Oppenheimer with Kai Bird - The Preamble

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Sharon’s guest today is Kai Bird, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and author of American Prometheus, which is the biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer that the blockbuster Christopher Nolan film was based on. Join us while Kai shares his experience of what it was like to have his work turned into a historically accurate major motion picture, and how he conducted the research required to capture the life of Oppenheimer. If you are interested in learning more about the mid-Century, World War II, his wife Kitty, or what happened to them immediately after the war, you will not want to miss this episode. Special thanks to our guest, Kai Bird, for joining us today.Host/Executive Producer: Sharon McMahonGuest: Kai BirdAudio Producer: Jenny Snyder Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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This episode was published on September 11, 2023.

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Sharon’s guest today is Kai Bird, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and author of American Prometheus, which is the biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer that the blockbuster Christopher Nolan film was based on. Join us while Kai shares his experience...

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