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. 

 

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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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