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Episode 577: The Moon Landing Wasn’t NOT Staged

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Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather overthink the moon landing on its anniversary—what it meant at the time and now, what sort of moral judgements we can make about it in our woke age, and whether “moon shot” projects are even possible anymore.

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Further Reading
  • “Why ‘Moon Shot’ Has No Place in the 21st Century” from Wired
  • “The Apollo 11 Mission Was Also a Global Media Sensation” from the New York Times

    • Episode 577: The Moon Landing Wasn’t NOT Staged originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

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