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EPISODE · Jul 22, 2021 · 1H

A Conversation with Historian Jonathan Alter

from Thousand Movie Project · host Alexander Sorondo

Wherein the narrator speaks with the author of one of his favorite books from the past year, HIS VERY BEST, a comprehensive and propulsive biography of Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States. Also, in the monologue at the top of the show: Jimmy Carter, "Third Accidental President"; that maybe Carter's downfall is foretold in the triumph of ROCKY over TAXI DRIVER at the 1977 Academy Awards; Grimm fairy tales, ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD, and Reagan.

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Wherein the narrator speaks with the author of one of his favorite books from the past year, HIS VERY BEST, a comprehensive and propulsive biography of Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States. Also, in the monologue at the top of the show: Jimmy Carter, "Third Accidental President"; that maybe Carter's downfall is foretold in the triumph of ROCKY over TAXI DRIVER at the 1977 Academy Awards; Grimm fairy tales, ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD, and Reagan.

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