Over 10 episodes, host Alyssa Rosenberg will be joined by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and other collaborators on the film to discuss how America lost its way in Vietnam and how this documentary tries to help us find our way back.
Sep 2020
American Murder: The Family Next Door
Using raw, firsthand footage, this documentary film explores the tragic disappearance of Shanann Watts and her two young daughters in Frederick, Colorado. It becomes clear that Shanann’s husband wasn’t the man he appeared to be. In this episode, Rebecca Lavoie (Crime Writers On.. ... Show More
36m 59s
Aug 2020
'Hollywood, The Sequel,' Episode 10: "2020 Visions For Hollywood’s Future with Glenn Close and Ruth Carter"
As the Frame is on hiatus, we are sharing the new show by John Horn, "Hollywood, The Sequel." The limited-run podcast series asks some of the entertainment industry’s most influential artists and executives how Hollywood could and should reinvent itself. Glenn Close is hoping for ... Show More
25m 11s
Apr 2022
EP273: What Would My Life Be After Firefighting? and Last Men Out of Vietnam
On this episode of Our American Stories, James, a retired fire captain, shares his story of firefighting and the emotions that come along with it. Authors Bob Drury and Tom Clavin tell the remarkable story of the evacuation of Saigon in Last Men Out: The True Story of America's H ... Show More
38m 13s
Aug 2019
Hollywood Hates History, Part 4—The Green Berets (1968)
John Wayne was 62 years old when he tried to portray a fit Vietnam War Green Beret colonel, but the obvious age gap isn't the only head scratcher in this film. Released in 1968, the film was Lyndon B. Johnson-approved attempt to shift American opinion on the Vietnam War. Listen t ... Show More
31m 9s
<p>The vast ambition of Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's PBS documentary <em>The Vietnam War</em> has precedents, but most of them are other Burns and Novick documentaries. The two directors' collaborations -- including 1994's <em>Baseball</em> and 2007's <em>The War</em>, about WW2 - ... Show More
<p>The documentary filmmaker, known for <i>The Civil War</i>, <i>Jazz</i>, and <i>Baseball</i>, turns his attention to the Holocaust, and asks what we can learn from the evils of the past.</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com" ... Show More
<p>The documentary filmmaker, known for <i>The Civil War</i>, <i>Jazz</i>, and <i>Baseball</i>, turns his attention to the Holocaust, and asks what we can learn from the evils of the past.</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com" ... Show More
