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>>> HELLO AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING ME.
JOINING ME. I'M YOUR HOST FOR "AZ
I'M YOUR HOST FOR "AZ ILLUSTRATED ART."
ILLUSTRATED ART." TONIGHT WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE
TONIGHT WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE CULTURE OF FOOD AND LOOK AT HOW
CULTURE OF FOOD AND LOOK AT HOW AN ARTISTIC APPROACH CAN ADD
AN ARTISTIC APPROACH CAN ADD RICHNESS.
RICHNESS. MEET CHEF OMAR PUERTA AND TALK
MEET CHEF OMAR PUERTA AND TALK ABOUT THE CHALLENGES AND REWARDS
ABOUT THE CHALLENGES AND REWARDS OF COOKING LOCAL.
OF COOKING LOCAL. AND A COFFEE HOUSE THAT APPLIES
AND A COFFEE HOUSE THAT APPLIES SCIENCE AND ART TO THE QUEST FOR
SCIENCE AND ART TO THE QUEST FOR THE PERFECT CUP OF COFFEE.
THE PERFECT CUP OF COFFEE. I'LL ALSO TALK WITH UNIVERSITY
I'LL ALSO TALK WITH UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA PROFESSOR ABOUT THE
OF ARIZONA PROFESSOR ABOUT THE EVER CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF
EVER CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF INDEPENDENT FILM.
INDEPENDENT FILM. AND WE'LL LOOK BACK AT A 1938
AND WE'LL LOOK BACK AT A 1938 RADIO BROADCAST THAT'S STILL
RADIO BROADCAST THAT'S STILL BEING TALKED ABOUT TODAY.
BEING TALKED ABOUT TODAY. BUT FIRST, TODAY'S TOP STORIES.
BUT FIRST, TODAY'S TOP STORIES. >> ACTIVISTS WHO ARE ARRESTED IN
>> ACTIVISTS WHO ARE ARRESTED IN A TUCSON PROTEST OCTOBER 111
A TUCSON PROTEST OCTOBER 111 WHEN THEY STOPPED A BUS LOAD OF
WHEN THEY STOPPED A BUS LOAD OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS FROM GETTING
ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS FROM GETTING TO COURT ARE CHALLENGING THE
TO COURT ARE CHALLENGING THE CHARGE AGAINST THEM.
CHARGE AGAINST THEM. THE PUBLIC DEFENDER SAYS THE
THE PUBLIC DEFENDER SAYS THE FELONY CHARGE OF HINDERING
FELONY CHARGE OF HINDERING PROSECUTION IS SUSPECT BECAUSE
PROSECUTION IS SUSPECT BECAUSE THE IMMIGRANTS ON THE BUS WERE
THE IMMIGRANTS ON THE BUS WERE NEVER PROSECUTED BUT INSTEAD
NEVER PROSECUTED BUT INSTEAD WERE DEPORTED.
WERE DEPORTED. THE PROTEST WAS PART OF ONGOING
THE PROTEST WAS PART OF ONGOING EFFORTS BY ACTIVISTS TO DETER
EFFORTS BY ACTIVISTS TO DETER LEGAL ACTION AGAINST IMMIGRANTS.
LEGAL ACTION AGAINST IMMIGRANTS. INCLUDING TUCSON POLICE
INCLUDING TUCSON POLICE ENFORCEMENT OF SB-1070.
ENFORCEMENT OF SB-1070. TUCSON POLICE RESPONDED TO A
TUCSON POLICE RESPONDED TO A REPORT OF A GUNMAN AT A HIGH
REPORT OF A GUNMAN AT A HIGH SCHOOL.
SCHOOL. POLICE SAY THEY ARRESTED A
POLICE SAY THEY ARRESTED A 14-YEAR-OLD STUDENT FOR THE
14-YEAR-OLD STUDENT FOR THE HOAX, ACCUSING HIM OF MAKING THE
HOAX, ACCUSING HIM OF MAKING THE CALL.
CALL. ON WEDNESDAY, SANTA RITA WAS PUT
ON WEDNESDAY, SANTA RITA WAS PUT ON LOCKDOWN AFTER A GUNMAN WAS
ON LOCKDOWN AFTER A GUNMAN WAS REPORTED IN THE SCHOOL.
REPORTED IN THE SCHOOL. POLICE FOUND NO WEAPON AND WHILE
POLICE FOUND NO WEAPON AND WHILE THEY SAID THE WEDNESDAY CALL WAS
THEY SAID THE WEDNESDAY CALL WAS NOT A HOAX, THEY ARE NO LONGER
NOT A HOAX, THEY ARE NO LONGER INVESTIGATING.
INVESTIGATING. THE ARIZONA COURT OF APPEALS
THE ARIZONA COURT OF APPEALS TODAY REVEALED WHY LAST WEEK IT
TODAY REVEALED WHY LAST WEEK IT RULED TO BLOCK NEW HIGHER
RULED TO BLOCK NEW HIGHER CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION LIMITS IN
CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION LIMITS IN THE STATE.
THE STATE. THE COURT SAID ITS ORDER WAS
THE COURT SAID ITS ORDER WAS BASED ON A DETERMINATION THAT
BASED ON A DETERMINATION THAT THE NEW LIMITS VIOLATE THE
THE NEW LIMITS VIOLATE THE STATE'S CLEAN ELECTIONS ACT
STATE'S CLEAN ELECTIONS ACT WHICH WAS PASSED BY VOTERS IN
WHICH WAS PASSED BY VOTERS IN 1998.
1998. AND THAT'S A LOOK AT TONIGHT'S
AND THAT'S A LOOK AT TONIGHT'S HEADLINES.
HEADLINES. >> COOKING LOCAL IS A WAY OF
>> COOKING LOCAL IS A WAY OF CELEBRATING THE CONNECTIONS
CELEBRATING THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN FOOD AND THE SOUTHWEST.
BETWEEN FOOD AND THE SOUTHWEST. >> YOU KNOW, IT'S NEW AMERICAN
>> YOU KNOW, IT'S NEW AMERICAN CUISINE WHICH SAYS WE THE
CUISINE WHICH SAYS WE THE FREEDOM TO DO A BIT OF
FREEDOM TO DO A BIT OF EVERYTHING.
EVERYTHING. IT IT'S A SPANISH DISH.
IT IT'S A SPANISH DISH. EXECUTIVE CHEF SAYS THE MENU AT
EXECUTIVE CHEF SAYS THE MENU AT WILDFLOWER IS SEASON ALSO NAHHAL
WILDFLOWER IS SEASON ALSO NAHHAL AND HE DESIGNS THE DISHES FOR
AND HE DESIGNS THE DISHES FOR WHAT'S GROWN LOCALLY.
WHAT'S GROWN LOCALLY. >> I LOVE TOMATOES, ESPECIALLY
>> I LOVE TOMATOES, ESPECIALLY IN SPRING.
IN SPRING. EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, YOU'LL
EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, YOU'LL FIND A LOCAL RANCHER WITH STUFF
FIND A LOCAL RANCHER WITH STUFF LIKE THAT.
LIKE THAT. IF YOU CAN FIND THAT, THAT'S
IF YOU CAN FIND THAT, THAT'S GREAT STUFF TO EAT.
GREAT STUFF TO EAT. >> PAILLA IS A TRADITIONAL
>> PAILLA IS A TRADITIONAL SPANISH DISH.
SPANISH DISH. AND HE'S ALLOWED THE KITCHEN TO
AND HE'S ALLOWED THE KITCHEN TO PRODUCE QUICK INDIVIDUAL
PRODUCE QUICK INDIVIDUAL SERVINGS THAT INCORPORATE
SERVINGS THAT INCORPORATE LOCALLY SOURCED INGREDIENTS.
