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Troy Garity, Rennie Davis, and Lee Weiner
Troy Garity, Rennie Davis, and Lee Weiner
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Length:
45 minutes
Released:
Feb 19, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
In this special episode, host and narrator Krista Smith presents conversations with three individuals intimately acquainted with the events surrounding “The Trial of the Chicago 7” and its aftermath. They include actor Troy Garity, the son of Tom Hayden (played in the film by Eddie Redmayne) who was a leader of the Students for a Democratic Society and later became an effective and highly respected California Senator and prolific author. And two of the actual defendants in the trial: Rennie Davis and Lee Weiner. Davis, also a leader in the SDS, and considered by many to be the greatest organizer of his generation, was a prominent figure in the antiwar movement. Sadly, Davis passed away earlier this year. Weiner, a community activist who served as a marshal with the National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam (Hayden and Davis were also co-directors of MOBE alongside David Dellinger), published his political memoir “Conspiracy to Riot” last year. Each of these individuals shared their feelings about the film, their reflections on the time, and what life looked like following the trial.
Released:
Feb 19, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (7)
Lawrence O'Donnell: MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell, the author of “Playing with Fire: The 1968 Election and the Transformation of American Politics,” joins the series to provide his insights on the mood of the nation in 1968, the stakes at the Democratic National Convention, and how Americans viewed the violence that erupted in Chicago as well as the trial that followed. He also addresses the many parallels with the political landscape in America today and the year’s protests. Additionally, O’Donnell reflects on his time working with Aaron Sorkin on “The West Wing,” and he shares his thoughts on the writer-director’s unique ability to craft riveting narratives with complex and substantive issues at their center. by The Official Trial of the Chicago 7 Podcast