Nostalgium Arcanum
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The Manhattan Project
June 15th, 2026 | 1 hr 30 mins
1980s, 80s, atomic, cynthia nixon, fallout, john lithgow, nuclear, physics, science, war games
Much like its subject, when "The Manhattan Project" premiered 40 years ago it did not go off with a bang, but this film remains a hidden gem of classic '80s kids-can-do cold war paranoia. When teenage genius Paul Stephens sets out to build his own nuclear bomb, his weird science quickly turns into some war games with spreading fallout. Returning guest B.T. Moorer joins us for a look back at a wonderful flim that likely passed you by, but is well worth your time.
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WarGames
June 23rd, 2025 | 1 hr 56 mins
1980s, 80s, ai, ally sheedy, artificial intelligence, computer, computers, matthew broderick, politics, software, ussr, war games
Shall we play a game? 1983's WarGames presciently predicts the dangers of both human intelligence and artificial intelligence that we still wrestle with today. In this classic Matthew Broderick accidentally nearly sets World War III into motion by seemingly innocently challenging an AI to a game with potentially apocalyptic consequences. We're joined by returning guest B.T. Moorer to discuss the fallout from this thermonuclear film.