LOCALLY SOURCED INGREDIENTS. >> ONCE IT GETS NICE AND HOT,
>> ONCE IT GETS NICE AND HOT, GET DOWN THERE, GET THAT NICE
GET DOWN THERE, GET THAT NICE SIZZLE GOING.
SIZZLE GOING. AND IN THE OTHER PAN WE'LL START
AND IN THE OTHER PAN WE'LL START WITH OUR SKAL LOPS.
WITH OUR SKAL LOPS. >> CUSTOMERS ARE BECOMING MORE
>> CUSTOMERS ARE BECOMING MORE DEMANDING WHEN IT COMES TO MENU
DEMANDING WHEN IT COMES TO MENU ITEMS.
ITEMS. THUS, HE SAYS A TRIP TO THE
THUS, HE SAYS A TRIP TO THE FARMER'S MARKET IS AN IMPORTANT
FARMER'S MARKET IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF HIS JOB.
PART OF HIS JOB. >> WE TRY TO GET WHAT WE CAN
>> WE TRY TO GET WHAT WE CAN LOCALLY.
LOCALLY. >> HE TRIES TO PAIR EACH DISH
>> HE TRIES TO PAIR EACH DISH WITH ITEMS HE FINDS IN THE LOCAL
WITH ITEMS HE FINDS IN THE LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET.
FARMER'S MARKET. >> WE MAKE THE SET FRESH THAT
>> WE MAKE THE SET FRESH THAT DAY SO IT CHANGES EVERY DAY IT'S
DAY SO IT CHANGES EVERY DAY IT'S DIFFERENT MENU ITEM.
DIFFERENT MENU ITEM. SO WE CAN GET ANOTHER SQUASH OR
SO WE CAN GET ANOTHER SQUASH OR A FRUIT OR OR SOME KIND OF
A FRUIT OR OR SOME KIND OF VEGGIE OR WHATEVER.
VEGGIE OR WHATEVER. >> NAY EAR VERY SWEET.
>> NAY EAR VERY SWEET. >> THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF A WELL
>> THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF A WELL DESIGNED DISH CAN BE FOUND
DESIGNED DISH CAN BE FOUND SEASONALLY HERE AT THE LOCAL
SEASONALLY HERE AT THE LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET.
FARMER'S MARKET. >> HE KEEPS AN EYE OUT FOR
>> HE KEEPS AN EYE OUT FOR HEIRLOOM TOMATOES THAT MIGHT BE
HEIRLOOM TOMATOES THAT MIGHT BE IN SEASON.
IN SEASON. PUERTA SAYS IT ALLOWS HIM TO
PUERTA SAYS IT ALLOWS HIM TO FIND INSPIRATION THAT HE CAN
FIND INSPIRATION THAT HE CAN TAKE INTO THE KITCHEN AND
TAKE INTO THE KITCHEN AND MAINTAIN A CONNECTION WITH HIS
MAINTAIN A CONNECTION WITH HIS TUCSON ROOTS.
TUCSON ROOTS. >> IF THIS IS NOT THE BEST
>> IF THIS IS NOT THE BEST CHARIZO YOU'VE EVER HAD IN YOUR
CHARIZO YOU'VE EVER HAD IN YOUR LIFE, I WON'T GIVE YOU YOUR
LIFE, I WON'T GIVE YOU YOUR MONEY BACK.
MONEY BACK. >> THIS TRIP TO THE FARMER'S
>> THIS TRIP TO THE FARMER'S MARKET GAVE HIM THE OPPORTUNITY
MARKET GAVE HIM THE OPPORTUNITY TO INCORPORATE SOME LOCALLY
TO INCORPORATE SOME LOCALLY SOURCED CHORIZO INTO HIS RECIPE.
SOURCED CHORIZO INTO HIS RECIPE. THE SEAFOOD AND THE RICE ARE
THE SEAFOOD AND THE RICE ARE COOKED SEPARATELY.
COOKED SEPARATELY. THIS ALLOWS FOR MORE CONTROL OF
THIS ALLOWS FOR MORE CONTROL OF THE INDIVIDUAL COOKING TIMES OF
THE INDIVIDUAL COOKING TIMES OF THE MAIN INGREDIENT.
THE MAIN INGREDIENT. >> ALL THOSE FLAVORS COMING
>> ALL THOSE FLAVORS COMING TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU GET
YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU GET ALL OF THAT IN THERE.
ALL OF THAT IN THERE. OUR SHRIMP, SKAL LOPS,
OUR SHRIMP, SKAL LOPS, EVERYTHING.
EVERYTHING. AND THE BEST PART IS OUR SAUCE.
AND THE BEST PART IS OUR SAUCE. THE STOCK WE COOK EVERYTHING
THE STOCK WE COOK EVERYTHING IN.
IN. >> PUERTA SAYS COOKING FOR HIM,
>> PUERTA SAYS COOKING FOR HIM, WHETHER AT HOME OR HERE AT THE
WHETHER AT HOME OR HERE AT THE RESTAURANT IS ABOUT MAKING
RESTAURANT IS ABOUT MAKING CONNECTIONS WITH CULTURE AND
CONNECTIONS WITH CULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT.
ENVIRONMENT. AND SINCE HE'S FROM TUCSON,
AND SINCE HE'S FROM TUCSON, FINDING A WAY TO MAINTAIN A
FINDING A WAY TO MAINTAIN A CONNECTION WITH THE LOCAL
CONNECTION WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY IS IMPORTANT TO HIM.
COMMUNITY IS IMPORTANT TO HIM. >> YOU KNOW, GROWING UP IN
>> YOU KNOW, GROWING UP IN ARIZONA WE HAD CHORIZO EVERY
ARIZONA WE HAD CHORIZO EVERY MORNING FOR BREAKFAST.
MORNING FOR BREAKFAST. AMERICAN BREAKFAST WITH LATIN
AMERICAN BREAKFAST WITH LATIN SPICES OR FRENCH TECHNIQUES AND
SPICES OR FRENCH TECHNIQUES AND STUFF TO BRING THAT ALL TOGETHER
STUFF TO BRING THAT ALL TOGETHER TO MAKE SOMETHING GREAT LIKE
TO MAKE SOMETHING GREAT LIKE THIS.
THIS. >> GET THE COMPLETE RECIPE BY
>> GET THE COMPLETE RECIPE BY LOGGING ON TO OUR WEBSITE AT
LOGGING ON TO OUR WEBSITE AT AZPM.ORG.
AZPM.ORG. >> AMERICANS LOVE THEIR COFFEE.
>> AMERICANS LOVE THEIR COFFEE. AND A GROWING NUMBER ARE CHOOSEY
AND A GROWING NUMBER ARE CHOOSEY ABOUT HOW THAT COFFEE IS
ABOUT HOW THAT COFFEE IS PREPARED.
PREPARED. FOR THE XO COMPANY IN TUCSON,
FOR THE XO COMPANY IN TUCSON, PURSUING THE PERFECT CUP OF
PURSUING THE PERFECT CUP OF COFFEE IS NOT JUST A BUSINESS.
COFFEE IS NOT JUST A BUSINESS. HIS AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER
HIS AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER MAKES LEARNING ABOUT COFFEE A
MAKES LEARNING ABOUT COFFEE A PASSION AND A SOURCE OF
PASSION AND A SOURCE OF FULFILLMENT IN HIS LIFE.
FULFILLMENT IN HIS LIFE. >> YOU'RE MAKING EVERY CUP FOR
>> YOU'RE MAKING EVERY CUP FOR THE PERSON.
THE PERSON. SO NOTHING SPILLS, EVERYTHING IS
SO NOTHING SPILLS, EVERYTHING IS MADE UP.
MADE UP. WE'RE MAKING SURE THE RATIO IS
WE'RE MAKING SURE THE RATIO IS GOING TO BE ONE GRAM OF COFFEE
GOING TO BE ONE GRAM OF COFFEE FOR EVERY 14 MILLILITERS OF
FOR EVERY 14 MILLILITERS OF WATER.
