Welcome back to episode 313 of the death walkthrough. Last time if you haven't checked it out already We we defeated the Bantam, which was pretty cool And we we had a ceremony and it kind of did not go well The volcano is now trying to explode and we are trying to stop that. So yeah, welcome back We had to click some hibiscus flowers and where are we bringing them? That is a great question up here, apparently Up here over here. Oh, look. They're all here now. Ah There you are Tart is just making some final adjustments to the trebuchet. I see you collected a lot of hibiscus. Oh Of course Hibiscus is sacred to the old ones too. They are what was supposed to be sacrificed all along great Dinkintosh, but why so many? The flowers are for the altar aunt juju. I'm sorry if I was being misleading I just couldn't risk someone trying to stop me from being important I I don't understand Tosh sacrificed himself yet. Killawahoo has grown angrier What more does the old one want from us? I give up. I can't quite find the right memories But something tells me this is all wrong We must get to the top of the volcano. I spied a path this way um Yikes, hey wizard. Shouldn't you be running away from the volcano? You have a plan? Well, I hope it's better than Tosh's if not. We're all toast. Here's the way up wizard go Jeez, he just he just yeeted himself into a volcano. Oh my gosh, that took a really dark turn really quickly But yeah, let's go and Find our way through the volcano and that is what we're doing today. So that's great. That's great. Welcome to the volcano I hope you weren't expecting an easy route to the top of the volcano Probably wasn't this reminds me of the borealis peaks in Polaris except green and not icy. So these are fiery calypids fire death. They have 3845 health there rank 18 Hopefully they don't resist too much If they do oh well, oh well, we should be fine, right? Maybe most likely hopefully Okay, dark packed interesting choice interesting choice there, let me see what these guys have guys could be kind of funny fiery killer P Let's find out they have Things and stuff that they do. There's like do you think we can kill? I think we can try it. I think we can do it Okay, if what does that do they're not not that is That is not what we were looking for very sad Very sad Yeah, no, I don't know I don't know I don't know I need to figure out what quest we're on as well But um, we'll sort that later. But yeah, not too difficult They are dead, which is good very good Right The path continues this way wizard and it doesn't appear to get any easier Curd yourself Okay, um, is I beg out of space? No, it must be gold. It is good. We're running out of gold space Right next is humangos They are look more of the mana corrupted yet cleverly named mango monsters Yeah, more humangos these guys are life and death so that's exciting very exciting These guys have four thousand one hundred and thirty health. They're also rank 18s and We will destroy them momentarily They have a 30 a 53 percent resisted death a 15 percent boost to life they have an outgoing damage boost of 81 percent and Outcoming and incoming healing is about 25 ish percent on average is slightly different for each of them But it's around 25 percent yeah, they know pigsy and they know shipper falls and dr. Vaughan death ninja pig and They're slightly annoying. So yeah, what is that a minus 25 excuse me? What does this look like? Does this look like I want to be weakened right now? No, the answer is no But yeah, they do know dark pact as well, which is slightly slightly annoying, but it's fine. It's fine What is this? Just a natural attack. I kind of I don't know if I'm a fan of the natural attacks in this in this world They're more like a traditional like our natural attack not a natural attack is in the sense that they come into the Fight and do their thing and slap us around a little bit. I prefer those ones personally But that's just my opinion Feel free to disagree with me But I feel like it's a lot nicer when they come in and slap us instead of just have some particles around us You know, I just I just prefer that I think it's okay for us to do that But for them, I like them just slapping me a little bit, you know Because usually they have like kind of cool unique sort of things depending on the type of creature that they are and I kind of like that variety Instead of like these ones, which are just kind of like, yeah You know, it's whatever we could do that ourselves, you know, we could do that But we can't see a big a big a big humango coming in and slapping us every day, you know You have to actually go and fight them for that usually Yeah, we're gonna hit with scarecrow should kill if not we will ship a foes So yeah, should be fine. It shouldn't be fine But as I did say they do have a 53% around that resist to death, I don't know if that's exactly accurate But it would be around that sort of resist To death, which it's kind of unfortunate, but hey, it's fine We'll use some of our Pierce that we have some of our non-existent like 12 Pierce or something Still killed I think just only just did I yeah, I did cool. Okay, just Any less damage and I would not have killed fine work wizard this way Okay, we've got a sparkling defense emethyst, which is kind of cool kind of cool. Oh We're at quite the elevation now, I'll find a way up to the top of the volcano you deal with whatever that is Okay, this is boss. This is boss. This is boss very scary. He is storm. He has a hundred and twenty six outgoing damage He is storm he has heels and he can heal boost himself for like a whole bunch So he's kind of good. He has a 73% resist to storm and a 5% boost to myth Which is slightly slightly worrying. He doesn't have much health though He only says nine thousand nine hundred and thirty five which is kind of good Kind of good, but he knows basically every single shadow spell except iron Sultan apparently and He knows prisms. He knows darkwind, which is the the global spell he knows balance blade and storm blade and Berry surprise and obviously dark and stormy which is also does a heal So he can heal a little bit And he does have a decent healing boost He can also stun with storm lord as we are seeing right now and he also can storm dragon, which is a Minus 50% accuracy debuff on that so slightly worrying And also he consigns as well, which is minus 40% accuracy debuff So he really likes to stun and make you fizzle which understandable honestly me too me too dude me too me too Me too luckily he only gets one One shadow pip, which is kind of nice. He can't bulk or them or whatever Also that myth minion stunning as well. That is not cool. That is not cool the myth minion by the way Is 3890 health 15% boost to storm and 35% resist of Myth so slightly slightly dangerous He isn't he knows math mass myth trap mythic fuel blinding light shockwave which Stuns for one round and removes one shield for all of the enemies, which is kind of interesting. This is Berry surprise Slightly painful Slightly painful with the myth traps yikes ouch. This is gonna hurt. Yup that hurt He also knows yellow troll keeper and Reliquary and authorists, so the minions not too good, but you know It's something to be careful of do I hit or do I wait one round? What can they do to me in one round? They don't have iron sultan, so we should be fine, right?  We don't have as many traps, so that's fine another Berry surprise isn't too bad But the myth minion could do a lot of damage a lot of damage that would not be good That would be very ungood Uncool and undig ungood. Let's hit now. This may not kill the boss, but it's fine if it doesn't we can follow up with a Old one boy Grim reader. I always forget the name of the spell, but it's the Grim reader It's actually a really cool spell. I think it's my favorite Other than dark and stormy dark and stormy is such a good spell as well the looks of it. It is But yeah Grim reader just looks so good so good most of the spells this year are really really cool I'm a little bit less. You made it wizard the top of the volcano is but a simple vine climb away That is a common mode of mobility. Yes Sure thing. Um, I'm a little bit less. I think the worst one in my opinion is the fire one blast off Just because it feels a little bit cheap, but all the other ones I'm super happy with Hang tight wahoo Geez, can you believe I was able to catch you with the bantam net only to get startled and knock you into this hole? Sorry, huh? I mean, uh-huh.  They're my friends Maybe they can help you get me out and fast. I think I see something moving down below Your friend Okay, now I'm confused wizard explain yourself How about I not? I don't think I need to explain myself to you. Oh, so you mistakenly reinstated the barbaric wahoo sacrifice Amateur in the future leave the heroics to the heroes like me the bantam Oh, right. We've already done that bit Anyway, as I was saying us real heroes have awesome hero tools such as the wahoo net The net's toast now But like the bantam mantle itself it was passed down from bantam father to son It caught many a flung lemur over the years See ever since a would-be wahoo saved my ancestor from wing brotherhood pirates My family has been the sworn protector of mistreated lemurs Wizard are these stairs? This is definitely not a natural geological formation No doubt one of the old ones monitoring stations is close But eventually lemuria settled down and the bantam was needed less So he became a ghost Waiting watching from the shadows There were no eruptions no wahoos to save Then one day the ground shook and the sky changed colors Suddenly everyone needs saving again Um, yeah speaking of which my grip is slipping.  