Ross is joined by professor of American Studies Dr. Benjamin Railton, author of and co-creator of Black and White and Read All Over. Together, they do a deep-dive on a relatively-obscure episode of The X-Files, "Unrequited", which looks at the contested legacy, cultural impact, and unresolved trauma of the Vietnam War and the POW/MIA movement. You don't have to be an X-Files fan to listen to this episode, but it does help if you remember what Ross Perot's 1992 campaign song was.
FURTHER READING:
Perlstein, Rick. The Enduring Cult of the Vietnam "Missing in Action".
Lembcke, Jerry. The Spitting Image:Myth, Memory, and the Legacy of Vietnam.
FURTHER WATCHING:
Uncommon Valor (1983)
Missing in Action (1984)
Rambo: First Blood, Part II (1985)
Platoon (1986)
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
Casualties of War (1989)
AND CHECK OUT:
Black and White and Read All Over!
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