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The author discussed the book as a deep dive into 1974, when Los Angeles reshaped its music, movies, television, and politics, highlighting the release of Chinatown as a pivotal moment and drawing parallels to modern political figures. It was highlighted in two episodes by the author and the host, and a purchase link was shared in a third episode, indicating strong endorsement.
Episode: Ron Brownstein: A Republican Realignment?
Ron Brownstein, a senior editor for the Atlantic, talked about his book 'Rock Me on the Water', which details the year 1974 in Los Angeles, when the city transformed its music, movies, television, and politics.
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Episode: Sam Stein and Ron Brownstein: Now We're Talking
Ron Brownstein spoke about his book "Rock Me on the Water," a look at 1974 and the year Los Angeles transformed music, movies, television and politics. He mentioned that the book touched on the release of the film "Chinatown" and referenced it being a pivotal moment in the book.
Most recent book, Rock Me on the Water, 1974, the year Los Angeles transformed music, movies, television and politics.
My most recent book, "Rock Me on the Water."
And who would have thought that 50 years later America would turn its lonely eyes to essentially Noah Cross, which was the bad guy played by John Houston and who had many things in common with Donald Trump as their savior?
Episode: Tom Nichols: Jack Smith Is Not Screwing Around
A link to purchase the book on the HarperCollins website was provided in the show notes.
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/rock-me-on-the-water-ronald-brownstein?variant=39387579023394