Episode
One If By Land, Two If By Spaceship
- Podcast
- The History on Film Podcast
- Published
- Jun 22, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 4915
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Summary
Ross is joined by returning guest Dr. Ben Railton to discuss the 1996 blockbuster smash, "Independence Day". They discuss the film's cultural moment, the nature of disaster films, masculinity in the End of History, and much more! See you this fall for season 3! FURTHER READING: Railton, Ben. Of Thee I Sing: The Contested History of American Patriotism. Keane, Stephen. Disaster Movies: The Cinema of Catastrophe. Brown, Stephen. The Ecstasy of Destruction Railton, Ben. Alien Nation: Alien Autopsy and Alien America: ID4 . Check out Black, White, and Read All Over ! FURTHER WATCHING: "Mars Attacks!" (1996) "The Day After Tomorrow" (2004) "The Brother From Another Planet" (1984) "Don't Look Up" (2021) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.