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'Pod Save America' makes a TV move
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Episode 19038
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'Pod Save America' makes a TV move

The popular politics podcast launches a weekly TV version on HBO leading up to the mid-term elections; the ReelAbilities Film Festival showcases movies and conversations to gain a greater appreciation of opportunities and challenges for differently-abled people.
The podcast "Pod Save America" moves to HBO for four episodes leading up to the mid-term elections.
The podcast "Pod Save America" moves to HBO for four episodes leading up to the mid-term elections.
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On today's show:

In Pod We Trust

(Starts at :45)

Covering the 2018 midterm elections, podcast hosts Jon Favreau, Tommy Vietor, Dan Pfeiffer and Jon Lovett — all former Obama administration staffers — bring what they call a “no bullsh*t conversation about politics” to the campaign trail in a four-part special on HBO. Favreau and Lovett sit down with John Horn to talk about their media move.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkpcaGFhzCg

Does Hollywood embrace people of all abilities?

(Starts at 12:39)

Producer Deborah Calla and actor Danny Woodburn talk about the ReelAbilities Film Festival and the challenges faced by people with disabilities who work in the entertainment industry.