Month December 2014

1950's, Americana, Capitol Hill, Cold War, Communists, Congress, Eisenhower, Foreign Policy, History, Past Daily, Past Daily Reference Room, Presidents, Radio, Red Scare, Society, Soviet Union, Spaceflight, The Fourth Estate, The Press, Uncategorized, United Nations, Vintage Recordings, War

Eisenhower – Science And National Security – 1957 – Past Daily Reference Room

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – President Eisenhower Address: Science And National Security – November 7, 1957 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection As the Cold War intensified and the Space Race was roaring…

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December 5, 2014

Nights At The Roundtable, Past Daily, Psychedelia, Radio, Rock Without Borders, The Fourth Estate, The Press, Uncategorized, World Stage

The Wands – In Session At 3FM, Amsterdam – Nights At The Roundtable: Rock Without Borders/Session Edition

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – The Wands – Live at 3VOOR12 – December 1, 2014 – VPRO/3VOOR12 And a Psychedelic word or two from Copenhagen tonight, by way of The Wands, a…

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December 4, 2014

1960's, 1967, 1968, Capitol Hill, Civil Rights, History, Interviews, LBJ, Past Daily, Past Daily Reference Room, Police, Politics, Poverty, Presidents, Protest Movements, Racial unrest, Riots, Social Commentary, Society, The Fourth Estate, The Press, Uncategorized, Veterans, Vietnam War, Vintage Recordings, Violence, Week In History

Race Relations In America In 1968 – Past Daily Reference Room

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – NET: Newsfront – Discussion on Race Relations – March 1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection As was pointed out earlier today via the Blog Concourse, the question…

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December 4, 2014

1990s, 2000, Civil Rights, Day in history, economy, Foreign Policy, History, Labor, Past Daily, Police, Politics, Popular Culture, Protest Movements, Radio, Riots, Social Commentary, Society, The Fourth Estate, The Press, Uncategorized, Vintage Recordings, Violence, Week In History, World News, Youth

The Battle In Seattle – Week Of December 4, 1999

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS Radio Weekend Roundup – December 4, 1999 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Fifteen years ago this week, the streets of Seattle were awash in teargas and…

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December 4, 2014

1960's, 1970's, BBC, History, Nights At The Roundtable, Past Daily, Popular Culture, Radio, RIP, The Fourth Estate, The Press, Tribute, Uncategorized, Vintage Recordings

Faces In Concert -1970 (RIP: Ian McLagan – 1945-2014) – Nights At The Roundtable: Tribute Edition

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Faces (w/Rod Stewart) – In Concert for John Peel – July 5, 1970 – BBC Radio 1 No sooner is the tribute run for Bobby Keys, but…

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December 3, 2014

Classical Music, France, French Radio, Past Daily, Past Daily Mid-Week Concert, Radio, The Fourth Estate, The Press, Uncategorized, World Stage

Orchestre National De France With Stéphane Denève Play Music Of Mendelssohn, Poulenc And Roussel – Past Daily Mid-Week Concert

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Orchestre National de France – Live broadcast – Nov. 27, 2014 – Radio France Musique Over to Paris this week for a concert by Orchestre National de…

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December 3, 2014

1970's, Capitol Hill, Congress, Education, Past Daily, Radio, Social Commentary, Society, The Fourth Estate, The Press, Uncategorized, Youth

Illiteracy In America – 1974 – Past Daily Reference Room

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – NPR: Options In Education – Illiteracy In America – 1974 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. I guess, despite advances in technology, the age-old problem of Illiteracy continues…

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December 3, 2014

1960's, 1970's, 1980's, 1990s, 2000, History, Legend, Nights At The Roundtable, Past Daily, Popular Culture, Radio, RIP, Rock n' Roll, Rolling Stones, Society, The Fourth Estate, The Press, Tribute, Uncategorized, Unreleased recordings, Vintage Recordings, World Stage

Bobby Keys And The Suffering Bastards – Live In Nashville 2012 – Nights At The Roundtable: Tribute Edition RIP: Bobby Keys (1943-2014)

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Bobby Keys And The Suffering Bastards – live at The Cannery Ballroom, Nashville – Feb. 11, 2012 – Band soundboard. And another loss today. This time it’s…

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December 2, 2014

1970's, 1979, Ayatollah, Commentators, Day in history, Foreign Policy, Iran, Past Daily, Terrorism, The Fourth Estate, The Press, U.S. Intervention, Uncategorized, United Nations, Vintage Recordings, Week In History, World News

The Hostage Crisis Goes To The UN – December 2, 1979

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – United Nations Security Council Session – Dec. 2, 1979 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection With the U.S. Embassy takeover in Tehran and some 50 Embassy employees held…

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December 2, 2014

Festivals, Music Festival, Nights At The Roundtable, Past Daily, Psychedelia, Radio, Shoegaze, The Fourth Estate, The Press, Uncategorized, World Stage

Goat – Live At Way Out West 2013 – Nights At The Roundtable: Concert Edition

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Goat – Live at Way Out West – August 10, 2013 – Sveriges Radio P3 In the Cosmic-soaked footsteps of Tame Impala, Pond and a host of…

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December 1, 2014

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