Ken Kalfus explores the history of Russia and shares his novel, The Comissariat Of Enlightenment. Plus, Richard Hack takes us behind the scenes of the television industry and examines the media empire of Ted Turner and Rupert Murdoch, Clash of the Titans. And Annette Insdorf discusses the complications of making films based on the Holocaust. Is it possible to create a film that is historically accurate and marketable?
Loren Mooney
Reader’s Digest senior editor Loren Mooney tells the truth (or not) in the "As Seen on TV" ads.
Music: Raymond Scott "The Chesterfield Arrangements 1937-38"
Music: Raymond Scott "The Chesterfield Arrangements 1937-38"
Ken Kalfus
Ken Kalfus spans two tumultuous decades in Russia and shares his novel, The Comissariat Of Enlightenment.
Music: Molly's Pilgrim Soundtrack composer Brookle Halpin
Music: Molly's Pilgrim Soundtrack composer Brookle Halpin
Richard Hack
Richard Hack takes us behind the scenes of the television industry and examines the media empire of Ted Turner and Rupert Murdoch, Clash of the Titans: How the Unbridled Ambition of Ted Turner and Rupert Murdoch Have Created Global Empires That Control What We Read and Watch Each Day.
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Music: ...
Annette Insdorf
Annette Insdorf discusses the complications of making films based on the Holocaust. Is it possible to create a film that is historically accurate and marketable? She discusses her book Indelible Shadow: Film and the Holocaust.
Music: Schindler's List Soundtrack composer John Williams
Music: Schindler's List Soundtrack composer John Williams
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