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It’s Memorial Day — today we’re bringing you an episode from the archives to mark the weekend. We’ll be back with new episodes next week.
It’s November 12th. On this day in 1982, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial opened in Washington, DC.
Jody and Niki discuss the controversy over the memorial’s design, the additions over the years, and how we memorialize forever wars.
Find a transcript of this episode at: https://tinyurl.com/esoterichistory
This Day In Esoteric Political History is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX.
Get in touch if you have any ideas for future topics, or just want to say hello. Our website is thisdaypod.com Follow us on social @thisdaypod
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It’s Memorial Day — today we’re bringing you an episode from the archives to mark the weekend. We’ll be back with new episodes next week.
It’s November 12th. On this day in 1982, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial opened in Washington, DC.
Jody and Niki discuss the controversy over the memorial’s design, the additions over the years, and how we memorialize forever wars.
Find a transcript of this episode at: https://tinyurl.com/esoterichistory
This Day In Esoteric Political History is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX.
Get in touch if you have any ideas for future topics, or just want to say hello. Our website is thisdaypod.com Follow us on social @thisdaypod
Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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