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NBC's Olympics bet; 'The Trade'; James Ivory
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Episode 17818
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NBC's Olympics bet; 'The Trade'; James Ivory

How much does The Peacock Network have riding on the Winter Games? A lot.; "The Trade" is Showtime's bracing documentary series about the opiod epidemic; James Ivory's screenplay for "Call Me By Your Name" could finally give him his first Oscar.
PYEONGCHANG-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 08: Jonathan Learoyd of France competes in the Men's Normal Hill Individual Qualification at Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre on February 8, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)
PYEONGCHANG-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 08: Jonathan Learoyd of France competes in the Men's Normal Hill Individual Qualification at Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre on February 8, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)
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How much does The Peacock Network have riding on the Winter Games? A lot.; "The Trade" is Showtime's bracing documentary series about the opiod epidemic; James Ivory's screenplay for "Call Me By Your Name" could finally give him his first Oscar.

'Call Me By Your Name' screenwriter wanted to tell a gay love story with parental acceptance
Listen • 6:31
James Ivory talks with John Horn about this gay love story and why he wanted to portray the parents of the teenager as embracing of their son's sexuality.
'The Trade' examines the heroin epidemic from the inside out
Listen • 11:00
After "Cartel Land," Matthew Heineman returns with a series that provides an intimate look at both the micro and macro devastation of the heroin epidemic.