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Congrats on on getting this nova gig I
mean that must have been the biggest
thing that you've ever done in your
entire career well I've worked with Nova
before and in this particular case it
was something that I really thought was
important talking why don't you think it
was so important to narrate this film
because I think what happened in Flint
has multiple levels that we need to look
at the one you have a city government
that really tried to suppress the truth
in order to save their own tails and
that happens not only sometimes in
municipalities but it also happens
nationally so so it's something we
should look at the fact that we're even
talking about the fact that that the
water was contaminated water should be
like housing and like clothing and like
food should be something you never have
to worry about you never have to worry
that your food is tainted or your water
is tainted and again because Flint the
the politicians in Flint decided that it
was okay having the mayor drink the
water on TV I just think is horrible is
horrible and so going forward I think
what this piece will do is one it shows
what you can do on your own
given what Liam Walters did in terms of
beginning her own investigation and
getting other scientists she was not a
scientist because getting scientists
involved and even then Flint tried to
suppress that and say no no all those
studies were wrong so for all of those
reasons I think it's really important
this to be seen religiously Kerry
Washington is beautiful she is you know
your character on scandal is a makeshift
paleontologist at the smiths know he's a
real paleontologist that is he does that
for sure yeah I know all his secrets I
know where every body is buried and the
greatest weapon I can use against him
calls me Dad so you play this kind of
mega evil villain you know and you kind
of have a lot of power but so does your
daughter Olivia nope how do you think
she would handle this Flint water crisis
well I mean I think if Leanne Walters
had come to her and said here's what's
going on in our town and she would then
begin investigating the same way that
actually Leon Walters dead and
Edwards did by looking at the facts
trying to find documents trying to find
out who's hiding what from who and
trying to get her team to figure out is
this real or is this something that's
just made-up I think that's how she
would she would go what would a lie Pope
do I mean first of all Eli Pope wouldn't
do anything he's the one who was in the
Smithsonian Rowan who used to run b613
I think might decide on well there's one
or two thoughts I have one is it's not
exactly his thing is I his thing is to
protect the Republic so what he might do
is try to find papers that would expose
that government because what he did was
always you know behind the scenes always
undercover always blackops so there was
no way to expose what he was doing so
the only way to do that would would be
to get somebody to expose paperwork I
don't think there'd be any bloodshed
well I mean Joe what would you do I mean
now now you know all about this film how
do how do we as people take this kind of
knowledge whether it be Flint or
elsewhere and do something ourselves if
we are truly sort of interested in
making sure that we are not being
deluded by our local governments or even
our national government that you have to
just stay aware that you have to you
know keep reading the paper and keep
making opinions and and if you have
something to say call your Congressman
or your representative and say here's
what I think is wrong I mean yes in this
particular instance that was sort of
done but it didn't get to Congress till
much late later in the process I mean
almost a year and a half later so I
think the next thing to do is sort of
what we're doing now which is to promote
this film yeah so that that's right
so that well so that these young people
who are watching it will understand that
if you don't do anything nothing gets
done be sure to wash a show poisoned
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