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Fail Safe

The Zeitgeist Tapes

Dec 22, 202332:52Technology

This month, to reflect on the death of Henry Kissinger, Emma and Steve look at 1964 film Fail Safe. Based on the same novel as Dr Strangelove, but definitely not played for laughs this film examines from the inside two s...

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Fail Safe is an episode from The Zeitgeist Tapes. This month, to reflect on the death of Henry Kissinger, Emma and Steve look at 1964 film Fail Safe. Based on the same novel as Dr Strangelove, but definitely not played for laughs this film...

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Published Dec 22, 2023, 32:52 long, audio available.

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