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Exploring the 1997 sci fi cult classic Starship Troopers, its commentary on fascism, and its relationship with its source material, the 1958 novel by Robert Heinlein.
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00:00 Dedication
00:21 Part 1 - The Helldivers Discourse
05:47 Part 2 - Satire, Fascism, and $100 Million Bugs
20:50 Part 2.2 - Paul Verhoeven's "Starship Troopers"
01:21:04 Part 2.3 - The Reception
01:32:09 Part 2.4 - Robert Anson Heinlein
01:40:32 Part 3 - Robert Heinlein's "Starship Troopers"
01:49:44 Part 3.2 - Rico and Terran Society
02:01:31 Part 3.3 - Making a Mobile Infantryman
02:40:21 Part 3.4 - The Bug War
03:02:02 Part 3.5 - Officer Candidate School
03:24:37 Part 4 - Fascism and the Failure of Satire