It's hero time Right let us head down the stairs into the volcano. We're gonna be finishing off this area yesterday I don't care how long it takes. We're finishing off this area We need want to move into the next area or at least I do Um, but yeah, this is a cool dungeon. I kind of like it Um, it's really like just different from everything else Also, the dialogue in here is kind of good kind of good not gonna lie Um, right So this is like the black hole Or similar to it.  Don't worry wizard angel has our backs.  Now let's go have ourselves an adventure Right okie dokie these guys are lava goonies.  They have four thousand four hundred and twenty health And they're fire obviously so that means probably mantles galore, right Right, right Right probably um Actually, no not really just dots. This one's a dot these guys are dots They have a booster ice a resistor fire. Don't know of what but they have a hundred and thirteen percent outgoing damage boost Which is kind of crazy So, yeah, good luck. Good luck. They do have incendiary as well. So just be careful that does destroys all over times and deals 200 of the damage. So yeah, just be careful of that that can hurt because it's basically doing double damage. So slightly worrying But generally oh Oh, I need to show you this the every time you get a fight with one of these guys Um one of the heroes spoiler. There's a few more They give you a wheeler item card to help you in battle, which is really cool. I like it Um, so we're going to do it just because we want to see what it looks like not that it's like Desperately necessary for me to do it because I can kill right now um We're simply doing it just to see what it looks like because I think they're cool Um, so it's basically a polymorph or shift spell. I guess is probably the best term for it a shift spell Um, we turn into the bantam and then attack and I think this one does a little bit of damage and gives us A poop. I think I think a poop. Yeah Yeah, a power poop. Nice. Very cool. Very cool. Very epic. You get one of those per fight for whichever one Is in their fight at the time. So if we're in this fight and the bantams with us, then we get one of those each fight We're at Um, so that's really cool. Really really cool. It's basically like what the old Companions, I guess you could call them used to give like how on chrysalis divum gave us a whole bunch of extra damage These guys just give us cards now, which is I kind of enjoyed that because I don't necessarily think we need more Like stats and most of the companions that we've had recently Just the stats are just not really important, you know And it's just really is if they're not helping but if they're giving item cards, which one look absolutely amazing Um, and secondly actually form a use. I think that's pretty cool Take that you loathsome lava goonies Ah, good name right lava goonies because they're made out of Whatever angel liked it, didn't you boy? Anyhow my theory is that the mana leaking from those pipes has animated the lava Something strange is a foot wizard, but what and why? We don't have time for idle discourse wizard We've a lemur to save and an eruption to stop quickly this way Right. Oh, kido ki. Let's go down Killawahoo more So yeah, this is basically like a Reskin of the black hole. I guess you could call it Um, it's not exactly because it's slightly smaller But that's kind of the style of dungeon it is if you remember the black hole in chrysalis Where we freed grandfather spider similar to that kind of going down and down more lava goonies This adventure is really heating up uh At least give me a smile wizard. Your unchanging expression can be a bit off-putting Right, I'll be back once I've defeated these lava goonies because they're basically exactly the same as before except they have storm spells Fine work everyone now. Let us venture forth with haste sans witty commentary lest we accidentally enjoy our adventuring In another setting his capriciousness would be worth studying Also lava goonies isn't as clever as humangos Come torches this way I love how um Bentham and design don't really um line up as the eye to eye in the naming schemes One thinks they're always better than the other Um, which is kind of funny, but yeah, those guys were basically the same. They had slightly less health Um, and they were slightly more annoying. They could stun. They could mental a lot more. So yeah Wait, I've read about these ocular constructs Legends say they guard the hallowed secrets of the old one himself Oh, hey, and there's the lemur help these floating items are just staring me down It's creeping me out for robots. They're so primal and evil primeval eyes Just dispatch with the patrolling people so we can get back to the task at hand Right. Um, these this this man's his boss boy. He has a little bit of health And he has a boost to myth in life and a resistor fire and storm. So yeah, just plan prematurely for that again, we've got Bentham So we've got his card here, which we may or may not use not sure yet Um, so yeah, this guy does not cheat, which is good. He has um a couple of star school spells He has some kills um and A couple of fire spells. He's got efreet. So be careful. He's got a couple of balance spells as well and Yeah, that's that that's kind of all that's kind of all he's got So he's not too bad. He's got 12,580 health. We need to do something quickly. We will quickly blade Um, yeah, so not too bad. He is a golem So if you want to get his extract, which you can get you just need to get a golem extract golem on him It should be good Um, and then he's got two minions, which are balance and ice The balance guy has uh, 4,130 health his rank 18. We are stunned, which is great. Um, his booster myth Life and death as normal just a normal balance. He does know balance gym Which does do minus 90. So just be careful of that still Um, he also knows obsidian colossus, which doesn't minus at 2 minus 25 Um weaknesses as well. So again, just just be warned that they are kind of kind of good and then the ice guy He is 4805 health So I think slightly more he boosts fire resist ice as normal. Um, he knows not too many things Um, he's not really a big worry. He can stun though. So just be careful and it is an aoe stun So, yeah, just just that's probably the only thing you need to worry about him for Uh, so yeah, not terrible. Not terrible. Not terrible. Very doable. I would say for most people Um, let's blade again and then we'll cleanse I think Uh, we actually need to put up a faint. We're gonna wait for the cleansing for a little bit later I don't like how these guys are going first. It means they can screw me over with a weakness Because I don't carry snack attack because why would I ever do that? Why would I ever choose to carry snack attack? um Simply because I hate the spell I would never choose to do it never choose to do that What I do like about these guys, they look so cool. They look really really cool. I love their design It's just absolutely like so different and amazing. Obviously, we've seen them a little bit In the mountains of madness which we did in the pre-quest Um, but yeah, I just really like these guys design. They're cool And we see a few more of them in the future, which is nice Um, but yeah, they're just they're just so cool. So cool. I love them. I love them. They're amazing Okay frostbite kind of expected kind of expected the frostbite eventually Um, yeah, not too bad Just waiting for this man's to pixie because he can do it I'm also going to wait for the um evil eye to The balance one to lose some pips because he could just e-freak me and Absolutely obliterate my plans um Speaking of we're gonna blade one more time Gonna blade one more time We could actually use bantam to take off the weakness.  That'd be crazy actually. Maybe we should do that Counter them with bantam e-freak me right now.  I thought he was gonna e-freak me. I would have been so happy I would have been so happy, but he did not that he said hey She I'm kind of pleased that he didn't because that would have done so much damage So much damage. It probably would have nearly killed me if he did it right then because I did have a Um plus 30 on so Yeah, not great. Not right. Not right Um, right. Let's just bantam First end to a scarecrow That'll get off the weakness That'd be cool Um skim Not terrible. We'll do a lot of damage though. He does have two blades slightly worrying Um, we definitely need to probably hit.  He didn't crit which is fantastic. Absolutely fantastic. If he crit that would have been pain um But I don't even I can't remember what is that going damages, but yeah, that did a lot that did a lot This balance needs to not hit. He needs to just not hit at all. That is for sure Yeah, there's 135 out going the boss. So Yep, this is not going well. We need to hit ASAP He's blading. Oh no.  Watch it. Watch it. What he needs like is it eight or nine pips? I can't remember It's eight pips. Yeah So I think he has that if he gets a powerpup Uh four Five six. Yeah, if he gets a powerpup, he can e-freak me next Balance e-freak and that would be pain because that's minus 90. That's basically ruin my hit I will die if he does that. Don't get a powerpup. Please don't I don't like this, but we're risking it. We're risking it. He's gonna do it I've put it into the universe. It's gonna happen. Just watch it happen and we're gonna have to reset But it's fine. He he would never he would never he he doesn't disrespect me like that He he knows that this time is up. His time has come for death See, I just just knew he wouldn't do that. I was not worried at all I was not worried at all Was never worried never ever worried Um, did we kill the boss? I think we did I think we did that would have done 14. So he should be did should be did. Yeah, we did Three deaths sounds sounds good Another resounding victory. Thanks for the help angel You too wizard Lil wahoo, you okay It's been a day, but yeah, I think I'm okay. I would like to leave now, though This place is breaking my brain. I mean, what's with that door? The door to the monitoring station Quickly wizard open it with the incantation Angel escort tosh to his new kula kamba brethren I'll be there as soon as I've helped the wizard with whatever lies beyond that door Uh, that was a lot of xp. Holy moly nearly halfway through level 142 Remember the words that worked in the wildlands in existence meaning in knowledge wisdom in design purpose Yes, yes, it's working Great squawk the door is opening best to stay behind me wizard. You have no idea what could be lurka. Hey wait for me I know exactly what's lurking behind we've been into one of these before we've been in like two of these before um, right Squawk wow What is this place? This adventure just keeps getting weirder and weirder Perhaps it would be prudent for you to advise the bantam to just sit quietly and not touch anything Yeah, I think that's a good idea too, honestly Why we're standing in the very domain of the old one, aren't we? It's so Not what I expected are those buttons Don't touch the buttons. Good idea. Who knows what they do, right?  