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Adnan reviews the critically acclaimed indie film "The Assistant," which follows a day in the life of a young woman working for a toxic film executive. Plus Adnan speaks with Canadian author Iain Reid, author of the book "I'm thinking of Ending Things," which was adopted into a film by Charlie Kaufman and Netflix. As always Scott Rogowsky joins the show for Rags Time. This week he's here to talk about the 1984 Steve Martin film "All of Me" and he pitches Adnan his idea for a movie that could save the planet!

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Book Vs Movie

Cyrano de Bergerac/”Roxanne”

The 19th Century Play by Edmond Rostand Vs the Steve Martin Movie

The Margos are feeling poetic in this play vs movie combo that is a tale of love, bravery, and wit. The original play of Cyrano de Bergerac was written by Edmond Rostand in 1897 and has been adapted several times over the last 120 years. Mel Ferrer was the most famous/acclaimed Cyrano in the 1950s but Steve Martin’s C.D. Bales gives his own take on one of the oddest romantic leads we have covered. 

In the original play, (based on a real-life person) was written in verse and tells the story about de Bergerac who was a cadet in the French Army. He is a smart and gifted warrior but has an extremely large nose which makes him feel insecure. It takes place in 1640s Paris and the object of de Bergerac’s affection is his cousin Roxanne who is known for her beauty and intelligence. He thinks he has no chance for love from an ugly woman much less a beauty like Roxanne. 

Christian de Neuvillette, a young, handsome new cadet also has his eye on Roxanne. She wants to date him but he is insecure about his lack of brains. De Bergerac agrees to write the love letters on behalf of Christian to Roxanne while he is sent away to war. 

There is also a Count de Guiche who wants Roxanne to marry the Viscount Valvert. It’s all sorts of complicated but Roxanne tries to save Christian and de Begerac’s lives but having them not fight on the front lines against Spain. 

De Bergerac tries to get Christian to speak to Roxanne the words he writes for him but he refuses and instead speaks off the top of his head. Bad idea. De Bergerac tries to help by speaking in the safety of night to her. Roxanne swoons and she and Christian are secretly married. A jealous de Guiche sends both de Bergerac and Christian to war where they are starving until Roxanne uses her feminine wiles to the front lives and provide them food & drink. 

De Bergerac almost tells Roxanne that he was writing the letters all of this time until Christian unexpectedly dies. He keeps that secret and 15 years later he meets up with Roxanne who is staying at a convent. Someone drops a log on his head and he heads towards Roxanne he reads one of “Cristian’s” last letters to her. She realizes it was him all of this time. Rozanne tells him she loves him and he does with “panache.” 

Steve Martin took this material and wrote the screenplay for Roxanne in 1987. Set in Northern Washington. C.D. Bales (Martin) heads up the local fire department and is loved by most people of the town. Sometimes he runs into men who are bullies but he can usually outwit and beat them. He has a crew of firefighters who are misfits and provide many laughs in the film.

Our Roxanne here is played by Daryl Hannah and she is an astronomist who is spending the summer looking for a comet. C.D. falls in love at first sight but she has a thing for the newbie in town Chris (played by 80s stalwart Rick Rossovich.)

Hilarity ensures and if you are not even slightly charmed by this film--you have no soul!

Between the play and film--which did the Margos like better? 

In this ep the Margos discuss:

• The life of Edmond Rostand
• The major plot points most adaptations contain
• The cast including Steve Martin (C.D.,) Roxanne (Daryl Hannah,) Chris (Rick Rossovitch,) Shelley Duvall (Trixie,) Fred Willard (Mayor Deebs,) Michael J. Pollard (Andy,) and Damon Wayans (Jerry.) 

Clips Featured:

• Roxanne trailer
• Epic joke scene
• C.D. meets Roxanne
• “Hunting for words”
• Music: “Roxanne Theme”

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During part three of the discussion with Steve Martin, President Natural Encounters; Animal Behavior Consultant we learned that parrot behavior in captivity is not associated with parrot behavior in the wild. Hormones influence behavior but do not determine behavior. 'Force Free' training is not 100% force free. There are behavior myths. Redirected aggression is often confused with other behavior 'labels'. Interacting with your bird shapes behavior. Adjusting antecedents. Building trust with your parrot. Body language is the bird's voice. Positive Reinforcement-what it really is.

Steve also shared with the listening audience on Bird Talk LIVE Online from Kansas City that Natural Encounters have a parrot mentoring service so pet bird owners may learn how to train their bird with the behavior they always wanted. The service includes your mentor watching videos of you and your bird to determine how to proceed in adjusting behavior. 

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Steve Martin is brilliant but more important, highly experienced with Parrots and many other animals. During part one of this discussion Steve shares about World Parrot Trust transparency and what World Parrot Trust are doing world-wide to save parrots. 

Find out why parrots communicate through biting. Why not everyone are well suited to have a parrot. Bird behavior is a reflection of a person's ability to work with a parrot. Giving your parrot a voice according to your parrot's body language. Trust based relationship with parrots. Birds' behavior is due to environment more than genetics. Why World Parrot Trust pays poachers and much more during this very informative, interesting bird talk radio show pre-recorded LIVE in Kansas City!

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* 4:06 - Steve talks about when he first learned about positive reinforcement training and shares some stories from that time.

* 8:45 – Steve shares about learning to give the animal a voice by being a student of body language and his move to becoming “the partner of the bird”.

* 12:43 – Ryan asks Steve to share with the listeners how they might become better observers of behavior.

* 16:15 – Steve talks about his process in building high trust accounts with people to give them feedback in order to help them improve their training.

* 29:38 – Ryan asks Steve to talk about something he heard him say years ago “I don’t aim to be the smartest person in the room.”

* 34:47 - Steve talks about how meeting Dr. Susan Friedman has impacted his life.

* 40:13 – Steve talks about his work consulting at zoos, his work travelling to observe natural behavior, and his new work moving into the world of virtual consulting.

* 44:04 – New learning opportunities through NEI TEC are discussed and can be found by visiting https://naturalencounters.com/.

* 50:17 – Inspiring caring that leads to conservation action is discussed.

* 59:47 - Steve discusses what he would like to see happen in the next 5-10 years in the world of positive reinforcement animal training.

Steve Martin of Agnostic Front and Nasty Little Man stops by to talk about the 80s music scene in NYC, convincing the mailman to deliver 1000 envelopes and some of the bands Nasty Little Man has worked with, little acts like Helmet, The Beastie Boys and U2.

Steve Martin is a behavioral scientist and the CEO of INFLUENCE AT WORK UK, a leading global behavioral science consultancy. His work applying influence and persuasion science to business, organizational, and public policy has been featured in the national and international press, including the New York Times and BBC.

In this episode, Steve shares insights from his newest book, Messengers: Who We Listen To, Who We Don't, and Why, which he co-authored with Joseph Marks. Listen to learn why we are more inclined to listen to certain people over others, whether the way you look or dress truly does affect how others perceive you, and how to fine-tune your persuasion skills to improve your business's success.

You can find show notes and more information by clicking here: https://bit.ly/2WbaBfV 

Actor, author, and comedian Steve Martin released his debut album as a banjo player in 2009, but he first picked up the instrument as a teenager and later incorporated it into his hit stand-up act during the 1970's. He joined us back in 2011 with his band from North Carolina, the Steep Canyon Rangers, playing songs from his Grammy-nominated album, Rare Bird Alert, in this session from the archives. (Recorded live in The Greene Space)