Ep527: Reelpolitik: The More Things Change
Kicking the Seat
English - April 20, 2020 19:49 - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsTV & Film movies film interviews pop culture Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Today, the Kicking the Seat Podcast and Mark Krawczyk of Special Mark Productions become big-time fixers in the latest installment of "Reelpolitik"! Barry Levinson's 1997 satire Wag the Dog centers on a shadowy strategist (Robert DeNiro) who hires a big-time Hollywood producer (Dustin Hoffman) to create a fake war meant to cover up a real White House sex scandal.
The guys peek behind Levinson's curtain of conspiracy to determine what Clinton-era exaggerations might have been true (then and now), and ask what we can learn from the inextricable link between politics and media.
Also, Ian teases a pair of upcoming interviews, and invites listeners to check out his new humor-illustration series, Furlough Funnies!
Episode 527 is just a distraction!
Show Guide:
Intro Music: 0:00 - 0:14
Intro: 0:14 - 3:41
Wag the Dog Trailer: 3:41 - 6:11
Wag the Dog Discussion: 6:11 - 1:110:19
Outro Music: 1:10:19 - 1:10:34
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