Concrete walls and detected a mile away from the plant this were you the first big nuclear disaster at the time when the country was increasingly reliant on nuclear power, it was scary. the beginning of mistrust of nuclear power as the magic to the energy problem. the president said today that he believes this incident will make it necessary to reassess the country s present nuclear safety regulations. that comes from a president who has been claiming that more nuclear reactors are needed to offset the demand for foreign oil. the energy crisis which had been going on all decade only gets worst with middle east ern turmoil. californians sat fuming in their cars waiting patiently wondering who and what had put them there, somehow, there wasn t enough gas loan to go around but prices rose elsewhere and lines were forming and americans began realizing california was not unique,
T not up common in the world today to uncommon to see countries fortifying their border. almost always in response to illegal immigration with a wall. let s start in spain. spain if actually built a bull that 2005. for the last two decades, they maintained a wall that geographically is on the african continent. spain if has several cities on the moroccan side of the mediterranean sea, and in order to protect migration into spain, therefore, they built a wall, pete, protecting those two cities. pete: that s exactly right. it s african migrants effectively that were coming illegally. much of the fence looks like this, other parts look like 20-foot concrete walls with barbed wire on top, 106 cameras. do walls work? of course walls are effective, but if you re not overwatching them, surveilling them, they become significantly less effective. they ve got cameras. will: this next one is fascinating for a whole host of
But, because prison reform, and the early release of some incarcerated folks, since 2020, there are not enough people to throw out the fires. how s your brain? and to make matters worse, once these people are released from prison, they often can t find jobs as firefighters, even though they are already trained, because, well, people don t like hiring ex-inmates. ahh! my brain. how did you two meet? we was locked up together. okay. straight up. luckily, brandon smith and royal ramey are here to fix that. they are professional firefighters who started their careers in california s fire camps while they were incarcerated. what was that decision like? we were out living in an area like this, instead of concrete walls and barbed wires. you re one of the highest paying prisoners. how much does that pay? at that time that we was in, it was about $1.45 a day, but when you work on fires, though, you get $1 an hour. i mean, that s still crazy,
How s your brain? and to make matters worse, once these people are released from prison, they often can t find jobs as firefighters even though they re already trained because, well, people don t like hiring ex-inmates. my brain! how did you meet? we was locked up together, straight up. okay. luckily brandon smith and royal ramie are here to fix that. they re professional firefighters who started their careers in california s fire conservation camps while they were incarcerated. what was that decision like to join the fire group? better situation. we live in an area like this instead of concrete walls and barbed wire. one of the highest paying prisoners. how much did it pay? at that time it was about $1.45 a day. but then we work on fires, you get a dollar an hour. that s still crazy, right? right. that s still. i didn t have no idea what i was getting myself into. but as time went on, it grew on