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Racists: Where Are They Now?

Doree just linked to this great slideshow from the Civil Rights Movement, which reminds me of something I always think when I see old photos and especially video clips from back then: I'd love to see a documentary that goes back and finds the racist white people and interviews them now. I'm always wondering "Whose mom or dad or grandparent is that? And what do they say about it now?" It would be fascinating to find that the most visible and familiar anti-civil rights activists have changed their minds and are mortified by their place in history. It also might be a good lesson for current battles over basic human rights like gay marriage and abortion. (Though, like a This American Life story arc, the documentarians might find people as stubbornly bigoted as always, though who could watch themselves spewing such hate and feel proud of it?) If this documentary already exists, I want to see it.

Episode 1 of This American Life Online Now

Here. (via Fimoculous)

My favorite quote, from the Brand New Band segment: "Hey how ya doin, I'm Chris, I play the guitar, and I like it."

This American Life (TV) Preview/ Review

As I mentioned a few weeks ago, the first episode of the TV version of This American Life is already on Showtime OnDemand (so I assume big fans have already seen it?), but this animated preview of a future episode (by Chris Ware, natch) is going around:

(I tried to embed it but it's HUGE! (That's what she said.) So: here.)

I was going to review the first episode, but I don't really "review" things, per se, so I'll just say that (Spoiler Alert: if you don't already listen to This American Life regularly you might want to just wait for the show). But go ahead and order Showtime now and tell them it's because of TAL, because who knows? Maybe that works...

Breaking: This American Life is on Showtime OnDemand Already!!

I just called and ordered Showtime in preparation for March 22nd's premiere of This American Life (the TV version), and discovered that the full first episode is already available on demand. This fact isn't even on the TAL website yet, so I win.

Full review on Monday, because it's Saturday night, but I couldn't wait to share the news (hint: *****) Order Showtime! They also have Saw II right now if that's your thing.