October 03, 2008
After September 11th, David Zucker, the filmmaker behind the comedy classics “Airplane!” and “The Naked Gun”, switched his politics from left to right. His new movie “An American Carol” is a spoof about a bunch of liberals bent on abolishing the Fourth of July. David Zucker tells Kurt about being a conservative in the liberal world of Hollywood.
1960s protest music wasn’t only for championing left-wing causes. A segment of the folk movement came out in praise of Barry Goldwater and warned against the evils of communism. Richard Paul investigates the right side of folk music.
Weigh in: What political art, music, and film is still under the radar?
A man walks into a Goodwill store and walks out with an oracle that communicates the will of God. Not a bad find for 69 cents. The documentary “Urim & Thummim” tells the true story of Todd Walker, the finder of this purported relic, and his quixotic mission to share his treasure with the world. Produced by Matthew Cavnar.
Watch the "Urim & Tummim" Trailer:
Born in Vietnam, raised in Australia, and a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, Nam Le's fiction is as global as he is. His new book of short stories The Boat is a startling collection of voices. Le reads an excerpt from “Hiroshima.”
After touring the country for a year in a van, singer/songwriter Tift Merritt needed a vacation -- bad. In the Centre Pompidou, she bumped into a canvas that gave her a new sense of purpose. Produced by Studio 360's Leital Molad.
Weigh in: Has a work of art changed your life?
Listen to the song from Tift Merritt's album Another Country.
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