An “Apprentice” Producer’s Mea Culpa
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🗓️ 30 May 2024
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
- How one producer—now freed from his 20-year non-disclosure agreement—regrets his role shaping Donald Trump’s image on The Apprentice.
Guest: Bill Pruitt, producer for seasons 1 and 2 of The Apprentice.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey Slate Listeners, I'm Christina Kauterucci, the host of Sloburn, Gays Against Briggs. |
| 0:08.0 | I want to tell you about a special event we're doing at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City on June 13th. |
| 0:14.2 | To celebrate the new season of Sloburn and Pride Month, we'll be hosting an exclusive |
| 0:18.7 | taping of the show with special guests including Eric Marcus, the host of Making Gay History, we'll dive deeper |
| 0:24.9 | into this season and talk about the lasting impact of the Briggs Initiative and the continued |
| 0:29.5 | fight over LGBTQ rights in schools. |
| 0:32.4 | Plus, we'll share some behind-the-scenes stories |
| 0:35.0 | and never before aired tape from this season. |
| 0:37.0 | It'll be the perfect way to celebrate Pride Month |
| 0:40.0 | this June, with LGBT-Q stories and voices across generations. |
| 0:44.4 | You won't want to miss it. |
| 0:45.8 | Again, that's June 13th at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City. |
| 0:50.1 | You can get tickets now at Tribeca Film. |
| 0:52.4 | Come slash Slowburn. Come slash Sloburn. |
| 0:54.0 | Hope to see you there. |
| 1:00.0 | Just a heads up, there is some brief spicy language in this one. |
| 1:05.4 | 20 years back, |
| 1:10.0 | reality TV producer Bill Pruitt got a once in a lifetime opportunity. |
| 1:15.0 | A chance to work at a show that would become an overpowering ratings force on network TV. |
| 1:21.0 | A show that would make his career. |
| 1:24.0 | There was just one caveat. |
| 1:29.0 | He had to keep everything that happened on set, |
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