Space the Nation
Space the Nation
On Space the Nation, we take our love of science fiction (and fantasy and horror) and smash it together with our professional passions: international relations (as brought to the table by Tufts University professor and Washington Post columnist Dan Drezner) and cultural criticism (as brought to the table by political columnist Ana Marie Cox). It's a highly informed but hilarious conversation that starts with an examination of a particular text (everything from Ursula K. LeGuin to the MCU, Star Trek to Colson Whitehead) and veers into current events, mental health practices and imagined conversations between Ted Cruz and the Predator. For people who like white papers and graphic novels, Chapo Trap House and what Political Science Twitter used to be. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jan 15, 2021 • 60min
E5: Hard Burn
Is biology destiny? Does blood relation make you family, or is it something else? Ana and Dan discuss Belter alliances, Amos' continued emotional evolution, and Marco's general dickishness. There is IR in this episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 8, 2021 • 1h 5min
E4: No More Worlds Left to Conquer
Welp, that escalated quickly. Dan goes deep on international relations theories about how third-party nation-states respond to larger conflicts; Ana recalls everything she ever learned about post-modernism in order to deconstruct the Expanse's argument about nature versus nurture. Oh, and extended sidebar on the actual historical battle referenced in the title. But it's interesting, really! Also: thoughts on the prison industrial complex and how it might or might not change and wondering if Monica will write "The Looming Tower" of the attack on Earth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 1, 2021 • 54min
E3: What Money Can't Buy
Ana and Dan ponder the ties between people: Are they based on blood and DNA? Class? Identity? Can you buy loyalty? Dan squees over Drummer. Ana deconstructs the cringe fest that is Alex's date with the Martian Mata Hari. Extended detour into QWERTY keyboards in space and "path dependence." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 25, 2020 • 49min
E2: Tactical Choke Points
Do you love War College lectures? This is the episode for you. Do you love extended discourse on the normalization of sex work and trauma recovery? ALSO FOR YOU. What about awkwardly inserted pull quotes? We'll get better, promise. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 21, 2020 • 0sec
E1: The Opposite of Exodus
Starting off the whole thing with everyone going their own ways, but is this an exodus, or is it a series of returns to their origins? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 18, 2020 • 0sec
POD PREVIEW
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