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World Fantasy Award-Winning Author Fonda Lee returns to the show to discuss Francis Ford Coppola\\u2019s The Godfather, a landmark film in cinematic history that one host had never even seen! Fonda Lee is the author of the fantasy novel JADE CITY and discusses the ways in which the film influenced her work toward the end of the episode. She\\u2019s also the author of a series of Young Adult Novels, EXO, ZEROBOXER, and CROSS FIRE as well as holding black belts in both karate and kung fu.

Topics include: Fonda\\u2019s inspirations, Francis Ford Coppola\\u2019s career and place in the \\u201cNew Hollywood Wave\\u201d, legendary performances from both Marlon Brando and Al Pacino, the fight to get the movie made, the density of the story, the \\u201cPrince of Darkness,\\u201d the Fruit Theory, Michael Corleone\\u2019s transformation into a Don both different and similar to Don Vito, cold vengeance, and the mutual respect for great work in the artistic community.

JADE CITY Discussion: 1:23:37

Join them next week when Fonda Lee joins the show again to discuss Godfather pt. 2!

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