The Pod Piper: September 13th, 2021
This is the 9/11 20 year retrospective you've been waiting for. From someone who was in 7th grade when it happened and had/has no extra-meaningful connection to the day. This is The Pod Piper. THE LIST 1. Revisionist History - "Little Mermaid Part 1: The Golden Contract" Malcolm Gladwell deconstructs the Little Mermaid and rebuilds it in a mold that makes a lot more sense to children and adults looking for moral consistency in their animated movies. Need I say more? 2. This Is Love - "My Penny" Amazing, unbelievably sad story. I was at turns incredulous and on the brink of tears throughout this story of disorienting loss and exuberant love. 3. Long Shadow - "Why weren't more people rescued from the Twin Towers?" The inaugural episode from the featured show this week is a good entry point episode for folks who haven't thought about 9/11 in a while (and, I imagine, for someone who didn't live through it). After listening t