# Episode 516: Platoon (1986)

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Podcast: [The Test of Time](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-test-of-time-7050873)
Published: 2026-05-22T04:30:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 2231

## Resource

An American Army volunteer witnesses the horrors of the Vietnam War. Listen as we discuss the infuriating experience of buying concert tickets, what this movie has in common with Heavyweights , and an outdated way of saying "sleeping." Then we see if Platoon stands the Test of Time.

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