>> funding for overheard with evan smith is provided in part by mfi foundation, move moving the quality of life in our community. board-certified lawyers in your community, experienced, and tested. also by hillco partner, a texas -- and which the alice clear clearing reynolds foundation and viewers like you. >>> i'm evan smith, he's the author of 12 number one national non-fiction best sellers and an associate editor at the washington post where he's been on staff for 43 years. he's bob woodward. this is overheard. [applause] >> i guess we can't fire him now. >> indianapolis we can't fire him now. [laughter] the might i win an emmy. >> being on the supreme court was an improbable dream e dream. >> it's hard work. >> there's no freedom and it's journalist that is provide that information. >> a window rolls down, saying, hey! he goes to 11:00. [laughter] >> bob woodward, welcome. >> thank you,. >> nice to have you here. >> nice to be here. >> let's start with syria, if you don't mind. today, the president gave a speech to the u.n. general assembly. sounded like it could have been given by

>> funding for "overheard" with evan smith is provided in part by mfi foundation. improving the quality of life within our community. and from the texas board of legal specialization, board certified attorneys in your community, experienced, respected, and tested. also, by hillco partners, a texas government affairs consultancy, and by the alice kleberg reynolds foundation, and viewers like you. thank you. >> i'm evan smith, he's an award winning writer of book, stories and screenplays whose four decades of credits include the cement garden, imitation game, enduring love, atonement and sweet tooth. he's ian mcewan, this is overheard. >> actually, there are not two sides to every issue. >> i guess we can't fire him now. >> i guess we can't fire him now. [ laughter ] >> the night that i win the emmy. >> being on the supreme court was an improbable dream. >> it's hard work and it's controversial. >> without information there is no freedom and it's journalists who provide that information. >> window rolls down and this guy says, hey, it goes to 11. [ laughter ] [music]

thank you. >> i'm evan smith. he's an author, blogger and cultural critic, now in his sixth year as an op-ed columnist for "the new york times," the youngest such columnist in the paper's history. he's ross douthat. this is overheard. [applause]. >> actually, there are two sides to every issue. >> so i guess we can't fire him now. >> i guess we can't fire him now. [laughter]. >> the night they win the emmy. >> being on the supreme court was an improbable dream. it's hard work, and it's controversial. >> so without information, there is no freedom, and it's journalist who provides that information. >> window rolls down and this guy says, "hey, he goes until 11." [laughter]. [music]. >> ross douthat, welcome. >> thanks for having me. >> nice to see you. you wrote a book that i loved at the time and have thought back on fondly in 2008 called "grand new party," about the republican party, and you had aspirations for the party to become something else or to expand its parameters to include more people. how did that wor

. >> funding for "overheard" with evan smith is provided in part by mfi foundation.mproving the quality of life within our community. and from the texas board of legal specialization, board certified attorneys in your community, experienced, respected, and tested. also, by hillco partners, a texas government affairs consultancy, and by the alice kleberg reynolds foundation, and viewers like you. thank you. >> i'm evan smith, he's an award winning writer of book, stories and screenplays whose four decades of credits include the cement garden, imitation game, enduring love, atonement and sweet tooth. he's ian mcewan, this is

thank you. >> i'm evan smith, he's a best selling and much admired cook book author, a columnist for the opinion section of the "new york times", and the lead food writer for the paper sunday magazine. he's mark bittman, this is overheard. >> actually, there are not two sides to every issue. >> so i guess we can't fire him now. >> i guess we can't fire him now. the night tha

thank you. >> i'm evan smith.or, blogger and cultural critic, now in his sixth year as an op-ed columnist for "the new york times," the youngest such columnist in the paper's history. he's ross douthat. this is overheard. [applause]. >> actually, there are two sides to every issue. >> so i guess we can't fire him now. >> i guess we can't fire him now. [laughter].

>> funding for overheard with evan smith is provided in part by mfi foundation, move moving the qualityf life in our community. board-certified lawyers in your community, experienced, and tested. also by hillco partner, a texas -- and which the alice clear clearing reynolds foundation and viewers like you. >>> i'm evan smith, he's the author of 12 number one national non-fiction best sellers and an associate editor at the washington post where he's been on staff for 43 years. he's bob woodward. this is overheard.

evans, fox 29 news. >> a blind man's dream comes true at the field of dreams. >> this is great. robert smitht the first pitch of the season at the iconic field in diresville, iowa iowa. smith is tempting to become the first blind person to sing the national anthem and throw out the first pitch at every major and minor league baseball stadium in the country. despite his inability to see smith says he has never lost sight of his vision to inspire others with disabilityies. >> what i want to bring back is, hey, get out there throw the ball you know, smell the fresh air, feel the sunshine, if a mind guy can do it come on guys, you can do it. >> smith's father by the way oc smith because a famous singer best known for his song "green little apple". >>> a texas trooper gets to meet one of america's most popular rappers last week. >> little did he know that celebrity encounter would get him in a whole lot of trouble. trooper billy superiors working security at south by southwest in austin that's where rapper snoop dog approached him after his keynote speech and asked to take a picture with him. sno