0:01

No, I think it's more like... Uh,

0:07

Ry? You

0:13

good? Oh, I'm great. Thanks

0:15

for asking. Why does it sound like your mouth is farting? I'm

0:17

practicing my beatboxing because one of my

0:20

favorite YouTube musicians is coming by to

0:22

celebrate Autism Acceptance Month. Oh,

0:24

do you want some tips? I'm actually pretty good at it. Nah,

0:27

I got it. Alright,

0:31

well, I'm going to start the show. I'm

0:33

Pamela Kirkland. And I'm Ryan Willard.

0:35

It's Thursday, April 25th. This

0:38

is the 10 News. 10,

0:40

9, 8, 7,

0:43

6, 5, 4,

0:45

3, 2, 1.

0:47

April is Autism Acceptance Month. It's

0:50

a month to celebrate the contributions and

0:52

unique abilities of people with autism. Autism

0:55

Spectrum Disorder is a genetic mutation

0:57

that changes how a person's brain

0:59

develops. People with autism

1:01

communicate and learn differently and might

1:04

move differently or do repetitive behaviors.

1:07

Sometimes, you'll hear the term neurodivergent.

1:09

What does that mean? People with autism

1:12

as well as people with ADHD, people

1:14

with Down Syndrome, and people with dyslexia

1:16

are considered neurodivergent, which just means their

1:19

brains work a little differently than neurotypical

1:21

people. It's kind of like the

1:23

difference between computer operating systems. Macs

1:26

work differently than PCs, but both are

1:28

great. They're just different. People

1:30

with autism can also have

1:32

some impressive superpowers, amazing memories,

1:35

strength in subjects like math,

1:38

science, and engineering, and exceptional

1:40

honesty. Autism Acceptance

1:42

Month has been held every year

1:44

since 1972, although it was called

1:46

Autism Awareness Month for many years.

1:49

The name changed because the autism community

1:51

wants to move beyond appreciating differences to

1:53

inclusion and greater understanding of what it

1:55

means to be autistic. Awesome!

1:58

By learning more about the exp... of

2:00

people with autism, we can create spaces

2:03

and events that are welcoming and

2:05

accommodating for everyone. So what can

2:07

you do to celebrate Autism Access

2:09

Month? One of the best things

2:11

you can do is get curious. Find

2:14

out more about autism so you can

2:16

help your school, your teams, and your

2:18

family and friends be more inclusive. You

2:20

can go to local events and fundraise

2:22

for organizations near you that support kids

2:24

and adults with autism. And looking

2:27

for a good book to read? Check out

2:29

Ella Oddy. It's a book written and illustrated

2:31

by a person with autism all about a

2:33

fourth grader named Ella. Cool! Are

2:35

you a kid with autism? Do you

2:38

have ideas about how The 10 News

2:40

can do more to include you? Let

2:42

us know! Visit our website at the10news.com/contact

2:45

to write in or call us at

2:47

1-877-10-NEWS. Total

2:52

side note, but the trailer for

2:54

Transformers 1 just dropped. I

2:56

love the Transformers and Transformers 1 is

2:59

an animated origin story for

3:01

Optimus Prime and Megatron. Chris Hemsworth, who

3:03

you might know as Thor, is playing

3:05

Optimus Prime and Brian Tyree Henry, who

3:07

you might recognize as the voice of

3:09

Miles Morales' dad in Across the Spider-Verse,

3:11

will be playing Megatron. Scarlett Johansson and

3:13

Keegan-Michael Key are also in it and

3:15

if you want to see why I'm

3:18

so hyped, check the link in our

3:20

show notes. It's time to show them

3:22

we are more than meets the eye. Pam,

3:28

they're here! Wait, who

3:30

is where? Our special guests!

