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We offer an entertaining look at some of the big issues in history by examining public apologies of the famous and infamous. We’re looking at politicians, serial killers, actors, and you! Send us an apology you would like to make and we’ll read it on the podcast and give you the chance to redeem yourself or just get some guilt off your shoulders. We’re here for you, once a week, maybe more if you are really, really sorry.
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Wednesday Aug 25, 2021
Michael Chabon: Pay to Play in Hollywood
Wednesday Aug 25, 2021
Wednesday Aug 25, 2021
Michael Chabon recently learned that people in Hollywood don't play nice, and if you are going to be in the game, you're gonna get hurt. Michael spent 20 years working with Scott Rudin, a huge Hollywood producer responsible for a ton of your favorite TV programs, movies, and Broadway shows. Scott was also responsible for throwing things at staff, calling people names, forcing people out of cars, forcing people to work insane hours, screaming to the point that staff would have panic attacks, and one person's mental collapse. Scott was mean, vindictive, and spiteful. He was hated by everyone - but he produced hits and made money and in the end that's all that counts! Michael Chabon had heard all of this but turned a blind eye (like everyone else in Hollywood). Until something happened that caused Michael to take a step back and really look at who he'd been working with all these years, and he didn't like what he saw. He penned an apology that is at the heart of this week's episode, alongside Scott's sort of apology
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