📰 Subscribe to UnHerd today at: http://unherd.com/join UnHerd's Flo Read meets David Mamet. Read the accompanying article: https://unherd.com/2024/01/david-mamet-on-hollywood-hamas-and-donald-trump/ Listen to the podcast: https://plnk.to/unherd?to=page Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and director David Mamet has, in his own words, gone from a Hollywood veteran to “the hermit of Santa Monica”. Celebrated for his plays American Buffalo, Glengarry Glen Ross, and Speed-the-Plow, Mamet has dedicated his formidable energy to the culture war raging in La La Land. To mark the publication of his memoir, Everywhere an Oink Oink, Flo Read spoke to Mamet about the death of storytelling, antisemitism in America and his zeal for Donald Trump. Follow UnHerd on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/unherd Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unherd/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unherd/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unherdtv // TIMECODES // 00:00 - 00:45 - Introduction 00:45 - 05:58 - When did David Mamet realise he was destined for the storytelling business, and how has the industry changed? 05:58 - 10:40 - The politicisation of the screenwriting industry 10:40 - 17:43 - David Mamet on being politically outspoken in a liberal industry 17:43 - 22:40 - The role of the mainstream media 22:40 - 23:28 - “Nobody cares about diversity” 23:28 - 28:01 - Does David Mamet feel any differently about being an American Jew in light of recent events? 28:01 - 36:20 - Will Donald Trump win in 2024? 36:20 - 38:44 - Does Mamet believe in banning speech? 38:44 - 42:28 - The future of Hollywood 42:28 - 43:06 - Concluding thoughts #UnHerd #DavidMamet #Trump