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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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    28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE Feb 20, 2026
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    Meet Gen X's most metal bachelor in this largely infected-free (well, it has one large infected) entry into the 28-year-verse. There are some pretty big questions about God and evil and What is to be human, anyway? And, importantly: Are bad dads bad?

    There's horrific violence against and by children and a lot of Duran Duran in addition to IR.

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    THE RUNNING MAN (2025) Feb 13, 2026
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    A movie can always be improved by Glen Powell appearing nude, but can it be saved? This is the hypothetical that Edgar Wright's remake of The Running Man attempts to answer.


    This movie has Arnoldbucks, futurist telenovelas, a podcast that might save the world (if not America), a delusional ending (or is it?), hot dogs (not Glen Powell's!) and, yes, some IR.

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    PLURIBUS Feb 13, 2026
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    Ana and Dan will skip the milk, thanks.


    Is Pluribus about AI? Is it about the white savior complex, or loneliness in post-capitalist society? The pandemic? Ethical altruism? Maybe... art? It's gorgeous and inscrutable, much like your long-absent hosts.


    Glad to be back.


    (This was supposed to come out before the streak of Running Man episodes we did, lol.)

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    THE RUNNING MAN (BOOK) Jan 13, 2026
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    Ana and Dan turn off the FreeVee and settle into this incredibly grim source material. If you've just seen one of the The Running Man movies, you might be unprepared for just how unsparing and violent the book is. It is not satire, it's indictment. It takes place in 2025! There is IR in this book.

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    THE RUNNING MAN (1987) Jan 04, 2026
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    Dan and Ana are introduced by the Space the Nation dancers! This adaptation of Stephen King/Richard Bachman's dark satire strips away a lot of the dark and struggles a bit with the satire, but we were both charmed by the very 80s vision of 2017. Violent, repressive state officials patrolling the streets in black uniforms and masks, you say? A game show host as the ultimate power in the United States? Lol, haha.


    There is IR in this movie.


    (Audio fixed!)

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    WE EXIST! Jan 04, 2026
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    The show goes on. Dan and I have both hit life-based turbulence in the five years of doing this podcast (five years!), but December 2025 saw us both bumping around at the same time. Our sincere apologies to all, our gratitude for sticking with us, and here's a peek behind the curtain as well some recommendations based on what we've been watching and reading recently!


    Good thing 2026 is starting out so smoothly, right?

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    SPACEGIVING 2025 Nov 26, 2025
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    Ana and Dan set the table for some fine genre dining: Pluribus, Welcome to Derry, a book called "The Ministry of" something that's good, not bad! And many, many more. There is hardly any discussion of IR in this episode.


    The video version of this podcast is available for free on our Patreon page, patreon.com/spacethenation

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    WARGAMES Nov 26, 2025
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    Ana and Dan would like to play a game. There is some IR in this movie.

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    ALIEN: EARTH (Part 2) Nov 11, 2025
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    Ana and Dan sort of forgot we recorded this episode about the last four episodes of the series.


    We did have a few more thoughts on what is definitely in the top four or so products in the Alien franchise! Enjoy!

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    HOUSE OF DYNAMITE Nov 11, 2025
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    Ana and Dan also have loved ones in Chicago, why do you ask?


    Kathryn Bigelow's return to cinema gifts us a meticulously shot and expertly acted mess of a movie that's underwhelming in every respect. It is fun to think about President Stringer Bell, though. If I told you there was no IR in this movie, would you believe me?

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