let's talk about rachel carson. the author. >> she was both a cultur culturallistalist and an author. research she was doing caused potential great damage to the environment. it was her popular books that really led to the modern environmental movement. the earth day that you know kind of galvanized the public and eventually led to the creaks of -- creaks of thecreation of the environmental protection agency. she wrote "sienl "silent spring" her most popular book while she was dying of cancer. >> the brooklyn congresswoman shirley chisholm. >> she won on a major party ticket, she was a black woman she changed the thinking of the public of what black women could accomplish in this country. she was the first black woman congressman. she started you know as a grass roots organizer in brooklyn. she was a daycare operator, she was always a champion of women's and children's rights. she was the -- some of the most enduring legislation that affected the lives of women and children were her -- were penned by her. and she al

journalism the national academy's science book award and the society of environmental journalists rachel carson environment book award. on another personal note, it's -- although we toiled in the same trait for year, i don't think we ever met face to face until yesterday. of course, i knew of his work and reputation, and there's a funny festival connection here because in 2012 one of his newsday colleagues beth whitehouse -- >> that's right. >> -- came to festival to talk about her book, the match, and beth was so entranced by the festival and soen joyed her experience that she suggested to me by e-mail that a good candidate for the future might be this guy who was writing a book on environmental pollution. and that book, of course, was "tom's river," and i'm glad i listened to her. dan is here today with his long tie back to the festival. go ahead. >> okay, thank you very much jim. yeah beth, by the way, is a new jersey woman. she grew up on the jersey shore or nearby and worked there as well. so there's another "tom's river" connection. so thank you very much and thank you all for coming. it'

rachel carson going to war.hese are issues that you have representatives, but they are representing our thoughts and our votes. if you don't go to practice for basmati, by want to play, you are putting your talent into whether you play on the team or not. whether you are playing. that is very important. that is the basic issue of standing up for your rights to vote. host: ok. is that your final point? he hung up. thanks for the call. late last week, white house secretary josh earnest walking back a little bit of a statement by the president at the town hall meeting on wednesday. press secretary earnest saying he wasn't making a policy statement, just a comment on a question from a town hall participant in cleveland, ohio. william from tennessee. good morning. caller: good morning. as far as, i think it was benjamin franklin who said and realized as soon as the people realize that they can vote, then the democrats will vote for more and more funding for their private purposes. if we are going to do mandatory voti

journalism, the national academy's science book award and the society of environmental journalists' rachel carson environment book award. on another personal note, it's -- although we toiled in the same trade for years, i don't think we ever met face to face until yesterday. of course, i knew of his work and his reputation and there's a funny festival connection here because in 2001 -- or 2012 one of his newsday colleagues, beth whitehouse -- >> that's right. >> came to the festival to talk about her book, "savior siblings," i should say. and beth was so entranced by the festival and so enjoyed her experience, she suggested to me that by e-mail that a good candidate for the future might be this guy who's writing a new book on environmental pollution. and that book, of course, was account tom's river," and i'm glad i listened to her. dan is here today with his long tie back to the festival. he doesn't even realize that i bet. go ahead. >> okay. thank you very much, jim. beth, by the way, is a new jersey woman. [laughter] she grew up on the jersey shore or nearby and worked there as well. so there'

carson daly was holding a fully packed picnic basket. following the show, chris hayes did what he always does. got [ bleep ] faced with rachelhow, seth meyers gained 200 pounds. the show's title was changed to "late night with fat seth meyers." here's what that looks like. ♪ [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ >> carson: welcome to "last call." i'm carson daly. this is the beautiful skyroom, our lovely backdrop for the show. and here's what we've got for you tonight. the budos band occupies the music slot. you're going to see them perform from the new regent theater in downtown l.a. for our spotlight tonight, you're going to meet "killing jesus" star haaz sleiman. but first, kurt braunohler is here to talk about his "roustabout" web series. for more, we're going to head over to tipple & brine to say "hello" to kurt. ♪ >> the whole idea about "roustabout" as a concept is, "what's the dumbest way to make the world a better place?" and there's really no dumber thing to do than jki