Director Robert Greenwald’s latest documentary, Uncovered, investigates the Bush administration’s arguments for war in Iraq. He joins us today along with Ray McGovern, a former CIA analyst, and Robert Baer, a former CIA operative, to deconstruct the decision to go to war. Then banjoist Bela Fleck and bassist Edgar Meyer team up and perform from their new recording, Music for Two. And documentary filmmaker Michael Gramaglia, punk historian Legs McNeil, and Johnny Ramone look back at the history of the Ramones, and the portrayal of the group in the new documentary End of the Century.
Robert Greenwald, Ray McGovern, and Robert Baer
Robert Greenwald, Ray McGovern, and Robert Baer on the new documentary Uncovered: The War in Iraq.
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Music:
“Wax Off” by Kodo
“Betty’s Lament” by Isan
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Music:
“Wax Off” by Kodo
“Betty’s Lament” by Isan
Bela Fleck and Edgar Meyer
Music For Two is a collection of cuts from Bela Fleck and Edgar Meyer’s 2003 tour season. Fleck and Meyer have been collaborators for years, and this latest project includes works by Fleck, Meyer, Bach, Henry Eccles, and Miles Davis.
Michael Gramaglia and Johnny Ramone
Michael Gramaglia, Legs McNeil, and Johnny Ramone on End of the Century, a documentary of the Ramones which has been seven years in the making.
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