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    Episode 1: “We are possessed by a desire not to know about Vietnam.”

    Episode 1: “We are possessed by a desire not to know about Vietnam.”

    FromThe American War

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    Episode 1: “We are possessed by a desire not to know about Vietnam.”

    FromThe American War

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    Length:
    23 minutes
    Released:
    Sep 18, 2017
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    In the premiere episode of “The American War,” Alyssa talks to Ken Burns and Harvard professor Fredrik Logevall about Episode One of "The Vietnam War," discussing the stories Americans tell ourselves about what happened to our country during the Vietnam.
    Released:
    Sep 18, 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.