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On April 29, 1997, Noam Chomsky was interviewed by very probably Doug Morris (whom I already have two interviews with Noam uploaded, q.v.), and another fellow.
From a VHS tape transfer provided by The Public Mind Denver, in collaboration with this channel. Thank you to the Public Mind Denver!
https://www.youtube.com/@ThePublicMindDenver
The recording was a poor one, alas, and suffered from multiple gen transfers on non-HIFI VHS tape. As such, the sound was quite poor, bathed in noise and distortion of various types, almost louder at times than Uncle Noam’s soft voice. Using digital noise reduction, demucs splitting, and some experimental techniques, I managed to get it pretty noise free, though a touch of artifacting is present.
For the video, it had poor color, in part, no doubt to the age of the tape (almost 30 years old). I messed around with the color and contrast, being able to improve it somewhat.
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Chomsky, 1997, Ben Bagdikian, “The Rehabilitation of Morning in America”, Louis Uchitelle, MAI, Multilateral Agreement on Investment, Laos, landmines, The Pathet Lao, John Shattuck, Bosnia, Operation ChavÃn de Huántar, Peru, Alberto Fujimori, MRTA, Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement, Nicaragua, Thomas Carrothers, El Salvador, UN Convention on Rights of Children, Colin Powell, Bill Clinton, Sylvia Ann Hewlett, Dominican Republic, Guernica, W. Haywood Burns, Ronald Reagan, PATCO, Peter Kropotkin, Michael Moore, Zaire, Patrice Lumumba, Mobutu Sese Seko, Rafael Trujillo, Somoza, Jean-Claude Duvalier, Laurent Kabila, Ernesto “Che” Guevara, Benjamin Netanyahu, Har Homa, Israel, Palestine, Anthony Lewis, Bantustans, Phyllis Bennis, South Africa,
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