The Candidate

19 Nov 2024 · 53 min

Episode The Candidate

0:00 53:23

Is The Candidate, in fact, the anti-West Wing? A political story that ends not with a bang, but with a question of existential dread.

• Interview with screenwriter Jeremy Larner in Brooklyn Magazine • The trailer for Downhill Racer (1969) • Jerry Seinfeld on Letterman: "You're rooting for clothes."

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https://www.bkmag.com/2016/07/19/the-candidate-interview/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzfDTaGc5EU
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