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#042925
Chinese Food: Best Food?
"the Russians have invaded all of Red Dawn and you and I are alone in a men's camp"
— Chuck
Chuck made a hypothetical joke about being alone with Josh in a men's camp if a zombie apocalypse or Russian invasion like in Red Dawn happened.
Apr 29, 2025
#111020
The Bay of Pigs Disaster
"there's Cubans in Red Dawn. Oh, that's true. It was Cuba, wasn't it?"
— Josh
Referenced when discussing how Cubans appear in movies about invasions.
Nov 10, 2020
#081719
SYSK Selects: Are We in a Cyberwar?
"And then all of a sudden, in comes the Red Dawn team parachuting in."
— Josh
Josh references Red Dawn when discussing a hypothetical scenario combining cyber attacks with physical invasion.
Aug 17, 2019
#010618
SYSK Selects: What Makes a One-hit Wonder?
"For example, I think Red Dawn is one of my favorite movies of all time. There's not a chance that I will ever see the remake of Red Dawn."
— Josh
Josh uses Red Dawn as an example of a beloved film he refuses to see remade.
Jan 6, 2018
#061517
What was Camp X?
"you know that except this is in canada and red dawn was apparently in michigan or not michigan was in colorado"
— Chuck
Chuck references Red Dawn while discussing the intrepid park plaque, comparing it to the movie's setting and plot.
Jun 15, 2017
#081816
The Delightful History of Steam Technology
"You can't just come along and be like, oh, look, another red dawn poke button, you know?"
— Josh
Josh used Red Dawn as an example of a nostalgia reference he refuses to engage with without conscious choice.
Aug 18, 2016
#122915
The Great Wall of China Episode
"I saw a little bit of the old red dawn again the other night."
— Josh
Josh mentioned seeing part of the movie Red Dawn recently while discussing Michigan and Colorado.
Dec 29, 2015
#081313
Why was Davy Crockett king of the wild frontier?
"I think it was like one of those red dawn scenes where they start seeing America the beautiful"
— Josh
Josh compares Davy Crockett's brave death to a scene from Red Dawn where characters sing patriotically before death.
Aug 13, 2013
#030513
What Makes a One-hit Wonder?
"I think Red Dawn is one of my favorite movies of all time."
— Josh
Josh used Red Dawn as an example of a favorite movie he refuses to see remade.
Mar 5, 2013
#092512
Q: Are we in the midst of cyberwar? A: Yes
"And then all of a sudden in comes the red dawn team parachuting in."
— Josh
Josh references this movie when describing a hypothetical scenario of cyber attack followed by physical invasion.
Sep 25, 2012
#120210
How the Rules of War Work
"You remember Red Dawn? We've talked about this often."
— Josh
Josh extensively used Red Dawn as an example throughout their discussion of rules of war regarding civilians.
Dec 2, 2010
#020210
How Swat Teams Work
"Great red dawn reference in the Honey Bee episode."
A listener email mentioned Josh's reference to Red Dawn in a previous episode about honey bees.
Feb 2, 2010
#011910
Why are honeybees disappearing?
"I thought you were going to say Wolverines was spray painted on the front of it."
— Chuck
Chuck makes a reference to the movie when discussing what might have been carved into the Lost Colony of Roanoke fort posts.
Jan 19, 2010
Cast
Patrick Swayze
Jed
Charlie Sheen
Matt
C. Thomas Howell
Robert
Lea Thompson
Erica
Darren Dalton
Daryl
Jennifer Grey
Toni
Powers Boothe
Andy
Brad Savage
Danny
Ben Johnson
Mason
Harry Dean Stanton
Mr. Eckert
William Smith
Strelnikov
Ron O'Neal
Bella
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