Sergeant Alvin York: The Trend Of Killing Off Our Heroes?

“Send us mail”Welcome back to the show where we combine film, history and comedy. Heroes used to earn their victories. They faced fear, made sacrifices, and returned changed. But somewhere along the way, the journey itself began to disappear.Today, corporate money shapes what stories get told, while algorithms decide which ones survive. Franchises are engineered for global markets, risk is minimized, and characters are sanded down until no one stands too tall. At the same time, postmodern writing has reworked the very idea of heroism—blurring good and evil, questioning moral certainty, and turning once-mythic figures into vessels for commentary rather than transformation.In this episode, Craig, Susie and Shawn explore how corporate interests and postmodern storytelling have reshaped the hero’s journey—and ask a simple question: when meaning, courage, and growth are stripped away, what’s left of the hero?Help support us:Press the follow button for more fascinating historical deep dives and cultural explorations! Our many thanks.