Strictly speaking this episode isn't one of the TMR Roundtables, but I thought I would add it here (as number 0) because it's a conversation about a film that very much fits with the series, and I thought a few more people might find it if I included it here. It's a conversation with James Corbett who invited me on to The Corbett Report to discuss the great film Being There as part of his podcast series, Film, Literature and the New World Order.

 "Julian Charles of TheMindRenewed.com joins us to discuss Being There, the 1979 film by director Hal Ashby that follows the story of Chance the Gardener, a simple man with no experience of the outside world who is suddenly thrust onto the national political stage. Despite his complete lack of knowledge and experience (or precisely because of it) the powers behind the scenes float him as a potential candidate for next president of the United States. So is this a reflection of political reality, or broad satire? What does the movie tell us about the way modern media shapes the political landscape? Find out in this edition of Film, Literature and the New World Order."—James Corbett

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