Segments originally recorded March 29th, April 30th, and July 19th. Heroes Park monument, memorial, and the Superman statue.

Answers, insights, and commentary on:

Motif of monuments, memorials, and memory throughout the film

The Superman statue as political expedience

A scar on the city

National September 11 Memorial parallels

Remember the city as it was, incorporating the city

Impact of Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Maya Lin’s design, intention, and overcoming criticism

The certainty of youth

Chronological listing of names

Names as a meaningful abstraction

Symbols of the Wall

Criticism over abstraction and ambiguity

Critics can turn anything into a controversy

Critics upset over the unexpected and unconventional

Public grieving changed by Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Accessibility of art beyond the directly connected and invested

Interpretation and understanding increasing appreciation of art

Benefits of wonder and awe

The pose, humility, and abstraction of the statue

Do heroes have to be known or perfect to get a monument?

Wallace Keefe’s objections to the statue

Monuments versus the fluidity of history

Keefe’s arrest as the central statement

Superman’s feelings about the statue, being put on a pedestal

…and much more!

Sorry, I don’t have access to Doc’s notes. He’ll update the show notes with links after Suicide Squad.

Time Out Shortlist Metropolis & Gotham | Dan Wallace (editor)

Dawn of Justice: The Art of the Film | Peter Aperlo

Maya Lin, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, 1982 | Smarthistory

American Icons: The Vietnam Veterans Memorial | Studio 360

Maya Lin and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial | Rear Window

Hidden Brain: Great Vacations and Awe | NPR

Heroes are good – let’s make statues of them | Nikolas Lloyd

ISIS destroys ancient artifacts in Mosul | CBS

A History of Controversial Monuments | Eveline van Rijswijk

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