Vietnam

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Memorial Day 2017: National Sacrifice and A Pledge Not to Forget

Happy Memorial Day from The Takeaway. In this special holiday episode, we’re hosting conversations about the sacrifices made in war zones, and the challenges facing veterans at home.

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Obamanomics, A Vietnam War Legacy, The Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds Connection

January 06, 2017:

1. Examining Obama’s Economic Legacy (11 min)

2. Yemen’s Children Starve as Saudis Drop U.S. Bombs (6 min)

3. Watch These TV Shows After the Mid-Season Break (4 min)

4. Predictions For the 74th Golden Globe Awards (4 min)

5. The Week That Changed America Forever (8 min)

6. Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher: Behind the Bright Lights (13 min)

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Scars from Violence in Baltimore, Vietnam, and Brownsville

May 24, 2016:

1. Why Insanely Long Airport Wait Times Are Likely the New Normal (12 min)

2. Reckoning with the Vietnam War (7 min)

3. Baltimore Community Struggles with Freddie Gray Verdict (4 min) 

4. Building a Bright Future After Community College (7 min)

5. A Community Scared by Violence Struggles to Forget (8 min)

The Takeaway

Freddie Gray, Obama in Vietnam, Sleep Science

May 23, 2016: 

1.Taliban Leader Mullah Mansour Killed in U.S. Drone Strike

2. Skepticism Casts Shadow on World Humanitarian Summit 

3. What You Need to Know About Obama’s Visit to Vietnam 

4. Officer Acquitted in Freddie Gray Trial

5. Using Sleep Science to Win The Stanley Cup 

6. How Nomads Shape the World