Warning: This episode contains descriptions of child abuse and domestic abuse.
Over the past few years, a celebrated filmmaker has tried to unlock the mysteries of the pop icon Prince.
Sasha Weiss, a deputy editor at The New York Times Magazine, says that the result is a cinematic masterpiece. How is it possible that nobody will ever see it?
Guest: Sasha Weiss, a deputy editor at The New York Times Magazine.
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