The Contender

The Zeitgeist Tapes

Nov 14, 202434:24Technology

This month - in the wake of the US election and the defeat of Kamala Harris - Steve and Emma look at The Contender (2000). This is a film that is posited as a liberal feel-good film about making a woman the Vice Presiden...

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