June 23, 2025

WarGames

1 hour 56 minutes

Shall we play a game? 1983's WarGames presciently predicts the dangers of both human intelligence and artificial intelligence that we still wrestle with today. In this classic Matthew Broderick accidentally nearly sets World War III into motion by seemingly innocently challenging an AI to a game with potentially apocalyptic consequences. We're joined by returning guest B.T. Moorer to discuss the fallout from this thermonuclear film.

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Musical Credits:

Dark Flute - Jim Guthrie

All Score From WarGames by Arthur B. Rubinstein