Month May 2014

50 Days In History – Tiananmen Square – April-June 1989 – Past Daily Weekend Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – Tiananmen Square – Timeline – May-June 1989 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Twenty-five years ago, all eyes were on Beijing and the unfolding events that, at first seemed wildly optimistic and…

Hospitality – Live At London Calling 2014 – Nights At The Roundtable: Mini-Concert Edition

Click on the link here for Audio Player – Hospitality – Live at London Calling 2014 – May 9, 2014 – VPRO/3VOOR12 A few notes from Philadelphia’s own Hospitality, recorded earlier this month at London Calling 2014 (Spring Edition). With…

Helmut Schmidt Has A Word Or Two About East-West Relations In 1978 – Past Daily Reference Room

Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS Radio – Face The Nation – Helmut Schmidt – May 28, 1978 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection   Former West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt made news again recently, discussing the…

Crooked Woven Webs – May 29, 1966

Click on the link here for Audio Player – ABC Voices In The Headlines – May 29, 1966 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for the week, ending on this May 29th in 1966, was mostly about our inevitable plunge…