Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.
Back in 2002, journalist Michael Finkel was at the lowest point in his career.
He'd recently been fired by The New York Times Magazine for creating a composite character for a story about modern-day slavery in Africa. Soon after, accused murderer Christain Longo fled to Mexico and assumed Finkel's name.
Finkel began a conversation with Longo, met him, and wrote about his experience in his 2005 memoir "True Story."
The film version of Finkel's memoir (starring Jonah Hill and James Franco) is out this week. Finkel joined Take Two to share the story behind the film.