(S2, E1) The Dead Presidents Club

Welcome back! We’re kicking off season two of Pop Culture Boner with a bang! In light of a recent attempted coup in Washington, D.C. we’ve decided to look at American presidents on film. We’re looking at what it takes to be a good fictional president and what the Hollywood propaganda machine is doing to our collective brains.

Some references:

• CBC Radio (2020) - Myths on Screen: Hollywood at War Part 1, Part 2, Part 3

• White House Down (2013)

• Olympus Has Fallen (2013)

• Independence Day (1996)

• Air Force One (1997)

• Deep Impact (1998)

• The American President (1995)

• Wikipedia - List of Presidents of the United States by Military Service

You can find the full transcript here.