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(upbeat music)

- Wider bike paths mean
more bikes less cars.

Everybody wins.

- That is perfect.

Okay, I need
someone who can move

this project over the goal line.

Johnson?

- Huh?

- Strap on your armor
and get in there!

- Huh.

- [Man] And you collected
all these seashells?

The big one over there
and the small ones

in that coffee can?

- [Woman] That's right, Fred.

I collected all of them even
the broken ones in that sack.

- [Fred] Delightful.

Well, there you have it.

No wonder my show is
called Everyday Wows.

(laughing)

- How can you listen to that?

- It's called streaming audio.

Since we don't have a public
radio station in Greenville,

it's the best we can do.

- Public radio?

If it was up to the
public, we'd be hearing

Howard Stern foxy
boxing some lesbians.

- Ugh.

Ubuntu, where's that squash?

- Someone's thinking
about a girl.

- Huh?

It's true.

I like Tanya.

I'm gonna tell her I like her.

Maybe build her something.

A dirt bike.

Then, I'll ask her
to the spring formal.

- The shortest path
to a woman's heart

isn't always a straight line.

Your father declared his
feelings on our second date,

and it kind of nauseated me.

- If you wanna land
Tanya, you might need

a more sophisticated approach.

She is in model
congress, Ubuntu.

- Huh, this is troubling.

- Don't worry.

I know this game inside and out.

I'll help you.

(door opens)

(sighs)

- I got passed over
for the bike project.

It's so frustrating.

Nobody takes me seriously.

- Hmm, maybe you should've
put on your business leotard.

- Honey, just sit
down and breathe deep.

I know what will
make you feel better.

- [Fred] And for the
cost of just one large

frozen cappuccino a
day with three shots

of espresso and a croissant,

you can support public
broadcast radio.

- Ah, pledge drive.

(speech stuttering)

What, crashing again?

Oh, send report, send report.

No, no, no!

Why do we have to listen to
public radio on our computer?

It's barbaric.

Why doesn't Greenville have
a public radio affiliate?

- Because Greenville
sucks in ways that defy

the laws of God and man.

- Someone needs to take charge
and do something about that.

And someone will.

Me.

- You?
- (laughs) You?

- Yes, I am going to bring
public radio to Greenville,

and no one is going to
take it away from me.

- Do it, Gerald!

Could you imagine?

Public radio here in Greenville.

(violin music)

- To culture.

- [All] Agreed.

- Great leadership, Gerald.

- Yeah, I get it, I get it.

You're straight.

Now, stop touching her.

(upbeat music)

(singing in foreign language)

♪ The Goode Family ♪

- Public radio
here in Greenville?

Okay, this is big.

We need to get our best
person on this right away.

Find Johnson and make sure...

- Sir, the best person is
standing in front of you

in huaraches and a poncho.

- You?

- I've already contacted
public broadcast radio

and looked into eligibility.

We meet the
population requirement

and we have an institution
of higher learning.

- We do?

- Yeah, Greenville
Community College.

- Right.

Great!

- All we need is
$100,000 license fee.

Which we can raise through
our own pledge drive.

Mugs, tote bags, the
whole nine yards.

Public radio is even
sending one of their top

fundraisers to help out.

- Gerald, get me public radio.

- Okay, Ubuntu there's Tanya.

Let's bag her.

She's...

Hold on.

Steve.

Hey.

- Whatever.

- That was weird.

- No, that was strategic.

Make the girl think
you're not interested.

You need to make yourself
a challenge for her.

Like Steve is for me.

- Seem uninterested.

Okay.

- And the stupid dance
thing you wanna go to,

you need to make fun of it.

Because you have an edge.

- Oh god.

Not interested in you!

Dancing's stupid!

I have edge!

Whatever!

Can I ask her to the dance now?

- I'm finally a
professional fundraiser.

Do you really think I can
raise $100,000 tonight?

- You once composted
a Charleston Chew.

You can do this, Gerald.

I've been thinking.

You know, anyone
can look at art,

but where can you hear art?

How about Picture
This with Helen Goode?

- You know, I might
just greenlight that.

That's how program
directors talk.

Everybody this is Irwin Winslow

from public radio headquarters.

- Public radio is supported
by listeners just like you.

And our research shows
that listeners, like you,

see themselves as smart,

intelligent,

and independent thinking.

Try to massage those
into each call.

That's what I'd like to see.

- Let's make it
happen Greenville.

- Well, is your
mommy or daddy home?

- I like music too.

- No, I'm not in India.

Prove it?

- [Man] Five dollars?

- Did I mention the tote bags?

- Nobody's giving us money.

(phone beeps)

- You are cute.

Are you almost finished
up with your shift?

Hmm?

- Yes, well it sounds
like you're smart

to keep your cats
in separate rooms.

Uh-huh.

Well, Ruth it's
been nice chatting,

but now I need you to
open your checkbook.

You will?

What's that?

Oh, you don't like to
give money over the phone.

Then, sit tight I'm coming over.

Every donation gets us that
much closer to our goal.

