#33 | Chris Paine | Who Killed the Electric Car?

Director Chris Paine on the films behind Who Killed the Electric Car?, Bikes vs Cars and Do You Trust This Computer?, and what drives his storytelling. A film maker, a technologist and an environmentalist, but that is just scratching the surface. Tune in and find out what really makes Director Chris Paine passionate about telling stories. Notable Films include Who Killed the Electric Car?, Revenge of the Electric Car, Bikes vs Cars, Charge, Faster, William Gibson: No Maps for these Territories, Do You Trust this Computer? For more film titles you can visit: To learn more about Chris: https://www.papercutfilms.com Chapters 0:00 Welcome Chris Paine 2:32 Respect comes with age 5:08 Early diving gear 7:38 Super 8 films as a kid 10:11 Ryan's ideas blossom in China 12:44 Losing a debate to charisma 15:14 Acting class terrors 17:48 Being destroyed in New York 20:20 Ryan's Covid stop after years on the road 22:56 Solitude and connection 25:30 Classmates who made it 28:05 Atomic testing and Oppenheimer 30:35 Nature in New York 33:08 China's rocket-ship years 35:40 Mountains versus deserts 38:11 The Hunt for Red October 40:43 Czechoslovakia in 1990 43:17 Beijing during the 2008 Olympics 45:48 Air pollution in China 48:20 Tough Rides China and the electric car 50:55 Getting over the fear of no audience 53:32 Journalism standards and agendas 56:03 AI, humour and Kurt Vonnegut 58:39 Leaving the world worse off 1:01:10 Working for Michael Tolkin 1:03:44 Chasing an audience 1:06:22 Marshall McLuhan and the internet 1:08:53 Ewan McGregor and Long Way Round 1:11:25 When the electric cars were taken back 1:13:57 Who Killed the Electric Car? 1:16:32 There's no business model for documentaries The Ryan Pyle Podcast is ad-free by choice. If you enjoy these conversations, you can buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/ryanpyle Ryan's TV series are streaming around the world. Follow the Podcast X: https://x.com/RyanPylePodcast Facebook: https://facebook.com/ryanpylepodcast Follow Ryan Pyle YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ryanjpyle Instagram: https://instagram.com/ryanpyle X: https://x.com/RyanPyle Facebook: https://facebook.com/ryanpyle https://www.ryanpyle.com