A great look at the war on drugs in the United States and Mexico from all levels of society. Steven Soderbergh won the Oscar for best director and Benicio Del [ … ]
Category: History podcast
W089: Whale Rider (2002)
A look at a modern day Maori tribe in New Zealand. Keisha Castle-Hughes remains one of the youngest women ever to be nominated for best actress at the Oscars.
W088: The Kite Runner (2007)
Through the lens of a character story, we see Afghanistan’s fall from a modernized country to one under the thumb of the repressive Taliban.
W087: The Sea Inside (2004)
Another Oscar-winning foreign film, The Sea Inside tells the true story of a quadriplegic man fighting for the right to end his own life. Rich and Logan also discuss the [ … ]
W086b: Invictus (2009)
After being released from prison and elected president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela seeks to use rugby to unite the country.