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How our memory of war can shape the future

Throughline by NPR

May 7, 202648:55Society & Culture

All wars are fought twice: first on the battlefield, the second time in memory," writes Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen. This week on Throughline, we revisit our 2022 conversation with Nguyen about how th...

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How our memory of war can shape the future is an episode from Throughline by NPR. All wars are fought twice: first on the battlefield, the second time in memory," writes Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen. This week on Throughl...

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Published May 7, 2026, 48:55 long, audio available.