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Roger Friedman

Roger Friedman

American journalist

Oct 13, 2026

63:33
Yeah.
63:33
We didn't know that when The Social Network came out.
63:35
That was new.
63:36
It was new then.
63:37
But now we've lived with it for a long time, so we know what the story is.
63:41
And just the fact that you're revealing that is not the f- the, the foundation for a whole movie.
63:46
So th- there's not much going on in this movie.
66:06
Oh.
29:18
Yeah.
29:18
We didn't know that when The Social Network came out.
29:21
That was new.
29:21
It was new then.
29:23
But now we've lived with it for a long time, so we know what the story is, and just the fact that you're revealing that is not the f- the, the foundation for a whole movie.
29:31
So th- there's not much going on in this movie.
29:34
And, uh, by the time it gets to the end, and they're sort of blaming...
31:52
Oh.
6:12
Yeah.
6:12
We didn't know that when The Social Network came out.
6:15
That was new.
6:15
It was new then, but now we've lived with it for a long time, so we know what the story is.
6:20
And just the fact that you're revealing that is not the f- the, the foundation for a whole movie.
6:25
So th- there's not much going on in this movie.
6:28
And, uh, by the time it gets to the end, and they're sort of blaming...
8:45
Oh.
61:28
What? How could that be?
61:31
I know.
61:32
He's, uh...
61:32
He looks like he's 55 or 50 or something.
61:35
Uh, you know, there's never been anyone in better shape.
61:38
He's on, uh, the stage right, uh, this evening.
61:41
He's b- he's been doing his, uh, Broadway show on tour for the last, I don't know, since February.
65:47
Yeah.
22:03
What? How could that be?
22:06
I know.
22:07
He's, he looks like he's 55 or 50 or something.
22:11
Uh, there's never been anyone in better shape.
22:13
He's on, uh, the stage right, uh, this evening.
22:17
He's, he's been doing his, uh, Broadway show on tour for the last, I don't know, since February, and tomorrow night is the last night in London of The Last Ship, and it's been selling out all over the world, Amsterdam, Paris, London, New York.
22:33
Um, and then, uh, like after he finishes tomorrow night, like in, in another week or so, he picks up his rock tour, Sting 3.0, which comes to the Brooklyn Paramount Theater.

