Everybody is Interesting: Recent Episodes
Ed Carter
These are interviews with interesting people, which can be anyone - maybe well known, maybe not. Does everyone have an interesting life, and have interesting things to say? I think so. I don’t give you any background or context about them ahead of time. You’ll just have to listen - carefully - to what they say. These are conversations, not interviews. I don’t have a prepared set of questions. I just let the discussion go where it will.
This week we discuss the shortened career of Rich Jackson, a great game by Larry Wilson, and an almost great game by Joe Namath. Quote of the week: “Do not call your neighbors and relatives. This is not the beginning of Dr. Zhivago.”
in which we discuss Jimi and the Star Spangled Banner, his new books on the film, and "Just move one stone."
in which we discuss living in both the establishment and the counterculture, Richie Havens, Gordon Parks, and the Port-o-San Man.
In which we discuss growing up in San Diego, speaking proper Spanish, and accidentally creating stigmata.
in which we discuss El Morro fortress, the breaking of the social contract, and life as a nomad
in which we hear of his love of reading, learning about foreign films, and playing with dangerous toys.
in which we discuss Horace Jenkins, best friends, judging documentaries, and - for some reason - my wedding.
in which we discuss how to train a child for excellence – in everything, The Red Shoes, Agnes Varda, and enormous changes at the last minute.
in which we discuss his mother, "The Conventions," "9th Circuit Cowboy," and Norman Lloyd.
in which we discuss “the Three P’s;” his latest feature Liza, Liza, Skies are Grey; and his artistic parents.
in which we discuss Woodstock (then and now), meeting John Lewis, and the relevance of Hendrix's Star Spangled Banner
in which we discuss the voyage of the Hōkūleʻa, the wonders of a communal camp fire, hitchhiking to Wyoming, and the magic of theater.
in which we discuss homelessness, A Death in St. Augustine, El Salador: Another Vietnam, and kids not following in your footsteps.
in which we discuss producing newsmagazine segments at ABC and CBS, a detour to the AFI, and the project that got away.
in which we discuss protest in the '60s, The War at Home, Emile de Antonio, and why Silber, Silber and Silber didn't add a fourth name.
in which we discuss The Selling of the Pentagon, Hearts and Minds, Middletown, and how he didn’t meet Philip Roth.
in which we discuss getting help from Bob Rafelson, interviewing witnesses to the FDR presidency, and “The Heritage of Slavery.”
in which we discuss his screenwriter parents, being an obedient child, what happened on third base on December 7th, 1941, and salad days at Harvard.
in which we discuss “Nuremberg, Its Lesson For Today,” IndieCollect, her grandfather, and who she’d really like to meet
in which we discuss growing up in Taiwan, learning filmmaking at UCLA, smuggling film out of China, and the superiority of lying in the grass to studying international trade.
in which we discuss depression, the joys and sorrows of concerts, canvassing for jail reform with Jane Fonda, and a very special rescue dog. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/prison-arts-programs-produce-change-that-no-audit-can-measure/2019/04/08/8c7fd7a0-5a0e-11e9-9625-01d48d50ef75_story.html
in which we discuss Howard Hawks, blue collar vs. white collar, roofing, and the why he likes one Chicago professional baseball team rather than the other.
in which we discuss introversion, listening as the key to a happy marriage, the satisfaction of imparting knowledge to the next generation of film archivists, and why “Do what makes you happy” may not always be the best advice.