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Episode 8: “You have these two parallel threads on a collision course and that's where they meet.”

Episode 8: “You have these two parallel threads on a collision course and that's where they meet.”

FromThe American War


Episode 8: “You have these two parallel threads on a collision course and that's where they meet.”

FromThe American War

ratings:
Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Sep 27, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The Kent State massacre was one of the most searing domestic moments of the antiwar movement. Alyssa talks to Ken and Lynn about their memories of the shooting, and about finding new ways to tell the Kent State story.
Released:
Sep 27, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (11)

A podcast guide to "The Vietnam War," the new documentary from Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. Washington Post Opinion columnist Alyssa Rosenberg breaks down each episode of the film with Burns and Novick themselves, getting the story behind the stories, and grappling with the lessons the United States learned -- and failed to learn -- in Vietnam and at home. Listen after you watch each episode of "The Vietnam War" for a new perspective on how the film was made and what it all means.