Missing Inaction

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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.