Episode 3: Absence of Malice
Published on Dec 29, 2025, 12:00:00 AM
Total time: 00:37:34
Published on Dec 29, 2025, 12:00:00 AM
Total time: 00:37:34
Attorney Nick Lough joins Mike and Margo to talk about the 1981 Sydney Pollack film "Absence of Malice". Nick's experience as a journalist and attorney give him unique insight into this melodramatic thriller. Mike lays out his theory on how Meg Carter might be one of the worst journalists in film history while Margo talks about the time she was confronted by someone unhappy with her reporting.
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Veteran journalists Margo Gray and Mike Brown investigate the best films about the news business. What do they get right? What do they get wrong? What stories from their long careers come to mind while watching them? Special guests share their perspective and go behind-the-scenes in this WAFF 48 podcast.