zero hour

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We are doing something different on this episode of Talking With Tarashuk. Will was a guest on The Zero Hour Podcast with Christine Chapman and Marc Fierz. As we navigate life, we have so many critical zero-hour moments in our lives. Zero hours lead to unexpected and pivotal journeys that inevitably change the course of our lives. The Zero Hour Podcast is about those moments, experiences and journeys they initiate for us. Our zero hours open us up to new opportunities and experiences, no matter who we are. 

This podcast is all about Will Tarashuk's Zero Hour. Get ready to delve deeper into Will's poignant journey of anxiety, depression, friendship, bullying, and the turning point that gave him new a perspective. You will explore Will's experiences with loneliness, guilt, mental health struggles, and the profound impact of forgiveness. Through this raw and heartfelt conversation, we hope to shed light on the power of resilience, finding one's voice, and the healing journey toward self-acceptance. So, grab your headphones and get ready for an episode that will touch your heart and inspire you to embrace your own unique path. Let's dive in!

Zero Hour

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Tokyo Rose became a household name in post-World War II United States. But the woman behind the nickname would spend her entire adult life distancing herself from the legend. Iva Toguri, an American of Japanese heritage was caught between two warring worlds and ultimately convicted of treason.

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Environmental activist Jamie Margolin talks about the importance of representation in the climate movement and shares her work through the youth-led climate justice organization Zero Hour.

You can find more about the organization Jamie and Zanagee cofounded, Zero Hour, by visiting http://thisiszerohour.org/

Jamie’s podcast, Lavender You: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lavender-you/id1562027702

Jamie’s show, ART MAJORS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=7VhKYFX4LJQ

At age 15, Colombian-American activist Jamie Margolin organized the Zero Hour Youth Climate March, a youth-led demonstration urging those in power to take concrete measures against climate change. Using traditional PR tactics and leveraging the power of social media, Jamie and her team turned their initial march into a global movement that has more than 100 chapters and continues to inspire children around the world to join the fight for a better future.

This discussion is part of our series reviewing the 2020 Global Communication Report on New Activism, which is available for free download at annenberg.usc.edu/gcr.

Featuring: Jamie Margolin (@Jamie_Margolin), Founder of Zero Hour (@ThisIsZeroHour)

Host: Fred Cook (@fredcook), Chairman of Golin, a global PR firm. Author of “Improvise - Unorthodox Career Advice from an Unlikely CEO” and Director of the USC Center for Public Relations

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The biggest episode yet! During this installment, Dave and Dan discuss Starman #0-3, Superman: The Man of Steel, and Fantastic Four #347-349.  

In a special edition of Hollywood Unscripted, we celebrate one of the funniest movies of all time, Airplane! Host Scott Tallal is joined by producer, director and writer, David Zucker and star Robert Hays.

(0:48) They discuss how it all came together through the development of suburb north of Milwaukee, from starting an improv group at University of Wisconsin and how they moved it to LA 

David discusses how the first idea took a year to write the script and that they had no budget (1:38) but John Landis came to see the improv show and how listening to and learning from John changed the direction of the movie

How a meeting at Paramount with Michael Eisner and Jeff Katzenberg ultimately was the key to getting the movie made.

David shares how their improv show inspired the movie and what types of ideas they were looking to spoof (2:54). And how Zero Hour shaped the direction and truly inspired the crafting of the script, including the importance of a character arc and a 3 act structure (4:30). 

David continues to share how the movie came to being including how they finally got the rights (4:52) from Zero Hour and what a surprise it becoming a hit really was. David and Robert dicuss their thoughts on why it’s still a hit, including the jokes which are still funny today (6:05).

The truly team effort from Paramount and the help they received from the executives (6:45).

David shares the moment he found out the movie was greenlit and how Jerry and Jim also reacted (8:00) and the dramatic name changing of Jerry (11:00) to get the Director Guild of America to allow three people to direct a film. 

Robert and David share what the first day of filming was like and how three white Jewish guys tried to write a joke about ‘speaking jive’ (12:08).

Is the movie and are the jokes over the line? (13:15).

(14:08) David shares stories about the actors ‘that got away,’ – from the ones who really wanted it to those who threw the script in the trash, including: David Letterman, Barry Manilow, Chevy Chase, Bill Murray, Bruce Jenner, Sigourney Weaver, Jack Webb, Harriet Nelson, and Peter Graves.

The two reminisce about the joy of being on set (19:19) and what it was like making a film that had the crew laughing during every scene, including the antics Leslie Nielsen played on Robert Hays (19:45).

David shares how the most shocking lines made it into the script (21:10). 

Robert describes his crazy days while filming the disco scenes and running across the lot on his lunch breaks (21:45) and the craziness of filming in LAX airport.

They share the irony of casting the actual airport announcers to read  the red and white zone announcements (25:24) and the surprise of casting Ethel Merman in what was her final role (26:25).

The two laugh about the fact that–no planes will air the movie and share their experiences being on an airplane, how they get recognized and their parents reactions (28:25). 

They continue on to discuss other casting choices such as how Kareem Abdul-Jabbar became involved in the film (30:55) and how it changed his public persona and how Jonathan Banks got involved in the movie (32:46).

Robert shares what it was like filming on a cold Malibu beach (33:23).

David talks about what it was like adding jokes in the credits for the first time (35:13), the importance and beauty of Elmer Bernstein’s score (36:01) and the origin of the film’s poster – the iconic twisted plane (36:24).

Scott asks how the movie relaunched Leslie Neilsen’s career and how he went from serious tv and films to wanting to do very funny comedies (37:18).

They all laugh about how Universal fought them on the name against the name Airplane (40:25) and how it had to be called something different internationally.

The three discuss if the film could be made today and would the jokes work (42:00)

David and Robert share their favorite memories since the movie released including the funniest thing that’s happened at a Q & A (43:30), if they knew it would last 40 years (44:46), their families reactions to the film (50:30) and finally how it’s affected their careers (54:01).

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