8. I Love America | Do We Get to Win This Time?

The Big Picture

The Ringer

Tv & Film

4.3 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2023

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Oliver Stone returns to Vietnam with ‘Born on the Fourth of July’—a movie that closes out the ’80s, as well as the Vietnam movie boom. But ‘Forrest Gump’ and ‘Dead Presidents’ prove that ’90s audiences aren’t ready to leave Vietnam for good. Other films we talk about in this episode include ‘Running on Empty’ (1988), ‘Dogfight’ (1991), and ‘Heaven and Earth’ (1993). Host: Brian Raftery Producers: Devon Manze, Mike Wargon, Amanda Dobbins, and Vikram Patel Sound Design: Bobby Wagner Mixing and Mastering: Scott Somerville All interviews for this series were conducted before the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes in 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey everybody, here at the Ringer we're known for our talk shows, but you might not know
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0:09.6	If you're looking for an unmissable sports history show, you'll love Icons Club.
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0:18.6	warrant blockbuster movies of their own.
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0:29.1	One that's not always as glamorous as it looks.
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0:36.3	anything.
0:37.3	Just don't bet I'm finding a better podcast about gambling because you won't win.
0:41.2	Thanks for listening.
0:48.0	Ron Covick was born on the 4th of July in 1946.
0:51.9	He was too young to have witnessed America's triumph in World War II.
0:55.6	But as a kid in the 50s, Covick could relive the war over and over again at a local theater
1:00.2	in suburban Long Island.
1:02.3	That's where he and his friends spent hours watching World War II films like Sands of
1:05.8	Iwa Jima.
1:06.8	It's about a tight-knit band of Marines and their leader, Sergeant John Strenker, a gruff,
1:15.1	likable, all-American heart-ass.
1:17.8	You can probably guess who played him.
1:19.2	And any man that doesn't want to cooperate, I'll make him wish he hadn't been born.
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