How did Warren Beatty convince a Hollywood studio to make a movie about American communists in 1981? We discuss REDS (1981), his epic biopic of writers John Reed and Louise Bryant, as well as Reed's landmark book about the Russian Revolution, Ten Days That Shook the World. PLUS: Fiery hot takes on billionaire Hitler collector Harlan Crowe.
"The Paid Pundits Defending Clarence Thomas And His Billionaire Benefactor" by
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Michael and Us is a podcast about political cinema and our crumbling world hosted by Will Sloan and Luke Savage.
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