"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
On this day in 1944 it was the third anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the event that got the U.S. involved in World War 2. So on December 7, 1944 war was raging on all fronts, along with…
December 7, 1941 – News from NBC – Bulletins and interruptions – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Historically, and for the past 81 years known as the Day Of Infamy, the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, as…
Quasi – in session for Marc Riley – BBC 6 Music – December 6, 2022 – BBC 6 Music – Portland band Quasi, making a special appearance on Marc Riley’s program at BBC 6 Music earlier today. Only hanging around…
Options: “Would You Buy A Used Marriage From This Counselor?” – National Public Radio – January 12, 1977 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Sex in the 70s – if the 60s were the decade of breaking down walls, traversing…
December 6, 1941 – News Of The World + Interview with Maxim Litvinov and his wife – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – It was Saturday morning in America. Britain declared war on Finland, as well as Hungary and Romania. The…
Groundhogs – in concert – 1972 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert series – Groundhogs in concert this week. The venerable 3-piece Power Trio, who started off as a Blues band and quickly evolved into one of the more precedent-setting…
December 5, 1995 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – December 5, 1995 – Battle over the Budget less rancorous – Congressional Ethics Panel looks at Newt Gingrich, and the economy is heading into the dumps.…
News Of The World (excerpt) – December 5, 1941 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News on Japanese/American peace-talks this December 5, 1941 – the Friday before the weekend. A diplomatic delegation from Japan had arrived in Washington in an…
William Schuman – William Billings Overture – American Music Festival – February 11, 1947 – Past Daily Weekend Gramophone – The music of William Schuman tonight – incidental music to the play William Billings as performed curing this American Music…
– Fritz Kreisler – 80th birthday celebration – Feb. 2, 1955 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Fritz Kreisler was probably one of the most famous and recognizable violinists of the early 20th century. He came along at the dawn…