Jimi Hendrix – September 18, 1970
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Category: Social Commentary
J. Robert Oppenheimer Has A Word About Science And Culture – 1961 – Past Daily Weekend Gallimaufry
– J. Robert Oppenheimer – Lecture at Colorado University – 1961 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – J. Robert Oppenheimer. Often referred to as The Father of The Atomic Bomb, was one of several physicists who were working on the Manhattan Project, the development of a nuclear bomb during World
Ukraine In 2004 – When The Revolution Was Orange – Past Daily Reference Room Reprint.
– BBC Radio 4 Today Program – News Reports – November 22 – December 5, 2004 – BBC Radio 4 – Radio Ukraine – News and Special Broadcast (In Russian) – November 25, 2004 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – This post originally appeared on this site in March of
The Moscow Fair – September 13, 1959
– The Moscow Fair – September 13, 1959 – CBS Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Before the infamous U-2 incident (the plane, not the band . . .for you who may not know), there was a decided thaw in the Cold War between the U.S. and the Soviet
Cornershop – In Session 1993 – Past Daily Soundbooth
– Cornershop – John Peel Session – BBC – Feb. 13, 1993 – BBC Radio 1 – Cornershop – one of the more unusual and eclectic mashups of musical styles and genres to come along in the early 1990s. Formed in 1991 by the brothers Tjinder and Avnar Singh, along
Curtis Mayfield – Live In London 1990 – Past Daily Soundbooth
– Curtis Mayfield – live At Town & Country, London – 1990 – BBC Radio 1 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Change of pace for Sunday night – a taste of Soul by way of the legendary Curtis Mayfield. The man who gave us a flood of hits with
Buster Keaton Talks About Buster Keaton – 1962 – Past Daily: “Talking About . . . “
– Buster Keaton interview – BBC Radio – circa 1962 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Buster Keaton. A name synonymous with the early days of Hollywood and the Golden Age of Silent film, Keaton was one of the masters of physical comedy – an art form he perfected from
Picket Lines In Chicago – A Place Called Howard Beach – September 8, 1987
– September 8, 1987 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – September 8, 1987 – Summer vacation was over and the picket lines were forming in Chicago as negotiations between Teachers and the School District were in limbo, with virtually no chance of a settlement before
Sinking Of The Athenia – Europe At War – A Suspension Of Niceties – September 4, 1939
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An Interview With Pablo Casals And A Picture Of Postwar Europe – July 18, 1945 – Past Daily Weekend Gallimaufry
– BBC World Service – London Column – July 18, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – While the war continued in the Pacific, only weeks away from its final end, Europe was slowly putting the shattered pieces back together, clearing away the wreckage and starting on the long road