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Episode 116. Carrying On: The Quatermass Xperiment
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内容由Andrea Subissati and Alexandra West, Andrea Subissati, and Alexandra West提供。所有播客内容(包括剧集、图形和播客描述)均由 Andrea Subissati and Alexandra West, Andrea Subissati, and Alexandra West 或其播客平台合作伙伴直接上传和提供。如果您认为有人在未经您许可的情况下使用您的受版权保护的作品,您可以按照此处概述的流程进行操作https://zh.player.fm/legal。
In this episode we look at what happens when an American experiment crash lands in the British countryside. By looking at the state of England after two World Wars, a crisis of masculinity and humanity’s shaky grasp on scientific responsibility, Andrea and Alex uncover what is truly driving innovation and our need to win.
REQUIRED READING
The Quatermass Xperiment. Dir. Val Guest, 1955.
EXTRA CREDIT
Hammer and Beyond by Peter Hutchings. An in-depth examination of the studio and its impact.
Seeing is Believing by Peter Biskind. A definitive text for American films in the 1950s.
The Imagination of Disaster. Susan Sontag’s essay about the role of science-fiction in the midst of the Cold War.
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内容由Andrea Subissati and Alexandra West, Andrea Subissati, and Alexandra West提供。所有播客内容(包括剧集、图形和播客描述)均由 Andrea Subissati and Alexandra West, Andrea Subissati, and Alexandra West 或其播客平台合作伙伴直接上传和提供。如果您认为有人在未经您许可的情况下使用您的受版权保护的作品,您可以按照此处概述的流程进行操作https://zh.player.fm/legal。
In this episode we look at what happens when an American experiment crash lands in the British countryside. By looking at the state of England after two World Wars, a crisis of masculinity and humanity’s shaky grasp on scientific responsibility, Andrea and Alex uncover what is truly driving innovation and our need to win.
REQUIRED READING
The Quatermass Xperiment. Dir. Val Guest, 1955.
EXTRA CREDIT
Hammer and Beyond by Peter Hutchings. An in-depth examination of the studio and its impact.
Seeing is Believing by Peter Biskind. A definitive text for American films in the 1950s.
The Imagination of Disaster. Susan Sontag’s essay about the role of science-fiction in the midst of the Cold War.
LISTEN
Right click or option-click here and choose “Save Target As”
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