Apocalypse Now IS Vietnam with Trung Phan - a podcast by Sean Niu

In this episode, we are joined by Trung Phan and his colorful Vietnamese background. We can't hold back the NBA analogies and at (13:30) throw out our desire for a Coppola-style Last Dance. At (17:00) Trung shares some of his experiences from his expat years, backstory on his great-grandfather Phan Bội Châu, a pioneer of Vietnamese nationalism, and why Vietnamese representation in this movie might not be that important. Later, (33:30) we boldly theorize that Apocalypse Now is Coppola's 1993 Finals. With nothing left to prove, he loses motivation to continue to be the best. We tie things up with the most obvious Linsanity award winner ever...Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore. (45:00)

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A couple books on Vietnam Trung mentions in the episode:
A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam
The Best and the Brightest
The Sympathizer

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