3:32

Cap's interviewing them right now! Oh,

3:35

you mean Pedal Steel Noah and

3:37

his family? Yes! Ah,

3:39

he's one of my favorite YouTubers. Let's listen

3:41

in! I'm very

3:43

excited to be here today with

3:46

the famous Pedal Steel Noah and

3:48

his brother Nate. He's

3:50

also joined by his parents Jay and Christine

3:53

and we're going to talk today about the amazing

3:55

music that the family does and

3:57

why. Yeah, I'm 16. My

4:00

18-year-old is old and my name is Noah. I

4:03

live in Austin and my name is Pelt

4:05

Steel Noah. Great. And

4:08

Nate, introduce yourself. I'm Nathaniel

4:10

Faulkner. On the basis of the

4:12

group, I am 13 years

4:15

old and I also lived in

4:17

Austin places. So Noah,

4:19

not all of our listeners may know what the

4:21

pedal steel is. Could you explain it? Yeah,

4:24

Pelt Steel is like

4:26

a 10-string lap steel

4:28

flat. It's got four

4:31

bars. It's got three pedals

4:33

on the bottom and three pedals on

4:35

the eye. Use your knees, use

4:37

your foot. Yeah, you

4:39

use the slide. Well, it does take

4:42

a lot of practice. And

4:44

then how did you get started with it? So

4:47

I listened to George Strait's gun

4:49

country music. You've been inspired by

4:51

some other music too, right? Yes,

4:54

definitely. Like

4:56

80s music. Now

4:58

Nate, your brother's in the band. Is it

5:00

fun playing with your family? It's

5:03

amazing. I love playing

5:05

guitar, playing bass. It's

5:07

so fun. And

5:09

I love playing with my family at the same time. Amazing.

5:13

Yeah, I like teaching him. Teaching

5:16

him a lot of stuff. He's teaching me

5:18

a bunch. And then tell us about your

5:20

dog because I saw on Instagram and some

5:22

of your YouTube videos that Cara seems to

5:25

be in the band too. Yeah,

5:28

Cara, she's like

5:30

a mascot. Okay, so Noah, you have

5:33

an album that just came out, Texas

5:35

Madness. What's it tired of? Well,

5:39

it's about my life, what

5:41

I like the most. And

5:44

yeah, some emotional music may help me

5:46

manage my emotions. Yeah,

5:50

emotional music. Yeah.

5:53

And why did you release it now? Well,

5:56

because I thought it'd be a good idea to

5:58

make it like a sound. track of my

6:01

life. And you also released it now

6:03

because you wanted to draw awareness to

6:05

autism, right? Yeah, autism

6:07

awareness. Yeah. Yeah. And

6:10

so you have autism? Yes,

6:12

I do have autism. And

6:15

what would you like our listeners to know about autism?

6:17

Sometimes I have a hard time talking

6:19

and a hard time listening. I

6:22

mean, like I had a hard

6:24

time being in like school and

6:27

I want to be homeschooled just

6:29

to like free my mind about

6:31

some genres and music to

6:34

flow in. Yeah. I think.

6:37

Yeah. If Nate's trying to say is be

6:40

patient. I think when

6:42

you have, you know, people,

6:44

autism, you need to be patient

6:47

with them and you

6:49

have to be kind,

6:52

always hear them through. Let

6:54

them explain themselves. Always.

6:57

Always listen and be patient.

7:00

That's two things I would give tips

7:03

to say. I

7:05

think that's wonderful. That's really wonderful. How

7:08

do you feel like music has helped you

7:10

express yourself? Well,

7:17

I feel proud and

7:19

I feel happy when people like my

7:21

music. Have you been surprised

7:24

by all the attention that you've

7:26

gotten on Instagram? Yeah.

7:28

Yes. How

7:32

about for mom and dad? How's that been for you? Always.

7:36

It's been awesome. It's,

7:41

you know, some of the feedback we've gotten from,

7:43

you know, big bands and like people

7:46

that we grew up listening to. It's

7:48

incredible to have that

7:50

sort of feedback coming, especially to

7:52

our kids. And their support is

7:54

huge. You know, it keeps

7:57

us motivated to keep making songs every day.

8:00

The boys have done a song a day for

8:02

over a year now. Wow.