WATER. HOT WATER IS DOSED IN HERE.
HOT WATER IS DOSED IN HERE. TAKING INTO ACCOUNT LATENT HEAT
TAKING INTO ACCOUNT LATENT HEAT THROUGH TAIR AND THE KETTLE.
THROUGH TAIR AND THE KETTLE. THESE ARE BEAUTIFUL.
THESE ARE BEAUTIFUL. THE FIRST THING I WANT TO DO IS
THE FIRST THING I WANT TO DO IS I WANT TO CREATE A BLOOM.
I WANT TO CREATE A BLOOM. I WANT TO MAKE THE COFFEE HEAVY.
I WANT TO MAKE THE COFFEE HEAVY. IT'S GIVING UP A LARGE AMOUNT OF
IT'S GIVING UP A LARGE AMOUNT OF JUICE.
JUICE. ONCE IT'S GROUND, IT WILL
ONCE IT'S GROUND, IT WILL CONTINUE TO DO JUST THAT.
CONTINUE TO DO JUST THAT. BUT I DON'T WANT COFFEE SPINNING
BUT I DON'T WANT COFFEE SPINNING ALL OVER.
ALL OVER. IF I'M GOING TO GET IT RIGHT, I
IF I'M GOING TO GET IT RIGHT, I HAVE TO MAKE SURE -- ś
HAVE TO MAKE SURE -- ś >> WE ARE AT XO ROAST CO AND I
>> WE ARE AT XO ROAST CO AND I AM THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION.
AM THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION. I TEACH PEOPLE HOW TO EXTRACT
I TEACH PEOPLE HOW TO EXTRACT COFFEE DIFFERENTLY AND THE
COFFEE DIFFERENTLY AND THE SOCIAL PROCESS THAT GOES ALONG
SOCIAL PROCESS THAT GOES ALONG WITH IT.
WITH IT. >> I DEFINITELY WOULD -- IF I
>> I DEFINITELY WOULD -- IF I GOT A NEW SET OF LEGOS, I HAD TO
GOT A NEW SET OF LEGOS, I HAD TO PUT THEM TOGETHER EXACTLY AS THE
PUT THEM TOGETHER EXACTLY AS THE INSTRUCTIONS DICTATED.
INSTRUCTIONS DICTATED. IF I MISSED THE STEP, I WOULD
IF I MISSED THE STEP, I WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK AND REMOVE STHEM
HAVE TO GO BACK AND REMOVE STHEM IN THE ORDER I PLACED THEM.
IN THE ORDER I PLACED THEM. I WOULD PLAY WITH THESE SIX,
I WOULD PLAY WITH THESE SIX, EIGHT, NINE HOURS.
EIGHT, NINE HOURS. AND IF YOU TRIED TO MOVE ME AWAY
AND IF YOU TRIED TO MOVE ME AWAY FROM THEM, THAT'S WHEN THERE
FROM THEM, THAT'S WHEN THERE WOULD BE CRYING.
WOULD BE CRYING. PEOPLE ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM
PEOPLE ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM TEND TO TYPER FOCUS, ONE, TWO,
TEND TO TYPER FOCUS, ONE, TWO, THREE SOMETIMES THREE DIFFERENT
THREE SOMETIMES THREE DIFFERENT AREAS.
AREAS. FOR ME THEY KIND OF SETTLED I O
FOR ME THEY KIND OF SETTLED I O COFFEE FOR BETTER OR WORSE.
COFFEE FOR BETTER OR WORSE. I KNOW MORE ABOUT COFFEE THAN I
I KNOW MORE ABOUT COFFEE THAN I PROBABLY SHOULD.
PROBABLY SHOULD. AND FARLESS THAN I WANT TO.
AND FARLESS THAN I WANT TO. BUT ALSO LITERATURE AND MUSIC.
BUT ALSO LITERATURE AND MUSIC. >> I REMEMBER MY CHILDHOOD LIKE
>> I REMEMBER MY CHILDHOOD LIKE ANYBODY.
ANYBODY. THE DIFFERENCE IS IT'S MOSTLY
THE DIFFERENCE IS IT'S MOSTLY FACTUAL.
FACTUAL. BUT THERE'S NOT ANYTHING
BUT THERE'S NOT ANYTHING DIFFERENT IN THE WAY -- THERE'S
DIFFERENT IN THE WAY -- THERE'S NOT A LOT OF EMOTION ATTACHED TO
NOT A LOT OF EMOTION ATTACHED TO THE MEMORIES.
THE MEMORIES. LIKE THE MEMORIES JUST A MEMORY.
LIKE THE MEMORIES JUST A MEMORY. YOU WERE AT THIS PLACE, THIS
YOU WERE AT THIS PLACE, THIS OCCURRED.
OCCURRED. THIS IS WHAT YOU REMEMBER
THIS IS WHAT YOU REMEMBER THINKING.
THINKING. BUT IT DOESN'T EVOKE AN
BUT IT DOESN'T EVOKE AN EMOTIONAL RESPONSE TO REMEMBER
EMOTIONAL RESPONSE TO REMEMBER AS IT DOES FOR SOME PEOPLE.
AS IT DOES FOR SOME PEOPLE. THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN TO ME AT
THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN TO ME AT ALL.
ALL. I REMEMBER THERE WAS AN INSTRANS
I REMEMBER THERE WAS AN INSTRANS WHERE I WAS ON A BEACH, PROBABLY
WHERE I WAS ON A BEACH, PROBABLY ABOUT 5.
ABOUT 5. BASICALLY THE FIRST TIME YOU
BASICALLY THE FIRST TIME YOU REALIZE YOU'RE A PERISHABLE ITEM
REALIZE YOU'RE A PERISHABLE ITEM SO TO SPEAK.
SO TO SPEAK. YOU CAN DIE.
YOU CAN DIE. AND IT DIDN'T REALLY BOTHER ME.
AND IT DIDN'T REALLY BOTHER ME. I THOUGHT ESSENTIALLY NO ONE
I THOUGHT ESSENTIALLY NO ONE WILL FIND ME.
WILL FIND ME. IT WAS AN ABANDONED BEACH.
IT WAS AN ABANDONED BEACH. JUST US AND ONE OTHER FAMILY.
JUST US AND ONE OTHER FAMILY. THIS IS ESSENTIAL LY A DAMAGING
THIS IS ESSENTIAL LY A DAMAGING INCIDENT AT BEST.
INCIDENT AT BEST. BOTH OF MY PARENTS BEING
BOTH OF MY PARENTS BEING EDUCATORS, I PRESENTED
EDUCATORS, I PRESENTED ATYPICALLY IN THAT I
ATYPICALLY IN THAT I PRESENTEDLING YOU'LLY RATHER
PRESENTEDLING YOU'LLY RATHER THAN MATHEMATICALLY.
THAN MATHEMATICALLY. I'M CERTAINLY NOT ANYWHERE NEAR
I'M CERTAINLY NOT ANYWHERE NEAR A SAVANT WHEN IT CAME TO MATH.
A SAVANT WHEN IT CAME TO MATH. I NEVER BECAME OBSESSED WITH
I NEVER BECAME OBSESSED WITH DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS.
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS. I THINK I'M OKAY WITH THAT.
I THINK I'M OKAY WITH THAT. >> CONGRATULATIONS TO THE TEAM
>> CONGRATULATIONS TO THE TEAM BEHIND THAT STORY.
BEHIND THAT STORY. FOR BEING RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR
FOR BEING RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR WORK AT THIS YEAR'S ROCKY
WORK AT THIS YEAR'S ROCKY MOUNTAIN EMMY AWARDS.
