First hour: David Cay Johnston on the Trump Organization's tax fraud
Second hour: Why are made-for-TV holiday movies so popular?
On Tuesday, a New York City jury convicted two subsidiaries of the Trump Organization of several crimes related to tax fraud. Donald Trump himself was not charged in the case. Our guest has reported on the former President's business dealings for years. He joins us to discuss what the convictions mean and what's next. Our guest:
- David Cay Johnston, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author, and editor-in-chief of DCReport
Then in our second hour, we go to a small town, where a young woman finds herself in a predicament: save her small bakery from being bought out by a big city conglomerate or follow her heart and date the conglomerate's rising star. What to do?! If this sounds familiar, it's because it follows the formula of a film genre that's rising in popularity: the made-for-TV holiday movie. Lifetime is premiering 26 new holiday movies this year, and Hallmark's "Countdown to Christmas" line up -- which began in October -- includes 41 new films. What about these films keeps viewers coming back for more? This hour, we discuss the magic of Christmas (movies) with our guests:
- Vanessa Cheeks, co-founder of the Anomaly Film Festival
- Danielle Raymo, holiday movie hobbyist, and owner of Rochester Brainery
