Teaching 9/11 to a generation too young to remember it

About this episode

The episode discusses how to teach the events of 9/11 to younger generations and reviews films related to the topic.

Plus, is the U.S. better prepared for a 9/11-style attack today? Our weekend film reviews include a sequel to 1998’s Practical Magic , and Evan Kleiman has dessert ideas for the Jewish High Holidays.

People in this episode

Host: Madeleine Brand

Guest: Evan Kleiman

Topics covered

• 9/11 education
• national security
• film reviews
• Jewish High Holidays
• cultural memory

Keywords

• 9/11
• education
• national preparedness
• film reviews
• Jewish desserts

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Practical Magic

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