Escape Hatch (formerly Dune Pod)

WarGames (1983)

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In our latest episode, regular hosts Haitch and Jason are joined by 3 time superstar return guest and Managing Editor of Fangoria Magazine, Meredith Borders. We discuss Matthew Broderick’s star making performance in the hacker, Cold War thriller, WarGames. We cover the secret, hacker history of the making of WarGames, the relevance of game theory, and how much we still love Ally Sheedy.

Chapters

  • Introduction (00:00:00)
  • Dune News (00:04:46)
  • Roundtable Discussion (00:06:36)
  • Outro (01:08:40)

    • Notes and Links

    • Read the WarGames oral history. Much of the behind the scenes details that Meredith brought us comes from investigation and identification of a great Wired magazine article from 2008.
    • City Acre Brewing. Meredith is one of the owner/operators of an amazing brewpub in Houston, TX.
    • Read the episode transcript! Our transcript is available here.
    • Join the Dune Pod Discord Server! Our server is live, and this is the place to hang out with Haitch, Jason, guest hosts, and other friends of the pod. It’s a spot to hang out, talk movies, books, games, whatever. Check out the invite here.
    • Dune Pod is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn! Dune Pod is a member of TAPEDECK Podcasts, a collaboration of podcasts, featuring tons of talent you have heard on Dune Pod, including: 70mm (a podcast for film lovers), Bat & Spider (low rent horror and exploitation films), Cinenauts (exploring the Criterion Collection), Lost Light (Transformers comics and movies), Will Run For (obsessing about running), and Film Hags (a podcast about movies hosted by four hag friends). Check these pods out!.
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      Music by Tobey Forsman of Whipsong Music
      Cover art by @ctcher
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