The issue of Universal Military Training (UMT) occupied an important, if often overlooked, place in American political debate during the early Cold War years. By the time of the 1952 presidential campaign between Dwight D. Eisenhower and Adlai Stevenson II, the United States had already experienced World War II, the
Much as most people like to think of Michael Nesmith as one of The Monkees, they are doing themselves a big disfavor by failing to realize Nesmith has been a wildly talented writer, producer and solo artist for a number of years, and the Monkees only constituted a small part
May 13, 1981 – Reports and reactions to news of Pope John Paul II – NPR News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 13, 1981 – The first news bulletins were met with perplexity. As the reports continued and elaborated, the news was unsettling and seemed abstract. Why attempt
The Auteurs – in session for John Peel – Feb. 20, 1996 – BBC Radio 1 – The Auteurs for a Tuesday night. Not all that well known on this side of the Atlantic, The Auteurs were highly praised by the British music press when their debut single, Show Girl
News coming from the Soviet Union today, or what was becoming left of it. The presidents of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia hold a Baltic summit this weekend to revive a prewar alliance and coordinate their separatist policies toward Moscow, spokesmen said Friday. The Kremlin was reported Friday to have taken
Pat Benatar – It Wouldn’t have been the 80s without her, not to mention MTV. Diving into the 80s for this Lunch Hour – Pat Benatar at The Old Waldorf in San Francisco, recorded on August 15, 1980 and broadcast live over KSAN-FM. Back in 1980, when MTV was just
May 12, 1974 – Issues And Answers: Barbara Jordan, Charles Rangel, Andrew Young – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 12, 1974 – a Sunday that year. And as with most all Sundays, the day for observing, speculating and recalling, and the day for Sunday Talk Shows. This one; ABC’s
CBS Radio: Mexican-Americans – The People Act – January 27, 1952 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Given the highly-charged nature of this years election – the question of Immigration and Immigrants in general seems to have taken center-stage – or at least vying for center stage, amidst the flood of
Lunch with Renaissance to start the week – recorded on April 3, 1974 at My Father’s Place in Roslyn New York by WLIR-FM. In 1974 Renaissance was, at least in America, still gaining a foothold in the Prog community. Starting initially as Symphonic Rock, led by former Yardbirds founder Keith
– CBS Radio – The World This Week – May 11, 1975 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. May 11th came on a Sunday in 1975. And as is always the case, Sunday is reserved for recapping the main news stories of the week. The week ending May 11th in
