“I just finished listening to 'Long Shadow' Season 3: In Guns We Trust, a well-executed follow-up to their Season 2, The Rise of the American Far Right. While Season 3 is somewhat more meandering, this mirrors the complexity of the subject it covers. Garrett Graff excels as a host and documentarian, adeptly handling complex topics across all three seasons. He provides essential context to current American dynamics by highlighting pivotal moments that have subtly shifted American culture one event at a time until looking back it feels like a massive shift.
One memorable quote from Season 3 comes from Robert Moses, who explains how power and change converge: 'Things happen when leaders are available, ready, and eager to take advantage of the logic of events. And even then, the entire result is only achieved through a series of limited objectives over a surprisingly long period of years.'
All three seasons are captivating and definitely worth a listen. Personally, I found Season 2 to be the most compelling overall."”Read full review »
Shotataduck via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/22/24
“Sympathizes’s with the terrorists to much. There is no amount of reasoning that made it alright to kill thousands of innocent civilians in the world trade centers.”
b69mach1 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/12/21