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AI Summary
- Filmmaker Julia Loktev documents young Russian journalists in 'My Undesirable Friends' facing impossible choices—prison or exile—as dissent becomes dangerous after Putin's invasion
- The film shows how independent journalism survives under authoritarian pressure through personal sacrifice and moral conviction
- Jazz historian Kevin Whitehead revisits Miles Davis's two-night Chicago performance from 1965
Guests on This Episode
JL
Julia Loktev
1 podcast appearance
KW
Kevin Whitehead
1 podcast appearance