[cheers and applause] [speaking spanish] [cheers and applause] im david, and welcome to one of the most anticipated events of this or any other year. Noam chomsky. [cheers and applause] and backstage i was joking with noam, i held up this flyer it said, sold out, which will be, uhuh think ammunition for his enemies ammunition, i think, for his enemies. Noam chomsky has never sold out. [applause] in pursuit of cultural Freedom Series which organized this event, thanks also tolannon for digitizing our noam chomsky audio archive which now numbers close to 250 recordings. You can go to alternativeradio. Org. Thanks lannon. [applause] i started alternative radio because of noam chomsky. I wrote him a letter he wrote back. We started corresponding. Then after a while i suggested we do an interview. He said yes, of course. That was 31 years ago. Its an honor for me to introduce no, maam chomsky, but how to noam chomsky but how to introduce who, as they say, needs no introduction . Well, do so
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