Network (w/ Josh Olson)

Rivka and Frank are joined by screenwriter and The Audit podcast co-host Josh Olson, for a celebratory discussion of Sidney Lumet and Paddy Chayefsky’s 1976 dark satire Network. They unpack the brilliance of Chayefsky’s screenplay and Lumet’s filmmaking, how the film depicts the ideological battle between the Greatest Generation and the Baby Boomers, and how the character of TV executive Dianna Christensen remains one of the most important film characters ever rendered on screen. 

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MOVIES VS. CAPITALISM explores the politics of your favorite films through an anti-capitalist lens. Each episode, hosts Rivka and Frank are joined by a guest for a critical discussion about a film and how it’s obviously a scathing indictment of late-stage capitalism.

MVC examines the crucial intersection between pop culture and politics — unpacking the ideological messages baked into some of your favorite movies.