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From Fired!: Tales of the Canned, Canceled, Downsized, and Dismissed
On today’s show, Andy Borowitz, Tonya Pinkins, and Annabelle Gurwitch swap war stories about being fired. Then, a look at the impact John Cassavetes had on American independent film. And we’ll talk to Welsh poet Owen Sheers. Plus, a new biography argues that three-time Presidential candidate Williams Jennings Bryan was a great American…even if many historians dismiss him as a fundamentalist.
In Good Company
Andy Borowitz, Tonya Pinkins, and Annabelle Gurwitch make a convincing case for having a sense of humor about getting sacked in Fired!: Tales of the Canned, Canceled, Downsized, and Dismissed.
A Pioneer of American Independent Film
Marshall Fine charts John Cassevetes’s development as a filmmaker, and looks at his impact on the evolution of American independent film in Accidental Genius.
Events: Marshall Fine will be screening Cassavetes' "Minnie & Moskowitz"
With a post-screening discussion w/producer Al Ruban Thursday, March 2nd at 7pm
Events: Marshall Fine will be screening Cassavetes' "Minnie & Moskowitz"
With a post-screening discussion w/producer Al Ruban Thursday, March 2nd at 7pm
Celebrating Wales
We celebrate Wales's National Day with Welsh poet Owen Sheers. His latest collection is Skirrid Hill.
The Great Commoner
William Jennings Bryan was the most popular speaker of his time. He was also a populist crusader and three-time Presidential candidate. But he’s often dismissed as nothing more than a misguided fundamentalist. Michael Kazin’s new biography, A Godly Hero, argues that the man who took a stand against evolution in ...
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