Program Information

#501 -- War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning (R)

Series:

Subtitle:

Program Type:

Weekly Program

Featured Speakers/Commentators:

Chris Hedges

Contributor:

Kenneth Dowst Contact Contributor

Date Published:

Oct. 8, 2017, 2:36 p.m.

Summary: Prophet and war correspondent CHRIS HEDGES reflects on the psychologically destructive--yet addicting--nature of war. He focuses not on rulers and generals but on the people on the ground--civilians and enlisted soldiers and war correspondents too. This talk is based on his own experience and based on his book, War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning (2002). Plus some additional reflections by Hedges on PTSD among soldiers who fought in World War Two.

Credits: Audio courtesy of Robin Uptons "Unwelcome Guests" radio program (http://unwelcomeguests.net).

New World Notes is produced under the auspices (Latin for "long-suffering sighs") of WWUH-FM, a community service of that beacon of light in darkest Connecticut, the University of Hartford.

Notes: Previously broadcast, as NWN #295, in October 2013.

This installment is available--in MP3 and other formats--also on The Internet Archive (www.archive.org). The page with the download links is here: https://archive.org/download/NewWorldNotes295-WarIsAForceThatGivesUsMeaning

Details, photos, nice links, & other good stuff on the show's Web site: http://newworldnotes.blogspot.com

SERIES OVERVIEW -- Political and social commentary in a variety of genres. Exploring the gap between what we want ... and what they're trying to make us settle for. "Date recorded," below, = date of first scheduled broadcast.

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NOTE: MP3 files downloaded from the links, below, are identified as NWN #295.

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