I'm just going to shut up and watch This must be quite a shock to the bantam. This room redefines his entire world Redefines his very existence I can sympathize Nevertheless, he does raise a valid point You do remember how to Synthesize the attunement stone, right? It's got to be one of these buttons Congratulations hero You've discovered the secret of the angry mountain The eruption simulations will be permanently ceased When I plucked the lemurs from the spiral and brought them to my new world I intended them to be the glue that binds lemurian society Earth's eye was an experiment to see how bare folk would react to a life in which they had but one environmental threat to account for The volcano The lemurs were tasked with guiding the bare folk With the ultimate goal of having someone a hero Conquer the volcano's eruptions The pageantry they invented around the volcano was unexpected yet illuminating Thankfully you were able to parse the true intention You are clearly of an advanced ilk, but you have much to prove yet Claim the next stone Your quest will materialize from there Right stone number two, I believe I always believe the wahoo sacrifices were twisting the old one's will But he knew of them And he never stopped this pageantry That's evil Evil that is the one we don't like correct was the old one really evil He sat and watched as the bears sacrificed innocent lemur after innocent lemur to a fiery hole And for what he's sick amusement So he is evil He allowed lives to be ended by being tossed into a hole A hole Which is like a cavity Oh Did I I I must This is heavy stuff, but we should probably stop thinking and start doing yeah We should devise a plan. That's the hero thing to do right? So what's your plan for that stone?  We saved tasha's life too twice Whoa, the ghost who squawks is a friendly ghost what a twist Indeed especially friendly to bullied lemurs like wahoo's the likes of which formed the foundation of the kulakamba tribe But you all can help change that Kill a wahoo isn't affected by a ceremony and it certainly doesn't require a sacrifice It never did No, this eruption was caused by the recent mana infusion the very same issue reeking havoc That's a lot to process Me figured the kulakamba were just jealous of our laid back paradise stuff Me feel kind of bad now, but tasha's okay He is now he's safe with the kulakamba a group who will value him and his life I hope you all learned a valuable lesson here I've learned I've been a bad hyac and an even worse aunt I vowed to do better Oh and to trust outsiders more now Let's all go nap Look at how they celebrate you they love you What is this feeling I now have? Does it matter you and the bantam must away to tloss Ah Tloss, I haven't been here since I was a fledgling. I'll never forget it. They have the best street corn here Anyway, we've got a dark old one's secret to dive into let's keep this adventure rolling Right, so let us place the next stone. Lovely lovely lovely lovely open up another door Here we go. Wow envy That was the emotion that overtook me when I saw the ursai praise you But it came from Somewhere else Someone else the old one This is not the first time his feelings transferred I inherited his guilt about abandoning laboria The very feeling that drove him to caramel He needed to reconcile the cabal and the arcanum so he could return to his office To the creation he left there I channeled that drive Because I consumed him his guilt I didn't know what I was doing then But I did it Now I feel a new guilt How do I alleviate it? mind Blown This has been the most invigorating adventure of my life. I feel like a whole new hero What are we doing next and now I envy the chicken? I need time to ruminate on my situation You and the bantam should see if quarter main has had any luck with that map Wizard like what I've done with the place. It's still a work in progress, but I've got plans big plans Tell me of your adventures. Did you find another monitoring station? What bizarre monstrosities did you encounter? And is that a masked chicken? The name is kit balker Most know me as the ghost who squawks, but you can call me the bantam Oh, I like the cut of this hella's jib Now for my news Our limo hosts tell me there's another monitoring station in the night forest It's a simple bushwhack through the wild lands if you reach the carnosaurs you've gone too far Bentham lets you and I look over this map Right, that is where we're going to end off for today. I hope you enjoyed. Thank you for watching As always remember to craft outside the box


Ladies and gentlemen the day you have been waiting for the crossover of a lifetime light meets light How do I know his name? I mean, I've never watched Harry Potter, but I know who Harry Potter is But Nick the show isn't called light. I've never watched Dragon Ball Z, but I know who Goku is No, no way you have to watch it. There's no way you know who Goku is so today. We begin death note Let's just get to the damn show. Okay before I lose interest Wow, I feel like I just entered the cathedral, but I'm a Satanist Shinigami realm so I'm guessing this is what they're called the Shinigamis Holy shit, wait a minute. First of all this That is so sick.  Sometimes you don't do it. His name is Rook. I'm good. Oh My god, I already love the voice actors Bro, what is this music? God's blessing Arashi won't come back. Did he just seduce the entire classroom? I love how they all stop just to listen to them They all look at him when I spoke in front of a classroom or I had to read a sentence. Nobody looked at me They would talk to each other still he probably gets all the bitches. I'm guessing this is light.  I love that transition from light to Rook Oh my god What an intro that was sick the transition to showing Rook I hope I'm saying his name right and lights showing the perspective of each character and I assume they're gonna meet soon The death note. Okay, that's the book. So it just fell from the sky. I'm guessing the Shinigami realm This is how they're gonna meet Okay, the soundtrack in this this show is just phenomenal so far. It's so distinctive Did nobody else see that fall from the sky? I wouldn't even pick it up.     You need some excitement.  Oh, I love this dynamic so far He found a book and in his book. He could literally solve crime.   That's such a perfect way to test this out. Let's take a criminal What if the dude didn't do it? What if he's just out?   I just killed a man now. I'm going to school to learn about math There has to be repercussions to this Oh kill these motherfuckers.  I wouldn't care just kill both of them same time Wow, this is definitely from the 90s go into the arcade at the school That's a damn.   Oh Figure out.    Come here.    That's all I need that Okay, I gotta look up how to say his name because I don't want y'all crunching every time I try to say his name All right, so it's Riyuk. It's not Ruk. Why did I say Ruk? Thank God I look this up. Okay Riyuk Riyuk Thank God y'all told me to react to this show. I'm already loving this.  Give it a test in the killer Damn, I never would tell my mom that I'm studying so don't interrupt me I'd say I'm studying interrupt me like please. I don't want to study damn Japan's just different He's a different light. We're not the same light. He's dark See I'd close my doors, but for different reasons not to read but but Watches some certain videos Damn, oh my god. He turned it into the devil.  Maybe this is what makes him different.    Oh He's going out. Oh, she's not gonna see him. Yeah She's not gonna see him because only the person that holds the book can see him I'm guessing Dark that's literally my room every day.   I just want to eat them. Yeah, light already knows everything He studied this book front the back.     He's like a rapper writing diss tracks Oh, sir ever It really has to drag me in from the first episode and this is really bringing me in like this Just makes me so excited to see where this could go Boku a new pointy to eat a big line Majima you thought I'd like She's a kind of coming to me You got the devil afraid of you Is that the end of the first episode because that would have been perfect oh Oh, oh Beautiful beautiful we got to talk about this beautiful when I watch a show It doesn't always have to drag me in from that first episode like sometimes I'll give it the three episode check if it doesn't get me up to three episodes I'm probably not gonna pick up the show. I'm probably not gonna watch it That's how I've always been with shows and that's how I am right now with anime It really has to drag me in first episode complete banger. It just sets up the show Like it's this character that that that just has the power of God in his hands right now and now he's gonna wave like waiver between Light and the dark his name is light for fuck's sake Incredible and now he's the devil by his side and the devil is afraid of him You have like God and a devil together right now Are they portraying God as the real devil? Thanks to think about but I'm loving where this show could possibly go Like he is gonna take advantage of this book He's gonna write as many names as he can and he thinks he's gonna be doing a justice It aren't the police gonna notice this like all these criminals are just dying But this isn't good because this guy has the power to just kill anyone he wants What if someone does something wrong, but they're actually an amazing person? They just make one mistake then you killed them. It's like are you really doing that good? I mean, we all make mistakes, you know, we all have those shitty moments in our lives So it's a lot to think about I Don't think he's gonna end up being like a hero You know anyone with the power of God in their hands is bound to end up as the villain And I feel like he's gonna become a villain definitely Like Ryu cause loving it. She's like I was born.  I want a big batch of apples Anyways guys, I will see you all in the next death note reaction. Yes, I'm gonna continue Of course, how could I not his name is light for fuck's sake? I want you guys to let me know down below. What did you think the first time you saw death note?  Let me know down below. Goodbye


