Peter Savodnik
Editor at The Free Press and writer whose work centers on literature and cultural criticism; featured guest discussing Joan Didion's Play It As It Lays and its cultural significance.
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Mar 12, 2026 • 55min
Joan Didion Knew What Hollywood Would Become
Peter Savodnik, editor and cultural critic, discusses Joan Didion and her novel Play It as It Lays. He traces Didion’s prophetic view of Hollywood, the emptiness of modern celebrity, and how her precise detail and skepticism toward 60s feminism still cut through contemporary culture. Short, sharp takes connect the book’s mood to today’s red carpets and social media spectacle.
