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Episode #4: The 112th Congress
Navigating The Newsroom: A Podcast on HBO's The Newsroom
English - July 14, 2012 12:51 - 45 minutes - 42 MB - ★★★ - 12 ratingsTV & Film television film geek radio the newsroom hbo aaron sorkin Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Episode #3: News Night 2.0
Next Episode: Episode #5: I'll Try To Fix You
The third episode of The Newsroom has a unique structure, but is this a good thing or a step back? Andrew and Andrew discuss Will and Mackenzie's relationship woes, the extent to which characters are actually developing, and whether or not the Tea Party-bashing is effective. Is the show liberal propaganda? Tune in to find out.
SHOW NOTES:
0:19 - Intro and episode recap
3:00 - General thoughts
10:15 - By bashing the Tea Party, is the show becoming liberal propaganda?
24:07 - Character development of Don, Jim and Maggie
33:14 - The Will/Mackenzie "date battle"
42:54 - Show close
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