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Space the Nation

On Space the Nation, we take our love of science fiction (and fantasy and horror) and smash it together with our professional passions: international relations (as brought to the table by Tufts University professor and Washington Post columnist Dan Drezner) and cultural criticism (as brought to the table by political columnist Ana Marie Cox). It’s a highly informed but hilarious conversation that starts with an examination of a particular text (everything from Ursula K. LeGuin to the MCU, Star Trek to Colson Whitehead) and veers into current events, mental health practices and imagined conversations between Ted Cruz and the Predator. For people who like white papers and graphic novels, Chapo Trap House and what Political Science Twitter used to be.

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Latest Episodes:

ENCORE: WATERWORLD (1995) Apr 29, 2026

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Presenting the Schlock or Awe collection, encore presentations of the best worst movies we've seen. Patrons get episodes ad-free.

Fourth wave: Urine for a treat.

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OCEAN'S ELEVEN (2001) Apr 27, 2026

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We are forced, once again, to ponder the power of charisma in creating the illusion of perfection. Of course things never go wrong for George Clooney. Unless he portraying a small-time legal fixer (see: Michael Clayton), in which case we just know we're watching a fantasy.

Steven Soderberg, also at the top of his game, makes this a movie that's about criminal enterprise but goes down like a spa day at a luxury Vegas hotel.

There is IR, kinda, in this movie.

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ENCORE: DEMOLITION MAN (1993) Apr 22, 2026

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Presenting the Schlock or Awe collection, encore presentations of the best worst movies we've seen. Patrons get episodes ad-free.

Third in the roster: three shells.

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PROJECT HAIL MARY (2026) Apr 20, 2026

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What's the connection between Competence Porn and hotness? Is it a comment on the currency of conventional attractiveness, that we simply perceive the very hot as very competent? In any case, the Goslingness of it all papers over the movie's more casual approach to scientific accuracy. We did not mind.

There is some IR in this movie!

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ENCORE: BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (1978) Apr 12, 2026

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Presenting the Schlock or Awe collection, encore presentations of the best worst movies we've seen. Patrons get episodes ad-free.

Specimen two: The toasters that defined a generation, in the original Battlestar Galactica.

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ENCORE: PLANET OF THE APES (1968) Apr 05, 2026

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Presenting the Schlock or Awe collection, encore presentations of the best worst movies we've seen. Patreons get episodes ad-free.

First up: 1968's Planet of the Apes. There's a twist!

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THE MARTIAN (2015) Apr 04, 2026

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For our Competence Porn series: Mark Watney, Space Pirate, sciences the shit out of that thing.

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LILO & STITCH (2004) Mar 24, 2026

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All of Ana and Dan's dogs are adoptable, except that one.

Ana liked this movie, even though it has children in it. And IR!

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ANIMAL FARM Mar 09, 2026

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Ana and Dan must work harder. If you haven't read this short novel or it's been awhile, this is your sign to spend an afternoon with Orwell's lively parable. The writing is crisp, even if fans have scrambled what Orwell actually meant.

There is a bit of IR. Some critiques of capitalism, too.

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GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 1 Mar 05, 2026

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Our first entry in Talking Animals Month! It's peak Pratt, everyone! Pre Pratt fall, if you will. He's charming and the ensemble that carries the whole franchise comes together with an ease you may have forgotten. Topics include: Fact-checking Blank Check's Bautista backstory and whether the movie is a statement on the prison industrial complex. There is IR in this movie.

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