons?
Scott believes both stopping proliferation and working towards disarmament are essential and should be pursued, even if gradual.
A House of Dynamite (2025) w/ Scott Sagan | Ep. 54
Q: How did you get into studying nukes? What's your backstory?
Scott describes his transition from political science at Harvard to working in the Pentagon, illustrating his fascination with nuclear strategies and government bureaucracy.
Carlos (2010) w/ Noah Hurowitz | Ep. 40
Q: What brought you to the El Chapo?
Noah shares his transition from local news to covering the El Chapo trial, leading to a book deal after extensive reporting.
The Battle of Chile (Part II) (1975) w/ Jonathan M. Katz | Ep. 32
Q: Can you expand on the labor strikes and their implications in Chile at the time?
The strikes were a significant tactic used by the bourgeoisie to create pressure on Allende's government, showcasing the contradictions faced by leftist movements.
Exodus (1960) w/ David Meir Grossman | Ep. 26
Q: When did Zionism become more, especially in your mind, reactionary?
I would say on the whole, it started to change after 67, especially after the Six-Day War.

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