MOUNTAIN EMMY AWARDS. >> THE CONTRACTOR WHO BUILT
>> THE CONTRACTOR WHO BUILT HEALTHCARE.GOV WERE IN THE HOT
HEALTHCARE.GOV WERE IN THE HOT SEAT ON CAPITOL HILL TODAY AND
SEAT ON CAPITOL HILL TODAY AND FACED A WITHERING ROUND OF
FACED A WITHERING ROUND OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE WEBSITE'S
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE WEBSITE'S TROUBLED ROLLOUT.
TROUBLED ROLLOUT. >> CUTTING CARBON EMISSIONS FROM
>> CUTTING CARBON EMISSIONS FROM POWER PLANTS AND TAKING ON CRY
POWER PLANTS AND TAKING ON CRY MAT CHANGE.
MAT CHANGE. IS THAT THAT'S THE CHALLENGE FOR
IS THAT THAT'S THE CHALLENGE FOR THE NEW HEAD OF THE EPA.
THE NEW HEAD OF THE EPA. >> PLUS THE STORY OF A LOS
>> PLUS THE STORY OF A LOS ANGELES PROGRAM BRINGING PARENTS
ANGELES PROGRAM BRINGING PARENTS BACK INTO THE CLASSROOM TO HELP
BACK INTO THE CLASSROOM TO HELP THEM STAY INVOLVED IN THEIR
THEM STAY INVOLVED IN THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION.
CHILDREN'S EDUCATION. >> I WANT TO LEARN MORE EVERY
>> I WANT TO LEARN MORE EVERY DAY.
DAY. I WANT TO USE WHAT I LEARN TO
I WANT TO USE WHAT I LEARN TO HELP MY KIDS AT HOME, BE LIKE AN
HELP MY KIDS AT HOME, BE LIKE AN ADDITIONAL TEACHER AT HOME.
ADDITIONAL TEACHER AT HOME. >> THOSE ARE JUST SOME OF THE
>> THOSE ARE JUST SOME OF THE STORIES WE'RE COVERING ON
STORIES WE'RE COVERING ON TONIGHT'S PBS NEWS HOUR.
TONIGHT'S PBS NEWS HOUR. >> IMAGINE A DAILY COMMUTE THAT
>> IMAGINE A DAILY COMMUTE THAT THAT I CAN TAKES YOU HIGH UP IN
THAT I CAN TAKES YOU HIGH UP IN THE AIR GLIDING OVER THE CITY.
THE AIR GLIDING OVER THE CITY. >> AS WE PASS THE TOWER, WE WILL
>> AS WE PASS THE TOWER, WE WILL SWING.
SWING. WATCH YOUR BALANCE.
WATCH YOUR BALANCE. >> IT'S THE BEST.
>> IT'S THE BEST. I GET A FREE RIDE TO WORK IN ONE
I GET A FREE RIDE TO WORK IN ONE OF THE MOST UNIQUE
OF THE MOST UNIQUE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS.
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS. >> AND WITH SOME OF THE BEST
>> AND WITH SOME OF THE BEST VIEWS.
VIEWS. I'M DAVID GREEN.
I'M DAVID GREEN. PORTLAND'S SKY TRAM ON THE NEXT
PORTLAND'S SKY TRAM ON THE NEXT "MORNING EDITION" FROM NPR NEWS.
"MORNING EDITION" FROM NPR NEWS. >> THE FILM OF AWARD-WINNING
>> THE FILM OF AWARD-WINNING WRITER AND DIRECTOR SUZANNE SKY
WRITER AND DIRECTOR SUZANNE SKY LAR STUDIES A VARIETY OF
LAR STUDIES A VARIETY OF SUBJECTS FROM PAWNSHOPS TO POP
SUBJECTS FROM PAWNSHOPS TO POP ART AND A VARIETY OF STYLES.
ART AND A VARIETY OF STYLES. SHE TALKS ABOUT HER WORK AND THE
SHE TALKS ABOUT HER WORK AND THE CHANGING LAPPED SCAPE OF FILM
CHANGING LAPPED SCAPE OF FILM MAKING.
MAKING. THANKS FOR JOINING ME.
THANKS FOR JOINING ME. YOUR FILM WAS RECENTLY RELEASED
YOUR FILM WAS RECENTLY RELEASED DIGITALLY BY THE SUNDANCE
DIGITALLY BY THE SUNDANCE INSTITUTE.
INSTITUTE. TELL US ABOUT THAT FILM AND WHEN
TELL US ABOUT THAT FILM AND WHEN IT WAS PRODUCED.
IT WAS PRODUCED. >> SURE.
>> SURE. I BEGAN IN 1993.
I BEGAN IN 1993. THE INSPIRATION WAS THE 1992
THE INSPIRATION WAS THE 1992 RIOTS AND KIND OF THE EVENT
RIOTS AND KIND OF THE EVENT ITSELF THAT ALSO HAD THE MEDIA
ITSELF THAT ALSO HAD THE MEDIA COVER THAT EVENT IN SOUTH
COVER THAT EVENT IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOS ANGELES.
CENTRAL LOS ANGELES. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY THROUGH A
I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY THROUGH A FRIEND OF A FRIEND IN THIS FILM.
FRIEND OF A FRIEND IN THIS FILM. MY FRIEND'S FATHER SAID I HAVE
MY FRIEND'S FATHER SAID I HAVE AN IDEA ABOUT REDOING THE
AN IDEA ABOUT REDOING THE PAWNBROKER ONLY IN SOUTH CENTRAL
PAWNBROKER ONLY IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOS ANGELES.
LOS ANGELES. AND BY DOCUMENTARY EARS WENT YOU
AND BY DOCUMENTARY EARS WENT YOU KNOW A PAWNBROKER IN SOUTH
KNOW A PAWNBROKER IN SOUTH CENTRAL?
CENTRAL? I WOULD LIKE TO MEET HIM.
I WOULD LIKE TO MEET HIM. I WENT DOWN AND TALKED TO HIM
I WENT DOWN AND TALKED TO HIM AND IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
AND IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TELL THE STORY FROM THE ABOVE OF
TELL THE STORY FROM THE ABOVE OF THE COMMUNITY.
THE COMMUNITY. >> WHAT'S IT LOOK FOR TO HAVE
>> WHAT'S IT LOOK FOR TO HAVE NEW LIFE ON THE INTERNET THIS
NEW LIFE ON THE INTERNET THIS MANY YEARS LATER?
MANY YEARS LATER? >> IT'S A MIXED THING.
>> IT'S A MIXED THING. WHAT PROMPTED MY INTEREST WAS
WHAT PROMPTED MY INTEREST WAS SUNDANCE APPROACHED ME.
SUNDANCE APPROACHED ME. THEY HAVE BEEN DOING A LOT OF
THEY HAVE BEEN DOING A LOT OF WORK TO MAKE SURE THE FILMS THAT
WORK TO MAKE SURE THE FILMS THAT GO TO THE FESTIVAL REALLY HAVE A
GO TO THE FESTIVAL REALLY HAVE A WIDER AUDIENCE.
WIDER AUDIENCE. SO THEY MAKE ARRANGEMENTS WITH
SO THEY MAKE ARRANGEMENTS WITH OFFICIAL PLATFORMS AND TO THE
OFFICIAL PLATFORMS AND TO THE PROMOTE THE FILM.
PROMOTE THE FILM. BUT ALSO WHAT HAPPENED IN
BUT ALSO WHAT HAPPENED IN FLORIDA WITH TRAYVON MARTIN.
FLORIDA WITH TRAYVON MARTIN. IT WAS ANYONISHED IN 1995,
IT WAS ANYONISHED IN 1995, THEY'RE STILL VERY MUCH WITH US
THEY'RE STILL VERY MUCH WITH US TODAY.
TODAY. I FELT LIKE THIS IS WHAT I CAN
I FELT LIKE THIS IS WHAT I CAN DO TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE
DO TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DIALOGUE.
DIALOGUE. >> EWE WORKED IN A VARIETY OF
>> EWE WORKED IN A VARIETY OF STYLE.
