Appearance on NPR

Update: My interview is now available.

Earlier today I recorded a segment for NPR’s “Tell Me More with Michel Martin.”  The show will air tomorrow on the anniversary of 9-11.  One of the show’s producers contacted me after coming across one of my essays at the Atlantic in which I briefly explore some of the connections between 9-11 and Civil War remembrance.  The show focused specifically on the challenges of commemorating and remembering 9-11 eleven years later.  We talked a bit about the Civil War, teaching, and the loss of my cousin, Alisha.

The taping went on for about twenty minutes, but I don’t think all of it will make it on the air.  Thanks to Freddie Boswell for the invitation to take part and to Michel Martin, who did a first-rate interview.

You can check the show’s website for when it will air live tomorrow in your area.  Of course, I will update this post with the podcast when it becomes available.

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2 comments… add one
  • Pat Young Sep 11, 2012 @ 11:01

    Thanks for a very humane discussion.

    I also lost a cousin on 9-11 and saw the really horrible use his and the other deaths were put to a year and a half later.

    • Kevin Levin Sep 11, 2012 @ 15:18

      Hi Pat,

      Thanks for sharing. Hope you found some quiet time today to reflect. Take care.

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