{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnew-books-in-popular-culture.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fwolverines-jW6tTTRn","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Wolverines!","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/ed06d509-6abb-441a-a0d4-5ba7f416a632/79b89412-0fd2-4deb-9dba-96117a229664/a7c526979a3cd3b810fc704c151df227.png","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.\n\nSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/popular-culture"}