Angela and the Academy, Plus Sam Pollard on Documentary Filmmaking

Update: 2023-03-14

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Van and Rachel discuss the 2023 Oscars, the reaction to Angela Bassett’s disappointment (22:43 ), and ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ making history (56:35 ). Then, they discuss President Biden addressing the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (1:02:32 ), and filmmaker Sam Pollard joins to talk about his latest documentary, ‘Bill Russell: Legend’ (1:28:46 ).

Hosts: Van Lathan Jr. and Rachel Lindsay

Guests: Sam Pollard

Producers: Donnie Beacham Jr. and Ashleigh Smith

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