Episode · Stuff You Should Know · 2024-08-29
Books mentioned on How Bomb Disposal Works
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Chuck Bryant recommended The hurt locker, and discussed Zero Dark Thirty by Samuel Brantley. Josh Clark recommended Near Dark by Stacey Abbott.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The hurt locker
The Hurt Locker is a tense dramatic film that follows an elite bomb disposal squad operating during the Iraq War, showcasing the psychological toll and intense danger of combat engineering.
Recommended“had you just seen uh The Hurt Locker or something I've never seen The Hurt Locker really yeah you should check it out it's great movie”
Where to get it
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Zero Dark Thirty
Zero Dark Thirty is a dramatic thriller film directed by Kathryn Bigelow that chronicles the decade-long international manhunt for Osama bin Laden.
Discussed“what else did she made besides Zero Dark 30”
Where to get it
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Near Dark
Near Dark is a vampire film directed by Kathryn Bigelow that explores dark and thrilling themes within the horror genre.
Recommended“she did a movie a vampire movie called near dark back in the day it was great oh yeah and uh yeah you should see that one too”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“that's the uh the trilogy near dark The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark 30”
“and then I remembered Anton sugar in No Country for Old Men it's essentially they're they're kind of saying”
“Kyle found this BBC um uh documentary on the bomb squads working in Northern Ireland at the time um from 1974 and everything has a real Clockwork Orange look to it”