Im jamie colby. And today, im in tulsa, oklahoma. Im here to meet the son of a remarkably successful businessman and epic hoarder. File this under 80 years of grit and true metal and 40 acres of scrap metal. My name is john hemphill. In february 2016, my father passed away. He left me a Thriving Company thats a testament to his business acumen. He also left me a 3 millionpound headache that says a lot about my dad, too. I meet john in the lobby of Hemphill Corporation. And this was your dad. Yeah, this is dad. He started the business back in the 50s. And im running it now. Come on. Ill show you. As john drives me around the company, i come to understand the jekyll and hyde nature of his strange inheritance. These look like cell towers. Yeah, these are guide towers for wireless communication. And thats our Main Business now. But his dad built that business while indulging his industrialstrength urge for collecting. Big stuff iron, scrap metal, machinery. Things you cant squirrel away in
Her writing has appeared from the new york times, Washington Post and Huffington Post in the first book she also has a second book coming out in 2020. To ask the question what is happening to faith in america . And 70 percent consider themselves christian of some sort and is the multi genre investigation of the division our country is facing. I dont want to spoil anything else but it is a very timelyy book. Without further ado please lehelp me to welcome our author. [applause]. Hi. Can everybody hearo me okay . Im used too doing midwestern events and a lady says please talk louder. I am talking about is i want to athol. Say do you have any questions say yes that i felt that after that reply had to was cspan also acknowledged the shirt i specifically wore for washington dc because for some reason you have to come here to be president. L[laughter] i want to tell you the origin story of the book because this is a book about religion and you dont really want to hear me read a book about re
At the top of the page. So now on to the main event. Were very lucky to have a guest with us this morning, lyz lenz, the writer currently contributing to columbia journalism review. Her writing has appeared all over the place, and her essay all the angry women appeared in [inaudible] not that bad. She also has a second book called belabored which is coming out in 2020. In god land, lyz lenz asks the question what is happening to faith in america. At a time when more than 70 of americans consider themselves christians, yet many religious leaders are decrying a loss of faith, the relationships and division our countrys facing. Let me just say that its a very timely book. And without further ato do, please help ado, please help me welcome lyz lenz. [applause] hi. Can everybody hear me okay . Im used to doing, like, midwestern events where theres always the one woman in the back with, shes like, please, talk louder. Youre like, im talking as loud as i want to, ethel. [laughter] so when i h
Rafael into larkspur. I grew up here. I kind of remember seeing the old railroad tracks. I never thought theyd make them into something. Here they are. Here they are. A twomile 55 million extension to larkspur is now finished. New track, new crossings and a brand new larkspur station. A short walk to the golden gate ferry. Provides the ferry connection opportunity and the expanse into San Francisco. So getting the testing started today is a beginning of that next chapter. Smart will Start Testing trains without passengers friday night. There are signs warning drivers, expect possible delays. We ask patience from the traveling public. We definitely need more public transportation. Patty conway hopes the Train Service will get her out of traffic. I the train and take smart train to the ferry and take the ferry in, which depending on the time of day, that could be very valuable. Restaurant owners hope more commuters stop for a bite at his cafe in san rafael instead of driving to work. Whe
Consider themselves christian yet many religious leaders are decrying a loss of faith, god land a story of faith, loss and renewal in Middle America is an investigation of the division our country is facing area i dont wantto spoil anything else let me say its a timely book. And without further ado, please help me welcome lyz lenz. [applause] hi. Can everybody hear me okay . Im used to doing midwestern events where theres always one woman in the back like to talk louder. Youre like im talking as loud as i want you, ethel. So when i heard cspan was going to be here, they were like you have any questions and i said yes, can you wear jorts on cspan and they said cspan encourages jorts. I wasnt going to wearthem but i felt like after that reply i felt like i had to. I wore a shirt for you, washington dc because iowa, for some reason have to come here to be president. Sucks. So i wanted to just tell you the origins story of the book because this is a book about religion and you dont really