David Hockney and Bigger Trees Near Water – The Era Of Enormous Landscapes David Hockney – BBC Radio 4 – Front Row – June 15, 2007 One of the problems with being on the planet long enough is that sense of assuming all the people whose work you grew up
– CBS World News Roundup – June 10, 1994 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this June 10th in 1994 was hopeful, but not optimistic if you were looking for a quick solution to the Health Care problem. The Kennedy Healthcare bill passed an initial hurdle; clearing the Senate
De Fem, in session for Los Conciertos de Radio 3 in Madrid and recorded on May 12, 2026. When a band grabs your attention after the first 20 seconds and holds it until the last chord is struck, you know you’re witnessing something truly extraordinary. This comes from the band’s
– Governor Jerry Brown – address to State – June 8, 1978 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. With the infamous Proposition 13 passed – this June 8th in 1978 was about the scramble to address the issue, the emergency measures to be implemented before the law was to go into
Nixon and Public Opinion – Some love, but not much. Since June 8th came on a Sunday in 1974, all media outlets were overwhelmed with news of the previous week. To no one’s surprise, the news about Watergate and revelations around the Nixon Whitehouse were as relentless as they were
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
– NBC Radio – New World: Comic Books – July 1, 1956 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection As the 50s galloped on, and as the Cold War brought with it a certain fear, paranoia and fatalist look at life, our entertainment started taking on that general tone of dissatisfaction, rebellion
– NPR – National Town Meeting – Investigating The CIA – December 5, 1975 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Seems National Security, Surveillance, The CIA and overdoing it have been matters of concern for a long time. In the 1970s there was that matter of involvement in overthrowing elected governments
– United Nations San Francisco Conference – Report #34 – June 4, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection While the war was still raging in the Pacific, steps were being taken to establish the United Nations – a governing body which would address and resolve conflict in the hopes the
Another classic concert. This week it’s the 1959 Salzburg Festival, with the ORTF Orchestra, Paris conducted by Joseph Keilberth and featuring the legendary Wolfgang Schneiderhan, violin. This was the fifth Orchestra concert from the festival and it features a varied program, running from The Hebrides Overture by Mendelssohn, a
