Listen "19: EI Weekly Listen – Johan Hakelius: John Hughes and the making and unmaking of the American Dream"
Episode Synopsis
The films of John Hughes updated the American Dream for a new generation, and his complex legacy helps us understand what went so wrong. Read by Leighton Pugh.
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