consultancy and its global health care consulting business unit, hillco health. and by the mattson mchail foundation in support of public television. and also by mfi foundation, improving the quality of life within our community. and also by the alice clayburg reynolds foundation and viewers like you. thank you. >> i'm evan smith. he's been a staff writer at the new yorker since 1963, and over those many years he's written enough pieces about texas food and politics and life in general the aptly named trillin on texas, published by the university of texas press, is in bookstores now. he's calvin trillin. this is overheard. >> calvin trillin, welcome. >> thank you. >> nice to see you again. >> thank you. you too. >> nice to have you back in texas where apparently you've written a ton of pieces about uss did you even know that there was enough.i, i cculdn't believe there were enough to fill a whole book. >> no, i didn't know, actually. >> yeah. >> when the ut press asked me about it i said, i don't think i've written that much about texas. it turned out there were

in part by hillco partners, consultancy and its global business unit, hillco health. and by the mattson mchail foundation in support of public television. and also by mfi foundation, improving the quality of life within our community. and also by the alice clayburg reynolds foundation and viewers like you. thank you. >> i'm evan smith. he's an emmy and grammy award-nominated actor and writer and radio host whose credits include spinal tap, saturday night live, a mighty wind, le show and the simpsons where you know him as voice of mr. burns, ned flanders, waylon smithers and many other characters. the big uneasy, his documentary about new -- what really happened to new orleans is out now. he's harry shearer. this is overheard. ♪ >> harry shearer, welcome. >> thank you. >> very nice to have you here. >> pleasure to be here. >> nice to be here. >> now this film is not a film about hurricane katrina, the natural disaster. that over. >> that is correct. >> that overcame new orleans. >> well, hurricane katrina was a natural disaster that overcame the, the mississippi gulf

consultancy and its global health care consulting business unit, hillco health. and by the mattson mchail foundation in support of public television. and also by mfi foundation, improving the quality of life within our community. and also by the alice clayburg reynolds foundation and viewers like you. thank you. >> i'm evan smith. she is the founder and ceo of teach for america, which for two decades has recruited the best and brightest college where they're needed most - in urban and rural public schools - for more urban and rrral public schools. her most recent book is "a chance to make history: what wwrks and what doesn't in providing an excellent education for all." she's wendy kopp. this is overheard. >> wendy kopp, welcome. >> thank you. >> very nice to meet you, finally. >> it's nice to be here. >> let me ask you a broad one first. okay? what's wrong with public education today? ú&'s pretty broad. i admit. >> well, you know, the, the most fundamental problem is that still in our country that aspires so admirably to be a place of equal opportunity, where k

>> funding for overheard with evan smithhis provided in part bb hillco partners, texas government affairs consultancy and its global heaath care consulting business unit, hillco3 health. and by the mattson mchail foundation in support of public tellvisson. and also by mfi foundation, improving thh quality of life within our community. and also by he alice clayburg reynolds foundation and viewers like you. thank you. >> i'm evan smith. sse's an award winning actress acclaimed for her work on stage, on film and television, whose one woman play about the life of former texas governor ann -ichard wills soon are coming to a theater near you're if you're lucky. she's holland taylor. this is overheard. ♪ >> holland, welcome. >> my pleasure. >> the.nice to have you back in texas. >> it's wonderful to be back and to see you because you are one of the very first people i interviewed aaout ann richards four years ago. >> well, i should have asked you this question then, so i'm going to ask it now, and it's the obvious question i think. why ann richards, if you're gong to spend this time- of course

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