The Takeout with Major Garrett
CBS News
The Takeout, hosted by CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett, is a never-take-yourself-too-seriously daily show that harnesses the best and latest reporting from CBS News. Its motto: relentlessly curious, steadfastly non-ideological. Featuring unique guest interviews, investigative journalism and the day’s biggest events, The Takeout will also simplify and explain the complexities and acronyms of official Washington. The show is driven by national politics but lives comfortably in deep discussions of economics, pop culture, sports and technology.
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Aug 27, 2019 • 10min
Takeout Outtake Especial: Ron Maxwell
Takeout Tuesday! More of Major's conversation with Ron Maxwell, writer-director of the Civil War epic "Gettysburg." We recorded this one in Maxwell's Civil War library at his home in the Virginia mountains. "Gettysburg" is one of Major's favorite movies - one he has seen more than 50 times.
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Aug 23, 2019 • 41min
The Director: Ron Maxwell
It's Major's birthday! So we trekked to the mountains of Virginia to interview Ron Maxwell, writer and director of Major's favorite movie, "Gettysburg." Learn how the epic Civil War film was made and how it's still relevant today. We recorded this episode in Maxwell's Civil War library at his home in Flint Hill. On the menu: a Civil War-themed feast of jerky, biscuits, coffee and whiskey.
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Aug 20, 2019 • 12min
Takeout Outtake Especial: Jonna Mendez
Former CIA disguise chief Jonna Mendez takes us behind the scenes of the 2012 Academy Award winning movie, Argo, based on the true story of her husband's lead role in the rescue of U.S. hostages in Iran. And in a rare public comment on politics today, Mendez explains why President Trump's relationship with the intel community "scares her to death."
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Aug 16, 2019 • 42min
The Moscow Rules: Jonna Mendez
Former CIA Disguise Chief Jonna Mendez joins Major this week for lunch at Il Canale in Georgetown - the DC neighborhood she refers to as her old stomping grounds. Mendez reveals the keys to being a superb CIA agent - particularly in Moscow, where virtually no place is safe from surveillance. Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee - and sting like hell, she says. Plus, her personal involvement in the Academy Award winning 2012, movie Argo.
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Aug 13, 2019 • 11min
Takeout Outtake Especial: Former FBI Profiler Mary Ellen O'Toole
Takeout Tuesday! More of Major's conversation with Former FBI criminal profiler and current George Mason University program director Mary Ellen O'Toole. On the menu: movies, music and books. Join us for bread pudding at The Auld Shebeen in Fairfax, VA.
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