Episode 630 - Robert Rodriguez / Jonathan Ames
Episode Date: August 19, 2015Robert Rodriguez has been making movies on his own terms since he was 12 years old. Before Spy Kids and Machete and Sin City, he famously made his fir...
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1110 episodes transcribedRobert Rodriguez has been making movies on his own terms since he was 12 years old. Before Spy Kids and Machete and Sin City, he famously made his fir...
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