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    Hollywood Breakdown

    Glenn Beck and Oliver North Go Hollywood (sort of)

    Two conservatives made entertainment news this week.

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    KCRW placeholderBy John Horn • Apr 17, 2014 • 3m Listen

    Kim Masters is away today, so Michael Schneider joins John Horn to discuss two conservatives who made entertainment news this week. One is Glenn Beck the former Fox news commentator and chalkboard enthusiast. He has announced plans to start making movies at his Texas film studio where he currently produces his web radio show. He states that he's more interested in culture than politics these days and looks to movies for an expression of that. The other is Oliver North. Famous for the Iran-Contra scandal, this former DC insider has been hired to consult on the FX series The Americans. The creator of the show stresses that his usefulness is in the story consultation and is not in any way a political statement.

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      John Horn

      Los Angeles Times

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      Michael Schneider

      Senior editor at Variety

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      Darby Maloney

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