About this episode
On the Gist, #TedFled. In the Interview, his new documentary has been called "jaw-dropping," "incendiary," "riveting," and "engrossing." Sam Pollard's new film MLK/FBI is about the bureau's surveillance and harassment of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The film delves into new and declassified documents as well as restored footage to reveal the government's long past of targeting Black activists. Pollard tells Mike, "I was just trying to tell a good story. About two men on the same trajectory one with a goal to take his people to the Promised Land, and the other one with a goal to stop that man from doing that." Sam Pollard is an award winning director, editor and producer. He was nominated for an Oscar for his 1997 documentary 4 Little Girls , and has won two Emmys for his documentary editing. In the Spiel, we're worried about the cows in Texas. Hat tip, Moo Muffs ! Email us at thegist@slate.com Podcast production by Margaret Kelley and Cheyna Roth. Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices