NPR's Scott Simon speaks to author and film critic Kenneth Turan about his new book, "Louis B. Mayer & Irving Thalberg: The ...

(SOUNDBITE OF MGM LION ROAR) SIMON: ...The great Hollywood film ... Mayer And Irving Thalberg: The Whole Equation" is the new book by Kenneth Turan, longtime critic for the Los Angeles Times ...

Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. He has reported from ...