Naturally, the bigger
the donation...

- I would like to help.

It's just that my husband always
took care of the finances.

- And what better
way to honor him,

then to give till it hurts.

$10,000!

- Did I write 10,000?

I've always had
trouble with zeros.

Sorry, about that.

Here you go.

(yawns)

- Hmm?

- Everybody I think it's
about time we packed it in

because I just got a donation
for the whole 100,000.

- Let me see.

(crowd cheering)

- Bunny!
- Sheryl!

Oh, thank god.

- You give me a kiss.

- Looks like you're
gonna be running

your own station, Gerald.

- My own station.

Okay, stud let's
go blow some minds.

- You're gonna do great, honey.

How could you not
with high-minded shows

that elevate the human spirit,

like my show Picture This.

- I'm finally being
taken seriously, Helen.

Maybe I should start
pronouncing my name Geralld.

- I know you're
worried about Tanya,

but this radio thing is
just what you needed.

Model congress girls
love public radio.

God knows why.

- Really?

- Totally.

Just have Mom get you on the air

and Tanya will know
how tapped in you are.

- So, that's better than
just talking to her.

Huh.

- Of course, I'll air Fred
Ridley's Everyday Wows everyday.

Beyond that, the schedule
gets a little daunting, but...

- Don't worry.

HQ has 95% of your
schedule locked in.

You'll be buying shows
from Minneapolis,

San Francisco, and all
the other affiliates.

- Wow, so for $100,000 we
get all these Air-On chairs

and programming.

- Exactly, more or less.

It's complicated.

But that's why you
have HQ to lean on.

All you have to worry about is
picking out your best bowtie.

- I don't wear bowties.

- HQ likes bowties.

- [Woman] Attention
One Earth shoppers,

Gerald Goode of
Greenville public radio

is standing 18 feet
from register six.

- Gerald!

You made the big board.

- Helen, Gerald come
have a cup of Joe on me!

- Oh, well I'll have a large
half caf soychiato for here.

One to go for later,

and could you put a bunch
of those liquid sugars

into a bag, please.

- A free coffee's the
least I can do for the man

who brought us public radio.

- But my coffee
was already free.

Do you have some
kind of IOU maybe?

- So, Gerald, Jen and
I were thinking about

doing a lesbian talk show
called Sapphic Traffic.

Huh, what do you think?

- Here's a demo of me playing
Captain & Tennille songs

on an African kalimba.

It's ironic but
it kicks ass too.

- Everybody quiet
down, Fred Ridley's on!

- [Fred] Hi folks, your
pal Fred Ridley here.

I wanna start things off
with a big Everyday Wow

welcome to our newest
affiliate in Greenville.

(people cheering)
- Aw yeah!

- Now, heads up Greenville
'cause I'll be dropping

in for a visit next week

and I'll be bringing
along master stentorian

J.P. Wanamaker and of course
the Hootenanny String Band.

Delightful.

Now, today I wanna tell
you all a little story

about a fella.

Well, a fella who knows how
to stack a proper wood pile.

♪ Jimmy cracked corn
and I don't care ♪

♪ My massa's gone away ♪

- I'm not allowed
to watch Buckwheat,

a comedy genius,

but this is okay?

Explain to me again why
this isn't offensive?

- Gladly.

Fred Ridley so identifies
with the oppressed

that he cannot only say
the words negro spiritual,

he can obviously sing one.

- And he's my lead-in.

- What's your show about?

- I describe paintings.

- Okay, have you
practiced your sign-off?

- This is Helen Goode
for public radio.

- Tone it down a notch,
and it'll be perfect.

Now, break a leg.

My own station.

(steam hissing)

- Gah!

- Gerald, just in time.

Who's up for a raw milk latte?

- This is beautiful.

Where did it come from?

Was it a gift?

- Well, technically everything
public radio gets is a gift.

But it was augmented by a
new revenue stream from HQ.

Check this out.

- [Woman] A car that
says more about you

than you could possibly
ever say yourself.

Europe has a new
way of saying luxury

and you have a new
way of driving it.

- Commercials, on public radio?

- Gerald you know you
can't run commercials.

That was corporate sponsorship
in a 30-second spot.

Ah, trying to keep
me on my toes, huh?

Well, no wonder HQ is
keeping an eye on you.

In a good way, not
an Orwellian way.

- Mr. Goode.

- Ruth, hello.

What can I do for you?

- Well.

- Oh, if you listeners could
just see this painting.

Picture this tension
versus resolution.

And with some red streaks.

(knocking)

Ubuntu, why don't you
describe this statue

to our listeners.

- Statue is beautiful.

It makes me feel like
anything is possible.

Inspires me to be
a better person.

I wanna take statue
for a long walk.

And pick blueberries.

Statue reminds me of Tanya.

- Gerald, I was just
hitting my stride.

What's the problem?

- It's Ruth.

I was so dynamic
in my sales pitch

that she donated more
than she can afford.

Now, thanks to me,
she's losing her house.

- Mom, I'm out of art.

Can I talk about cars?

