With a city in flames, four individuals come together to confront Hard Truths. 

Kirby Howell-Baptiste (“The Good Place”, “Killing Eve”)  joins us from London to talk Mike Leigh’s latest film “Hard Truths”. Wildfires have claimed historic Hollywood landmarks. And movies that capture the locations they’re set in perfectly.   

What’s Good

Alonso - Watch Duty app

Drea - An “adult Scholastic book fair”

Kirby Howell-Baptiste - Tina Lifford’s book The Little Book of Big Lies

Kevin - Kindness

ITIDIC

• Hollywood landmarks destroyed by the fires
• Awards Shows Postponed due to the fires

Movies That Capture Locations Perfectly

Kirby - Uncut Gems & Shaun of the Dead

Alonso - True Stories & Dr. T and the Women

Drea - Young Adult and Nebraska

Kevin - Beat Street

Staff Picks

Alonso - Career Girls

Drea - Sing Sing and Grand Theft Hamlet

Kevin - Spy Game

Kirby - We Strangers

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With
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde
Kevin Avery

Kirby Howell-Baptiste

Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher

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With
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde
Ify Nwadiwe

Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher