3min chapter

The Gray Area with Sean Illing cover image

The rise and fall of America's monuments

The Gray Area with Sean Illing

CHAPTER

The Power of the Dead Hand

"I found it at once poetic and terrifying. Here is ostensibly a piece of art that is a monument to something horrible, some one horrible," she says. "What's the use of monuments at all? I think we should be forced to look at monuments that we don't want to look at any more."

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode