What Tom Hanks Thinks of America

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There are few actors as widely beloved as Tom Hanks. Hanks has acted in over 75 films in his 46-year career, winning the best actor Academy Award two years in a row, for “Philadelphia” and “Forrest Gump.” And more recently, he’s the author of the short story collection “Uncommon Type (www.penguinrandomhouse.com/bo...) ” and the novel “The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece (www.penguinrandomhouse.com/bo...) .”
What is the source of Hanks’s near-universal admiration? In playing roles including Chesley Sullenberger, Mister Rogers and World War II heroes, Hanks reflects back to audiences what we could be at our very best. He’s an uncannily wise interpreter of America: what our country has been, and what it could be if we activated our potential to be kind, compassionate, even heroic toward one another.
That’s just one of many topics we traverse in this truly delightful conversation. We also discuss how working on typewriters helps fuel Hanks’s creativity, why there’s such a huge global appetite for superhero stories, why America has become so cynical and how Hanks endeavors to defy that cynicism, how Hanks’s complicated family upbringing influences how he approaches his film roles, what America learned about itself - and didn’t - through Vietnam, Watergate and other historical events, how Hanks understands the complexity of heroic figures he’s played, why he views kindness as an active practice and more.
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Beartown (www.fredrikbackmanbooks.com/b...) by Fredrik Backman
The Swerve (wwnorton.com/books/The-Swerve/) by Stephen Greenblatt
Trust (www.penguinrandomhouse.com/bo...) by Hernan Diaz
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This episode of “The Ezra Klein Show” was produced by Annie Galvin. Fact-checking by Michelle Harris with Mary Marge Locker. Our senior audio engineer is Jeff Geld. Our senior editor is Rogé Karma. The show’s production team also includes Emefa Agawu and Kristin Lin. Original music by Isaac Jones. Audience strategy by Kristina Samulewski and Shannon Busta. The executive producer of New York Times Opinion Audio is Annie-Rose Strasser. And special thanks to Pat McCusker.

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10 июл 2024

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@EricMHowardII-yh1rn 4 месяца назад

Mr Tom Hanks talked about what happened to him. Which is why his story is amazing great because he has a heart of wisdom.

@EricMHowardII-yh1rn 4 месяца назад

Using a typewriter is a art in connection to personal studies and dialogue. The same machine is a science in connection to ideas that will last long after one decade or longer. Which may be why Tom Hanks enjoys working on a typewriter on a daily basis .

@markmurphy558 10 месяцев назад

I learned early in life that typing changes the way I think and communicate, slowing me down and making me think before I write in my hunt and peck incompetence. A sense of permanence is a perfect way to put it.

@Magnulus76 11 месяцев назад

Mr. Rogers did occasionally talk about things like prayer, I remember in one episode he shared a prayer he learned as a child before going to bed. But he was a liberal Presbyterian, and his religion was low key.

@c.l.m.4726 11 месяцев назад

But there's no spellcheck on a typewriter so my writing would be gobbledygook! 😂😂

@-www.chapters.video- 11 месяцев назад

00:01 Introduction to the show with Tom Hanks as the guest 02:02 Tom Hanks' love for typewriters and their permanence 11:16 The making of a superhero movie based on a comic 22:12 The influence of a supportive teacher 23:13 The impact of World War II and the space program 25:01 Questioning the simplicity of the Soviet Union 26:28 Navigating a tumultuous time in America 28:01 The importance of studying and appreciating history 33:34 Tension between appealing to the improving America and living in America's fractures 35:00 Exploring the boundaries of mass interest in sincerity and patriotism 36:00 Playing characters who face breaking pressure and moral dilemmas 40:11 The value of compassion, enlightenment, and creating joy 45:38 Seeking guidance from a monk

@ili626 11 месяцев назад

Thank you. I learned a lot about America here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QkO63lMyAhE.html ..essential context

@ambition112 11 месяцев назад

2:48: 💻 The speaker discusses their love for typewriters and the sense of permanence they provide. 6:09: 💻 The speaker discusses their experience with typing and their preference for using a typewriter over a computer. 10:52: 📚 The speaker discusses their experience of writing a book on a typewriter and the percussiveness and rhythm it provides compared to typing on a laptop. 16:14: 📚 The speaker discusses the differences between DC Comics and Marvel Comics, the appeal of superhero stories, and the shift from consensus to critique in modern culture. 21:40: 🌟 The speaker reflects on their unconventional upbringing, encountering both malevolent and kind individuals, and finding solace in the themes of war and space exploration. 29:01: 🇺🇸 The speaker reflects on the history of the United States and the concept of creating a more perfect union. 32:09: 📺 The speaker discusses the tension between appealing to the story of an improving America and acknowledging its fractures, and explores the attraction of figures who seem to transcend divisions. 41:01: 💡 The speaker reflects on the pressure and challenges faced by the characters they have played, and the importance of compassion, enlightenment, and joy in life. 43:34: 🎭 The speaker discusses the importance of authenticity and shared moments in his work and interactions with others. 48:31: 📚 The speaker discusses their work as an actor, their potential attention deficit disorder, and recommends three books. Recap by Tammy AI

@benrosn8154 11 месяцев назад

Tom Hanks is great. He's so cool.

@zapfanzapfan Год назад

Now I want to see "The Money Pit" and "The Burbs" again 🙂

@jamesbaker9342 3 месяца назад

A gd national treasure

@dfinma 11 месяцев назад

29:00 History schmistory. You only need to take a look around at corporate capture and the military-industrial-pharmaceutical-financial complex to understand the state we're in.

@sbentler6830 Год назад

Goodness, that was a wonderful interview! Mr. Hanks is our treasure.

@xxcelr8rs 11 месяцев назад

Got a song no melody, let the bad guy win all the time. you fought the wrong enemy Grand Pa.

@RJay121 Год назад

Typing, just what we need from Hanks right now😢

@nataliemeenakshithegreat7780 11 месяцев назад

I love Tom hanks he is in a safe place he is a star an high paid actor I guess he is paid 20 millions dollars 25 million. Dollars per movie and négociâtes everything with top lawyers so let’s be really sincere here and then make up your own mind

@debbievoss3496 Год назад

Ezra & Tom, Thanks so much for pulling me out of the constant input about Trump & Putin & hunger & pain to Just listening to you two Talking About Stuff that Interested me all my life but I had misplaced it. Temporarily.😊

@bryanmachin3738 11 месяцев назад

It used to be that people who used typewriters were rare. Now it's getting so people who use PCs to write with are rare!

@rr7firefly 11 месяцев назад

Granted that some people have too much integrity to go into politics, much less run for President of the U.S. But imagine if Tom Hanks was the President. Finally we would have a person of integrity and intelligence who would be able to inspire Americans to be their best. So different from petty immature 45.

@CK-dp6je 11 месяцев назад

Or bumbling 46

@Hail_To_The_King 11 месяцев назад

During Trump's presidency the economy was roaring, crime was lower, and the world was a safer place. It's astonishing to me you femmes only seem to care about polite speeches and ignore the reality

@rr7firefly 11 месяцев назад

@@CK-dp6je We had them back to back. It's time to invoke the intercession of a Higher Power to bring the most capable to the job. I'm not too optimistic.

@danerichards7280 11 месяцев назад

The common man that's not rich but has a rich mind needs to be our president

@mankitwong4165 11 месяцев назад

20 years ago most people around the world think of Americans as Forrest Gump

@virikn 11 месяцев назад

Kinda sucks.

@charlesjmouse 11 месяцев назад

Why would anybody beyond the people he knows care? He's just a Hollywood actor, possibly the group least qualified to render an opinion on any subject beyond being payed to pretend for a living.

@sgjoni 11 месяцев назад

Listen to the interview and then you might find out. An interview is not the headlines or the clickbate any more than any other source of information. It’s actually a very interesting interview with an intelligent man that has been very successful in his career spanning decades… a success that requires the ability to observe, understand, interpret and deliver character arcs and stories. To me, at least, that is something more interesting than most of the self righteous ideologues trolling the modern idea-space 😉

@c.l.m.4726 11 месяцев назад

From a very young age this man had to raise himself and manage himself almost totally absent of parental guidance and care. He was under privileged. At 8 years old riding around on buses alone just to keep himself interested but still feeling alone. Interacting with random strangers, some good some bad. Some who cared and some who didn't give a damn. He learned everything from that hard young life and he learned about society from the grass-roots. Who can't be moved by that.

@markmurphy558 10 месяцев назад

You are obviously a poor judge of character. The reason TH has cred is he is not financially tied to his cultural and political beliefs, but thinks so clearly. Pundits may love their chosen profession, but in the end, they are in it for the money. Tom Hanks is a citizen philosopher, something we could use more of in the phony society we live in.