Your people must have faith. In the 1920s, toledo was the Fastest Growing manufacturing city in america. In some, ways it was the Silicon Valley of today. The auto industry, cutting edge technologies, they were all centered here at the time. As a result, the Manufacturing Base was going gangbusters. Toledo seemed to be one of the brightest economic spots on the whole american map during a decade that was a decade of prosperity. Then, in 1931, the entire house of cards collapsed. And five of the six largest banks in toledo all failed at the same time. That made it the largest banking failure of the Great Depression. The Banking Industry here was perhaps more corrupt than other places. That contributed to its catastrophic collapse. Toledo was the 27th largest city in america. Its economy was rather diversified for a city of its size. It was an up and coming, major producer of automobiles. It had one of the largest Automobile Companies producing cars here. But it was also a city that had
Houses a Museum Dedicated to remembering the cold war. This is just under one hour. Gary welcome. My name is Francis Gary Powers jr. , i go by gary. I am the founder of the Cold War Museum at vint hill, virginia, about 45 miles west of washington, d. C. I founded the Cold War Museum in 1996 to honor cold war veterans, preserve cold war history and educate future generations about the time period. What i realized when i was giving lectures to Highschool Students in the area, 19 times out of 10, the students wouldnt know anything about the cold war or the u2 incident. They would think the u2 incidents have to do with the rock band. As a result, i noticed that they needed to be taught about the cold war. In 1996, we founded the Cold War Museum, which opened in 2011 here at a former Army Communication base near the washington, d. C. Area. It used to be used by the nsa, cia, Army Security agency and other groups to monitor the Electronic Communications around the washington, d. C. Embassy r
Heres today your world in 90 seconds. President trump back to the u. S. After a secret thanksgiving day visit to afghanistan. The president says peace talks with the taliban are back on. Well see if they make a deal. If they do, they do. If they dont, they dont. Thats fine. Three, two, one. The black friday shopping frenzy is under way. Whew whew, last one. Ten animals were killed in a barn fire at an African Safari wildlife park in ohio. Our animals we care for every day and our team is just devastated. A fire still burning at a texas Chemical Plant. 50,000 people remain under a mandatory evacuation after two massive explosions. I think theres been very significant progress. The cdc reminding all of us to get vaccinated after nine new England Patriots have been sidelined by a bad case of the flu. Power went out during the lions bears halftime show. Its something all that. The bulldog dropped his hammer on 2,000 other dogs. Oh my goodness, wow. The very special and unexpected reunion n
Threat to sydney. Now on bbc news Stephen Sackur speaks to the film director bolivias president evo morales announces his resignation after weeks of protests over last months disputed elections. Im ben bland in london. Also in the programme. Cyclone bulbul rips through coastal welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen areas of bangladesh and india, killing at least 13 sackur. For many filmmakers and people and forcing more than two film goers movies are about escapism and entertainment. Look at the listings in your local cinema and you will see what they mean. But not so you will see what they mean. But not so for my guest today. One of the most lauded and durable directors in the uk film industry, ken loach. He has made 27 films, he has won the biggest prize at khanna twice, and yet his films are the very opposite of escapism. His latest is an unrelenting, bleak take on the exploitation of workers in the so called gig economy. If entertainment is in his mission, what is . Ken loach, welcome to
With stpehen sackur. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. For many filmmakers and filmgoers movies are about escapism and entertainment. Look at the listings in your local cinema and youll see what i mean. But not so for my guest today. One of the most lauded and durable directors in the uk Film Industry ken loach. He has made 27 films, he has won the biggest prize at cannes twice, and yet his films are the very opposite of escapism. His latest is an unrelenting, bleak take on the exploitation of workers in the so called gig economy. If entertainment isnt his mission, what is . Ken loach, welcome to hardtalk. Thanks very much. A pleasure to be here. Around five years ago, i seem to recall, there was some talk of you maybe not making movies for very much longer if at all. Yet here you sit having just made another movie, sorry we missed you, before that you made i, daniel blake, which won a huge prize at cannes. So can we take it that your passion for filmmaking burns as bright as eve