The Protagonist Podcast

Protagonist Podcast #224: Juan Rico from Starship Troopers (novel 1959) “War is controlled violence, for a purpose.”

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Producer Andrew joins Joe to talk about Juan Rico from Robert Heinlein’s novel Starship Troopers. Topics of discussion include the historical significance of the novel, how it is driven by theme rather than character or plot, and how successful (or not) the ideas of presented in the novel appear.

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  • Starship Troopers (novel) – Wikipedia
  • Starship Troopers (film) – Wikipedia
  • Robert A. Heinlein – Wikipedia

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