(S4, E11) The Barbenheimer Episode

This week on Pop Culture Boner, we’re looking at the movie event of the year. Barbie. Oppenheimer. Boppenheimer. Barbenheimer. Margot Robbie. Cillian Murphy. Ryan Gosling. Fun, frivolity, atomic bombs. We’re looking at the limits of representation in storytelling. What gets included, what doesn’t and why?

You can find the full list of sources here:

• Kimmy Yam (2023, NBC News) - 'Oppenheimer' draws debate over the absence of Japanese bombing victims in the film

• Chuck Todd (2023, MSNBC) - Oppenheimer offers lessons on technology's 'unintended consequences': Full Christopher Nolan

• Anthony D’Alessandro (2023, Deadline) - ‘Barbie’ Still Gorgeous With Best YTD $162M Opening; ‘Oppenheimer’ Detonates $82M+ In Incredible $300M+ U.S. Box Office Weekend – Monday AM Update

• Anthony D’Alessandro (2017, Deadline) - ‘Dunkirk’ Takes Warner Bros Past $1B; ‘Girls Trip’ Record Opening For Malcolm D. Lee; Reasons Why ‘Valerian’ Crashed

• Greta Gerwig - Barbie (2023)

• Christopher Nolan - Oppenheimer (2023)

• Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin (2006) - American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of Robert J. Oppenheimer

You can download the full transcript here.