Mayhem: The 1970s You Never Knew, Episode 1
About this episode
The episode discusses the tumultuous events of the 1970s, focusing on the Apollo 13 mission and student uprisings at Kent State and Jackson State Universities.
As the decade devolved into war at home and abroad, Apollo 13 flew high above Earth with the hope of landing safely on the surface of the moon. But then, disaster struck, and time was on no one’s side. Meanwhile, thousands of miles below the Apollo 13 spacecraft, a nationwide uprising among college students ended in disaster at Kent State and Jackson State Universities. With special guest Apollo 13 astronaut Fred Haise. Thank you to the Kent State Shootings Oral History Project. Kent State University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Sharon McMahon
Guest: Fred Haise
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Kent State Shootings Oral History Project, Kent State University Libraries
Places: Kent State, Jackson State Universities
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