In 1978, Vanessa Redgrave made the first speech at the Oscars in support of the Palestinian people. Katie discusses this and more with Wallace Shawn, star of the Princess Bride.
00:00:00 Wallace Shawn's trip to Nicaragua
00:03:02 How this trip inspired The Fever starring Vanessa Redgrave
00:04:37 Vanessa Redgrave's epic 1978 Oscars speech calling out "z*onist hoodlums"
00:07:25 Additional context around the JDL and Redgrave's speech
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