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Lyle Jeremy Rubin @lylerubin.bsky.social · Aug 19

Can't think of many films (in this case a miniseries) that have wrestled more seriously with the trials and tribulations of political violence than Carlos. And it was such a pleasure to have the journalist @noahhurowitz.bsky.social (author of El Chapo) on the show to make sense of the work.

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Bang-Bang @bangbang1492.bsky.social · Aug 19

Episode 40: Carlos w/ Noah Hurowitz. Please consider sharing and subscribing. www.bangbangpod.com/p/carlos-201...

Carlos (2010) w/ Noah Hurowitz | Ep. 40

In this episode, Van and Lyle are joined by journalist and author Noah Hurowitz (El Chapo) to discuss Olivier Assayas’ Carlos, the sweeping 2010 miniseries about the infamous Venezuelan militant Ilich...

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Lyle Jeremy Rubin @lylerubin.bsky.social · Aug 16

Extraordinary documentary, and such a pleasure having someone as knowledgeable as @sandipto.bsky.social on the show with @vanjackson.bsky.social and I to navigate its angles. Check it out!

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Bang-Bang @bangbang1492.bsky.social · Aug 16

Episode 39: Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat w/ Sandipto Dasgupta. Please consider sharing and subscribing. www.bangbangpod.com/p/soundtrack...

Soundtrack to a Coup d’État (2025) w/ Sandipto Dasgupta | Ep. 39

Van and Lyle are joined by Sandipto Dasgupta—legal scholar, political theorist, and possessor of an encyclopedic knowledge of Congolese politics, the Non-Aligned Movement, and postcolonial political e...

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Lyle Jeremy Rubin @lylerubin.bsky.social · Aug 16

Can’t recommend enough this conversation with @vanjackson.bsky.social, Alex, and Stuart. What an incredible film. And so timely!

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Bang-Bang @bangbang1492.bsky.social · Aug 16

Episode 38: 28 Costa-Gavras’ State of Siege w/ Alex Aviña and Stuart Schrader. Please consider sharing and subscribing. www.bangbangpod.com/p/costa-gavr...

Costa-Gavras' State of Siege (1972) w/ Alex Aviña and Stuart Schrader | Ep. 38

In this episode, we discuss Costa-Gavras’s State of Siege, a tightly constructed political thriller based on the real-life kidnapping and execution of U.S.

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Lyle Jeremy Rubin @lylerubin.bsky.social · Jul 22

Had a great time discussing the entire 28 Days Later series with @vanjackson.bsky.social and Slate Senior Editor @rebeccaonion.bsky.social. Check it out!

Bang-Bang @bangbang1492.bsky.social · Jul 22

Episode 37: 28 Days Later Trilogy w/ Rebecca Onion. Please consider sharing and subscribing. www.bangbangpod.com/p/28-days-la...

28 Days Later Trilogy (2002, 2007, 2025) w/ Rebecca Onion | Ep. 37

Van and Lyle are joined by historian and Slate Senior Editor Rebecca Onion to talk through the entire 28 Days Later trilogy, from its early aughts origins to its apocalyptic present.

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Van Jackson @vanjackson.bsky.social · Jul 24

We covered the 28 Days Later trilogy in the latest episode of @bangbang1492.bsky.social, and boy did we have a lot to say about the geopolitics of zombies. 1/x www.bangbangpod.com/p/28-days-la...

28 Days Later Trilogy (2002, 2007, 2025) w/ Rebecca Onion | Ep. 37

Van and Lyle are joined by historian and Slate Senior Editor Rebecca Onion to talk through the entire 28 Days Later trilogy, from its early aughts origins to its apocalyptic present.

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Van Jackson @vanjackson.bsky.social · Aug 3

Amazing @bangbang1492.bsky.social discussion of Costa-Gavras’ State of Siege (1972) w/ Alex Avina and @stschrader1.bsky.social @lylerubin.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2I4...

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Van Jackson @vanjackson.bsky.social · Aug 10

Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat (2025) is the best documentary I’ve ever seen. Check. It. Out! @bangbang1492.bsky.social www.bangbangpod.com/p/soundtrack...

Soundtrack to a Coup d’État (2025) w/ Sandipto Dasgupta | Ep. 39

Van and Lyle are joined by Sandipto Dasgupta—legal scholar, political theorist, and possessor of an encyclopedic knowledge of Congolese politics, the Non-Aligned Movement, and postcolonial political e...

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Kevin Fox @michigrim.bsky.social · Aug 11

We covered this during my guest appearance on @bangbang1492.bsky.social podcast with Three Kings. Saddam invaded Kuwait partially because he could not pay for the bread, circuses and services needed to maintain rule in addition to needing to pay back his creditors.

Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · Aug 11

the basic rule of dictatorships is there are some people you cannot fuck over, you can't survive everyone being unhappy all the time, if you keep your people happy you can ride out discontent but letting it get that far is already a major fuck up!

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Bang-Bang @bangbang1492.bsky.social · Jul 22

Episode 37: 28 Days Later Trilogy w/ Rebecca Onion. Please consider sharing and subscribing. www.bangbangpod.com/p/28-days-la...

28 Days Later Trilogy (2002, 2007, 2025) w/ Rebecca Onion | Ep. 37

Van and Lyle are joined by historian and Slate Senior Editor Rebecca Onion to talk through the entire 28 Days Later trilogy, from its early aughts origins to its apocalyptic present.

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Lyle Jeremy Rubin @lylerubin.bsky.social · Jul 22

Enjoyed chatting with @vanjackson.bsky.social and Sam Carliner on one of the latest treatments of the Afghanistan war.

