The Bright Podcast

The Bright Podcast


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Listening to America, Season 10: “They know I’m a veteran so they’ll open up to me.”
May 05, 2023

William, Class of 2024, interviews a Marine Corps veteran of the Iraq War while analyzing F. Scott Fitzgeralds The Great Gatsby, James BaldwinsSonnys Blues, and Marvin Gayes Whats Going On.Th

Listening to America, Season 10: “I thought we were going down because of engine trouble. It turns out they shot a couple of RPGs at the helicopter.”
May 05, 2023

Sasha, Class of 2024, interviews a former Navy Seal while analyzing F. Scott Fitzgeralds The Great Gatsby, James BaldwinsSonnys Blues, and Marvin Gayes Whats Going On.This episode is brought

Listening to America, Season 10: “I knew it would be very physical. What I wasn’t really ready for was the psychological stress.”
May 05, 2023

Phillip, Class of 2024, interviews his grandfather, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War, while analyzing F. Scott Fitzgeralds The Great Gatsby, James BaldwinsSonnys Blues, and Marvin Ga

Listening to America, Season 10: “You want to do everything as a leader to make sure you are setting your guys up for success.”
May 05, 2023

Lindsey, Class of 2024, interviews a former U.S. Army infantry officer while analyzing F. Scott Fitzgeralds The Great Gatsby, James BaldwinsSonnys Blues, and Marvin Gayes Whats Happening Brothe

Listening to America, Season 10: “I think the biggest help for that transition was going to grad school immediately after I got out.”
May 05, 2023

Mason, Class of 2024, interviews an Army veteran of the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars while analyzing F. Scott Fitzgeralds The Great Gatsby, James BaldwinsSonnys Blues, and Marvin Gayes Whats Going

Listening to America, Season 10: “When I came in the air force in 1974, there weren’t that many women.”
May 05, 2023

Kate, Class of 2024, interviews retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General Terry Gabreski while analyzing F. Scott Fitzgeralds The Great Gatsby, James BaldwinsSonnys Blues, and Marvin Gayes What

Listening to America, Season 10: “There’s a lot of things that military members experience that just don’t translate into civilian life.”
May 05, 2023

Kacie, Class of 2024, interviews a Marine Corps veteran while analyzing F. Scott Fitzgeralds The Great Gatsby, James BaldwinsSonnys Blues, and Marvin Gayes Whats Going On, Right On, and Inn

Listening to America, Season 10: “We give up a lot for a little.”
May 05, 2023

Henry, Class of 2024, interviews his uncle, an Air Force veteran of the Gulf War, while analyzing F. Scott Fitzgeralds The Great Gatsby, James BaldwinsSonnys Blues, and Marvin Gayes Whats Going

Listening to America, Season 10: Introduction
May 05, 2023

Can we ever really know someone elses story? Mr. Mileys juniors explore this question through close readings of F. Scott FitzgeraldsThe Great Gatsby,James BaldwinsSonnys Blues, songs from Marv

Listening to America, Season 9: James Unlimited
January 20, 2023

James, Class of 2024, shares the song that makes him feel unlimited. This episode is brought to you by Listening to America, a series developed by Mr. Mileys American Literature students.