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CINEMA SUNDAY

Candi Thomas

The headlines are loud but the movies are timeless. Movies not only entertain us, they can help us understand and navigate the moment we're living in. They can make us laugh, cry, love and learn. This is why movies matter. 

Source Material: Wikipedia, IMDb & freemusicarchive.com

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  • 26 episodes
  • weekly
  • Avg 35 min
  • English
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  • S2 · E6
    Sep 21, 2025 · 33 min

    S2 Episode 6: The Rainmaker

    Rookie lawyer Rudy Baylor takes on a powerful insurance company after they deny coverage for a young man's life saving bone marrow transplant. In doing so, he uncovers a pattern of systemic denials, mostly targeting their poorest clients. Love Horror Movies? Meet Fright Night Flicks 🤘 Twin brothers, horror movie deep dives, hilarious debates, and killer trivia. Listen now! Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

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  • S2 · E5
    Sep 14, 2025 · 26 min

    S2 Episode 5: My Cousin Vinny (REPLAY)

    A replay from Season 1 of Cinema Sunday. An inexperienced lawyer from New York defends his cousin who is wrongfully accused murder in Alabama.

  • S2 · E4
    Sep 7, 2025 · 28 min

    S2 Episode 4: Loving

    In 1959, Richard and Mildred Loving are convicted for violating Virginia's Racial Integrity Act of 1924. This begins a legal battle that would end at the U.S. Supreme Court as the couple fights to legitimize their marriage.

  • S2 · E3
    Aug 31, 2025 · 30 min

    S2 Episode 3: Inherit the Wind

    A high school science teacher is arrested for teaching Charles Darwin's theory of evolution instead of the Biblical teachings as required by state law. The trial becomes a much needed public debate between conformity and free thought.

  • S2 · E2
    Aug 24, 2025 · 34 min

    S2 Episode 2: Philadelphia

    Andrew Beckett is in for the fight of his life when he sues his employer for wrongful termination. He claims he was fired when it was discovered he has AIDS, but the ensuing trial also examines the widespread fear and loathing the general public has of the gay community.

  • S2 · E1
    Aug 16, 2025 · 32 min

    S2 Episode 1: The Trial of the Chicago 7

    In 1969, seven anti-Vietnam war protesters were charged with conspiracy and inciting riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. The resulting trial was an examination of the 1st Amendment right to protest and what happens when the police and US military are used against American citizens.

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