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28:50
Yeah.
4:07
What? How could that be?
4:09
I know.
4:10
He's, he looks like he's 55 or 50 or something.
4:14
Uh, you know, there's never been anyone in better shape.
4:17
He's on, uh, the stage right, uh, this evening.
4:20
He's, he's been doing his, uh, Broadway show on tour for the last, I don't know, since February.
4:27
And tomorrow night is the last night in London of The Last Ship, and it's been selling out all over the world.
8:25
Yeah.
58:50
What the hell is he doing with Macklemore as an opening act?
58:54
Well, he didn't pick Macklemore.
58:57
The, um, the promoter of the, of the tour, uh, picked Macklemore and picked a few other people, uh, to go on the bill and, um, I don't think that Ed Sheeran really understood what was going on.
59:11
Macklemore really had his only hits about in 2011 and 2012.
59:17
It's a long, long time ago.
59:19
And more recently, I mean, he had no career at all.
59:23
And more recently, he kind of revived himself by turning into this free Palestine guy.
64:26
Woody Allen, is this true? He's making a new movie at 91?
25:08
What the hell is he doing with Macklemore as an opening act?
25:13
Well, he didn't pick Macklemore.
25:15
The promoter of the tour picked Macklemore and picked a few other people to go on the bill.
25:24
Yeah.
25:26
I don't think that Ed Sheeran really understood what was going on.
25:29
Macklemore really had his only hits about in 2011 and 2012.
25:36
It's a long, long time ago.
26:46
not like
0:30
What the hell is he doing with Macklemore as an opening act?
0:35
Well, he didn't pick Macklemore.
0:37
The, um, the promoter of the, of the tour, uh, picked Macklemore and picked a few other people, uh, to go on the bill and, um, I don't think that Ed Sheeran really understood what was going on.
0:51
Macklemore really had his only hits about in 2011 and 2012.
0:58
It's a long, long time ago.
1:00
And more recently, I mean, he had no career at all.
1:03
And more recently, he kind of revived himself by turning into this free Palestine guy.
6:02
so uh all right that's terrible uh hey your buddy your buddy woody allen is this is true he's making a new movie at 91
105:02
Even
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as we speak.
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It's happening right now.
105:07
But it's a great film.
105:10
It is, but it gets to a billion dollars for a domestic film.
105:15
people will have had to have seen it two or three times.
105:18
So there must be people who have even seen it more than that.
106:54
But I am going to check it out because you just said you love it.
33:25
Even
33:26
as we speak.
33:27
It's craziness.
33:28
It's happening right now.
33:29
But it's a great film.
33:32
It is, but I mean, to get to a billion dollars for a domestic film, people will have had to have seen it two or three times.
33:41
So there must be people who have even seen it more than that.
35:16
But I am going to check it out because you just said you love it.
6:44
Even
6:46
as we speak.
6:47
It's craziness.
6:48
It's happening right now.
6:49
But it's a great film.
6:52
It is, but I mean, to get to a billion dollars for a domestic film.
6:58
people will have had to have seen it two or three times.
8:36
But I am going to check it out because you just said you love it.
65:14
So, should people still go see it? Should people still go see it, even if they saw it once? Sure.
65:19
Oh, I think they've seen it three or four times to get to this point.
65:24
But it's a lot of fun.
65:25
It's very well made.
65:28
The action sequences are terrific, and it answers the questions from the last movie when Peter Parker's friends no longer remembered him, and Sony remembered him, and that's the main thing.
65:41
And, you know, it's just huge.
65:43
And I think there'll be one more of these with Tom Holland and Zendaya, and then they'll bring it to an end.
66:19
If somebody hasn't seen any of the recent films, can they see this as a standalone?
29:58
So, should people still go see it? Should people still go see it even if they saw it once? Sure.
30:04
Oh, I think they've seen it three or four times to get to this point.
30:09
But it's a lot of fun.
30:10
It's very well made.
30:12
The action sequences are terrific, and it answers the questions from the last movie when Peter Parker's friends no longer remembered him, and Sony remembered him, and that's the main thing.
30:26
And, you know, it's just huge.
30:28
And I think there'll be one more of these with Tom Holland and Zendaya, and then they'll bring it to an end.
speaker_4NARRATOR
31:18
I
2:45
So, should people still go see it? Should people still go see it even if they saw it once? Sure.
2:50
Oh, I think they've seen it three or four times to get to this point.
2:55
But it's a lot of fun.
2:57
It's very well made.
2:59
The action sequences are terrific, and it answers the questions from the last movie when Peter Parker's friends no longer remembered him, and Sony remembered him, and that's the main thing.
3:12
And, you know, it's just huge.
3:15
And I think there'll be one more of these with Tom Holland and Zendaya, and then they'll bring it to an end.
speaker_7NARRATOR
4:05
I
61:54
You know, Rod Stewart, Frankie Valli.
61:57
Rod Stewart? uh well frankie valley listen he's 92 he's very fragile and they had him until about six months ago they had him out there touring all the time uh so that was enough and now he he looks like he's packing it in um rod stewart is only 81 and for the last few months people have been complaining that he didn't seem really with it well of course it turned out he needed a cardiac stent he couldn't breathe now he's going to be fine.
62:28
Now he's going to come back and be more Rod Stewart than ever.
62:31
He is? Yes, he is.
62:34
But, yeah, he was doing fine, except that he really looked like he wasn't getting enough oxygen and blood through his arteries, and he probably had a completely blocked artery.
62:46
But it is now unblocked, and he's going to take off the next month or so and not do anything and see how he feels.
62:54
Hmm.
67:45
How well is Broadway doing? Is Broadway okay financially? Everything's good?
27:05
Well,
27:05
Rod Stewart, well, Frankie Valli, listen, he's 92.
27:10
He's very fragile.
27:12
And they had him until about six months ago.
27:15
They had him out there touring all the time.
27:17
So that was enough.
27:19
And now he looks like he's packing it in.

