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Moyers & Company - Season 1 Episode 7 Where Movies End and Politics Begins

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This weekend’s Moyers & Company starts with a compelling Bill Moyers Essay: Is it fair for parents to opt out of vaccinations for their children on the basis of religion or philosophy? Bill weighs the value of personal liberty versus the greater public health. Next, film historian and culture critic Neal Gabler joins Bill to discuss how representations of heroism in movies shape our expectations of a U.S. president, and how our real-world candidates are packaged into superficial, two-dimensional personas designed to appeal to both the electorate and the media. As a result, says Gabler, we never get to the true pressing questions and issues of America. Finally, Bill has a moving conversation with acclaimed poet and Poetry Magazine editor Christian Wiman about how finding true love and being diagnosed with a rare and incurable blood cancer reignited his religious passion as well as his creative expression.

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First Air Date: Jan 15, 2012

Last Air date: Jan 03, 2014

Season: 2 Season

Episode: 102 Episode

Runtime: 26 minutes

IMDb: 7.00/10 by 2.00 users

Popularity: 89.737

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