The Biollywood Podcast

Viruses and other biological threats constantly evolve. The Biollywood Podcast explores the biological threats we face and the popular culture media they appear in.

Viruses and other biological threats continually evolve. To keep up with them, the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense at the Atlantic Council’s Biollywood podcast examines scenarios involving biological weapons, accidents, and naturally occurring pandemics. In this podcast, commission experts talk about biological threats and the popular culture media they appear in.

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Feb 27, 2026

NCIS: Origins S02E03 – The Edge (2025)

By the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense

In this episode of The Biollywood Podcast, the Director of the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense at the Atlantic Council, Dr. Asha M. George, Associate Director for Research, J.T. O'Brien, and Associate Director for Government Relations and Policy, Robert Bradley, discuss S02E03 of NCIS: Origins, The Edge. We are joined by special guest, Patrick Cady, who directed the episode.

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Jan 30, 2026

Dr. Who: The Waters of Mars (2009)

By the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense

In this episode of The Biollywood Podcast, the Director of the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense at the Atlantic Council, Dr. Asha M. George, Associate Director for Research, J.T. O'Brien, and Associate Director for Government Relations and Policy, Robert Bradley, discuss the 2009 Dr. Who special, The Waters of Mars.

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Dec 15, 2025

The Thing (1982)

By the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense

In this episode of The Biollywood Podcast, the Director of the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense at the Atlantic Council, Dr. Asha M. George, Associate Director for Research, J.T. O'Brien, and Associate Director for Government Relations and Policy, Robert Bradley, discuss the 1982 film, The Thing.

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Nov 5, 2025

V for Vendetta (2005)

By the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense

In this episode of The Biollywood Podcast, the Executive Director of the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense, Dr. Asha M. George, Research Principal, J.T. O'Brien, and Policy Principal Robert Bradley, discuss the 2005 film, V for Vendetta.

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Oct 17, 2025

The X Files: The Pine Bluff Variant (1998)

By the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense

In this episode of The Biollywood Podcast, the Executive Director of the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense, Dr. Asha M. George, Research Principal, J.T. O'Brien, and Policy Principal Robert Bradley, discuss the 1998 episode of The X Files titled, The Pine Bluff Variant (S05E18).

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