Film discussion: Coal Miner's Daughter
with host John DeSando, guest host Mary Yerina, and guest David Weaver
Award-winning Cinema Classics discusses great movies then and now. From films, genres, directors, and actors to everything else in between, the hosts don't always agree, but they are always fun and informative.
The extended discussion on Double Take from WCBE 90.5 FM's podcasts:
https://www.wcbe.org/podcast/double-take/2026-08-10/double-take-8-13-26-coal-miners-daughter
Cinema Classics is regularly broadcast at 8:01 pm Thursday on WCBE 90.5 FM and streaming at WCBE.org. Stay connected on Facebook and podcast Double Take, which is listed by Feedspot in the top 10 NPR movie podcasts, on WCBE and Tune In.
Producer John DeSando, a Los Angeles Press Club first-place winner for National Entertainment Journalism, is also host of NPR’s It’s Movie Time broadcast out of WCBE. Contact him at JohnDeSando52@gmail.com.
Guest producer/host Mary Yerina is a community volunteer serving on the board of The Sphinx Alumni Society of Ohio State and the executive committee of The ProMusica Sustaining Board.
Guest David Weaver is retired executive director of The Ohioana Library and the author of Black Diva of the '30's: The Life of Ruby Eizy.
Show Notes for Coal Miner's Daughter:
Trailer for Coal Miner's Daughter (1980). Compilation of interviews with Loretta Lynn, Sissy Spacek, Tommy Lee Jones and Beverly D'Angelo about Coal Miner's Daughter from Reel in the Years archives.
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