For decades, the Vietnam War has been a Hollywood obsession.

Apocalypse Now, Platoon, Full Metal Jacket, First Blood,

these were blockbuster films, embraced by audiences and critics alike.

And for decades, they've helped us understand a painful war,

and understand each other.

From Spotify and the Ringer Podcast Network, I'm Brian Rafter.

And this is Do We Get to Win This Time?

How Hollywood made the Vietnam War?

Listen on the Big Picture Feed.

Hello and welcome into The Ringer Verse.

Your Nexus Podcast feed for all things fandom, I am Ben Lindbergh, a senior editor at The Ringer.

And I'm joined, as always, by Jessica Clemmons except,

this isn't the same, as always, because for the first time ever,

Jessica's joining me and I'm joining Jess, not from across a continent,

but from across a table in a tiny podcast to be over here in the same place.

Hello.

Hi, we are in the same place.

Also, maybe it's because we're in the same place that I've noticed

that you just introduced yourself as senior editor.

Yes.

And I should be introduced as senior host.

You could call yourself whatever you want.

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