Episode 834: “Making Reagan”
Newt's World
Gingrich 360
4.7 • 6.3K Ratings
🗓️ 26 April 2025
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
The “Reagan” movie, starring Dennis Quaid, faced numerous challenges during its production, including pandemic-related shutdowns, an actor’s strike, and concerns about audiences returning to theaters. “Reagan” released in theaters on August 30th, 2024, and is a historical drama which chronicles President Ronald Reagan's life from his humble beginnings to his presidency. Newt’s guest is film producer, Mark Joseph, who has also authored a book titled "Making Reagan," detailing the two-decade journey to create the movie. Mark Joseph will be speaking at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley on April 29th, the event will be accessible both in-person and virtually. Please go to: https://www.reaganfoundation.org/events to register.
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| 0:30.1 | In the fall of 1986, Ronald Reagan found himself at the center of a massive scandal |
| 0:35.2 | that looked like it might bring down his presidency. |
| 0:38.6 | He became known as the Iran-Contra affair. |
| 0:42.0 | The things that happened were so bizarre and insane, I can't begin to tell you. |
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| 0:51.6 | To hear the whole story, listen to Fiasco, Iran-Contra, on the the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 1:04.4 | On this episode of Nutsworld, imagine making a movie in the middle of a global pandemic, forcing it to shut down twice, |
| 1:13.6 | waiting for an actor's strike to end, and then hoping people will feel comfortable, |
| 1:18.3 | returning to movie theaters again. |
| 1:20.8 | This is what the producers, directors, and actors of the Reagan movie endured to bring it to the screen. |
| 1:27.8 | Reagan, starring Dennis Quaid, was released in theaters on August 30th, 2024. |
| 1:34.0 | The historical drama follows President Ronald Reagan's life from his impoverished childhood |
| 1:39.3 | in Hollywood stardom to his role as president of the United States. |
| 1:44.0 | Reagan is now available to stream on Amazon Prime, YouTube, and Apple TV. |
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