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In retrospect: How cultural moments from our past look different today

FILE - In this Feb. 6 1998, file photo Mary Kay LeTourneau listens to testimony during a court hearing in Seattle. Vili Fualaau who married his former sixth-grade teacher, LeTourneau, after she was jailed for raping him has filed for legal separation from her. King County court records show 33-year-old Fualaau asked the court for a legal separation from 55-year-old Letourneau on May 9, 2017.
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FILE - In this Feb. 6 1998, file photo Mary Kay LeTourneau listens to testimony during a court hearing in Seattle. Vili Fualaau who married his former sixth-grade teacher, LeTourneau, after she was jailed for raping him has filed for legal separation from her. King County court records show 33-year-old Fualaau asked the court for a legal separation from 55-year-old Letourneau on May 9, 2017.

Have you ever looked back at how the media covered events from your childhood and cringed?

In the 1990s, Mary Kay Letourneau’s sexual assault of a student was framed as a kid who got lucky with his teacher.

During this hour of All Sides we’re exploring how culture shapes coverage and what these moments taught us about the world.

Guests:

  • Susie Banikarim & Jessica Bennett journalists/co-hosts of “In Retrospect” podcast

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