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    Screenwriter Billy Ray talks movie franchises and writing for politics

    Oscar-nominated screenwriter, Billy Ray, is currently working on a television series centering on James Comey and his time at the FBI.

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    By Jonathan Bastian • Aug 17, 2019 • 1 min read

    Oscar-nominated screenwriter, Billy Ray, is currently working on a television series centering on James Comey and his time at the FBI. His work has drawn him into researching and writing political history, but the story for Ray started even early when he was politically galvanized by the election of Donald Trump.

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    Author T.C. Boyle on “The Relive Box and Other Stories”
    1. 0:00T.C. Boyle on writing about gaming addiction
    2. 7:14Stories of early California through the eyes of women
    3. 15:15Screenwriter Billy Ray talks movie franchises and writing for politicsYou’re reading this
    4. 23:59Some famous foods got their start in Santa Barbara
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      Jonathan Bastian

      Host, Life Examined

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      Carolina Starin

      Producer

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      Billy Ray

      screenwriter and director

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    The full episode

    3 of 4
    Author T.C. Boyle on “The Relive Box and Other Stories”
    1. 0:00T.C. Boyle on writing about gaming addiction
    2. 7:14Stories of early California through the eyes of women
    3. 15:15Screenwriter Billy Ray talks movie franchises and writing for politicsYou’re reading this
    4. 23:59Some famous foods got their start in Santa Barbara
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