Special Report: Bill Burke... The Optimist

The Projection Booth Podcast

The Projection Booth

Film Reviews, Film Interviews, Film History, Tv & Film

4.8 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Mike welcomes Bill Burke, former TCM executive and founder of The Optimism Institute, for a deep dive into cinema’s power to inspire and uplift. Drawing from Burke’s mission to champion optimism and celebrate humanity, the discussion explores his views on the role of movies in encouraging positivity and resilience. Burke shares his thoughts on TCM’s influence on film lovers and how the Institute fosters a brighter outlook in challenging times.

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0:00.0	Hold your ears, folks. It's showtime.
0:08.6	People pay good money to see this movie.
0:10.9	When they go out to a theater, they want cold sodas, hot popcorn, and no monsters in the projection booth.
0:17.3	Everyone pretend podcasting isn't boring.
0:20.0	Shut it off.
0:41.8	Hey folks, welcome to a special episode of The Projection Booth.
0:42.7	I'm your host, Mike White.
0:45.6	On this episode, I am talking with Bill Burke.
0:48.4	He is the founder of the Optimism Institute.
0:51.9	Talk to him a little bit about optimism and his podcast.
0:57.6	Talk a lot about his early days over at AMCNTCM, aka Turner Classic Movies. Had a great time to talk with Mr. Burke, and I hope you have a great time listening to it.
1:02.4	Thank you so much and enjoy this interview. As somebody named Mike White, there's a lot of
1:07.7	Bill Burks out there. So, yes. Who are you, Bill Burke?
1:12.0	Tell me the Bill Burke story, please.
1:14.7	The most famous growing up was Billy Burke, who played the good witch of the North.
1:20.8	And apparently, she had that funny voice in the movie.
1:23.8	Apparently, that was her voice.
1:25.9	And she was a lot to sing in the rain character.
1:28.6	She was a big star in silent movies. And then they went to talkies, that voice sidetracked her.
1:34.6	Anyway, I was sharing with you off interview. I was born in Detroit and moved when I was
1:41.3	only three years old, but it was a rabid Detroit fan. I grew up around the media business.
1:45.2	So my late father, we were in Detroit,
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