Red Dead's History - A Video Game, An Obsession, and America's Violent Past

About this episode

Tore Olsson discusses the historical accuracy of the video games Red Dead Redemption 1 and 2.

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, history professor Tore Olsson discussed what the video games Red Dead Redemption 1 and 2 get right and wrong about American history. This event was hosted by Union Ave Books and the East Tennessee Historical Society Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Guest: Tore Olsson

Topics covered

• video games
• American history
• violence
• cultural analysis
• historical accuracy

Keywords

• Red Dead Redemption
• American history
• video games
• Tore Olsson
• historical analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Union Ave Books, East Tennessee Historical Society

Books & works: Red Dead Redemption 1, Red Dead Redemption 2

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