Bang-Bang @bangbang1492.bsky.social · Jul 22

Episode 36: Guy Ritchie's The Covenant w/ Sam Carliner. Please consider sharing and subscribing. www.bangbangpod.com/p/guy-ritchi...

Guy Ritchie's The Covenant (2023) w/ Sam Carliner | Ep. 36

Van and Lyle are joined by journalist Sam Carliner to unpack Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant, a 2023 entry into the Afghanistan war movie canon.

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Bang-Bang @bangbang1492.bsky.social · Jul 22

Episode 36: Guy Ritchie's The Covenant w/ Sam Carliner. Please consider sharing and subscribing. www.bangbangpod.com/p/guy-ritchi...

Guy Ritchie's The Covenant (2023) w/ Sam Carliner | Ep. 36

Van and Lyle are joined by journalist Sam Carliner to unpack Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant, a 2023 entry into the Afghanistan war movie canon.

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Lyle Jeremy Rubin @lylerubin.bsky.social · Jul 22

Such a pleasure having friend and return guest @pauladlerstein.bsky.social and former foreign policy advisor @mattduss.bsky.social on the show to round out our series on Andor. Check it out!

Bang-Bang @bangbang1492.bsky.social · Jul 22

Episode 34: Andor, Season 2, Ep. 10-12 + Rogue One w/ Matt Duss and Paul Adlerstein. Please consider sharing and subscribing. www.bangbangpod.com/p/andor-2025...

Andor (2025), Season 2 Ep. 10–12 + Rogue One (2016) w/ Matt Duss and Paul Adlerstein | Ep. 34

In this finale to our Andor series, Van and Lyle are joined by returning guest Paul Adlerstein and—making his first appearance on the pod—Matt Duss, former foreign policy advisor to Senator Bernie San...

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Bang-Bang @bangbang1492.bsky.social · Jul 22

Episode 34: Andor, Season 2, Ep. 10-12 + Rogue One w/ Matt Duss and Paul Adlerstein. Please consider sharing and subscribing. www.bangbangpod.com/p/andor-2025...

Andor (2025), Season 2 Ep. 10–12 + Rogue One (2016) w/ Matt Duss and Paul Adlerstein | Ep. 34

In this finale to our Andor series, Van and Lyle are joined by returning guest Paul Adlerstein and—making his first appearance on the pod—Matt Duss, former foreign policy advisor to Senator Bernie San...

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Van Jackson @vanjackson.bsky.social · Jun 21

The final episode of the Andor mini-series on @bangbang1492.bsky.social dropping tomorrow www.bangbangpod.com

Bang-Bang | Van and Lyle are Bang-Bang | Substack

A show about war movies, with an anti-imperialist twist. Hosted by Van Jackson and Lyle Jeremy Rubin—military vets, antiwar advocates, film junkies. Click to read Bang-Bang, by Van and Lyle are Bang-B...

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Jonathan M. Katz @katz.theracket.news · Jun 13

Do it do what he says

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Lyle Jeremy Rubin @lylerubin.bsky.social · Jun 13

Such an honor having the historian and journalist @katz.theracket.news on the show with @vanjackson.bsky.social to talk about one of the greatest documentaries ever made. I promise you the ep is timely, check it out, and subscribe to Jonathan’s newsletter!

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Bang-Bang @bangbang1492.bsky.social · Jun 13

Episodes 31-33: The Battle of Chile (1975) w/ Jonathan M. Katz. Please consider sharing and subscribing. www.bangbangpod.com/p/the-battle...

The Battle of Chile (Part I) (1975) w/ Jonathan M. Katz | Ep. 31

Van and Lyle are joined by journalist and historian Jonathan M.

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Bang-Bang @bangbang1492.bsky.social · Jun 13

Episode 30: Andor (2025), Season 2 Ep. 7-9 w/ David Klion and David Austin Walsh. Please consider sharing and subscribing. www.bangbangpod.com/p/andor-2025...

Andor (2025), Season 2, Ep. 7-9 w/ David Klion and David Austin Walsh | Ep. 30

The Death Star was born in blood well before it ever came into existence.

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Lyle Jeremy Rubin @lylerubin.bsky.social · Jun 13

Fun having my buddy @pauladlerstein.bsky.social and one of my favorite journalists @davidklion.bsky.social on the show with @vanjackson.bsky.social to discuss the second arc of the second season of Andor. Check it out!

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Bang-Bang @bangbang1492.bsky.social · Jun 13

Episode 28: Andor (2025), Season 2 Ep. 4-6 w/ Paul Adlerstein and David Klion. Please consider sharing and subscribing. www.bangbangpod.com/p/andor-2025...

Andor (2025), Season 2, Ep. 4-6 w/ Paul Adlerstein and David Klion | Ep. 28

Van and Lyle are joined by journalist David Klion and returning guest Paul Adlerstein to unpack Episodes 4 through 6 of Andor Season 2, when the slow-burn tension of the early arc erupts into full-fle...

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pollyannainhell.bsky.social @pollyannainhell.bsky.social · Jun 12

Another moment where I wish a vid or podcast had been an article. I recently tried to watch Exodus, which I'd heard was hugely influential when it came out. It's a shockingly awful movie, for itself and not just its politics, and I bet this is really interesting - if you can do video/audio.

Lyle Jeremy Rubin @lylerubin.bsky.social · Jun 12

Such a pleasure to talk to @vanjackson.bsky.social and the journalist @davidgrossman.bsky.social (one of my favorite mutuals) on a film that tells us a lot about our current moment. Check it out!

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