Audio Interview: Tom Ashbrook and Ty Burr, The Strange Power of Celebrity

Tom Ashbrook is the host of the National Public Radio show, On Point. In this brief excerpt from the show, Ashbrook interviews Boston Globe film critic, Ty Burr, about the idea behind his book, Gods Like Us: On Movie Stardom and Modern Fame (2012). Listen to the excerpt, and then answer the questions that follow.

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Source: http://onpoint.wbur.org/2012/10/05/the-strange-power-of-celebrity
Credit: On Point with Tom Ashbrook is a Production of WBUR, Boston and is distributed by NPR.

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