AstheVietnamwardraggedon,theUSmilitarybegandesperatelysearchingforanyvulnerabilityintheirNorthVietnameseenemy.In1964,theyfoundit.ItwasanoldVietnamesefolktaleinvolvingaghost,eternaldamnationandfear-atailormadeweaponizablemyth.Andso,armedwithtaperecordersandmicrophones,themilitarysetouttowinthewarbybringingthisghoststorytolife.

Today,thestoryoftheseeffortsandtheirghoststhatstillhauntustoday. 

Mixtapeisreported,produced,scoredandsounddesignedbySimonAdlerwithoriginalmusicthroughoutbySimon.IndispensablereportingandproductionassistancewasprovidedbyEliCohen.

ThisepisodewasproducedbyAnnieMcEwen,withoriginalmusicbyAnnie.OriginalreportingwascontributedbyTrungDungVoandNguyễnVânHà.

Specialthanksto: AllisonBoccia,JaredTracyandHerbFriedman.AndtoMathewCampbellforintroducingmetotheWanderingSoultapetobeginwith.AndtoErikVillardforallhishelppullingthosetapesandvoicesforus. 

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