About this episode

An interview with screenwriter Noah Oppenheim discussing the cultural impact of nuclear films.

For the first episode of NukeTalk' s new season, Nuclear Movie Club, we are joined by Noah Oppenheim, screenwriter of A House of Dynamite— a new Netflix film by Kathryn Bigelow—and former president of NBC News. The Nuclear Movie Club will cover 10 defining movies in the nuclear film canon that represent a breadth of plot, theme, tone, and cultural impact. What do these films get right, and wrong, about depictions of nuclear threat? And what are the lasting impacts nuclear films can have on culture, policy, and public opinion? We will explore these questions, themes, and lots of fun facts on this season of NukeTalk. Follow NukeTalk on X @nuke_talk and Instagram @nuke_talk . Learn more about how you can contribute to global nuclear threat reduction by visiting Ploughshares at: ploughshares.org and signing up for our newsletter. This season of NukeTalk is produced and hosted by Rebecka Green. Editing done by Ryan Kuhfeld.

People in this episode

Host: Rebecka Green

Guest: Noah Oppenheim

Topics covered

• nuclear films
• cultural impact
• public opinion
• film analysis
• interview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ploughshares, NBC News, Netflix

Books & works: A House of Dynamite

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