i'm sorry the voice of rachel carson is still today.this moment. >> there were all of these things that were beginning to affect human health. we had cities in america increasingly having to call smog alerts. we had rivers catching on fire. in the santa barbara oil spill, it became clear that even the very richest cities were going to be exposed to massive environmental threats. >> the drilling continues and so do the leaks. and the question here is not whether it will happen again but when and how bad will it be. >> issue after issue kept piling up. >> there is a building sense that we are stakeholders in the environment, that it is something that we humans can rule in. this is a real shift in our thinking. >> people were really worried. and the political establishment started to respond. >> without the environmental movement coming out of the '60s, we would not have a clean air act, clean water act. i mean, there was a wave of legislation that emerged in the immediate aftermath. >> we have not been inactive these last four years. we h

pennsylvania. [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: my thanks to rachel maddow, matt ryan, wyatt cenac and, of course, the 8g band. stay tuned for "carson, and welcome to the latest installment of "last call" with me, carson daly. thanks for being here. we're at the queen of the night, which is at the paramount hotel in new york city, and here's tonight's line up. first, it's all about the music, get excited kids, because the indie darlings best coast are here with performances from the observatory in santa ana, california. our "spotlight" tonight is the story behind willis earl beal and the film "memphis," but right now, we're going to present one of the most recognizeable faces in film and tv, among his 140 plus credits, you know j.k. simmons from "juno," "spiderman" and "the closer," but it's his latest project that's earning him some