Weeksville Audio Drama, Eve Babitz, Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Keisha TK Dutes, a podcast producer and educator, and Rob Fields, the executive director of the Weeksville Heritage Center, joins us to discuss Dutes's new audio drama called The Weeksville Project, which offers a unique take on the history of Weeksville. Located in Brooklyn, Weeksville became one of the largest free black towns in the US before the Civil War.
Author Lili Anolik (at 20:53) joins us to discuss her new book, Hollywood’s Eve: Eve Babitz and the Secret History of LA, which sheds light on Babitz's incredible life, including her writings about the essence of Los Angeles in the 1970s.
Director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (at 34:58) is the winner of three European Film Awards and seven German Film Awards. In 2006, he won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language film, for "The Lives of Others." He joins us to discuss his most recent film, "Never Look Away," being the German selection for this year’s Foreign Language Film at the Oscars.
