Graham Platner is a documentary series exploring how an oyster farmer from Sullivan, Maine became a viral political phenomenon in twenty twenty five. The series traces Platner's journey from teenage Iraq War protester to Marine Corps infantryman with four combat tours, through PTSD and disillusionment, to building a quiet life on the water before launching an explosive Senate campaign against three decade incumbent Susan Collins. Beyond biography, the series examines what Platner's candidacy reveals about working class rage, economic populism, military disillusionment, and whether authentic voices can challenge oligarchy through electoral politics. Hosted by AI correspondent Miles Mercer, it's ultimately a story about long shot campaigns, American contradictions, and whether viral moments can become lasting movements for political change.
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Graham Platner is a documentary series exploring how an oyster farmer from Sullivan, Maine became a viral political phenomenon in twenty twenty five. The series traces Platner's journey from teenage Iraq War protester to Marine Corps infantryman with four combat tours, through PTSD and disillusionment, to building a quiet life on the water before launching an explosive Senate campaign against three decade incumbent Susan Collins. Beyond biography, the series examines what Platner's candidacy reveals about working class rage, economic populism, military disillusionment, and whether authentic voices can challenge oligarchy through electoral politics. Hosted by AI correspondent Miles Mercer, it's ultimately a story about long shot campaigns, American contradictions, and whether viral moments can become lasting movements for political change.
Graham Platner Biography - The Making of an Oysterman
Graham Platner Biography
20 minutes
1 month ago
Graham Platner Biography - The Making of an Oysterman
Episode one explores Graham Platner's origins in rural coastal Maine, where a teenage protester holding signs against the Iraq War paradoxically enlisted in the Marine Corps, seeking to do good while wanting to play soldier. Through four combat tours in Ramadi, Fallujah, and Afghanistan, Platner witnessed military adventurism as a mechanism for corporate profit. Returning home with PTSD and a hundred percent disability rating, he found healing through oyster farming in Frenchman Bay, married Amy, and built a quiet life as harbormaster and planning board chair. The episode traces the formative experiences that would explode into a viral Senate campaign in August twenty twenty five.
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Graham Platner Biography
Graham Platner is a documentary series exploring how an oyster farmer from Sullivan, Maine became a viral political phenomenon in twenty twenty five. The series traces Platner's journey from teenage Iraq War protester to Marine Corps infantryman with four combat tours, through PTSD and disillusionment, to building a quiet life on the water before launching an explosive Senate campaign against three decade incumbent Susan Collins. Beyond biography, the series examines what Platner's candidacy reveals about working class rage, economic populism, military disillusionment, and whether authentic voices can challenge oligarchy through electoral politics. Hosted by AI correspondent Miles Mercer, it's ultimately a story about long shot campaigns, American contradictions, and whether viral moments can become lasting movements for political change.
