Steal This Story: A Chat with Journalist Amy Goodman

I had the pleasure of interviewing Democracy Now’s Amy Goodman, the subject of Steal This Story, Please! a gripping new documentary that focuses on Goodman’s unwavering commitment to truth-telling spanning three decades of turbulent history.

Listen to our recent interview from The Drive 95.5 FM or read the transcript below:

The film screens at 3:40 pm, Monday, April 20, at Rialto Cinemas, 6868 McKinley St., Sebastopol, CA, followed by a Q&A with Goodman and Academy Award-Nominated director Tia Lessin, which yours truly will moderate.

There are easier ways to spend a life than confronting evasive presidents, riot police, war crimes, billionaires and the occasional smug pundit before breakfast. Journalist Amy Goodman chose otherwise.

For three decades, Goodman has hosted Democracy Now!, the daily independent news program. Now she is the subject of a new documentary, Steal This Story Please, co-directed by Oscar-nominated filmmakers Tia Lessin and Carl Deal. The film argues that Goodman’s pr…