intervention. You can also spell that bioengineering. We have a man who teaches at Harvard and Yale about that and about climate change and about net zero and has written a book. Let's see the book. I want to show the book before we do anything else. You thought it was Pandora's box. It's Pandora's toolbox. Very important to extend it to that notion. That's Wake Smith. He joins us now from Paris. That's where Harvard and Yale, they all spend their time at Paris. My problem is I didn't pay attention in eighth grade French class, and so I've been left back in some odd universe, and I'm now over here trying to brush up on my French. Okay. We cover a lot of energy, and this is a revelation. Your whole proposition here is that it doesn't end with net zero. In fact, it begins with net zero, and everybody's struggling to go net zero by this year or that year. We're not doing a very good job at it, by the way. Let me add that. I'm sure you agree. But that's not the subject of the proposition. The proposition is that that's not the end of it, even if that's a long shot. We hit net zero by, say, 2040, 2045, whatever the year may be, your particular jurisdiction. There's a lot of work to be done after that, and that is so interesting because that is actually the future of the human species. Wake, tell us about your book. Tell us about your course. We're so interested to find out the concept. Well, you're very kind to have me. I do, as you note, teach a course at Yale that I believe is the world's first undergraduate survey course on climate interventions, which is a little different than climate change. There are loads of courses all over the world on climate change, but climate interventions refers to the suite of things that we may need to do in addition to reaching net zero, and mostly after net zero. But you're quite right that I believe that net zero is unlikely to be the end of the climate crisis. It would be that if we were to reach net zero very soon, by 2050 or so, as the intergovernmental panel on climate change would urge us to do. But unfortunately, I'm an emissions pathway pessimist. I think this is going to be much more difficult than people realize. I hope I'm wrong, but I think I'm right, or at least that's the way to bet. And if it does prove true that getting to net zero is difficult and costly and therefore slow, we will, when we get to net zero, have a whole other set of problems that people generally are unaware of. One of the points right up on your book that I cared about is that you can reach net zero, and I suppose I understand what you're talking about when you say, if we do it quickly, the job is less onerous. If we do it slowly, which is more likely the case, the job is greater because you have to reverse all the problems that you find. It's not just that you go to net zero, it's that the temperature of the earth and the sea level rises and all that have been going on a long time. And they will have had a huge effect on the planet in that time. And then you have to reverse that, which is a terrific job to do. If we could achieve net zero right now today, that damage would not have been so onerous, but if you wait until say 2050, it will be very great and we will have to repair the damage. Am I right? Well, if we were to reach net zero magically today, I would stop this interview right now and go get champagne because the amount of climate damages that we are experiencing today are greater than they were 20, 30, 40, 50 years ago, but broadly, frankly, they're very survivable. If the current level of climate damages was all the climate damages were ever going to have, that would be no problem. The problem is that that isn't likely to be the case. And it's easiest to think of what drives the climate system as a bathtub. We've got a spigot running into the bathtub, which is our ongoing flow of emissions, CO2 and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. The atmosphere is the bathtub, the tank into which these gases are flowing, and then there's a drain. The problem is the drain is essentially clogged. And so the more, the longer we fill the bathtub, the higher the water level in the bathtub gets. And when we finally get to net zero and stop filling the bathtub, the water level is whatever it is at that time, and it won't decline if four centuries. So whatever level of heating we have heated the earth to, by the time we finally get to net zero, that's what the next 10 or 20 generations will live in for their whole lives. And so if we get to net zero quickly, we haven't heated the earth much, no problem. If we get to net zero slowly and we filled the bathtub to a level that future generations find unacceptable, then we have exported to those future generations a huge problem. Yeah, I want to be a student in your class at Yale for a moment, ask you questions that occur to me as a fire away that class. You know, right now we have people killing each other at a rapid and disgusting rate, horrible rate in Eastern Europe, with no excuse, no political, no rational basis for it. And then, you know, we have all these issues in our country and essentially around the world there are issues. And these issues stand in the way of the most important story of our time and our planet and our species climate change. And we are really not paying attention. We are being distracted by all these things that are not necessarily that don't necessarily deal with the existential threat of climate change. So my point is that, you know, it's a lock and hops question is, is mankind, humankind, perfectible or imperfectible? Is there a flaw in our species that makes it impossible for us to act together? You say we, what we, we can't seem to get our act together. We can't seem to develop the political will or hold it for any length of time. So people say, you know, net carbon at 2040, 2045, 2050. I mean, at the rate we're going, we're not going to do that. And it's biblical. We're going to wind up wiping ourselves out. A lot of people feel that way. So query, will we get to net zero? And when? And this is the biggest challenge to me of our lifetimes and the lifetimes to follow. Well, I guess I'm generally a pessimist about things, but I'm not quite as pessimistic as that. I think that we will survive climate change. We as a species, humankind is clever and adaptable. If I were to list the things that worry me about wiping out humanity, nuclear weapons is still much higher on my personal list than climate change. But the fact that we as a species will survive climate change in my best guess doesn't mean that every current society will survive climate change. I think that there are a lot of societies in places where agriculture agriculture is currently marginal. And those places, agriculture in those places may become the land may no longer be fertile in a climate that is too much warmer and too much changes the rainfall patterns as much as we may. And by the end of this century, we will have 10 or 11 billion people on this earth, a quarter to a third more than we now have. Most of them, most of that new population increase will be in the global south, where the agricultural system will be most at risk. And so I worry about circumstances where we have a billion or two billion people who need to move from where they now are to the newly warm places in Canada and Russia. Well, how in the world would we organize that in the modern world? What would we do with the failed states those people are leaving behind? So I don't I don't think this is existential for mankind, but it's sure existential for a lot of people and a lot of societies and all of this ignores the damage to ecosystems that can't adapt anywhere near as well as mankind can. Well, let's assume the answer is that there are great challenges to achieving net zero. There are, in my view, a lot of political challenges. Are those challenges going to go away when we as and when we hit net zero? Or will they remain? Because if you want to do the kind of intervention we need to do in order to say reverse climate change, but at least take the steps that are necessary to do the geo engineering after we hit net zero, you still have to have political will and query whether the problems we have in developing political will on this issue are going to go away at that point or where they are going to live with us into the future. I certainly worry about that, but that isn't merely an issue for the future. We're we're incapable of governing our response to climate change in the present. After all, the Paris Agreement is a magnificent piece of statecraft. It