Mimi Healy on the Militarization of Movies
David Swanson / Talk World Radio

(March 14, 2025) — This week on Talk World Radio we’re exploring how popular culture fuels war. Our guest Mimi Healy is an Associate with the Brown University’s Costs of War project where she provides research assistance and editing. Most recently, she is one of the co-editors on Costs of War’s latest research series, “Consuming War.”

Costs of War’s Consuming War research series showcases how, every day, Americans are inundated with cultural products promoting militarism. The first report in the series is titled, “The Militarization of Movies and Television.”
•  Read: Consuming War and Costs of War

•  Invitation to a March 17 Webinar
NOTE: If this topic interests you, a webinar on March 17 on “Iron Man and the MIC: Resisting the Military Industrial Complex” will as well. It includes Spencer Ackerman, Miriam Pemberton, and Josue Sican.