Post by Allen Wiener on Nov 28, 2010 21:26:33 GMT -5
Austinites (and other Texans) might find this interesting; I saw it on our local PBS station the other night and was impressed. The following blurb is from the Austin Chronicle website. Too late to see the Nov. 18 screening, but look for it on your own PBS station. Many of you will spot Eliza Gilkyson's voice as soon as you hear it.
www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/column?oid=oid%3A1115580:
In the Real World
A peek at a new David Brancaccio show airs on PBS this Thursday, and Austinites have two ways to watch: live in the KLRU studio or from the comfort of your living room. Fixing the Future is a prospective series following Brancaccio as he travels across the nation in search of innovative ways to create jobs and prosperity. According to press materials, "Brancaccio talks to working Americans who are re-engineering the future, built on American values of commonwealth, shared prosperity, fairness, wellness, sustainability and creativity."
Austin is front and center in the pilot episode, as Brancaccio visits Yo Mamas Catering Cooperative and finds out how the owners make their small, locally run business work. He also takes a spin in a Car2go smart car, hops aboard an Eco-Wise bus, and later goes for a dip in Barton Springs Pool (for kicks, I imagine). Austin-based filmmaker Ellen Spiro directed the pilot episode, and Austin musician Eliza Gilkyson contributed to the soundtrack.
The public screening of Fixing the Future occurs Thursday, Nov. 18, at 7pm at the KLRU studios on the University of Texas. Brancaccio and Spiro will be on hand to field questions and lead a discussion following the screening. The event is free but reservations are required. Go to www.klru.org to reserve a seat. If you want to watch the show from your couch, Fixing the Future airs at 8pm, Nov. 18, on KLRU.
www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/column?oid=oid%3A1115580:
In the Real World
A peek at a new David Brancaccio show airs on PBS this Thursday, and Austinites have two ways to watch: live in the KLRU studio or from the comfort of your living room. Fixing the Future is a prospective series following Brancaccio as he travels across the nation in search of innovative ways to create jobs and prosperity. According to press materials, "Brancaccio talks to working Americans who are re-engineering the future, built on American values of commonwealth, shared prosperity, fairness, wellness, sustainability and creativity."
Austin is front and center in the pilot episode, as Brancaccio visits Yo Mamas Catering Cooperative and finds out how the owners make their small, locally run business work. He also takes a spin in a Car2go smart car, hops aboard an Eco-Wise bus, and later goes for a dip in Barton Springs Pool (for kicks, I imagine). Austin-based filmmaker Ellen Spiro directed the pilot episode, and Austin musician Eliza Gilkyson contributed to the soundtrack.
The public screening of Fixing the Future occurs Thursday, Nov. 18, at 7pm at the KLRU studios on the University of Texas. Brancaccio and Spiro will be on hand to field questions and lead a discussion following the screening. The event is free but reservations are required. Go to www.klru.org to reserve a seat. If you want to watch the show from your couch, Fixing the Future airs at 8pm, Nov. 18, on KLRU.