is about the best that we were capable of doing, but it's not yet working. Emissions are still rising, the COVID interruption aside, and so governing climate interventions would be a daunting challenge, but so too, as it turns out, has been governing decarbonization. After all, the Paris Agreement is not the first attempt at a global climate limitation treaty. It's the second, the Kyoto Protocol, its predecessor utterly collapsed, and that's why we have Paris. You know, one of the things that will happen into the future is technology. So you talk about bioengineering in phase two. We'll probably have a lot of new tools, and so I want to ask you about Pandora's toolbox because it's dynamic. It's going to change. The scientific community is going to find new ways to deal with climate change to ameliorate it and to intervene in it and so forth. What do you see happening in that regard? Well, let me first cross my fingers and pray for miracles. We need huge breakthroughs in the energy economy in order to find ways to decarbonize our energy supply and despite the thrilling growth in the last decade of wind and solar, the world still gets 80% of its primary energy from fossil fuels, and that's a statistic that has not changed in my lifetime or yours. So we are still a hugely fossil fuel-driven global economy, and turning that is going to be very difficult, but let's hope that something like nuclear fusion comes along and can be the complement to wind and solar that we need so that we can have power 24 hours a day, whether the sun is shining, whether the wind is blowing or not. But even if we get to net zero, we find ways to decarbonize quickly with technological breakthroughs or slowly without them, we must one way or another get to net zero. But again, if we get to net zero at a time when we have made the earth unacceptably hot for the people who live on it at that time, there are two other huge categories of climate responses that the world may undertake beyond decarbonization on one hand and adaptation on the other, and those other tools probably can be broken into two sides of Pandora's toolbox. There is carbon dioxide removal, pulling greenhouse gases back out of the climate system, and then separately there is solar radiation management, which would be to attempt to reduce the amount of solar energy coming into the climate system, and the two are very different. They have different purposes, but I'm afraid we are going to need to develop those tools so that we have them available should we need them. Yeah, that's pretty exciting. I mean, the possibilities are there. And who knows, we may be able to invent something. But one of the other problems or the other possible candidates options in Pandora's toolbox, it seems to me is a social reorganization. For example, Vladimir Putin is affecting public opinion using technology and propaganda, Xi Jinping doing the same, and they can affect the way people conduct themselves in life. And if you want to address climate change, either in removing carbon or stopping carbon, zero emissions, or in intervening, you really have to have public support. So it seems to me that part of Pandora's toolbox would include a social reorganization where people become for the first time large numbers aware and committed to following the rules. We clearly will need a substantial social reorganization to tackle the climate problem. We can't continue to imagine that each of us is an island and tire unto ourselves, and that we can each do whatever we want without reference to the consequences that that has for the rest of humanity, the rest of the natural world, to our successors on this planet. Right now, we imagine that it's our sacred right to sort of burn anything we want in our backyard or in our car or in our furnace, and not deal with the consequences, not be saddled with the consequences of that, but combusting things does turn out to have ramifications for the future. And one way or another, we're going to have to reorganize society in a way that recognizes that, which means the dreaded carbon tax. We are absolutely going to need that if we are going to begin to reduce our emissions and force people who emit, which is you and I and everybody, I'm not blaming this on some big bad exon. We're all going to have to internalize what is currently an externality, which is the cost of our carbon emissions on future generations. And of course, all of that affects the global economy. And I wonder if you could take a peak with me, a pristine peak through the keyhole and see what the future looks like, assuming we make those social changes in order to save the world. Well, again, a carbon tax would make everything more expensive, which is to say it would make everyone a little poorer. That is true. But again, the lack of a carbon tax degrades the environment for the future, and that is not fair. But the economic aspects of this are complicated. We would, a global carbon tax would slow economic growth, but again, it would improve the environment for future generations. It would impose less damages on those future generations. But among the reasons that decarbonization will be hard is that decarbonization brings unwanted economic consequences to the present. Again, in terms of higher prices for things that are now more lowly priced. There is also an economic problem that derives from the fact that not everybody is trying to pull in the same direction, that direction being towards net zero. After all, if population increases as I earlier noted by a quarter or a third by the end of the century, all else being equal, that will have a quarter or a third more demand for electricity or energy. And moreover, the people of the global south today and tomorrow aspire to live the energy rich lifestyle that we in the global north currently live. So they're not looking to cut back. They're looking to join the energy party. And so growing population, growing economic growth, both primarily in the global south, are forces that will tend to pull against the desire to reduce the impact on the environment of our energy system. So again, it's a hard problem. And it's a global problem. What I mean is the world that you paint is a world without borders, really. We have to collaborate across borders, across continents in order to do this together. It's not one country. It's not one continent. It's the whole enchilada. And that is a new world. That is absolutely a new world and in this respect, this problem is not like air pollution, where if Beijing wants to live in dirty air and Norway wants to live in clean air, they can independently make those choices for themselves. The greenhouse gases are super well mixed in the atmosphere. And so emissions anywhere affect atmospheric conditions everywhere. And for that reason, then, we won't get to net zero until the whole world gets to net zero. It doesn't work, say, that Europe and the US decarbonize and the global south and the fossil fuel economies of the world don't. We've got to talk Saudi Arabia out of oil. How are we going to do that? We've got to talk Russia. I mean, Russia is basically a gas station with nukes. We're not going to talk them out of nukes, but we've got to try to talk them out of being a gas station. That's going to be difficult. Yes, certainly, especially with this sort of autocratic government they seem to have adopted. So you teach the class at Yale. And I wonder what you think of the generation represented by that class. I wonder what you think of the possibility that there'll be a generation that will follow you and me, carry the torch on this and make it make it make a good a good run at it. Well, I'm super impressed by my students. I live in fear each class that they will finally discover I'm stupider than them, but thus thus thus far I've I've sort of played the role. But but you know they're bright. They're hardworking. They're certainly vastly more focused on climate issues than I ever was. And so there's reason there to be optimistic. But I suppose even for my students at Yale, it doesn't appear to have hit home that solving the climate problem will in the end require personal sacrifice. And it it will everybody imagines that what we need to do with scold bowing and scold Exxon and you know, force corporations to do things differently. No, this is a cake. We're all going to have to eat together. Yeah. Well, as it presses home on us, as it the reality, as the reality comes in the door, we'll find out and regrettably for a lot of people the hard way, maybe for the whole planet the hard way. So I don't want to I don't want to short shrift your client intervention toolkit, though. What have I missed? What have we missed in enrolling that out to people? What else is in the toolkit that you that you kind of play?  