{"id":3950,"date":"2021-09-30T07:01:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-30T07:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/134-bradley-whitford-the-iconic-actor-and-activist-the-handmaids-tale-and-the-taliban-biden-and-hollywood-what-would-commander-lawrence-do-with-senators-sinema-and-manchin-general-mille\/"},"modified":"2021-09-30T10:52:31","modified_gmt":"2021-09-30T10:52:31","slug":"134-bradley-whitford-the-iconic-actor-and-activist-the-handmaids-tale-and-the-taliban-biden-and-hollywood-what-would-commander-lawrence-do-with-senators-sinema-and-manchin-general-mille","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/134-bradley-whitford-the-iconic-actor-and-activist-the-handmaids-tale-and-the-taliban-biden-and-hollywood-what-would-commander-lawrence-do-with-senators-sinema-and-manchin-general-mille\/","title":{"rendered":"134. Bradley Whitford. The Iconic Actor and Activist. The Handmaid\u2019s Tale and The Taliban. Biden and Hollywood. What Would Commander Lawrence Do With Senators Sinema and Manchin? General Milley Under Fire. Is Afghanistan a \u201cStrategic Failure\u201d?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=ANA6921350621\" width=\"100%\" height=\"210\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width: 100%;height: 210px\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>From <em>The West Wing<\/em>, to <em>Get Out<\/em>, to <em>Transparent<\/em>, to <em>The Handmaid\u2019s Tale<\/em>. For a generation, Bradley Whitford (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BradleyWhitford\">@BradleyWhitford<\/a>) has shaped the world\u2019s understanding of politics&#8211;through the lense of entertainment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But Bradley doesn\u2019t just play politics. He lives it. At this precarious time in American history, art and politics are merging and colliding in powerful ways. He\u2019s deeply involved in politics&#8211;and in causes he cares about. From climate change, to standing up for <a href=\"https:\/\/iatse.net\/\">IATSE<\/a> (the union that represents workers in film and television), Bradley\u2019s a guy who cares deeply, and is not afraid to throw a punch. He\u2019s earned three Emmys, been a figure in our film, TV and stage universe for a generation, and appeared in classics ranging from <em>Adventures in Babysitting<\/em> to <em>Billy Madison<\/em> to <em>Scent of a Women<\/em> to <em>Revenge of the Nerds 2<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/27-bradley-whitford-impeachment-is-here-the-west-wing-vs-the-handmaids-tale-commander-lawrence-and-robert-mcnamara-the-death-penalty-in-politics-backstage-with-henry-kissinger-and-james\/\">After joining us way back in Episode 27<\/a> (one of our top episodes ever), the iconic actor and activist is back.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This is a fun, wide-ranging and candid episode. This is Bradley Whitford and Paul Rieckhoff (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaulRieckhoff\">@PaulRieckhoff<\/a>) chopping it up on all kinds of issues. Bradley takes you on set in Toronto and inside the Emmy Awards. It\u2019s an insider\u2019s look at Hollywood and politics at the highest levels. And another powerful conversation that\u2019s about more than just politics, news and culture. It\u2019s about America&#8211;and about all of us.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Bradley talks about why <em>The Handmaid\u2019s Tale<\/em> is so groundbreaking, about how Gilead is like Afghanistan, and about how he thinks Commander Lawrence would deal with Senators Krysten Cinema and Joe Manchin. We\u2019ll also dig into his month in isolation in Canada, if he thought the Emmys this month should have been held inside during a pandemic, his Joe Biden in Hollywood story, and what he wants to clarify from his last visit to our show.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s another conversation that keeps it real. The kind to help you stay vigilant. Because eternal vigilance is the price of freedom. Our host, national security and political analyst and Army veteran Paul Rieckhoff takes you behind the scenes for candid conversations with top leaders from all backgrounds. It\u2019s a bold and blunt perspective you won\u2019t find anywhere else on the media landscape.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>You can support the show and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/independentamericans\/posts\">join our dynamic community of listeners by joining the IA Patreon community<\/a>. You\u2019ll get access to events, guests, merch discounts, and exclusive content. And you\u2019ll help us keep speaking independent truth to power.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>You can also WATCH the full conversation with Bradley and Paul here:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_71979\"  width=\"750\" height=\"421\"  data-origwidth=\"750\" data-origheight=\"421\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jXi1dGYEcow?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Independent Americans<\/em> is powered by Righteous Media. On social media or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independentamericans.us\">www.IndependentAmericans.us<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Stay vigilant, America.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/megaphone.fm\/adchoices\">megaphone.fm\/adchoices<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From The West Wing, to Get Out, to Transparent, to The Handmaid\u2019s Tale. For a generation, Bradley Whitford (@BradleyWhitford) has shaped the world\u2019s understanding of politics&#8211;through the lense of entertainment.\u00a0 But Bradley doesn\u2019t just play politics. He lives it. At this precarious time in American history, art and politics are merging and colliding in powerful&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/134-bradley-whitford-the-iconic-actor-and-activist-the-handmaids-tale-and-the-taliban-biden-and-hollywood-what-would-commander-lawrence-do-with-senators-sinema-and-manchin-general-mille\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">134. Bradley Whitford. The Iconic Actor and Activist. The Handmaid\u2019s Tale and The Taliban. Biden and Hollywood. What Would Commander Lawrence Do With Senators Sinema and Manchin? General Milley Under Fire. Is Afghanistan a \u201cStrategic Failure\u201d?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3951,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3950","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-episodes","entry"],"rttpg_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IA-promo-square-EP134.jpg",800,800,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IA-promo-square-EP134.jpg",800,800,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IA-promo-square-EP134.jpg",800,800,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IA-promo-square-EP134-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IA-promo-square-EP134-300x300.jpg",300,300,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IA-promo-square-EP134.jpg",750,750,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IA-promo-square-EP134.jpg",800,800,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IA-promo-square-EP134.jpg",800,800,false],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IA-promo-square-EP134.jpg",800,800,false]},"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/author\/admin\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/category\/episodes\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Episodes<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"From The West Wing, to Get Out, to Transparent, to The Handmaid\u2019s Tale. For a generation, Bradley Whitford (@BradleyWhitford) has shaped the world\u2019s understanding of politics&#8211;through the lense of entertainment.\u00a0 But Bradley doesn\u2019t just play politics. He lives it. At this precarious time in American history, art and politics are merging and colliding in powerful&hellip;&hellip;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3950","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3950"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3950\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3952,"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3950\/revisions\/3952"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}