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    101: From Humble Beginnings to a Rare Steven Spielberg Flop

    101: From Humble Beginnings to a Rare Steven Spielberg Flop

    FromWho the F*** is Roger Smith?!?

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    101: From Humble Beginnings to a Rare Steven Spielberg Flop

    FromWho the F*** is Roger Smith?!?

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    Length:
    25 minutes
    Released:
    Apr 15, 2023
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    Roger tells how he went from majoring in Modern European History to working with one of the most powerful entertainment executives of all time, as well as an ill-fated video game based on a Steven Spielberg film. He also explains how he helped changed opera for the better and what happened to all those Atari video game cassettes you used to play with.
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    Released:
    Apr 15, 2023
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    So, who is Roger Smith? He testified at the Menendez trial. He got hit on by Grace Kelly. He worked with Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Orson Welles, Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson, Steven Spielberg, Gerald Ford, George Soros and Beverly Sills. He said opera needs subtitles. And Michael Eisner was heard to say... "Who the F*&% is Roger Smith?" Roger Smith. No, not the one married to Ann Margaret and not the one Michael Moore chased from General Motors. The OTHER one. Writer, marketing whiz, editor, entrepreneur. This Roger Smith sat down with PBS film critic and NPR radio host Bill McCuddy who asks So, who the F _is_ Roger Smith? "My real goal was to have an interesting life surrounded by fascinating people," says Roger Smith. "And at that I succeeded beyond my expectations." Have a listen and we think you'll agree.