STYLE. WHY THAT RANGE OF WORK?
WHY THAT RANGE OF WORK? >> YES.
>> YES. IT WOULD BE GREAT TO JUST PICK
IT WOULD BE GREAT TO JUST PICK ONE AND STAY THERE.
ONE AND STAY THERE. I THINK THEY'RE RELATED.
I THINK THEY'RE RELATED. FIRST AND FOREMOST, I CONSIDER
FIRST AND FOREMOST, I CONSIDER MYSELF A STORYTELLER.
MYSELF A STORYTELLER. IN I'M DOING FICTION, I'M
IN I'M DOING FICTION, I'M OBSERVING.
OBSERVING. IF I'M DOING DOCUMENTARY, I'M
IF I'M DOING DOCUMENTARY, I'M THINKING ABOUT HOW TO MAKE THAT
THINKING ABOUT HOW TO MAKE THAT REALITY COMPELLING.
REALITY COMPELLING. THOSE THINGS INTERMINGLE IN SUCH
THOSE THINGS INTERMINGLE IN SUCH AN EXCITING WAY.
AN EXCITING WAY. WHAT CHANGES HAVE YOU SEEN IN
WHAT CHANGES HAVE YOU SEEN IN THE FILM BUSINESS, EITHER
THE FILM BUSINESS, EITHER DOCUMENTARY OR NARRATIVE OVER
DOCUMENTARY OR NARRATIVE OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS.
THE LAST 20 YEARS. >> SO MANY.
>> SO MANY. I MEAN, THE I THINK THE ONE
I MEAN, THE I THINK THE ONE THING THAT'S SO EXCITING IS JUST
THING THAT'S SO EXCITING IS JUST TO START WITH DOCUMENTARY.
TO START WITH DOCUMENTARY. WHEN I STARTED MAKING
WHEN I STARTED MAKING DOCUMENTARY FILMS IN THE '90s,
DOCUMENTARY FILMS IN THE '90s, THERE WERE A FEW OF US.
THERE WERE A FEW OF US. IT WASN'T CONSIDERED MAINSTREAM.
IT WASN'T CONSIDERED MAINSTREAM. OH, IT WAS LIKE A LITTLE SMALL
OH, IT WAS LIKE A LITTLE SMALL PROJECT.
PROJECT. THERE WERE BIGGER DOCUMENTARY
THERE WERE BIGGER DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKERS AND ACCOMPLISHED
FILMMAKERS AND ACCOMPLISHED ONES.
ONES. BUT THERE WASN'T THE KIND OF
BUT THERE WASN'T THE KIND OF MAINSTREAM INTERESTS IN
MAINSTREAM INTERESTS IN DOCUMENTARY.
DOCUMENTARY. AND THAT'S -- WITH MORE AND MORE
AND THAT'S -- WITH MORE AND MORE DOCUMENTARY FILMS SHOWING THAT,
DOCUMENTARY FILMS SHOWING THAT, YOU KNOW, THESE ARE COMPELLING,
YOU KNOW, THESE ARE COMPELLING, THEY'RE CINEMATIC, THESE ARE
THEY'RE CINEMATIC, THESE ARE COMPELLING.
COMPELLING. SOME OF THEM ARE CALLING
SOME OF THEM ARE CALLING ATTENTION TO A SOCIAL ISSUE BUT
ATTENTION TO A SOCIAL ISSUE BUT THEY'RE DOING IT IN A WAY THAT'S
THEY'RE DOING IT IN A WAY THAT'S DRAMATIC.
DRAMATIC. IT'S GOTTEN MORE AND MORE OF AN
IT'S GOTTEN MORE AND MORE OF AN ADD YENTS.
ADD YENTS. IF YOU DON'T FEEL THAT DICHOTOMY
IF YOU DON'T FEEL THAT DICHOTOMY AS MUCH WITHIN THE SPECTRUM OF
AS MUCH WITHIN THE SPECTRUM OF INDEPENDENT CINEMA.
INDEPENDENT CINEMA. >> IS IT EASIER TO MAKE AN
>> IS IT EASIER TO MAKE AN INDEPENDENT FILM NOW THAN IT WAS
INDEPENDENT FILM NOW THAN IT WAS 20 YEARS AGO OR IS IT HARDER?
20 YEARS AGO OR IS IT HARDER? >> I THINK IT'S EASIER.
>> I THINK IT'S EASIER. THE TOOLS ARE MUCH MORE
THE TOOLS ARE MUCH MORE ACCESSIBLE TO US.
ACCESSIBLE TO US. THERE WAS A PERIOD WHERE IT WAS
THERE WAS A PERIOD WHERE IT WAS ALL ON VIDEO.
ALL ON VIDEO. I SHOT MY FILM, MY FIRST
I SHOT MY FILM, MY FIRST DIGITAL -- BACK THEN, YOU HAD
DIGITAL -- BACK THEN, YOU HAD VERY DIFFERENT LOOKS.
VERY DIFFERENT LOOKS. THE VIDEO LOOK WAS OBVIOUS.
THE VIDEO LOOK WAS OBVIOUS. IT WAS NOT NECESSARILY THE GOOD
IT WAS NOT NECESSARILY THE GOOD QUALI
QUALI QUALITY.
QUALITY. UNLESS YOU WERE GOING TO REALLY
UNLESS YOU WERE GOING TO REALLY HIGH, HIGH, YOU KNOW, LEVEL KIND
HIGH, HIGH, YOU KNOW, LEVEL KIND OF THING.
OF THING. NOW WITH THE CANONS AND THE
NOW WITH THE CANONS AND THE DSLRs, YOU'RE ABLE TO GET A LOOK
DSLRs, YOU'RE ABLE TO GET A LOOK THAT'S CLOSER TO THAT KIND OF
THAT'S CLOSER TO THAT KIND OF MORE FILM CINEMATIC -- YOU KNOW,
MORE FILM CINEMATIC -- YOU KNOW, AND WHAT WAS THE FILM YOU'RE
AND WHAT WAS THE FILM YOU'RE MAKING NOW?
MAKING NOW? >> IT'S MY MOST PERSONAL FILM.
>> IT'S MY MOST PERSONAL FILM. I GREW UP AND I WANTED TO LOOK
I GREW UP AND I WANTED TO LOOK AT THE PATH OF A THE LIFE OF A
AT THE PATH OF A THE LIFE OF A WORK OF ART AND THROUGH THE
WORK OF ART AND THROUGH THE DIFFERENT STORIES IT ACCRUED.
DIFFERENT STORIES IT ACCRUED. IT STARTED A SMALL PROJECT
IT STARTED A SMALL PROJECT ACTUALLY.
ACTUALLY. THE ROBRILOBOX THAT GOT AWAY.
THE ROBRILOBOX THAT GOT AWAY. >> ANDY WARHOL.
>> ANDY WARHOL. >> IT WAS DIFFERENT COLLECTIONS
>> IT WAS DIFFERENT COLLECTIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THEN THERE WAS ALSO THINGS IN
THEN THERE WAS ALSO THINGS IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY THAT SHIFT
THE GLOBAL ECONOMY THAT SHIFT OUT ART IS HANDLED.
OUT ART IS HANDLED. I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING THAT
I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING THAT WAS PERSONAL BUT ALSO THE THEME
WAS PERSONAL BUT ALSO THE THEME OF THE FILM IS HOW WE VALUE
OF THE FILM IS HOW WE VALUE THINGS AND HOW THAT CHANGES.
THINGS AND HOW THAT CHANGES. >> AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE
>> AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT THIS PIECE?
TALKING ABOUT THIS PIECE? >> I'LL BE DOING A LITTLE
>> I'LL BE DOING A LITTLE PRESENTATION.
