Episode 8: Anita Hill, Clarence Thomas and "Confirmation"

04/21/16 • 43 min

Journalist Jane Mayer, who co-wrote "Strange Justice: The Selling of Clarence Thomas" joins John Heilemann and Will Leitch to discuss the HBO film Confirmation, a dramatic exploration of the infamous Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings of 1991.

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Culture Caucus - Episode 8: Anita Hill, Clarence Thomas and "Confirmation"

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Brought to you by Oppenheimer Funds The Right Way to Invest. Explore long term opportunities at Oppenheimer Funds dot Com. Welcome to another edition of the Culture Caucus Podcast. I'm John Hilman and I am Will and we are here today yet again, me in a state of state of sadness and despond at the fact that I'm here in New York City, in our incredible, fabulous podcasting studios podcasting mission control without Will. Will is on the road, not nea