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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:

28 Days Later Jul 02, 2021

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Ana and Dan scrutinize Danny Boyle's art-house zombie movie, which Dan could lecture on blindfolded and hands tied behind his back. A debate: Is twenty-eight days long enough that everyone would have given up all hope and regressed to a pure state of nature? How long do you have to be fighting zombies to become like them? There is IR in this movie. all

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E28: Tribble Me This Jun 25, 2021

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Ana and Dan beam down to Deep Space Station K7 to examine the intricacies of quadrotriticale-based foreign policy, in both of the Star Trek series where the grain appears: TOS and DS9. Also: I SING. There is IR in these episodes

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E27: THE POWER (Unlocked) Jun 19, 2021

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Ana and Dan turn their blinded eyes to the much-heralded gender swap-out parable. Surprise: Ana did not like it as much as Dan's wife did! And, for real: CW for rape. There is IR in this novel.

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E26: FOR ALL MANKIND Jun 17, 2021

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Ana and Dan talk about Apple TV+’s best show that is not Ted Lasso, and wonder if the showrunners have really grappled with the radical changes they’ve made, maybe women fully participating in the Space Race would be an even bigger deal? That said! Great show. Also discussed: Is FAMK “Mad Men in space” or “West Wing in space”? There is IR in this series.

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E25: CHILDREN OF MEN Jun 05, 2021

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Ana and Dan dive into one of the least-pleasant best movies of the modern era, a gorgeous and captivating tale of a world slowly winding down into violent nihilism and numb decadence. Except, what if life *isn't* over? There is IR in this movie.

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E24: KINDRED May 28, 2021

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A time-travel novel that shares the same premise as "Back to the Future," but is really about the moral gray areas within the institution of slavery. Surprisingly, there is IR in this book.

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E23:Starship Troopers May 22, 2021

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Ana and Dan take on Paul Verhoeven's misunderstood and mismarketed military romp. Can you make such a faithful parody of fascist propaganda that it becomes... fascist propaganda? Do you want to know more? There is IR in this movie.

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E22: ALTERED CARBON May 15, 2021

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Ana and Dan stumble through a drizzly, neon-lit cityscape, beset by hard-as-nails dames and colorful assassins -- in the future. Join us for a slight detour through Ana's favorite micro-genre. There is IR in this book.

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E21: THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER (UNLOCKED) May 07, 2021

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Ana and Dan talk about the hunkiest entry into the next Marvel phase and its ham-fisted but sincere investigation of this country's whiteness protection program. There is IR in this television series.

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E20: SCHLOCK OR AWE: BATTLESTAR GALACTICA V1 Apr 30, 2021

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Ana and Dan turn a roving red eye on what's schlocky, what's serviceable, and what's genuinely scary about 1978's Mormon science fiction masterpiece. There is IR in this television pilot.

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