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Overheard with Evan Smith

James Ellroy

OVERHEARD WITH EVAN SMITH delivers free flowing and smart conversations with today’s most fascinating public figures. We speak with politicians, authors, artists, actors, journalists, and business leaders - conversations with the country’s most interesting people, always with an eye toward the news, and always with a sense of humor.

James Ellroy

Season 5 Episode 10 | 26m 46s | CC

James Ellroy is an author known for his noir-style crime fiction, primarily set in Los Angeles. Some of his past works have been adapted into Hollywood successes including the Academy Award-winning L.A. Confidential and The Black Dahlia. His latest novel, Perfidia, is set in Los Angeles during World War II, as Japanese internment camps begin forming.

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Support for Overheard with Evan Smith is provided by: HillCo Partners, Claire & Carl Stuart, Christine & Philip Dial, Eller Group, Diane Land & Steve Adler, and Karey & Chris Oddo. Overheard is produced by Austin PBS, KLRU-TV and distributed by NETA.

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