that is incredible. - [voiceover] funding for overheard with evan smith is provided in part by mfi foundation, improving the quality of life within our community; also by hillco partners, a texas government affairs consultancy; and by the alice kleberg reynolds foundation. (electronic music)

(laughing) - [voiceover] funding for overheard with evan smith is provided in part by mfi foundation.proving the quality of life within our community. also by hillco partners. a texas government affairs consultancy. and by the alice kleberg reynolds foundation. (light music) this is rainwater .. collected from the roof and sent through underground pipes into this 1500 gallon tank rainwater collected from the roof flows through the gutters and into the underground pipes. then these hoses. carry water from the cistern to the plants. harvesting rainwater cuts down on run-off into the sewers & could save an average of 50% on your water bill! now that makes sense.

. - [voiceover] funding for overheard with evan smith is provided in part by mfi foundation, improvingour community; also by hillco partners, a texas government affairs consultancy; and by the alice kleberg reynolds foundation. - i'm evan smith. he's one of the most famous political activist in american history, a former state lawmaker, a prolific author, and an occasional academic, who now serves as the director of the peace and justice resource center in culver city, california. he's tom hayden, this is overheard. let's be honest, to this value ability to learn, or is this about the experience of not having been taught properly? how have you avoided what has befallen other nations in africa? say that he made his own bed, but you caused him to sleep in it. now you saw a problem and over time took it on. let's start with the sizzle before we get to the steak. are you gonna run for president?

. - [voiceover] funding for overheard with evan smith is provided in part by mfi foundation, improving the quality of life within our community. also by hillco partners, a texas government affairs consultancy, and by the alice kleberg reynolds foundation. - i'm evan smith. he's an iconic emmy award winning and academy award nominated documentary filmmaker whose credits include the civil war, baseball, and jazz. his latest film for pbs is jackie robinson. he's ken burns. this is overheard. let's me honest. this is about the ability to learn about the experience of not having been taught properly. how would you avoid it? what has befallen other nations in africa? and you could say he made his own bed, but you cause him to sleep in it. you saw a problem and over time took it on. let's start with the sizzle before we get to the steak. are you gonna run for president?

. - [voiceover] funding for overheard with evan smith is provided in part by mfi foundation, improving the quality of life within our community, also by hillco partners, a texas government affairs consultancy, and by the alice kleberg reynolds foundation. - i'm evan smith, he's a national magazine award winning journalist with expertise in foreign affairs, a national correspondent for the atlantic, a former middle east and washington correspondent for the new yorker and the author of prisoners a muslim and jew across the middle east divide. he's jeffrey goldberg, this is overheard. (light music) let's be honest, is this about the ability to learn or is this about the experience of not having been taught properly? i mean how have you avoided what has befallen other nations in africa. you could say that he's made his own bed, but you caused him to sleep in it. you know, you saw a problem and over time took it on. let's start with the sizzle before we get to the state.

wo - [voiceover] funding for overheard with evan smith is provided in part by mfi foundation. improving the quality of life within our community. also by hillco partners. a texas government affairs consultancy. and by the alice kleberg reynolds foundation. - i'm evan smith she's an acclaimed poet, critic and novelist best known for the handmaid's tale, cat's eye, the blind assassin, and oryx and crake. her latest book the heart goes last has just been published. she's margaret atwood this is overheard. (inspiring music) (applause) - [evan] let's be honest is this about the ability to learn or about the experience of not having to talk at all. how have you avoided what has befallen other nations in africa-- you say that he had made his own bed, but you caused him to sleep in it. you saw a problem and over time took it on-- (laughter) let's start with the sizzle before we get to the steak. are you going to run for president?