8:05

So we're just going to keep doing it

8:07

because it seems to be, it has

8:09

a positive impact for a lot of people. We get

8:11

a lot of feedback that... We've

8:14

just tried to do, we heavily

8:16

influenced by Temple Grandin in which

8:19

he said he's trying to find

8:21

our kiddo's strength and really give

8:23

them as much

8:25

support as possible. And so that's

8:27

kind of, if we could say anything about

8:29

awareness, that would be the message just that

8:32

everyone has beautiful gifts. They

8:34

deserve to be shared and unlocked. And

8:37

some of us just need more support than

8:39

others. So, and be patient. I

8:43

love that. One last question for you,

8:45

Noah. So you just finished

8:48

being at South by Southwest. You have

8:50

this amazing album that just came out.

8:53

What's next? Well,

8:56

probably it might be going on

8:58

tour or something. I

9:01

am waiting for an epic summer in 2024.

9:05

A big, big, epic summer. That

9:09

is great. Perfect. Alright, thank you.

9:11

Thanks so much for joining us Noah

9:13

and Sam. It was an honor having

9:15

you here. If you want to check

9:17

out more of Pedal Steel Noah's stuff, check out

9:19

the link in his YouTube channel in our show

9:22

notes. Welcome

9:27

to the trivia room. Oh, to

9:29

the wind. How are you? Hi

9:31

Pam. I'm good. Thanks.

9:34

What's up? Ryan's currently fanboying over at

9:36

Pedal Steel Noah. I thought I'd come by

9:39

for some trivia. The throne is ready for

9:41

you. But are you ready for the throne?

9:43

Oh, you better believe it. What

9:48

is going on here?

9:58

In honor of Pedal Steel Noah. To your Noah's

10:00

visit, I want to do a little

10:03

trivia about the 28th state in the

10:05

US, Texas. Which city in

10:07

Texas holds the title of the

10:09

live music capital of the world? Is

10:12

it A. Austin, B.

10:15

Houston, or C. Dallas?

10:17

Hmm, never been to

10:20

Dallas. I'm gonna go with

10:22

B. Houston. The answer is...

10:27

A! Austin's

10:30

official city slogan calls it

10:32

the live music capital of

10:35

the world and is home

10:37

to many great artists. But

10:39

that's not all. Austin is

10:41

also the capital city of

10:43

Texas. Aw man, I should have

10:45

known. You know, I go to Austin for

10:47

the barbecue, but I'll go for the barbecue

10:49

and the music next time. Thanks for playing,

10:52

Pam! Thanks for having me, Owen. Tenors, if

10:54

you have a great trivia question or want

10:56

to sit on the trivia throne, leave us

10:58

a message at 877-10 News and we might

11:00

have you! Okay,

11:07

pedal steel Noah inspired me. Check this

11:09

out. Wow,

11:15

that was pretty good, Ry. Let me

11:17

have a try. Um,

11:23

Pam? That was

11:25

amazing. How did you do that? Practice,

11:27

practice, practice. Also, I

11:30

listened when someone offered to

11:32

teach me. Yeah, that tracks. Want

11:34

to teach me? Of course, right after

11:36

we give 10 new snaps to one of our listeners.

11:39

But first, here's a quick note for

11:41

the grownups. Time for

11:43

10 new snaps. A

11:47

tenor named Lilah072513 left this review

11:49

on Apple Podcasts. The

11:52

10 News is amazing because I can actually

11:54

understand what's going on because you explain it

11:56

so well, but I would like more and

11:59

love the 10. 10 Things You Need to

12:01

Know. The

12:25

10 News is a co-production of Small But

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Mighty Media and Next Chapter Podcast and part

12:29

of the Airwave Podcast Network. The

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10 News creative team is trying to

12:34

be as cool as Petal Steelmoa and

12:36

includes Tracy Crooks, Logan DeYoung, Kareen Katabayan

12:38

and Carson Potter. Big thanks to Owen

12:40

for contributing to this episode. Our

12:42

production director is Jeremiah Tittle and

12:44

our executive producers are Donald Albright

12:46

and show creator Tracy Leeds Kaplan.

12:49

I'm Ryan Willard. And I'm Pamela Kirkland.

12:51

Thanks for listening to the 10 News. Thanks

12:59

for watching. Thank you

13:01

for watching.