Join Pieter and Jesse on New Year’s Eve at 5 PM for a very special 2-hour, combined edition of Dead Wax and The Grapevine. We’ll reflect on the end of 2014 and the end of America’s longest war with some of our favorite anti-war and protest songs. As our military begins to transition roles from combat to support (http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/12/28/373597845/ceremony-in-afghanistan-officially-ends-americas-longest-war (link is external)), we’ll reflect on the decision makers and the consequences for our 13-year war through song. Many of our favorite artists put words to our emotions and sentiments better than we can express ourselves. We’ll feature some classic songs from Bob Dylan, Phil Ochs, Bruce Springsteen, and Black Sabbath. We’ll also hear from Merle Haggard, Todd Snider, Old Crow Medicine Show, and many more! Literature from returning soldiers and survivors in Iraq and Afghanistan provide food for thought (http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/26/books/human-costs-of-the-forever-wars-enough-to-fill-a-bookshelf.html?_r=0 (link is external)).
