New PBS doc on Woodie Guthrie and Steinbeck

[SleeplessinSoCal]

Woodie Guthrie and the Ghost of Tom Joad

https://www.pbs.org/show/woody-guthrie-and-the-ghost-of-tom-joad-today/

I wasn't able to see the whole thing, but what I saw resonates more and more.

Damn the Fascists!!

[Pinback]

1. Thanks -- I'll look for this on Passport

[TommyT139]

2. Seems to be viewable from the linked page

I clicked rhe "watch now" button and it started up, showing ~55 minutes length (so it's not just a trailer). I don't have a sign-in or membership, and have never linked it to our home cable whatever. It "knows" my local PBS station because of my ISP.

So you might be able to see the parts you missed without waiting for a repeat showing.

Either way - thanks! This looks excellent.

[applegrove]

3. I love the Steinbeck I have read. Bookmarking.

[Deuxcents]

4. Just finished watching this..it is the same as what's going on today and that's so heartbreaking. Thanks for posting

Only PBS could put out such quality content

[SleeplessinSoCal]

5. it's true.

I was amazed to learn what the American population overcame to read "Grapes of Wrath" in 1939. There was a major campaign to kill the book. But they made it a best seller. And the movie followed.

Here's another PBS account of Guthrie and The Grapes of Wrath...

[eShirl]

6. sweet!

thanks