Nirvana – Pop Culture having another one of those “right place – right time” moments. Leave it to the BBC to put together a radio documentary on something happening in our own backyard and give a much appreciated history lesson in the process. This four-part documentary “Oh The Road To
Voices In The Wind – Oscar Brand (L) – Odetta (Upper Right Corner) Robert Penn Warren (Center) Garson Kanin (Lower Right Corner) – just one episode. Somebody once told me our society was doomed once we stopped being curious. Curious about people, about places, about events, about the day-to-day. When
Fifth Annual AIDS Conference In Montreal – With a Jumbo Helping Of Protest. Continuing our look at CBS Radio News throughout the years. Newsmark was probably one of the last “Golden Era” documentary series done by the network, and it was a memorable one. CBS Radio’s Newsmark was one of
Historic moments from 1967 – The first Human Heart transplant, which took place on December 3, 1967 at a hospital in Cape Town, South Africa. Surgeons removed the heart of a young who died after an automobile crash and placed it woman in the chest of a 55-year-old man dying
The transition from steam to diesel locomotives on Canadian railroads was one of the most significant technological and economic shifts in North American transportation during the mid-20th century. While the process mirrored similar changes in the United States, Canada’s vast geography, harsh climate, and unique traffic patterns gave dieselization a
It has long been considered one of the darker pages of American history – a page that draws eerie and incredulous comparisons to recent events, but one which has a history of prejudice and racism in America. It all began as a result of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
A documentary on the legendary conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler – produced by the BBC 3rd Programme on November 30, 1964, commemorating 10 years since his death. Without any doubt, lovers of Classical Music will know the name Furtwängler and most likely have a collection of his recordings on their shelves. He
March 14, 1945 – BBC World Service: London Column – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – With the War in Europe heading into its last weeks, a new last-ditch weapon was introduced by Germany; the V-2. It was the world’s first long-range guided ballistic missile. The missile, powered by a liquid-propellant
NPR – Options: Dream Power – A conversaation with Dr. Ann Faraday – September 14, 1976 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Unless you hadn’t yet arrived, or if you had, committed much of the 70s to the deep-dark basement of cringe-worthy moments, the decade of the 70s were generally
Docs That Rock – Music That Matters by Harvey Kubernik – Otherworld Cottage Books – 2020 – Available at: Amazon.com Doing something new starting this week – an occasional series of Book Reviews. Since Past Daily is a history and Popular Culture site, and since we’re always hounding you to
