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Mike Farrell: Putting an End to the Death Penalty

Robert Scheer sits down with the M*A*S*H actor and activist to discuss his involvement in the anti death penalty movement.
Robert Scheer sits down with actor and activist Mike Farrell to discuss his involvement in the anti death penalty movement.
Mike Farrell. [Photo: David Shankbone]

Mike Farrell was one of the lead actors on M*A*S*H for eight years in the 1970s and 80s. Since that time he has become involved in several social causes including serving as president and board member of the nonprofit organization Death Penalty Focus. Farrell tells Robert Scheer how visiting prison inmates changed his perception of the people who are on death row and why ending the death penalty became a cause he is passionate about. He also discusses the pitfalls some celebrities fall into as they try to become involved in and a spokesmen for social causes.

Credits

Guest:
Mike Farrell – Death Penalty Focus – @DPFocus

Host:
Robert Scheer

Producers:
Joshua ScheerRebecca Mooney