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Podcast: Julie Gammack's Iowa Potluck
Episode: Here's the Podcast: Peter Hedges Comes Home
Description: When I opened the conversation with author, director, and filmmaker Peter Hedges on Monday’s Potluck Zoom call, I could’ve led with the obvious: the big Hollywood names orbiting his life. But instead of clickbait, I chose to bring him home—beginning not with stardom, but with the recent passing of his former Valley High School drama teacher, the man who helped shape the storyteller he became.Mr. Lamson wasn’t just a teacher. For a young, insecure kid like Peter, he was the one who offered a spotlight off the scoreboard—a stage where everyone had a role...