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Memory Wars
Memory Wars is a six-part series about how Germany has confronted its horrific past and whether America could ever do the same. Public radio reporter Mallory Noe-Payne spent years covering policy and politics in Richmond, Virginia — the former capital of the Confederacy. Then she went to Germany. Through a year of in-depth reporting featuring a wide range of characters, Noe-Payne reveals the struggles it takes for a society to change its narrative, face up to an uncomfortable past, and pave the...
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Ratings & Reviews
4.9 stars from 120 ratings
Fantastic listen
This podcast is a thoughtful, well-researched exploration of how Americans and Germans have grappled with their parallel histories of oppression and enslavement. The hosts manage to find an approachable and engaging route to and through these difficult historical moments. Required listening!
Beeline81 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 09/10/23
Insightful and Thought-Provoking
Everyone should listen to this podcast! The research done to compare how Germany handled the disgrace of the Holocaust with how the US has handled the disgrace of slavery was very extensive and thorough. It made me realize how much more I need to educate myself about both.
Blooming Boomer via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 05/29/23
Excellent
I have never left a review for a podcast before, but I was inspired by the excellent work and valuable insight of the reporter. I got choked up several times listening to this.
ValleyGardenGirl via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 02/12/23
Recent Episodes
Memory Wars brings you the latest work of reporter Mallory Noe-Payne. The poll tax. Literacy tests. Terror at the ballot box. All of these are voter suppression methods synonymous with the Jim Crow South. But today, in 2023, a vestige of Jim Crow still lurks in Virginia’s Constitution: felony...
Published 10/26/23
Memory Wars brings you a special episode from Louisville Public Media. Many American teachers and students say it’s time to learn about our country’s legacy of racism. But some conservatives are calling these lessons indoctrination. They’ve co-opted a new label for those discussions: critical...
Published 11/17/22
Published 11/17/22
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