Category Scandals

Daze In Court – February 17, 1995

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World New Roundup – February 17, 1995 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. Twenty years ago, February 17th was all about courts and trials and lawsuits. Starting…

Bush Era Healthplans, Reagan Era Hanky-Panky, Vietnam Era No-Shows – February 6, 1992

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – February 6, 1992 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Another crack at some sort of affordable healthcare started making the rounds, this February…

Escape From Iran, With Love From Canada – February 3, 1980

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS Radio: The World This Week – February 3, 1980 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. The big news for the week which ended on this February 3rd…

When Paranoia Ran Deep – Japanese-American Internment In 1942 – Past Daily Reference Room

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – KNX-Los Angeles: The Minority Report: The Exile Returns – July 1, 1956 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. Long considered one of the ugly blotches on the tapestry…

The Turbulent 60s – Democracy And Militarism – Past Daily Reference Room

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – WBAI: The Turbulent Sixties – Democracy and Militarism – July 7, 1970 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. No shortage of similarities between the decade of the 1960s…

A Grab-Bag Of Hostilities And The Passing Of A Matriarch – January 22, 1995

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – NPR – Weekend All Things Considered – January 22, 1995 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. January 22, 1995 – a day with across-the-board hostilities, of the physical…

The Grandmothers Arrive From Cuba – January 21, 2000

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – Late Edition – January 21, 2000 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. Fifteen years ago today, on January 21st 2000, the tug-of-war between…

January 14, 1999 – The Circus Comes To Town – Clinton Impeachment Trial Begins

. . .or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – January 14, 1999 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection This January 14th in 1999 marked the first time in 131 years, Senators gathered to…

‘I Am Troubled By The Cynical Immorality Of My Country’ – John Steinbeck – America’s Moral Crisis – 1960 – Past Daily Reference Room

. . .or click on the link here for Audio Player – The Open Mind – Moral Crisis in America – 1960 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Some 54 years ago, we were in the midst of a moral crisis.…