“WarGames” with Jon Lovett and Ben Rhodes
August 22, 2024
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Episode 140 · August 22, 2024
“WarGames” with Jon Lovett and Ben Rhodes
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“WarGames” with Jon Lovett and Ben Rhodes
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<p>Jon Lovett and Ben Rhodes join Max to explore how 1983’s “WarGames” predicted the internet era. The film is a fascinating time capsule of Reagan era tech optimism, nuclear war doomerism, and Matthew Broderick’s puckish charm. Ben dives into the foreign policy behind the movie, drawing on his own experience traveling the country with Obama and a briefcase of nuclear codes. Lovett reminisces about 80s computing, marvels at how technology has changed since then, and talks shop on tic-tac-toe. This and more on Offline Movie Club: The Sequel!</p><p> </p><p>For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click <a href="https://youtu.be/Om2c9msgWWM">here</a>. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.</p>
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