"The Toxic Donut" By Terry Bisson (1993)

What nationality is Bisson?

American

What types of media does Terry Bisson make?

Novels, short stories, children's stories, comics, YA, biographies and Nonfiction articles and reviews, several novelizations of movies and a movie script

What did Bisson co-author and with whom?

A Green River Girlhood, a memoir with his aunt Elizabeth Johnson

What did Bisson edit and host?

He edited PM Press's Outspoken Authors series and hosted San Francisco's SF readings SF in SF

What did Bisson do in the 70s?

An auto-mechanic

What is Bisson well known for?

His short stories

"Bears Discover Fire" won Nebula, Hugo, Locus and Theodore Sturgeon

"They're Made Out of Meat" won Nebula nomination

What does Bisson identify as?

Member of the "New left"

What is the New Left

Youth anti-establishment movement of the 1960s which demanded new changes in American society

What issues does Bisson address?

Contemporary issues such as racism, genderr, war, cloning, VR, global warming

What of Bisson's style is noted by critics?

His satirical bent, his outrageous humor and incisive perceptions

Where is The Toxic Donut published?

1993 collection Bears Discover Fire and Other Stories

1992 theatre in NY's West Bank Theatre

When does teh show air?

9

The schedule for the show

9:00 song from International Children's Rainbow Chorus "Here Comes the Sun"

9:07 Host comes on, ad-lib and short questions

9:10 Presidents of the Common Market (5 men, 1 is female) (Africa, Pacific Rim, Americas, etc)

9:13 Plaque is given

9:14 Native People come up (3 men, 3 women, women dance, men chant)

9:17: Give a bark scroll to Kim

9:19 End of Warmup, Host ad-lib

9:20 President of International Institue of Environmental Sciences (Green Meany)

9:22 Evil of Science Rap, sad video

9:24 Wonders of Science Rap, glad video

9:27 Gives bag, leaves

9:28 Drumroll

9:29 Eat it

Who is Ron?

The Host's Chief Administrative Assistant

Who is the Host?

Mr Crystal

How many years has Ron done things?

6 years

What did Ron say at the risk of being weird?

Saying congratulations in the beginning

How much more people watch this show than the Academy?

8-10 points (a point is 13 milliion people)

Has Kim ever been on TV?

No... Long shot at a ball game (Bill Murray)

What is 99% preparation

TV, especially live TV

What does Kim think about the Girls?

I THINK she didn't like that they were in bikinis, but Ron was like "so you want guys in bikinis? funny"

Ron wanted Kim to look ______ on stage, but Kim would rather look _______. This was exemplified by the choice

pretty, dignified, kiss or handshake

Why corpoations don't give presentation?

They wish to keep a low profile

What year do they track?

The fiscal year

How did the scientists yeet all the toxic into a donut?

Submolecular-nano-mini-mumbo-jumbo

What won't sound corny, according to Ron?

The drumroll

Who cares about the environment, according to Ron?

EvERYBODY

Who will keep Kim in spotlight?

host

Which year was it possibel to buy tickets for others?

This year

What are the winners called?

Consumers

Kim is the first female Consumer in

2 years

There won't be so many wires underfoot tonight

yes

What story does The Toxic Donut parallel?

The Lottery by Shirley Jackson in 1948

The fact that we don't see Kim's responses shows that she is

silenced

What environmental disasters influenced the Toxic Donut?

1989 Exxon Valdez: 11 million tons of oil into Alaska's Prince William Sound

Increased toxic dumping by companies

Scientific confirmation of destruction to O3 by CFCS

Chernobyl's 1986 toxic radiation leak

What does "Toxic Donut" refer to?

Altgeld Gardens on southside Chicago: housing for African American WW2 vets in the 40s was on dumping toxic grounds for Pullman Car Company

Who coined Toxic Donut?

Hazel Johnson, mother of environmental justice

When did Bisson start writing ?

1981

When did Bisson die?

2024

What ar ethe Girls wearing?

green outfits

What side of the stage will Kim come out of?

The Left

Where is Kim from?

American (US) (Ron didn't know they spoke English)

The Host has been briefed on

Kim's background

Ron tells Kim not to unroll what?

the bark scroll

The only people to exit from Stage Left are

the native people

The sparse language of the stoy is _______

antithetical to the consumerism by the nations at fault.