Episode #13: Faith and Disillusionment in Primary Colors

Ken and Todd discuss Primary Colors, Mike Nichols's adaptation of the fictionalized depiction of an adviser grappling with whether or not he can support a flawed governor who is running for president. Mike Nichols's film gets the bulk of discussion, but there are also comments about HBO's Game Change.

SHOW NOTES:

0:30 - Intro, summary, faith, and disillusionment
6:15 - Believing in people vs. seduced by power
10:10 - Moral compromises and ranges of character responses
21:40 - Timeless themes or timely satire?
27:10 - Game Change, good intentions, and believing in what you do
33:35 - Media and the false intimacy of television
40:10 - If we really believe what we say...

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