Legendary comedian George Carlin passed away in 2008, but as you can watch firsthand in HBO Max's new two-part documentary series, "George Carlin's American Dream," his material on issues ranging from racism to gun violence to abortion resonate more today than ever. Co-director of the film, Judd Apatow, talked to Salon about why Carlin's takes on life, culture, free speech and politics resonate with today's audiences. "I think that the reason why people are interested in George Carlin is because every time something happens in the country, he trends on Twitter because he has the best routine about almost every subject in modern political life," Apatow said. Watch the full "Salon Talks" episode to hear more from Apatow about the making of the two-part HBO documentary about Carlin's life and work: https://www.salon.com/tv/video/p97dz8. Photo courtesy of George Carlin's Estate/HBO.