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Bryan Fogel's 'Icarus'; Anna Deavere Smith's 'Notes From the FIeld'
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The Frame Tile
Episode 17901
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Bryan Fogel's 'Icarus'; Anna Deavere Smith's 'Notes From the FIeld'

With two Russian Olympic athletes accused of doping at the games in South Korea, it brings renewed attention to "Icarus," the Oscar-nominated documentary that blew the lid off Russia's doping program; Anna Deavere Smith debuts "Notes From the Field," in which she portrays people she interviewed about race and class in America.
Bryan Fogel in "Icarus."
Bryan Fogel in "Icarus."
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With two Russian Olympic athletes accused of doping at the games in South Korea, it brings renewed attention to "Icarus," the Oscar-nominated documentary that blew the lid off Russia's doping program; Anna Deavere Smith debuts "Notes From the Field," in which she portrays people she interviewed about the school-to-prison pipeline.

Anna Deavere Smith's 'Notes From the Field' distills 250 interviews into a portrait of America
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In her HBO adaptation, the playwright and actress shares the accounts of teachers, students, politicians and parents — all with something to say about how race and class shape America.
'Icarus:' The documentary that helped bring down Russia's doping scheme
Listen • 11:50
With two Russian athletes now accused of doping at the Olympics, it brings renewed attention to the Oscar-nominated film that blew the lid off Russia's doping program.