That's technologically feasible. That is financially hard to imagine the size of the industry that would be needed to pull carbon out of the atmosphere at the rate that we're now putting it into the atmosphere would be roughly the size of the entire fossil fuel industry today. So the whole oil industry, the whole gas industry, the whole coal industry, all of that degree of expenditure would be required every year for a century or two to pull out of the climate system all the carbon that we have put into it in the in the in the prior centuries. So that's a big financial debt that we are passing to the future. And yet if we don't get to net zero quickly, and we do live in a much hotter world in the future, costly, though it is an unfair in an intergenerational way, though it may be, I'm afraid I'm afraid the future may decide that it needs that tool. But to flip to the other side of the toolbox, the person born in the net zero year, they look at their whole life and see that they're going to live in a too warm world, or at least they will if we make it too warm by then, because carbon dioxide removal won't operate quickly enough to have a big effect in their lifetime. And so they're going to demand additional remedies to the climate problem. And the most feasible additional remedy, the remedy that could work quickly in somebody's lifetime in a year or two, is solar radiation management or specifically stratospheric aerosol injections or let's call it solar geoengineering. But by whatever name, this is the idea that we could mimic what volcanoes occasionally do naturally, which is to throw up into the stratosphere a lot of reflective aerosol particles that reflect out one or two percent of the incoming sunlight and thereby cool the earth artificially in that way. That isn't penicillin for the climate issue. It's merely morphine. But if it's too hot, the world may in the future demand some climate morphine to cool the earth artificially, while carbon dioxide removal then works to cool the earth in a more permanent way. What I hear you say, Wake, is that we will never get back to the way it was when the inconvenient truth movie was revealed to the public. We'll never get back to the way it was before we started worrying about climate change and that the best we can do is hold it steady after the likelihood is that the best we can do is to hold it steady after reaching that zero. I think something like that is approximately right. The consequences of the industrialization of the world on the climate are simply huge and we are not going to stop utilizing fossil fuel energy in the near future. We're not going to make that sacrifice and so we are going unfortunately to continue to warm the climate until technology rescues us and makes decarbonization very inexpensive. But until it becomes very inexpensive, I'm afraid I see humanity as passengers on the deck of the Titanic now newly seeing through the moonlight the iceberg. We can see it right there. We can see we're headed for it. The captain's begun to try to turn the rudder and the ship isn't turning one bit. And in agonizingly slow motion, you and I for the rest of our lives will continue to watch the economy chug towards the iceberg without turning much. And you know that's an awesome problem. But I'm afraid it's the problem that we likely will have. Well you offer hope in your book and you mentioned challenges only fair need to be mentioned. But the one thing that I would like to explore with you at the last here is who. Who does this? You know it's the age old problem is that people talk about sort of the larger we and the planet must do this, that and the other thing. But who among us will step forward and how do we motivate those individuals to take the leadership position? Very few political campaigns in the world are based on climate change and sea level rise. Very few. And most of those that are lose. Thank you. Yeah, how do we find the who? I don't have a good answer to that other than that I myself am trying to add my light to the sum of light. I teach a course. I've written a book. I give lectures. I am moving forward the frontier of technology in terms of how we might in particular undertake stratospheric aerosol injections. But we are doing very little research on any of this either on solar geoengineering or on carbon capture. We're beginning to get going on carbon capture, but at nothing like the scale that we need. I'm afraid again the world isn't broadly aware that we have this problem. The world. This is not new to science, but I think it is new to the general public that getting to net zero isn't the end of the whole thing. And so there's lots of or there is increasing focus on net zero and that's an unalloyed good thing, but I'm trying to be Paul Revere writing through town saying folks we got more problems coming behind that and we need to begin to focus additionally on those problems not not instead of but additionally we do need to dramatically increase the funding for research and development in all of these facets of climate interventions because I'm afraid we are exporting to the future what may be massive problems and if we can't stop exporting those problems to the future, perhaps we can at least additionally export to the future some tools by which they may be able to deal with the suffering that we are likely to cause them. So let's let's assume as a member of your class I take your point and I treat the class in this this whole discussion as central to my education as a as a you know a constructive member of society and I'm reminded of a of an organization that I saw on cable not too long ago called run for something.org and it's run by a woman named Litman as I recall and her thing is if you have if you have a point you want to make if you want to change the world run for something don't let the other guy do it because he may not have the same view that you have and so I'm thinking that part of the the parting comments that you would make the takeaway you would make to the class to one of your you know iterative classes over the years at the end the last day would be something like you know you got to carry this phone we're counting on you you're the next generation and you're smart and you understand hopefully you know the way society works in our time so run for something put it on your platform what do you think about that is is that what you tell them or do you tell something else that isn't what I tell them but maybe it is what I should tell them I we will need public actors in policy but as well in business who understand the gravity of the situation and are are ready to do something about it I'll tell you you a ray of hope that has emerged in the last year or so has been the new willingness of investors around the world to begin to invest in climate friendly investments and a year or two ago that was mostly nonsensical greenwashing everybody had an ES every company had an ESG official who did nothing now money is gushing into climate friendly funds so much so that there's a lot more money flowing in than there are worthwhile projects to be funded so I'm afraid we're going to waste a lot of money in the near future people investing in tree farms that do barely anything for the climate in fact but the fact that lots of investors pension funds university endowments individual investors are now prepared to put some money where their mouth is that's an enormous force and that will galvanize change in 1896 William McKinley represented Wall Street and the the the issue for the country was whether we're going to represent the people of the Wall Street interests capital interests and and the people answered although some say it was not a fair election that people answered capital Wall Street that's who should rather get and although we've had moments certainly through American history after that suggests that the people do count and we've had legislation that suggests that the people do count um on balance the McKinley model still defines the country and that and that was repeated by Milton Friedman who said you know corporations are looking for the bottom line that's the way it should be that's the essence of capitalism you look at the bottom line you look at dividends and profits and all that and it strikes me that if we really wanted to do this we'd have to change that we'd have to say no no no it's not the bottom line it's not dividends and profits it's something else we have to find a way to codify impact what about that I am a capitalist at heart so I don't think that capitalism is the problem after all uh China and Russia whatever you would imagine whatever economic system would you would suggest they now have they're worse than we are um uh so it isn't the case that if we just got rid of capitalism we would solve this problem the problem more nearly is this the mother of all externalities which is again the fact that we don't pay anything for using the atmosphere as a waste dump for our greenhouse gases if we simply pass legislation but it would to be effective it would need to be worldwide lots of countries would need to do it but if we simply pass legislation that forced the party that benefits from that fossil fuel emission to pay for the environmental damage it causes capitalism would solve that problem pretty quickly the the the problem is more nearly one uh where there isn't political will to do that once again because it would bring unwanted consequences to the present right now I get to enjoy cheap gasoline and cheap aircraft flights and it's my great grandchildren who will pay for that if we're going to solve this problem we've got to solve that intergenerational problem but again if I ran on that platform I'd lose way smith lecturer at Yale college and Yale university thank you so much for joining us today uh wish I could be in your class maybe I'll pop up there one day I hope you recognize me well uh kind of you it's been uh fun to imagine I'm in Hawaii even if I'm not thank you for doing your part it's wonderful to see somebody who dedicates themselves this way thank you so much for watching think tech hawaii if you like what we do please like us and click the subscribe button on youtube and the follow button on vimeo you can also follow us on facebook instagram twitter and linked in and donate to us at 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I have spent a lot of time over the years, as have many of you I guess, in developing world countries, for me in Africa, and when I've seen people in Africa in utter poverty, laughing, when they had no comfort, no safety, no food, no provision, no resources. Just in utter lack, it reminded me that when people in poverty laugh and smile and choose humor as their energy in that day or in a moment in their day, they are reclaiming their freedom and saying no to the things that are trying to steal their life and joy from them. So I want to say to you, as you age, commit to stay connected to playfulness, to joy, to laughter and to humor.


