The Lorenzo Commentaries Podcast
As heard on WMPG-FM, Portland, Maine

"The Big Uneasy" plays at the Nickelodeon Theater in Portland, ME one night only April 14, 2011 @ 7 and 9:15 pm.

In 2005, a disaster struck New Orleans. You know the rest. Or do you?

The first documentary by long-time "mockumentarian" Harry Shearer, The Big Uneasy follows three remarkable people--the leaders of two scientific investigation teams, and one whistleblower--as they reveal the true story of why New Orleans flooded, and why it could happen again.  

Shearer gets the inside story of a disaster that could have been prevented from the people who were there. His dogged pursuit of facts reveals that some of the same flawed methods responsible for levee failure during Hurricane Katrina are being used to rebuild the system expected to protect the new New Orleans from future peril.

The Big Uneasy marks the beginning of the end of ignorance about what happened to one of our nations most treasured citiesand serves as a stark reminder that the same agency that failed to protect New Orleans still employs the same flawed science in many other cities across America. Without improvements to engineering and accountability in oversight, the film cautions, we will be very sorry to see history repeat itself elsewhere. feature-length documentary The Big Uneasy, humorist and New Orleans resident Harry Shearer gets the inside story of a disaster that could have been prevented from the people who were there. Shearer speaks to the tireless investigators and experts who poked through the muck as the water receded, and uncovers a courageous whistle-blower from the Army Corps of Engineers. His dogged pursuit of facts reveals that some of the same flawed methods responsible for levee failure during Hurricane Katrina are being used to rebuild the system expected to protect the "new" New Orleans from future peril.

Direct download: harrys.mp3
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At 9:31pm, 4/6/11 WMPG hit its $30,000 goal! Yay us!!

Direct download: natejj.mp3
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What a great guy! Adam chats about Guster's new album Easy Wonderful, how it almost wasn't, life in Maine, saving the earth one tour (ang cruise) at a time, and, sadly, looking forward to Nateva.  And much more.  Thanks Adam!

Direct download: adamg.mp3
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