The Takeout with Major Garrett

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Takeout Outtake Especial: Natasha Cloud Sep 03, 2019

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Takeout Tuesday! Come back for more of our conversation with Natasha Cloud, point guard for the WNBA's Washington Mystics and anti-gun violence advocate. We're at Busboys and Poets in Southeast D.C. Yum!

Cloud 9: WNBA Player and Gun Safety Advocate Natasha Cloud Aug 30, 2019

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Washington Mystics point guard Natasha Cloud joins Major for lunch at Busboys and Poets in Southeast Washington, DC. Cloud is the Mystics all-time assists leader on the court and she's helping with another cause off of it: curbing gun violence. Join us for a conversation about athletics and activism.

Takeout Outtake Especial: Ron Maxwell Aug 27, 2019

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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.

The Director: Ron Maxwell Aug 23, 2019

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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.

Takeout Outtake Especial: Jonna Mendez Aug 20, 2019

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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."

The Moscow Rules: Jonna Mendez Aug 16, 2019

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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.

Takeout Outtake Especial: Former FBI Profiler Mary Ellen O'Toole Aug 13, 2019

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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.