312 - Kenneth Friendly's Scorpio Smiling feat. Yael Bridge and Morgan Spector (5/6/19)

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4.6 • 9.1K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2019

⏱️ 78 minutes

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We talk to filmmakers Yael Bridge and Morgan Spector about their upcoming documentary "Socialism: An American Story." We also discuss the ongoing failed coup in Venezuela, Nancy Pelosi & Joe Biden, and Trump's assertion that PC culture is ruining horse racing. Support Socialism: An American Story here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/socialismmovie/socialism-an-american-story-post-production?ref=user_menu Tickets for the May 16th screening of Gremlins 2 with director Joe Dante here: http://www.americancinemathequecalendar.com/content/gremlins-2-the-new-batch-1 Tickets on sale for our European tour here: www.chapotraphouse.com/tour

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0:00.0	Let's kick it off.
0:27.7	Hello everybody.
0:28.8	So, thank you, Mr. Choppo.
0:30.7	Let's get into this right away.
0:32.1	We're visiting us today,
0:34.0	are the filmmakers Morgan Specter and Yale British,
0:37.2	who have been working on a documentary feature
0:40.6	called Socialism, An American Story.
0:43.4	So, thanks guys for being here,
0:46.1	just to kick things off.
0:49.5	So, if Socialism is an American Story,
0:51.7	where does that story begin?
0:52.6	And how, what was your entry into this saga?
0:57.4	Do you mean kind of how we started making the film?
0:59.7	Or?
1:00.5	Yeah, I know.
1:01.3	I want to interest, why make this film now?
1:03.3	I mean, we're sort of in a moment where Socialism,
1:06.2	I guess, is having another moment,
1:08.4	but as far as the American Story goes,
1:10.2	it seems like there was a big gap there in between.
1:12.5	Yeah.
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