Plain English with Derek Thompson

Oppenheimer: The Genius, the Film, and the Project That Changed the World


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Richard Rhodes, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of 'The Making of the Atomic Bomb,' discusses the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the Manhattan Project, the history of nuclear weapons, and the new film on his life by Christopher Nolan.

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Host: Derek Thompson

Guest: Richard Rhodes

Producer: Devon Manze

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