Today on the TV Time Machine, host Jim Benson talks with Steve James of City So Real. Mr. James is an Oscar Nominated documentary filmmaker best known for producing and directing the classic Hoop Dreams, and the Roger Ebert Documentary, Life Itself.       
 
In this audio segment, Steve James talks about his new five-hour docu-series City So Real, that chronicles the infamous Chicago political machine, and how the city grappled with the Covid pandemic, and the death of George Floyd—now airing on National Geographic and Hulu. Again, for those of you intrepid enough to visit that toddling town, feel free to grab a hoagie, as we deep dish out the present, in order to visit a very windy past!

City So Real Interview with Director Producer Steve James on TV Time Machine

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