PRESENTATION. RESEARCH AND THE PROCESS AND
RESEARCH AND THE PROCESS AND SHOWING AN ADVANCED CLIP IN
SHOWING AN ADVANCED CLIP IN TUCSON, DOWNTOWN TUCSON ON
TUCSON, DOWNTOWN TUCSON ON FRIDAY OCTOBER 26.
FRIDAY OCTOBER 26. >> SUZANNE SKY LAR, THANKS SO
>> SUZANNE SKY LAR, THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.
MUCH FOR JOINING US. >> THANKS SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME.
>> THANKS SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME. >>> THERE AREN'T MANY RADIO
>>> THERE AREN'T MANY RADIO BROADCASTS FROM 75 YEARS AGO
BROADCASTS FROM 75 YEARS AGO THAT REMAIN IN THE AMERICAN
THAT REMAIN IN THE AMERICAN PSYCHE.
PSYCHE. NEXT MARK McLEMORE HAS A
NEXT MARK McLEMORE HAS A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE
CONVERSATION ABOUT THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE MOST FAMOUS
ANNIVERSARY OF THE MOST FAMOUS RADIO PLAYED OF ALL TIME.
RADIO PLAYED OF ALL TIME. >> ORSON WELLS WAS ALREADY A
>> ORSON WELLS WAS ALREADY A WELL KNOWN ACTOR AND DIRECTOR.
WELL KNOWN ACTOR AND DIRECTOR. BUT IN 1938, BEFORE H EMADE
BUT IN 1938, BEFORE H EMADE FILM, HE PRODUCED A RADIO
FILM, HE PRODUCED A RADIO ADAPTATION ABOUT A NOVEL BY H.G.
ADAPTATION ABOUT A NOVEL BY H.G. WELLS.
WELLS. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT BECAME A PART
WHAT HAPPENED NEXT BECAME A PART OF POP CULTURE HISTORY.
OF POP CULTURE HISTORY. TUESDAY AT 9:00 P.M., EASTERN
TUESDAY AT 9:00 P.M., EASTERN EXPERIENCE WILL CELEBRATE THE
EXPERIENCE WILL CELEBRATE THE 75th ANNIVERSARY OF ORSON WELLS
75th ANNIVERSARY OF ORSON WELLS "WAR OF THE WORLDS."
"WAR OF THE WORLDS." JOHN AND SHELDON, THANK YOU FOR
JOHN AND SHELDON, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
BEING HERE. YOU BOTH HAD HAD THE EXPERIENCE
YOU BOTH HAD HAD THE EXPERIENCE OF WATCHING THE EPISODE.
OF WATCHING THE EPISODE. >> I HADN'T REALIZED THAT HE
>> I HADN'T REALIZED THAT HE ACTUALLY HAD DONE THAT LIVE AND
ACTUALLY HAD DONE THAT LIVE AND WITH A FULL ORCHESTRA.
WITH A FULL ORCHESTRA. AND HE BASICALLY DID CONDUCT IT
AND HE BASICALLY DID CONDUCT IT WHIEK AN ORCHESTRA MASTER
WHIEK AN ORCHESTRA MASTER STANDING UP ON THE PODIUM THERE.
STANDING UP ON THE PODIUM THERE. THAT TO ME WAS REALLY
THAT TO ME WAS REALLY INTERESTING.
INTERESTING. ESPECIALLY WITH THE NUMBER OF
ESPECIALLY WITH THE NUMBER OF CUTAWAYS.
CUTAWAYS. THAT'S NOT SOMETHING SOMEONE
THAT'S NOT SOMETHING SOMEONE WOULD WANT TO TACKLE TODAY.
WOULD WANT TO TACKLE TODAY. >> WE REALIZE HE WAS A BUSY GUY
>> WE REALIZE HE WAS A BUSY GUY EVEN BACK THEN AND ALSO THE FACT
EVEN BACK THEN AND ALSO THE FACT THAT HE DIDN'T SHOW UP UNTIL A
THAT HE DIDN'T SHOW UP UNTIL A COUPLE OF DAYS BEFOREHAND.
COUPLE OF DAYS BEFOREHAND. AND I ALSO THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY
AND I ALSO THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY INTERESTING THE WAY HE DIDN'T
INTERESTING THE WAY HE DIDN'T LIKE THE ORIGINAL SCRIPT, WHICH
LIKE THE ORIGINAL SCRIPT, WHICH WASN'T -- WHICH WAS WRITTEN MORE
WASN'T -- WHICH WAS WRITTEN MORE AS A TRADITIONAL RADIO DRAMA.
AS A TRADITIONAL RADIO DRAMA. WASN'T ALL THE CUTAWAYS OF THE
WASN'T ALL THE CUTAWAYS OF THE NEWS PEOPLE.
NEWS PEOPLE. YOU'RE HERE LIVE AND ALL THAT
YOU'RE HERE LIVE AND ALL THAT KIND OF THING.
KIND OF THING. SO IT WAS FUN THE WAY HE SAID
SO IT WAS FUN THE WAY HE SAID THIS IS REALLY BORING.
THIS IS REALLY BORING. >> WHAT IS SOMETHING YOU LIKED?
>> WHAT IS SOMETHING YOU LIKED? >> WELL, I THOUGHT A LOT OF THE
>> WELL, I THOUGHT A LOT OF THE FACTS, SO TO SPEAK, WERE A
FACTS, SO TO SPEAK, WERE A LITTLE BIT QUESTIONABLE.
LITTLE BIT QUESTIONABLE. I WORKED WITH ORSON WELLS FOR
I WORKED WITH ORSON WELLS FOR THREE YEARS As A MAKEUP ARTIST
THREE YEARS As A MAKEUP ARTIST IN HOLLYWOOD WAY BACK THEN.
IN HOLLYWOOD WAY BACK THEN. AND WE MET ON MANY OCCASIONS.
AND WE MET ON MANY OCCASIONS. AND I LEARNED A LOT OF -- MANY
AND I LEARNED A LOT OF -- MANY OF THE LITTLE INSIGHTS INTO
OF THE LITTLE INSIGHTS INTO THIS, ESPECIALLY "WAR OF THE
THIS, ESPECIALLY "WAR OF THE WORLD
WORLD WORLDS" WHICH IS WHAT WE TALKED
WORLDS" WHICH IS WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT.
ABOUT. ORSON DIDN'T WANT TO DO THE
ORSON DIDN'T WANT TO DO THE SHOW.
SHOW. JOHN HOUSEMAN BROUGHT THIS SO
JOHN HOUSEMAN BROUGHT THIS SO HIM AND ORSON LAUGHED.
HIM AND ORSON LAUGHED. THEY WERE DOING CLASSICAL
THEY WERE DOING CLASSICAL LITERATURE.
LITERATURE. SOME OF THE GREATEST NOVELS EVER
SOME OF THE GREATEST NOVELS EVER WRITTEN AND HERE HE CAME WITH
WRITTEN AND HERE HE CAME WITH SCIENCE FICTION THING.
SCIENCE FICTION THING. AND IT WAS A STRANGE TO HIM.
AND IT WAS A STRANGE TO HIM. AND HE ACTUALLY THOUGHT, IT WAS,
AND HE ACTUALLY THOUGHT, IT WAS, IN HIS WORD, HOK EY AND WANTED
IN HIS WORD, HOK EY AND WANTED TO DO WHATEVER HE COULD TO MAKE
TO DO WHATEVER HE COULD TO MAKE IT LIVE AND LIVABLE.
IT LIVE AND LIVABLE. >> YOU'VE BEEN SHARING SOME
>> YOU'VE BEEN SHARING SOME GREAT ANECDOTES THE TIME YOU
GREAT ANECDOTES THE TIME YOU KNEW ORSON WELLS.
KNEW ORSON WELLS. >> HE DEFINITELY WAS A PRACTICAL
>> HE DEFINITELY WAS A PRACTICAL JOKER.
