OCT. 15, 2018 | Emory Campbell of Hilton Head Island, S.C, discusses race and class in the age of President Donald Trump. Campbell is the retired director of the Penn Center, an important Gullah heritage site on St. Helena Island.
Month: October 2018
DAY SIX: Tour of rural South Carolina
OCT. 15, 2018 | The team explored the rural South Carolina communities of Walterboro and Bamberg on the sixth day of filming and learned how people deal daily with challenges involving race and politics.
DC: John Podesta on 2020
Longtime Democratic leader John Podesta sat down recently with Bruce Hawker to talk about the 2018 midterms, but also predicted there would be more than a dozen Democrats who run for president in 2020.
DAY FIVE: Talking with John Podesta
OCT. 13, 2018 | National Democratic Party insider John Podesta, former chief of staff to Presidents Clinton and Obama, shared thoughts of the approaching midterm elections, how America has changed under President Donald Trump and more in a special interview today in Washington, D.C.
OCT. 12: In-depth look at Arizona documentary visit
To learn more about what the crew is learning as it films, read a commentary by the director of A Hard Road: Travels in Trump’s America published Friday at StatehouseReport.com…
DAY FOUR: Politics in Phoenix
OCT. 11, 2018 | The fourth day of filming found interviewer Bruce Hawker being interviewed on an hour-long radio show that will be aired 1 p.m. Sunday on KTAR-FM in Phoenix. Mike O’Neil, longtime host of the “Think Tank” show that explores issues in-depth, developed a show around several issues […]
DAY THREE: Phoenix and colorful murals
Much-acclaimed Chef Silvana Salcido Esparza of the Barrio Cafe in Phoenix uses art as much as her mouth-watering cuisine to elevate Mexican American culture. Above, she poses with a Catrina mural by artist Lalo Cota, one of many colorful artworks surrounding her restaurant on North 16th Street.
AZ: Rep. Isela Blanc on immigrants
OCT. 9, 2018 | Arizona state Rep. Isela Blanc, D-Tempe, discusses how she came to the united states as an undocumented child and now is living the American dream.
DAY TWO: Tucson
The second day of filming brought an emotional moment as a Tucson woman approached former U.S. Rep. Ron Barber with a bouquet of flowers purchased in the grocery store in which he and 18 others were shot in 2011 The woman, who asked not to be named or filmed, expressed her gratitude to Barber, who was elected to Congress to fill a seat vacated by former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords as she recovered from her wounds, for his service to the country.
AZ: Interview with Dr. Gary Thrasher
OCT. 8, 2018 | Dr. Gary Thrasher, a large animal veterinarian along the Arizona border, shares thoughts on immigration in this short video.