Press Play with Madeleine Brand
How Hollywood has shaped our attitudes toward police
From the Andy Griffith Show to the Wire, Hollywood has had an enduring fascination with police. And vice-versa. The relationship between creatives and cops has been closer than one might think. The Washington Post has a new five-part series on 100 years of police in pop culture.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readFrom the Andy Griffith Show to the Wire, Hollywood has had an enduring fascination with police. And vice-versa. The relationship between creatives and cops has been closer than one might think. The Washington Post has a new five-part series on 100 years of police in pop culture.
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The full episode
2 of 5Police drama, on and offscreen- 0:31Will a new civilian oversight committee prevent police scandals?
- 12:35How Hollywood has shaped our attitudes toward policeYou’re reading this
- 23:15Will the richest Congressman be jobless after election day?
- 30:16A conversation with singer Leonard Cohen
- 44:05Sorting out California's plastic bag propositions