peers, is here to discuss the most famous role in american theater. would it were a black salesman trying to navigate in a white capitalist world? welcome to the show. i m mehdi hassan. we start with that big news from the january six committee. they have finally issued subpoenas to their house republican colleagues, including the top house republican, kevin mccarthy. you know, the one who said he would urge donald trump to step down because of his role in inciting the riot, but then fell in line and has worked to undermine the 16 investigation, ever since. he s being subpoenaed. subpoenas also went out to alabama congressman moe brooks, who urged rally goers on 16 to kick it as, just hours before the riot began. and to jim jordan, who had a ten minute phone call with president trump on the morning of january the 6th. also on the subpoena list, scott perry of pennsylvania, and andy biggs of arizona. now, it s hard to imagine that any of these people of comply with the
and i asked them, with the history of the agency, what allows you to be an officer? as an african-american officer. and even brought up the suit the ca did overseas. patrice the mamba. and they, said we will fight racism, right? i just chose to fight within the ca instead of outside the cia. he said i would have that same impulse. she said, what allows you to say that you could be in american? with a history that this country has in our community? right. you find that because you understand one american values are, and you understand we are pursuing a more perfect union. so that is the thing that allows me to do that on jack ryan, because i try to bring that sensibility to his career. i am so sad to jump. and we are out of time. i got out this conversation for another ten or 13 20 or 30
that we found two years ago. well said. wendell, i have to ask about your experience of coming back to america at this time, in this country s history after living abroad. i came in from the uk seven years ago. i am now an american citizen. i still find the american cultural fetish for guns and violence so strange. what has it been like for you growing up here, living here, going abroad, it s coming back? it was an awakening for me. i realized it is not even conscious. it is an unconscious thing. i felt a sort of liberation. doing the play in london, leaving a pop in the middle of the night, and a young lady says let me go to. , ride me home. i said let me walk. you she said, no i m fine. i said, you can walk in the middle of the night. she said, oh that s right, you are american. so your fear is justified. that is what she was saying in that moment. your concern about me is justified. because of our culture.
in and the american city. and are unique intersection and culture and gun violence is our inability to have conflict resolution without we have 120 guns to every 100 people in america. the second country to something like 20 or 25. and you know, that is the thing that is so disturbing. just like all culture, it can change. and that is where we commit as artists. the laws change behavior. on the topic of culture, you mentioned the culture. you have been outspoken in your criticism of police procedurals and propaganda. and it is true that your detective on the wire is deeply critical of american law enforcement. but jack ryan, to. shows like that. let s be honest, they glorify violence too. and the cia. how do you sit responsible decent garfield and tv culture are for also for the present violence in america? how do you navigate those
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