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32:53
How well is Broadway doing? Is Broadway okay financially? Everything's good?
6:06
You know, Rod Stewart, Frankie Valli.
6:09
Rod Stewart? uh well frankie valley listen he's 92 he's very fragile and they had him until about six months ago they had him out there touring all the time uh so that was enough and now he he looks like he's packing it in um rod stewart is only 81 and for the last few months people have been complaining that he didn't seem really with it well of course it turned out he needed a cardiac stent he couldn't breathe now he's going to be fine.
6:41
Now he's going to come back and be more Rod Stewart than ever.
6:43
He is? Yes, he is.
6:46
But, yeah, he was doing fine, except that he really looked like he wasn't getting enough oxygen and blood through his arteries, and he probably had a completely blocked artery.
6:58
But it is now unblocked, and he's going to take off the next month or so and not do anything and see how he feels.
7:06
Hmm.
11:57
How well is Broadway doing? Is Broadway okay financially? Everything's good?
1:39
your life?
1:39
After a 45-year career, I'm not taking over as Santa Claus, but that has been recommended because I hear the fringe benefits are phenomenal.
1:49
I've written seven books.
1:50
The last one was called Erasing America, Broken Politics, Broken Country, which talks a lot about how the progressive left and the Biden administration were systematically destroying our country until my savior, one of them, President Trump, came around and he's starting to turn things around.
2:09
And I'm very, very grateful he is.
2:11
But I also have a monthly newsletter called the Equal Opportunity Times.
2:16
I am known as the Equal Opportunity Critic.

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20:29
Okay, let's get back to
25:12
so fabulous?
25:14
Well, because it really takes Homer, who's 3,000 years old, and makes him accessible.
25:25
And even though some of the translators have complained about it, it's accessible.
25:31
It's done something amazing.
25:32
It's made people talk about Homer and talk about the Odyssey.
25:37
You know, when you watch the Odyssey, you realize that every action, you know, it's a fictional story.
25:42
It's not history.
28:53
Let's be honest.
27:27
What's so fabulous?
27:29
Well, because it really takes Homer, who's 3,000 years old, and makes him accessible.
27:40
And even though some of the translators have complained about it, it's accessible.
27:46
It's done something amazing.
27:47
It's made people talk about Homer and talk about the Odyssey.
27:51
You know, when you watch the Odyssey, you realize that every action, you know, it's a fictional story.
27:57
It's not history.
31:08
Let's be honest.
2:53
so fabulous?
2:55
Well, because...
2:56
It really takes Homer, who's 3,000 years old, and makes him accessible.
3:06
And even though some of the translators have complained about it, it's done something amazing.
3:13
It's made people talk about Homer and talk about the Odyssey.
3:17
You know, when you watch the Odyssey, you realize that every action, you know, it's a fictional story.
3:23
It's not history.
6:33
Let's be honest.
26:50
Really? Yes, celebrating this.
26:52
I should come right over.
26:53
Yeah.
26:54
Well, I'll tell you what.
26:56
It's a great album.
26:57
It's called Foreign Tongues.
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And the Stones marketing people have done an amazing job.
29:12
Now, how do you compare it to the new Paul McCartney album?
30:08
Really? Yes, celebrating
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this.
30:10
I should come right over.
30:11
Yeah.
30:12
Well, I'll tell you what.
30:14
It's a great album.
30:15
It's called Foreign Tongues.
32:30
Now, how do you compare it to the new Paul McCartney album?
3:40
Really? Yes, celebrating this.
3:42
I should come right over.
3:43
Yeah.
3:44
Well, I'll tell you what.
3:46
It's a great album.
3:47
It's called Foreign Tongues.
3:49
And the Stones marketing people have done an amazing job.
6:02
Now, how do you compare it to the new Paul McCartney album?

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