One hundred years ago, the world went to war. After living through the war, a German soldier and writer named Erich Maria Remarque took his experiences and wrote them into a novel, All Quiet on the Western Front. In this episode, I take a break from the Vietnam War and […]
The Tet Offensive continues with “Hue: City of Death,” a story about Marines told via the 23rd’s own Andy Clark in The ‘Nam #25, brought to us by Doug Murray, Wayne Vansant, and Geof Isherwood. As always, in addition to the summary and review of the issue I’ll be talking […]
What do Beverly Hills, 90210, the 1994 Baseball Strike, and Zima all have in common? They’re all covered in the latest episode of Pop Culture Affidavit! As part of my series of posts and episodes called 1994: The Most Important Year of the Nineties, I take a look at ten […]
It’s 1968 and the beginning of the Tet Offensive in “The Beginning of the End,” a story by Doug Murray, Wayne Vansant, and Geof Isherwood that sees the 23rd encountering events that have historical significance when it comes to the media’s coverage of the war. That’s in The ‘Nam #24. […]
Fifteen years ago this summer, moviegoers were treated to one of the best and most consistent moviegoing experiences in history. Walk with me through ten movies from the summer of 1999, from The Phantom Menace and its ultimate disappointment to The Blair Witch Project and its being the scariest surprise […]
It’s Christmas time in the ‘Nam and we see the boys of the 23rd treated to some genuine USO entertainment, even if it is a “Blue Christmas” for some of them. It’sThe ‘Nam #23, presented to you by Doug Murray, Wayne Vansant, and Frank Springer. As always, in addition to […]
Twenty years ago, the New York Rangers won their first Stanley Cup since 1940. Join me as I reminisce about that amazing run and talk about my life as a Rangers fan as well as share the memories of some of my friends.Show notes and pictures are available at http://popcultureaffidavit.com, […]
It’s Thanksgiving and that means … well, humpin’ in in the boonies, unfortunately. But the focus on this issue is not necessary the misery of our boys in the 23rd; rather it’s a look at the VC. The ‘Nam issue #22, “Thanks for Thanksgiving,” is brought to you by Doug […]
1994: The Most Important Year of the Nineties continues with a look atThe Crow. Over the course of this episode, I take a look at the comic book by James O’Barr as well as the 1994 film starring Brandon Lee. Does this film hold up after twenty years? Tune in […]
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