- Oh that poor woman, we
have to get her money back.

But what's gonna
happen to the station?

And my show?

- We could lose everything.

But it's my responsibility
to figure something out.

This bow tie feels
heavier every day,

but that's the
price of leadership.

I know what I have to do.

- I hear you Gerald, and
my heart goes out to Ruth.

Let me see what we can do.

Nah, nothing.

I'm afraid it's not possible.

- It's always possible
to do the right thing.

I was thinking
with the different

revenue streams you mentioned.

- Oh, we can't tap
into those for reasons

way above both of our heads.

- Well, I know public radio's
finances are a bit byzantine

but we have to find a way
to return Ruth's money.

- Gerald, it's gone!

The money's gone!

(steam hissing)

Self cleaning.

- This will sound
bizarre but it was almost

like the money was
more important to him

than anything else.

There's something very wrong.

It's not just Ruth's money,

it's the other revenue streams.

It's like Irwin is running a
casino not a radio station.

Helen, I think we might be
dealing with a rogue agent here.

- Oh my god, what
are we gonna do?

- Well, I'm the station manager

so this is what I'm going to do.

I'm going over Irwin's head.

When Fred Ridley gets here,

I'll show him the facts.

Only I don't know the facts.

(instrumental music)

So, if you give the HQ a dollar,

and the HQ gives
Minneapolis a dollar,

but not the same dollar,

then, there's a
dollar left over.

I think I'm on to something.

- Oh, Bliss, hey.

- Yeah, exactly.

Hey.

- This poster.

Snacks, punch.

God, these school-sponsored
dances are so lame.

- Lamest.

- Yeah, I think I might go.

To make fun of how crappy it is.

- Whatever.

Yes! Yes!

Guess who's meeting Steve at
the stupid dance on Saturday?

I need you to do my hair.

- Listen, next time you
order a Maine lobster

don't be surprised if
it has a Boston accent.

(laughing)

Delightful.

- Fred, I have here an honorary

Associate in Arts
degree for you.

- Fred, there was something
I wanted to discuss.

It's about the donor who
gave us the $100,000.

- I heard about that.

Cracker Jack work, Gerald.

- Unfortunately, it seems
she needs that money back.

- As I tried to
explain to Gerald,

there's just no way
to pay her back.

But he doesn't understand.

- What I do understand
is that public radio

isn't just about money.

But I think Irwin here may
have lost sight of that.

- Maybe you're right, Gerald.

This is something we can't
dwell and reflect upon too much.

So, about that degree.

- Actually, I figured out a
way to give the money back.

Now, I can't claim to
understand every detail,

but if you really track
where all the money is going.

- Gerald, I'm gonna
stop you right there.

You're absolutely right.

We're giving that
money back to this Ruth

because it's the
right thing to do.

- Well, thank you, Fred, I...

- Don't waste time thanking me.

I want you to go get
that kindly old lady

on the phone right now,
and put this right.

I'd do it myself,
but I need to take

someone to the woodshed.

You go on now.

You always were a
smalltime, Irwin.

- I gotta earn.

- You're gonna have
that boy scout banging

the drum about some old
widow over 100 grand?!

We get that for one
Crumbly Crisp spot.

I am not going back
into the marketplace.

They've got criteria!

Have you ever had a
ratings book thrown at you

by a station manager?

Well, I have!

Public radio owes you
a debt of gratitude.

And we wanna show our
thanks with a promotion.

To be honest, I think
your creative talents

are being wasted as
a station manager.

- Yeah, I never could get a
handle on the financial part.

Nothing ever seemed to add up.

- Well, you just forget
about all those numbers.

They're Kent's problem now.

- That's my kind of problem.

Besides Gerald, I need
you to sink your teeth

into that bike project.

- Really?

- And we still need your
help at public radio

on the front lines.

Listening at home,

giving your objective take
on the job we're doing.

Here is your listening journal.

You keep us on our toes now.

- I won't let you down.

- There she is.

- Ubuntu don't talk to her yet.

Let me lay some
groundwork first.

I'll tell her that whole
statue reminds me of Tanya

thing was you being ironic.

- You look nice.

- Yeah, you too.

- Thanks.

- Did you see Mr.
Thompson's hair?

- I like you.

- I heard you on the radio.

I'm not scared of you anymore.

- Dance with me?

- I'd like that.

- Son of a...

I like you.

Dance with me?

- What?

(gentle music)

- [Fred] So, the whole
bowl of fruit is fake?

The apple, the pear, even
those little cherries?

- [Woman] That's right, Fred.

It's all plastic fruit.

- [Fred] Oh, you oughta
see this stuff folks.

Delightful.

- He said delightful again.

Drink!

- [Both] Delightful!

- At least they're listening.

Thanks to you.

- And I'm going to make
sure people keep listening

by maintaining strict
quality control.

Super job.

- [Fred] Next, I'm gonna
share a princely repast

with the king of railroad bums.

Even in this economy,
just about everybody

can afford a dandelion stew.

(upbeat music)

(singing in foreign language)

♪ The Goode Family ♪