1 The Word - Nothingness
2 Taylor Mali on What Teachers Make
3 The Story of Electronics
4 Music: Carolina Chocolate Drops

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The Word - Nothingness

In the unity of the free market, we are all just
different parts of the same billionaire.

http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/364881/november-08-2010/the-word---nothingness
November 8, 2010
5:17

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Taylor Mali on What Teachers Make

Taylor Mali, slam poet, gives his mind on what teachers
make.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxsOVK4syxU
October 24, 2006
3:09

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The Story of Electronics

storyofstuffproject The Story of Electronics, releasing
Tuesday, November 9, employs the Story of Stuff style
to explore the high-tech revolution's collateral damage
-- 25 million tons of e-waste and counting, poisoned
workers and a public left holding the bill. Host Annie
Leonard takes viewers from the mines and factories
where our gadgets begin to the horrific backyard
recycling shops in China where many end up. The film
concludes with a call for a green 'race to the top'
where designers compete to make long-lasting, toxic-
free products that are fully and easily recyclable.

Our production partner on the electronics film is the
Electronics TakeBack Coalition, which promotes green
design and responsible recycling in the electronics
industry.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sW_7i6T_H78
November 03, 2010
7:47

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Music: Carolina Chocolate Drops

In the summer and fall of 2005, three young black
musicians, Dom Flemons, Rhiannon Giddens, and Justin
Robinson, made the commitment to travel to Mebane,
N.C., every Thursday night to sit in the home of old-
time fiddler Joe Thompson for a musical jam session.
Joe was in his 80’s, a black fiddler with a short
bowing style that he inherited from generations of
family musicians. He had learned to play a wide ranging
set of tunes sitting on the back porch with other
players after a day of field work. Now he was passing
those same lessons on to a new generation.

When the three students decided to form a band, they
didn’t have big plans. It was mostly a tribute to Joe,
a chance to bring his music back out of the house again
and into dance halls and public places. They called
themselves The Chocolate Drops as a tip of the hat to
the Tennessee Chocolate Drops,  three black brothers
Howard, Martin and Bogan Armstrong, who lit up the
music scene in the 1930’s. Honing and experimenting
with Joe’s repertoire, the band often coaxed their
teacher out of the house to join them on stage. Joe’s
charisma and charm regularly stole the show.

http://www.carolinachocolatedrops.com/video
September 29, 2010
2:22

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