Review: The History of Concrete
Sep 25, 2026 · 5 min · 3 segments
Today on KIOS at the Movies, host Joshua LaBure reviews the new film from John Wilson, The History of Concrete.
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Sep 25, 2026 · 5 min · 3 segments
Today on KIOS at the Movies, host Joshua LaBure reviews the new film from John Wilson, The History of Concrete.
Joshua LaBureHostDo you ever think about concrete? No.
No. No!
That's me.
OK.
You ever think about concrete? No, I didn't.
You ever think there's too much concrete in the city? OK.
Have you ever actually seen anyone spit out their gum? No.
So we come and vaporize that gum.
And that gum is busted.
That gum is busted.
You want to try? Me? Yeah.
Where did the gum go? It's busted.
Who is the world's best bricklayer? Never forget why you're doing it, because you love it.
It's going to be 50 years before we ever go to Mars from the moon.
We need water for some of our lunar concretes now.
There is a real concern that you could have something catastrophic over the next few years.
I am Elvis Presel.
Now, will you sell this presentation to somebody?
We're going to try to.
Yeah.
But it's kind of hard to get people excited about concrete I'm finding.
Is it? Yeah.
Do you ever think about concrete? No.
No. No!
That's me.
OK.
You ever think about concrete? No, I didn't.
You ever think there's too much concrete in the city? OK.
Have you ever actually seen anyone spit out their gum? No.
So we come and vaporize that gum.
And that gum is busted.
That gum is busted.
You want to try? Me? Yeah.
Where did the gum go? It's busted.
Who is the world's best bricklayer? Never forget why you're doing it, because you love it.
It's going to be 50 years before we ever go to Mars from the moon.
We need water for some of our lunar concretes now.
There is a real concern that you could have something catastrophic over the next few years.
I am Elvis Presel.
Now, will you sell this presentation to somebody?
We're going to try to.
Yeah.
But it's kind of hard to get people excited about concrete I'm finding.
Is it? Yeah.
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