545 - The Nuclear Episode

<p>John talks with Joan Rohlfing (Nuclear Threat Initiative, U.S. Department of Energy) and author/reporter David E. Hoffman (Washington Post) about nuclear energy, nuclear safety and nuclear war — both the current reality and how these issues are portrayed in Hollywood.</p> <p>Joan and David explain how the nuclear landscape has changed over the decades, the stories Hollywood has missed, and the importance of getting them right moving forward.</p> <p>Thanks to our friends at Hollywood Health & Society for helping put this episode together.</p> <p>In our bonus segment for premium members, John and Megana catch up on Scriptnotes behind-the-scenes from the past few weeks, including John’s not-great-not-terrible Covid experience.</p> <p>Links:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.nti.org/about/people/joan-rohlfing/">Joan Rohlfing and the Nuclear Threat Initiative</a> and on <a href="https://twitter.com/JoanRohlfing">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/david-e-hoffman/">David E. Hoffman</a> and his <a href= "https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/81268/the-dead-hand-by-david--e-hoffman/">books, including Pulitzer winner The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and its Dangerous Legacy</a></li> <li><a href="https://openai.com/dall-e-2/">Dall-E-2</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.readthepresentage.com/p/midjourney-ai-art-tool?s=r">MidJourney</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.naav.com/">Atomic Veterans</a></li> <li>Book <a href= "https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Give-Me-Liberty/David-E-Hoffman/9781982191191">Give Me Liberty by David E. Hoffman</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.britannica.com/topic/Reykjavik-summit-of-1986">Reykjavík summit of 1986 between Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev</a></li> <li><a href= "https://cottonbureau.com/people/scriptnotes-podcast">Get a Scriptnotes T-shirt!</a></li> <li><a href="https://scriptnotes.supportingcast.fm/gifts">Gift a Scriptnotes Subscription</a> or <a href= "https://scriptnotes.supportingcast.fm/">treat yourself to a