Ep. 138 Bye Bye Braverman (1968)

Barnet Weinstein (Jack Warden), Felix Ottensteen (Joseph Wiseman), Morroe Rieff (George Segal) and Holly Levine (Sorrell Brooke) are all on their way to pay their respects to their deceased friend Leslie- in Sydney Lumet's 1968 Black Comedy "Bye Bye Braverman."

Four Jewish intellectuals take a meandering road trip to pay their respects to a deceased friend on a crazy Sunday. Tune in as Chris talks Issac Rosenfeld, George Segal, & perceived anti-Semitism as the LSCE screens the Sidney Lumet dark cult comedy “Bye Bye Braverman.” Join us! 

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