{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Flies-agreed-upon.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fwolverines-paiZQwJz","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Wolverines!","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/bed45411-eccc-4b18-844b-1ea81d628328/de0116f5-5c45-4384-b5ef-0a75b8168a73/60854458c4d1acdf4e1c2f79c4137142d85d78e379bdafbd69bd34c85f5819ad.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"","height":200,"description":"This episode and the next look back at films that came out in the 1980s, a decade when Hollywood seemed to cater to teenage audiences like never before. So it makes sense that the geo-political structure that shaped and influenced so much of global political action - the Cold War - would show up in movies targeting teen audiences. In the broader media landscape, the question was being asked: Could these post-Vietnam teenagers hack the reality of conflict like their dads and granddads had to? We break down two films about teenagers as soldiers - Taps, released in 1981, and Red Dawn, released in 1984. In both cases, what we see is a conversation about American military culture, whether it can still be counted on when times get tough. And if it can’t, if America’s youth reject it, is that a good thing or a bad thing?\nLia Paradis is a professor of history at Slippery Rock University. Brian Crim is a professor of history at the University of Lynchburg. For more on Lies Agreed Upon, go here."}