
Category: Social Commentary


If You Like What Past Daily Does, Would You Be Willing To Support It?
A message from Gordon Skene And Past Daily The download version. Become a Patron! In lieu of a fundraiser this year, I have decided to give Patreon a try. If you’ve heard my little pitch (hit the player), then you know what we’re up to. I am appealing to you

Days Of Conspicuous Consumption – More Of Everything – Radio Commercials Of The 60s: Part 2 – Past Daily Pop Chronicles
Days Of Conspicuous Consumption – Radio Commercials Of the 60’s – Part 2 – More Of Everything – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Patrons can download this audio for free (hint-hint): Become a Patron! As much as the 60s were all about Youth Culture, the spirit of Youth Culture; that


Days Of Conspicuous Consumption – Radio Commercials In The 1960’s: Youthquake – Past Daily Pop Chronicles
We’re doin’ our best: Become a Patron! Conspicuous consumption – In the 1950s it was just starting – teens and pre-teens were still in the minority and not considered a major source of consumer dollars in those days. It was still the older generation and everything was geared towards the

China After Mao – 1977 – Era Of The Two Whatever’s – Past Daily Reference Room
NPR: Options – What’s Happening In China Now? – December 23, 1977 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – China after Mao. When Mao Zedong, Chairman of the Communist Party of China, died on September 9, 1976, China was in a political and economic quagmire. The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution and

It’s 1976 – You Live In L.A. – You’re A Teenager – You Are Weathering The Endurance Test Called High School –
KIIS – April 30, 1976 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – 1976. Aside from being the year of the bi-centennial, 1976 also marked your Junior year in high school. Like most of your friends, in fact just about everyone you know, High school is one long endurance test. It’s endless,

April 17, 2001 – The White House Goes Green – Leaking Pipes – How Much Would You Pay To See Timothy McVeigh’s Hot-Shot?
April 17, 2001 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 17, 2001 – Busy news day – The Bush White House suddenly turned Green, letting stand a Clinton-era rule on Lead. The White House announcement drew criticism from the industrial sector, who were now obligated

