Westward. So how is it these days when something breaks, we find ourselves in a fix. Unable either to repair it on our own or find anybody else who can . A conundrum david pogue will explore this morning. Our machines are getting more complex to more expensive, from our phones to a trackers. So why dont the manufacturers want you to fix them when they break . Coming up on sunday morning. Pauley tomorrow is columbus day, the traditional day of pride for americans of italian heritage. But given all we know now, should christopher columbus, and some other historical figures, still be standingni tall . A controversial topic that mo rocca will explore. Reporter it has been a rough 2020 for christopher columbus. He has been protested, defaced, toppled, even beheaded. But the controversy of the italian explorer is just part of what has become a monumental reckoning. This is a wrestle over who gets to tell the nations history. Who gets to be at the top of that history. Reporter later on sunday
I found out that all the media people were distraught, totally distraught over the fact that hillary lost. I discovered something that i never understood. Why did they not fact [inaudible] as a regular person. Guest a regular person. Anybody distraught on election day wanting to be vindicated in the mall we have a president that is that he will not accept the result of the election if he loses, and that would be the end of america as we know it. I dont know what you are referring to specifically though. Host rick perlsteins most recent book is called a reaganland americas write a term 19761980. Its one of the four that hes written about conservatism in america and we thank you for joining us for the callin program on booktv. Guest what an honor. Thank you. Host coming up in half an hour, we have diamond and silk for a call in the program talking about their new book uprising who the hell said you cant ditch and switch. Thats coming up live on booktv. But now we return to the National B
Mr. Romero, before we get this book what do you do for a living . Are you an author . Guest actually this is my first book, my first book. I have written screenplays and sketches because im an actor and a standup comedian. Thats what ive been doing for many, many years. This story is a passion of mine because its base, not based but inspired by my family, members of my family. I wrote as a screenplay first as a matter fact, that i had an option to do it as a movie but ended up in a Production Company couldnt been budgeted 15 billion which is a lot of money for an independent film. I could come up with the money so the rights to the story reverted back to me. I threw it into a drawer for about two or three years and i took it out and vote as a book. Host is a historical fiction . Guest yes, it is. Thats exactly what it is, historical fiction. Everything in that book actually happened, not necessary to the family i wrote about because what i did was you know how the godfathers different
Baltimore who feel ali connectin to that history, i dont think people will stop tokamak Harriet Tubman. When my Favorite Places in the city is a place called tubman house. As anybody ever been to tubman house . You should check it out on one of the volunteers days. After the uprising of the murder freddie grayy took over a house in west baltimore. They took over houston turned into abe community center. This is a c neighborhood in winchester were people in very little if anything andnd the Community Came together to take Something Back for themselves. A subsequent, the house had to be demolished but they had taken over multiple lots in the area. They have chickens, farms, this amazing Youth Program going on. Its just a set of hope for a neighborhood that needs o it. They did all that under the name of tubman house because the story of Harriet O Tubman was oe that inspired people to think that date and to think that bold. Im super excited Erica Armstrong dunbar has created this book. It
Theres a National Conversation about Harriet Tubman going on right now but i think for folks who live in maryland, folks in baltimore who feel a connection to that history, i dont think they will stop talk but harry cubin. One my Favorite Places in the city ise a place called tubman house. Has anyone been to tubman house . You should really check it out on one of their volunteers they stick is a folks after the uprising, after the murder of freddie gray took over a house in west baltimore. They took over a house, turn it into a community center. The neighborhood where people and very little of anything and the Community Came together t to take Something Back for themselves. They said schooley, the house had to be demolished but they have taken over multiple loss in the area to get chickens, farms, amazing Youth Program going on and its really just a center of hope for a neighborhood that needs it. They did all that under the name of tubman house because the story of Harriet Tubman was