JOKER. >> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. >> SO THE PRACTICAL JOKE ELEMENT
>> SO THE PRACTICAL JOKE ELEMENT OF THE WAR OF THE WORLDS WOULD
OF THE WAR OF THE WORLDS WOULD SEEM TO BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD
SEEM TO BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD APPEAL TO HIM.
APPEAL TO HIM. >> THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.
>> THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. HE DIDN'T DO AS A PRACTICAL
HE DIDN'T DO AS A PRACTICAL JOKE, WHEN HE WAS WORKING, HE
JOKE, WHEN HE WAS WORKING, HE WAS SERIOUS ABOUT WHAT HE WAS
WAS SERIOUS ABOUT WHAT HE WAS DOING.
DOING. WHEN THE CAMERAS STOPPED, WHEN
WHEN THE CAMERAS STOPPED, WHEN THE -- WHEN HE WAS OFFSTAGE,
THE -- WHEN HE WAS OFFSTAGE, THAT'S WHEN HE WAS DOING HIS
THAT'S WHEN HE WAS DOING HIS PRACTICAL JOKES.
PRACTICAL JOKES. ONCE HE WAS ON CAMERA, ONCE HE
ONCE HE WAS ON CAMERA, ONCE HE WAS ON STAGE, HE WAS 100%
WAS ON STAGE, HE WAS 100% PROFESSIONAL.
PROFESSIONAL. BUT THE PRACTICAL JOKE ELEMENT
BUT THE PRACTICAL JOKE ELEMENT EVENTUALLY GOT TO HIM AND HE
EVENTUALLY GOT TO HIM AND HE AGREED TO DO THIS.
AGREED TO DO THIS. AS LONG AS HE HAD SOME INPUT
AS LONG AS HE HAD SOME INPUT INTO THE WRITING.
INTO THE WRITING. HE HELPED ADAPT THIS WITH HOWARD
HE HELPED ADAPT THIS WITH HOWARD KOCH.
KOCH. AND HE ADDED A LOT OF HIS OLD
AND HE ADDED A LOT OF HIS OLD LITTLE HOKEY THINGS THAT RUN
LITTLE HOKEY THINGS THAT RUN THROUGHOUT THE STORY.
THROUGHOUT THE STORY. >> WELL, THE REASON WHY WE'RE
>> WELL, THE REASON WHY WE'RE ALL STILL TALKING ABOUT THIS AS
ALL STILL TALKING ABOUT THIS AS OPPOSED TO OTHER THEATRE
OPPOSED TO OTHER THEATRE PRODUCTIONS FROM THAT ERA WAS
PRODUCTIONS FROM THAT ERA WAS THE REACTION.
THE REACTION. THE MASS HYSTERIA AS SOME CALL
THE MASS HYSTERIA AS SOME CALL IT THAT PEOPLE REACTED TO THE
IT THAT PEOPLE REACTED TO THE PLAY WITH WHEN THEY THOUGHT AN
PLAY WITH WHEN THEY THOUGHT AN ACTUAL INVASION WAS HAPPENING.
ACTUAL INVASION WAS HAPPENING. THE MAGIC OF RADIO IS A TERM
THE MAGIC OF RADIO IS A TERM THAT GETS THROWN AROUND A LOT
THAT GETS THROWN AROUND A LOT BUT CAN YOU SHARE US W US WHAT
BUT CAN YOU SHARE US W US WHAT YOU THINK THE MAGIC OF RADIO HAD
YOU THINK THE MAGIC OF RADIO HAD TO DO WITH MAKING THE WAR OF THE
TO DO WITH MAKING THE WAR OF THE WORLD WHAT IT WAS.
WORLD WHAT IT WAS. >> PEOPLE WERE JUST KIND OF
>> PEOPLE WERE JUST KIND OF GETTING USED TO BEING ABLE TO
GETTING USED TO BEING ABLE TO HEAR EVERYTHING AS IT WAS
HEAR EVERYTHING AS IT WAS HAPPENING.
HAPPENING. I MEAN, THEY WEREN'T -- I MEAN,
I MEAN, THEY WEREN'T -- I MEAN, RADIO REALLY AS WE THINK OF IT
RADIO REALLY AS WE THINK OF IT WAS ONLY ABOUT TEN YEARS OLD AT
WAS ONLY ABOUT TEN YEARS OLD AT THAT TIME.
THAT TIME. AND IT WAS WHEN PEOPLE WERE
AND IT WAS WHEN PEOPLE WERE BUYING RADIOS EVEN IF THEY
BUYING RADIOS EVEN IF THEY DIDN'T HAVE A CAR.
DIDN'T HAVE A CAR. AND SO IT WAS A BIG DEAL TO
AND SO IT WAS A BIG DEAL TO LISTEN TO THE RADIO AND GET --
LISTEN TO THE RADIO AND GET -- OF COURSE AT THE TIME, THEY WERE
OF COURSE AT THE TIME, THEY WERE LISTENING ABOUT THE GERMANS AND
LISTENING ABOUT THE GERMANS AND THE NAZIS COMING UP IN THE WORLD
THE NAZIS COMING UP IN THE WORLD AND CAUSING TROUBLE IN EUROPE.
AND CAUSING TROUBLE IN EUROPE. AND SO THERE WAS A LOT OF STUFF
AND SO THERE WAS A LOT OF STUFF TO HANG ON YOUR SEAT AND LISTEN
TO HANG ON YOUR SEAT AND LISTEN TO ON THE RADIO.
TO ON THE RADIO. AND I ALSO THOUGHT IT WAS
AND I ALSO THOUGHT IT WAS INTERESTING, THAT WAS A
INTERESTING, THAT WAS A LOW-RATED SHOW, THE MERCURY
LOW-RATED SHOW, THE MERCURY THEATRE.
THEATRE. AND IT WAS UP AGAINST THE
AND IT WAS UP AGAINST THE HIGHEST RATED SHOW, WHICH WAS
HIGHEST RATED SHOW, WHICH WAS EDGAR BERGEN AND CHARLIE
EDGAR BERGEN AND CHARLIE McCARTHY.
McCARTHY. SO WHEN THAT ENDED THAT'S WHEN
SO WHEN THAT ENDED THAT'S WHEN THEY TURNED OVER.
THEY TURNED OVER. THEY MISSED THE BEGINNING AND
THEY MISSED THE BEGINNING AND THEY ONLY HEARD THE ARMY IS
THEY ONLY HEARD THE ARMY IS GETTING BURNED UP BY GIANT
GETTING BURNED UP BY GIANT MACHINES AND STUFF.
MACHINES AND STUFF. AND SO THEY -- ORIGINALLY --
AND SO THEY -- ORIGINALLY -- TODAY WE WOULD THINK WELL, ISLE
TODAY WE WOULD THINK WELL, ISLE TURN TO ANOTHER CHANNEL AND SEE
TURN TO ANOTHER CHANNEL AND SEE IF THEY GOT THAT, TOO.
IF THEY GOT THAT, TOO. BUT THEY DIDN'T DO THAT BACK
BUT THEY DIDN'T DO THAT BACK THEN.
THEN. IN OTHER WORDS, WHEN YOU HEARD
IN OTHER WORDS, WHEN YOU HEARD SOMETHING ON THE RADIO BACK
SOMETHING ON THE RADIO BACK THEN, YOU REALLY BELIEVED IT
THEN, YOU REALLY BELIEVED IT 100%.
100%. >> I WAS GOING TO SAY, THE WAR
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY, THE WAR IN GERMANY HAD A LOT TO DO.
IN GERMANY HAD A LOT TO DO. PEOPLE TUNED IN EVERY NIGHT TO
PEOPLE TUNED IN EVERY NIGHT TO THE RADIO.
THE RADIO. WHEN THEY HEARD SOMETHING
WHEN THEY HEARD SOMETHING SERIOUS, THEY WANTED TO FIND OUT
SERIOUS, THEY WANTED TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON.
