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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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).

Podcast

Sep 29, 2025

Superman (2025)

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, Policy Principal, Robert Bradley, and our new intern, Madi Kim, tackle James Gunn’s Superman (2025), the first film in DC Studios’ new shared universe.

Podcast

Aug 15, 2025

28 Years Later (2025)

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 new 2025 film, 28 Years Later.

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Jun 13, 2025

28 Days Later (2003)

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 iconic 2003 film, 28 Days Later.

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