Note: Audio levels have been fixed in this episode
The Oscars are this week! So, I talk about the 2005 Oscar nominated film Good Night and Good Luck. Topics covered include Communism, the Red Scare, and the integrity of the modern news media.
I also have a new segment helping to promote two of my new favorite podcasts!
Show Notes:
IMDB - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0433383/
Books Used:
Reds: McCarthyism in Twentieth-Century America, Ted Morgan -
http://www.amazon.com/Reds-McCarthyism-Twentieth-Century-Ted-Morgan/dp/081297302X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1424452598&sr=1-1&keywords=Red%3A+Communism+in+the+20th+Century
Edward R. Murrow and the Birth of Broadcast Journalism, Bob Edwards -
http://www.amazon.com/Edward-Broadcast-Journalism-Turning-History/dp/0471477532
Intro, Outro, Interstitial Music - "Barbara," US Army Jazz Band -
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/US_Army_Blues/Live_At_Blues_Alley/0_-_09_-_The_US_Army_Blues_-_Barbara
Podcast Shout-Outs:
The Curmudgeon Cafe -
http://www.curmudgeoncafe.net/
Now Playing Podcast -
http://www.nowplayingpodcast.com/
