Meyerson on The Irishman & When Tomorrow Comes

Harold Meyerson, Editor At Large for The American Prospect, writes some of the best political analysis around, but every so often he’ll drop a fascinating column about a film; it was a recent piece he did on Mank that prompted us to invite him on the show, but it turned out that what he really wanted to talk about was When Tomorrow Comes, a 1939 film that we had never heard of, but that Harold insists is one of the “most pro-labor films” ever released. He also has some interesting insights into The Irishman, Martin Scorcese’s 2019 film about Jimmy Hoffa.

Movie: When Tomorrow Comes(1939)
When Irene Dunne Sang "Solidarity Forever" by Harold Meyerson.
Trailer: The Irishman (2019)
What Did Hoffa Want? by Harold Meyerson.

Produced by Chris Garlock
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