Making Mayday: Cold War History Meets Hollywood

The Proceedings Podcast by U.S. Naval Institute

Sep 10, 202600:38:46Government & Organizations

Go behind the scenes of Mayday with writer-director-producer duo John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein. They join Naval History podcast host Emily Abdow to discuss the Cold War history behind the film, the inspiratio...

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