WHAT WAS GOING ON. AND THIS SOUNDED SERIOUS.
AND THIS SOUNDED SERIOUS. AT 8:12, RADIO STATIONS TURNED
AT 8:12, RADIO STATIONS TURNED OFF OF EDGAR BERGEN AND CHARLIE
OFF OF EDGAR BERGEN AND CHARLIE McCARTHY AND MAY MISSED THE
McCARTHY AND MAY MISSED THE INTRO.
INTRO. THEY MISSED OR SON'S OPENING
THEY MISSED OR SON'S OPENING SPEECH, AND THEY ONLY HEARD THE
SPEECH, AND THEY ONLY HEARD THE FIRST NEWS BREAK-IN.
FIRST NEWS BREAK-IN. AND ORSON DELIBERATELY DIRECTED
AND ORSON DELIBERATELY DIRECTED THIS SO THAT IT WOULD COPY THE
THIS SO THAT IT WOULD COPY THE EFFECTS OF THE CORRESPONDENTS IN
EFFECTS OF THE CORRESPONDENTS IN GERMANY BROADCASTING OVER THE
GERMANY BROADCASTING OVER THE RADIO.
RADIO. >> TELL US A LITTLE BIT
>> TELL US A LITTLE BIT SOMETHING ABOUT THE APOLOGY THAT
SOMETHING ABOUT THE APOLOGY THAT HE THEN WAS REQUIRED TO MAKE
HE THEN WAS REQUIRED TO MAKE AFTER THE BROADCAST.
AFTER THE BROADCAST. >> THEY REQUIRED THAT HE
>> THEY REQUIRED THAT HE APOLOGIZE FOR THIS BECAUSE OF
APOLOGIZE FOR THIS BECAUSE OF THE NATIONAL STIR THAT IT
THE NATIONAL STIR THAT IT CREATED.
CREATED. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY STORIES
THERE HAVE BEEN MANY STORIES THAT SAID IT DIDN'T CREATE THE
THAT SAID IT DIDN'T CREATE THE NATIONAL STIR, BUT OVER A
NATIONAL STIR, BUT OVER A MILLION PEOPLE WERE AFFECTED BY
MILLION PEOPLE WERE AFFECTED BY THIS.
THIS. ACTUALLY MUCH MORE THAN THE
ACTUALLY MUCH MORE THAN THE PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. IT MADE HEADLINES.
IT MADE HEADLINES. IN FACT, I HAVE EIGHT PAGES
IN FACT, I HAVE EIGHT PAGES SINGLE SPACED OF HEADLINES FOR
SINGLE SPACED OF HEADLINES FOR ALL OVER THE COUNTRY ABOUT THIS,
ALL OVER THE COUNTRY ABOUT THIS, FROM NEW YORK TO LOS ANGELES.
FROM NEW YORK TO LOS ANGELES. SO PEOPLE SAY IT DIDN'T AFFECT
SO PEOPLE SAY IT DIDN'T AFFECT ANYBODY.
ANYBODY. AS JOHN STATED, THE SHOW IS THE
AS JOHN STATED, THE SHOW IS THE LOWEST RATED SHOW OF THAT TIME
LOWEST RATED SHOW OF THAT TIME SLOT.
SLOT. THE LOWEST RATED, 5.4.
THE LOWEST RATED, 5.4. AND IN THOSE DAYS, THAT WAS
AND IN THOSE DAYS, THAT WAS PRETTY LOW.
PRETTY LOW. IMAGINE THE POPULATION WE HAD.
IMAGINE THE POPULATION WE HAD. BUT HE WAS REQUIRED TO APOLOGIZE
BUT HE WAS REQUIRED TO APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.
FOR THAT. HE DIDN'T WANT TO DO THIS IN THE
HE DIDN'T WANT TO DO THIS IN THE FIRST PLACE.
FIRST PLACE. HE DIDN'T THINK PEOPLE WOULD
HE DIDN'T THINK PEOPLE WOULD EVEN BUY IT.
EVEN BUY IT. AND THEY MADE HIM DO IT.
AND THEY MADE HIM DO IT. HE SORT OF GOT UP THERE IN A
HE SORT OF GOT UP THERE IN A NONAPOLOGY WAY.
NONAPOLOGY WAY. I GOT THE EXACT VERBIAGE ON IT.
I GOT THE EXACT VERBIAGE ON IT. HE SAID I'M EXTREMELY SURPRISED
HE SAID I'M EXTREMELY SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT A STORY THAT'S
TO LEARN THAT A STORY THAT'S BECOME FAMILIAR WITH CHILDREN
BECOME FAMILIAR WITH CHILDREN THROUGHOUT COMIC STRIPS AND
THROUGHOUT COMIC STRIPS AND NOVELS AND ADVENTURE STORIES
NOVELS AND ADVENTURE STORIES SHOULD HAVE SUCH AN IMMEDIATE
SHOULD HAVE SUCH AN IMMEDIATE AND PROFOUND AFFECT ON RADIO
AND PROFOUND AFFECT ON RADIO LISTENERS.
LISTENERS. HE OVERACTED IT WITH SINCERITY.
HE OVERACTED IT WITH SINCERITY. AND HE THOUGHT THAT PEOPLE --
AND HE THOUGHT THAT PEOPLE -- PEOPLE BELIEVED IT WAS AN
PEOPLE BELIEVED IT WAS AN APOLOGY AND IT REALLY WASN'T.
APOLOGY AND IT REALLY WASN'T. >> JUST THREE MONTHS BEFORE THE
>> JUST THREE MONTHS BEFORE THE HINDENBURG DISASTER HAD BEEN.
HINDENBURG DISASTER HAD BEEN. THAT WAS PROBABLY -- STILL IS
THAT WAS PROBABLY -- STILL IS PROBABLY THE MOST FAMOUS RADIO
PROBABLY THE MOST FAMOUS RADIO REPORT OF ALL TIME.
REPORT OF ALL TIME. YOU KNOW, THE FELLOW
YOU KNOW, THE FELLOW DESCRIBING -- OH, THE HUMANITY,
DESCRIBING -- OH, THE HUMANITY, THE HUMANITY.
THE HUMANITY. AND THEY LISTENED TO THAT OVER
AND THEY LISTENED TO THAT OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
AND OVER AGAIN. YOU KNOW, THE ACTORS LISTENED TO
YOU KNOW, THE ACTORS LISTENED TO THAT.
THAT. THEY WERE TRYING TO GET THAT I
THEY WERE TRYING TO GET THAT I AM SEEING SOMETHING HORRIBLE
AM SEEING SOMETHING HORRIBLE RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY EYES RIGHT
RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY EYES RIGHT NOW AND TELL I DON'T GO UH ABOUT
NOW AND TELL I DON'T GO UH ABOUT IT.
IT. EVEN IF I'M GOING TO GET BURNED
EVEN IF I'M GOING TO GET BURNED UP BY DOING THAT.
UP BY DOING THAT. >> ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT
>> ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT THINGS PERHAPS FOR TODAY'S
THINGS PERHAPS FOR TODAY'S GENERATION TO UNDERSTAND ABOUT
GENERATION TO UNDERSTAND ABOUT RADIO IS HOW A VENTRILOQUIST
RADIO IS HOW A VENTRILOQUIST COULD HAVE THE MOST POPULAR
COULD HAVE THE MOST POPULAR SHOW.
SHOW. THAT'S A WHOLE OTHER DISCUSSION.
THAT'S A WHOLE OTHER DISCUSSION. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING YOUR INSIGHTS.
YOUR INSIGHTS. >> THANK YOU, MARK.
>> THANK YOU, MARK. >> "AMERICAN EXPERIENCE" "THE
>> "AMERICAN EXPERIENCE" "THE WAR OF THE WORLDS" CAN BE SEEN
WAR OF THE WORLDS" CAN BE SEEN ON TUESDAY OCTOBER