Great Scenes from Great Plays with your host Walter Hamden and starring tonight Miss Faye Bainter in The Old Lady Shows Her Medals. On behalf of the families of the Protestant Episcopal Church in your own community and the Episcopal Actors Guild we welcome you to another half hour of Great Scenes from Great Plays transcribed by famous artists of stage, screen and radio. And now I present your host the distinguished actor-manager Mr. Walter Hamden. Thank you and good evening. Sir James M. Barrie who wrote The Old Lady Shows Her Medals spoke to the hearts of men and women agelessly and unforgettably. His touching story of a London charwoman in the years of the First World War is an enduring testament to faith and courage. And here to play the role of that charwoman called Mrs. Dowey I'm privileged to present the beloved star of stage and screen Miss Faye Bainter. Thank you Walter. Being both an Episcopalian and a member of the Episcopal Actors Guild I'm delighted to participate in this wonderful series of great scenes from Great Plays. Faye I'm sure our audience anticipates hearing this dauntless little play again as much as I do. So let's raise the curtain now on The Old Lady Shows Her Medals adapted for radio by Philo Higley and starring Faye Bainter as Mrs. Dowey with Anthony Ross as Kenneth. The Moppened Pale are Mrs. Dowey's badge of office and for an aging scrub woman life in wartime London can be anything but cozy. All the same brisk little Mrs. Dowey who is scotch by birth usually contrives a late tea in her basement lodging. Her guests this afternoon are two peppery charwoman friends. If our hostess seems to wear a slightly furtive air when these other ladies proudly hail the exploits of their sons don't be surprised there's a reason and we'll come to it in time. Just a little more cake Mrs. Agathe. There's plenty. Oh it's delicious but I couldn't Mrs. Dowey but if Mrs. Trimley will permit me to continue the can't ever be so terrible a war again why I ever could it come about. That's to be seen Mrs. Agathe. After all I guess I know the horrors of this one me that as a son of prisoner in Germany being the only lady present that has that proud misfortune I was as if I didn't have a son at Salon I did and of course mine is fighting in France. Oh really Mrs. Dowey if you'll excuse me Mrs. Trimley the correct pronunciation is Salon Ike. I don't think and Mrs. Agathe I speak is one that owns war-saving certificates. We all have them. Well now let's speak of something pleasant. Have you seen this week's fashion chat? Lady Dowey canister was seen conversing at the Savoy in a dainty smock to you. Fine would I have liked to see her too. The paper says Lady Dowey is equally popular as maid, wife and munitions worker. She'll have the same tremors as the rest of us and be as keen to get those letters wrote in pencil as we are. Them pencil letters oh them poor lads. Oh I had a letter from my son Percy yesterday Alfred sent me as Fowthouse. Kenneth writes me every week. Oh yes yes see this packet of letters all his. Of course my Percy has little time for writing in the artillery but he always begins dear mother. Kenneth's begin dearest mother.  Short six feet two inches that's all Mrs. Trimley knows. He wears kilties did you say? I did indeed and in the famous black watch regiment besides. Well we can't all be kilties can we Mrs. Dowey? That's very true. Where an ordinary pence must get so dull. As your Kenneth great airy legs like some of the mother Scottish in their kilties? Airy? Tremendous. Why Mrs. Dowey do you see who just come down to him steps out your window? None other than the winner Mr. Willings from the Mission Church. Reverend Willings? No. Oh my six. Reverend Willings was your call in here. Good afternoon Mrs. Dowey how do you do ladies? Reverend. Friends I have news. Oh news from the front. Not about my Alfred sir. No no all is well. The news is from Mrs. Dowey and it's good. News for me? Your son Mrs. Dowey he has five days leave. My son. Oh you're quite sure Mr. Willings? Oh quite sure. He has arrived already. Arrived. You mean in London? Lucky woman. Ladies it's quite romantic. I was at church army quarters and suddenly I saw a Highlander sitting in the corner rather drearily with his kit at his feet. A big man Mr. Willings? Great brawny fellow. Welcome back to Blighty I said. Anything I can do for you? He shook his head. What regiment I asked? Black watch. Fifth battalion he said. Name? Dowey he replied. Kenneth Dowey I said I know your mother. And what? What did he say to that? He looked at me as if he thought I'd lost my mind but I told him how often you spoke of him and said I'd bring him straight to you. Bring him here? You say he's he's coming here? He has come. He's up there on the street. Oh. I said I'd better break the happy news to you before Mrs. Twigley look he is tremendous. Airy legs. Can I get them to go away Reverend? Of course. Oh ladies. Yes sir. Perhaps we should all let Mrs. Dowey greet her son alone. I wouldn't want company if my person come home. I'll go straight up and send him down. The poor happy thing down evening here sir. Look she has his letters clutched right in her hand. We're all happy for you Mrs. Dowey. A good son writing you so often. Well yes sir. Yes a good son. A good son. And here he is. Dowey my friend. She's waiting for you with your letters in her hand. That's great. A happy leave to both of you then. Well now. Do you recognize your loving son Mrs. Mayer? I did well to write so often didn't I? Let's see those letters. Open by censor. I'll. It's nothing but blank paper. Is this your scroll and pencil on the envelopes? Yes. Yes. The minister said you were a charwoman. I suppose you picked him up on a trashbasket and then changed the addresses.  Well they're not real. They're the best I have. I thought you said you had a son. I never had a husband. Not a son and anything. What? You see I call myself Mrs. To give me stand and in my circle. Oh the whole things beyond me. Come now. What made you do it? Because everybody's war except mine Mr. Everybody's bravery. I don't follow you. I wanted to show some too. Kind of a faith in the future you might call it. Faith.  Well that's the end. Yeah you're not going away already. Of course I'm going. I only come to show you up. I know you only come to show me up. But you could drink a bit of tea while you're doing this. Certainly not. There's cakes too. Oh cakes is there. No not me. Can I have her on a cheat that's what. Now. Now give me the whole story. Well it's true that my name is Dowie. That's a loan's enough to make me change mine one. And I've been charring and charring about as far back as I mind. Came here from Scotland over 20 years ago. We'll skip the ancient history. I'll have a date. And then when I was old the war broke out. So how do you come into the war. That's the thing Mr. Dowie. I didn't come into it. Everybody else seemed to but me. The neighbour shrugged me off. You're sure you won't have a cup of tea. No. Now how'd you happen to pick on me out of the whole British army. Because maybe I liked your vest. I read once in the paper in which action he was assisted by Private Kenneth Dowie Fifth Battalion Blackwatch. And you never thought I'd turn up to do you conniver. I'd begun to be weary for a sight of you Kenneth. What was that? Mr. At rest you're satisfied. Now you see me. Oh I'm very satisfied. Does your folk live in Scotland? Aye Glasgow. Both live in. Aye. Your mother's terrible. Proud of your nadoot. Naturally. You're going to the name. After I've had a skite in London for a while. Oh so she's in London is she. Who? Your young lady. Oh now don't be jealous. She's a young thing. Her beauty no doubt. Oh you may be sure. Has a title too. Equally popular as maid, wife and munitions worker. Oh she send me lots of things. Cakes and a sweater with cheerio on the cards. Will you try one of my cakes Mr. No not me. I'm leaving any moment. My own bacon here try one. All right. So it seems to me I've tasted these before. Yeah well maybe I have. What? That's exactly the cake our ladyship sends me. And how about the sweater? What? I hope the black watch colors please Jeff. You've been sending these things. Yes I have. Oh. Well I get and I give my own name and I was always reading Lady Dolly's in the paper. I said you was conniving woman is there no losing you. All right give me some tea. Oh glory glory dear. Can't help the over brave sense of you my lad. Now don't you be thinking Mrs. Thatcher got me. Even if I have been idled with you here an hour ago. Oh no I wouldn't have resumed that far Kenny. Well that cake was good. Well I have a theatre tonight. Followed by your randy-dandy. Chop I met in a bus is going with me. I have already booked the ticket so are they. And what does that mean. It means hail and farewell in Greek. Oh it's a scholar too.  I'm generally admired.  I have no mother. No father either. That was just protected myself. Is that true. It is. I never even know their faces. Well thank you for my tea. I must be steppin. Where are you living.  You know I've waited to see London all my life but well I changed my mind today. It is a lonely place. I know all about that too Kenny. You do. I'm sorry for you we're old body but I've seen a way out for either one of us. Now no where are we kicking my bonnet. Kenny I've heard the thing a man on leave once most is a bed with sheets and a bath. You heard the true thing Mrs. Look there in the pantry Kenneth lift the dresser top and tell me what you see. Well it's a kind of a bath. You can do yourself there pretty half at a time. Me. You bet as a woman next door would put me up at night as long as you leave last. Oh is there now and look a folding bed right here. You thought it was a wardrobe didn't you. It's not. I say that that's a dodge we need in the trenches. Your bed Kenneth if you'll have it. My.  