Three Movies to Prep For Our Viral Apocalypse
The article discusses three films that can prepare viewers for a potential viral apocalypse. It highlights 'Contagion,' 'And the Band Played On,' and 'Outbreak' as key movies to watch. The author emphasizes the fun and effort put into revisiting these films for the discussion.
- ▪The episode features a discussion on three significant films related to viral outbreaks.
- ▪The films mentioned are 'Contagion,' 'And the Band Played On,' and 'Outbreak.'
- ▪The author encourages listeners to subscribe to the Takes feed for more content.
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| Original publisher | The Bulwark |
| Canonical URL | https://www.thebulwark.com/p/three-movies-to-prep-for-our-viral |
| Publication time | Fri, 29 May 2026 10:02:41 GMT |
| Retrieval time | 2026-05-29T10:10:00.332Z |
| Last seen | 2026-05-29T10:10:00.332Z |
| Headline source | Publisher (no WeSearch rewrite) |
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| Summary source text | contentText |
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| Publisher visit | Yes — open original |
| Substitutes article? | No — link-out required for full text |
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| Retrieval / RAG | May the content be exposed for third-party retrieval-augmented generation? | Not asserted |
| Model training | May the content be used to train AI models? | Not asserted |
| Commercial reuse | May the content be reused commercially? | Not permitted |
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Bulwark Goes to HollywoodThree Movies to Prep For Our Viral Apocalypse11×0:00Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -47:17-47:17Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade.Three Movies to Prep For Our Viral ApocalypseJonathan Cohn and Sonny Bunch on 'Contagion,' 'And the Band Played On,' and 'Outbreak.'Sonny BunchMay 29, 20261ShareTranscriptIf you’re looking for a good time call this monkey. (Outbreak/Warner Bros.)Just as a heads up: This episode was posted on the Takes feed over the weekend, but I wanted to make sure and share it with y’all because a.) it was a lot of fun and b.) I did a weirdly large amount of work for it, having to rewatch three films and read a bunch of stuff. But I wanted to make sure you guys heard it in case you haven’t subscribed to the Takes feed.
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