On this, the debut of Gist Premium Membership, we're joined by actor and author Tim Blake Nelson, whose new novel City Of Blows is about the movie industry and the rot it gilds over. Plus, Alec Baldwin's prosecutor insults his fancy pants lawyers … who happen to have been right. And, why the media must occasionally upset the audience.

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