What would you want with an ox like me about. No no it's not to be thought of thanks. You're very sure. I'm sorry. I'm the commonest kind of man. Just a kick about all my life a drink. I'm not even any great shakes at the war. Should be brave at the best of them I know that. Well I'm no coward but you don't see me wearing any medals either do you. Not only because they haven't found the worth of you yet Kenneth. Mrs. Twimley. Mrs. Twimley come on in. Oh no no Mrs. I see your son still here but I thought he'd likely be stepping out tonight and so if you'd be lonely I'd gladly come by. No I'm sorry. We thank you for your kindness Mrs. Twimley but my mother won't be home tonight. She's going to a theater with me. Kenneth.  Well then I'll just say good night. Good night Mrs. Twimley. Kenneth do you mean. No it would be showier if I took a lady wouldn't it. But I haven't it. I mean I have much that's awfully rich to wear. It's true you haven't a great deal of style. But wait can you see my black morino. It laces up the back the latest more. Have you a bit of chiffon for the neck. Chiffon's what the men think of out there. I have I swear I have and a bungalow and a muff and glue. Well I don't know but would you see what you can do now. We just might eat a bit somewhere after the show. No I promise nothing mind you. All will depend on the effect you make. I will try Kenneth. Now mind you I don't accept you yet as my relation. You can pretend you're a neighbour but I'm a cautious man. We must wait and see how you'll turn out. Yes Kenneth. And now I think for that pantry bath. Where is my blasted kit. Oh an old lady before I start show me once more how I work my bed. Kenneth. Oh that's a weird and wonderful bed indeed. I never saw a show indeed. Well you're as good as the show there old lady. Everything on the bill of hair looked much to deal. After the treat you stood me to see tonight. Order up now old girl. We've only got two days more you know. What do you think of this place? Oh Kenneth. I never dare to guess I'd sit in a fashionable cafe like this. It must be just like Paris. Well it's mere as good. Is my bonnet on straight Kenneth. Oh this is my father grandest of the spots you've taken me. I can just. Kenneth. What's the matter? This is the last night. Oh forget the coachman Cinderella. Waiter. Mrs. Dowie. I'm a book to order us champagne. Oh Mrs. Twimley a warmish night. Aren't they back yet? No Mrs. Agassi I've been waiting here this last half hour. They are at the theatre again. It's amazing Mrs. Twimley. Amazing scarce the word. Well I just popped in with an insignificant little present since Kenneth's leave is that? That's why I come too. Dear in me far dies. It wasn't long. My present cigarettes. Oh so's mine. Mine's exquisitos. Oh indeed. Well mine has gold tips on them. I bought. Wait I think I heard a taxi. Yes it's them. They're coming down. That makes their third taxi this week. Oh I get it. We have visitors. Your servant ladies. We wish you to apologize Mrs. Dowie. We're not needing to start. You're very welcome both of you. Just wait till I get off my asterican and my muff and my gloves and my no bonnet. Oh me you've given her a glory time Mr. Dowie. It's her that has given it to me Mrs. Twimley. Well he does pamper me. Would you believe it? We had another sit down supper at a restaurant and this being is last night. We had champagne wine. No. And of Emma's doubts my word. Here's the cork that I brought home. The lovely shiny gold of it. Oh I'm sure we don't grudge you your treats Mrs. Dowie and indeed we're sorry that tonight's the end. Yes it's the end all right. I must be off in a few minutes. Poor thing. Into the pantry for a bit of a cry I fancy. I kept her out long a purpose so as to leave the less time for goodbyes. Well we must run to and let you say I am here Mr. Dowie. Just a mere nothing to wish you well sir. These two. Smoke up out there and think of us. Your bricks. The pair of you. Good luck Scotty. The same to you. And if you see a man upstairs and kills he's the one that's going back with me. Tell him not to come down and see. Just give me a whistle when the time is up. Right now. Goodbye. Here we are old lady. Is it time. No not quite yet. Dickson would whistle at the last minute. I'm being very careful you see that. All's finished isn't it.   I know it's bad for you but it's bad for me and it's even worse for you. The men have medals to win you see. But the women ought to have their medals too. Have you not noticed. You have never called me son. I was feared. You told me I was on probation. And so you were. Well the probation's ended. You were blasted. You have style. Will I do.  How about your permission to ask the most important question an orphan can ask of a old lady. None of your thoughts now. And if you're not willing to be my mother I swear I'll never ask another. I might mention too that I've listed your name as my nearest kin. Your allowance will be coming in quite a regular while I'm away. But isn't that wicked. Oh then too in case and just in case anything should happen. Oh have no fear I'll come back covered with modern medals. Mind you have that cup of tea for me. And by the way don't forget to write real letters. You'll write to won't you can. I and I hope Lady Dahlia'll go on sending cakes that you may be sure. Oh look this car for mine I'm tired of it. Let's just see how it looks around your neck. Why it's such a fine. Blue was always my color. Oh but you must keep it. You know. You must have been a Bonnie thing when you were young. Away with you. Can. So long. The quicker the better. Hey old lady. You are what home means to me from now on. You see. Thank you son. Mrs. Dowey. I came as soon as I heard. I'm very sorry. Thank you son. Didn't action. It says. There's something very final sounding about that. Mrs. Dowey. If there's anything at all that I can do. Thank you son. Other people have been learning to go on just the same. I can too. There are so little one can say. But God gives comfort Mrs. Dowey. If you seek. Yes. I know that. And I thank you for coming. Sit down Reverend. Please do excuse the hodgepodge on the tape. I was merely looking over my souvenirs. Putting them to rights a bit after the message gave. Of course. Nothing very much I guess. I mean they wouldn't be to anybody else. But did I ever show you my blue scars. Can it give me that. Then. It's my war certificate. Of course. And. Can this black watch bonnet. And his letters. He had time to write me quite a few. I see. And. And this. That's our champagne cork. Real bright shiny. The tinsel. I keep them all wrapped in this woolen scar. They should wear well. They should indeed. He hadn't time to gain his medals. He would have of course. I know that sure. Of course. But in a way you know. These things are your medals. Mine. Yes. Your medals. Your citations. You've won them Mrs. Dowey. Thank you for saying that. And do you know. Can himself spoke of it once. He said women ought to have their medals too. This is Walter Hamden ladies and gentlemen. Next week the Episcopal Actors Guild will present a wonderful play with one of your favorite stars. I'm sure you will enjoy it immensely. I'll tell you more about it in a moment. Right now. I'd like you to hear why we chose the old lady shows her medals for tonight's presentation. Throughout our country and all over the world there are far too many lonely men and women. Tonight's tender and beautiful play by Sir James M. Barry was chosen to bring to the lonely everywhere new hope and new strength to give them inspiration in the courage and faith of that grand little lady who showed her medals. Mrs. Dowey. Like many lonely souls Mrs. Dowey turned to make believe to find a loved one for whom she could live and make sacrifices. When her imaginary son became a six foot reality there was no measuring her joy and when he was taken away in the war Mrs. Dowey's grief was great indeed. But still she was ready to go on with her life brave in the memory of her beloved Kenneth and in the knowledge that she could find in God and the church the comfort and strength she needed. Ever since its very beginning the Christian church has provided a sure haven for the lonely a place in which they could always find sympathy and understanding both from the clergy and from other church members. Yes millions of lonely men and women have lost their loneliness in the worship and activities of the church. In fact many who are listening to this program tonight know from their own experience how much the church and an experienced clergyman have done to make them feel sure that with Christian faith they are never alone. You can never tell how much you may need the help and strength of the church in the days ahead. So if you're not a member of any church may we urge you to think carefully about discovering how much more complete and secure your life can be when you have that which only the church has to give. In choosing a church please bear in mind that you are always welcome as a visitor at your nearest Episcopal church and that its clergyman is eager to meet and talk with you. But perhaps even before such a visit you would like to know a little about the Episcopal church what it is what it stands for and how it offers you a faith to live by in these difficult times. Now this information is contained in an interesting little booklet called Finding Your Way. It'll be sent to you promptly if you'll simply write your name and address together with the words finding your way on a postcard and mail it to the station to which you are listening. I would like to thank our cast and especially you Faye Bainter and Anthony Ross for an inspiring performance. Our music was composed and conducted by Nathan Crowell. Next week friends we'll present the dramatic and moving story of the young Illinois lawyer who became one of our greatest presidents. It's a play of hope and courage I'm sure you all remember young Mr. Lincoln and the star of our transcribed play will be a man equally at home on radio stage or screen Mr. Henry Fonda. I hope you will join us. Mr. James M. Barry the old lady shows the medals produced with a cooperation of Paramount pictures. Now an invitation from the church. The rector of your nearest Episcopal church will be happy to have you join his parish family. Why not attend church this coming Sunday and speak to him after the service. If you're not familiar with the location of your nearest Episcopal church or of the hour of service


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