The Gist - Finally, a Pro-Kidnapping Film

On The Gist, Mike realizes he’s not the liberal he thought he was, and the film Tallulah shows you what a sympathetic child-snatcher looks like. The movie’s writer and director, Sian Heder, (who also writes for Orange Is The New Black) and starring actress Tammy Blanchard stop by to discuss (fictional) women with abandonment issues.

Check back for another a.m. Spiel offering a Quick and Dirty Dissection of Day 3 of the DNC. 

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The Gist - Optimum Optics

On The Gist, should Sandra Bland’s mother be part of the DNC’s Day 2 lineup? Then, former political advance man Josh King shows us how to spot the subtle stage-managing of the nominating conventions. His book is Off Script: An Advance Man’s Guide to White House Stagecraft, Campaign Spectacle, and Political Suicide

Check back for an a.m. Spiel Quick & Dirty Dissection of the DNC, Day 2. 

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