"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
-Radio Peking (Beijing) – English language broadcast for December 21, 1966 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Radio Peking, before it was known as Radio Beijing, the Voice of The People’s Republic of China, who broadcast daily in English, and…
– For Adults Only: Truman Capote – April 16, 1971 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – There is certainly no shortage of interviews, recollections, observations, biographies, documentaries and articles on literary legend Truman Capote. A pivotal figure in 20th century…
– Pablo Neruda – Interview/Poetry reading – Comment – September 5, 1971 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Considered by many to be one of the Greatest Poets of the 20th century in any language, Pablo Neruda was especially popular…
CBS Radio Hourly News + Spectrum – December 19, 1981 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection The saga of Poland continued, this December 19th in 1981. Despite a crackdown and Martial Law imposed, protests and strikes were still going on. News…
– The Go-Go’s – Live at Hakano Plaza, Tokyo – June 19, 1982 – Not exactly Christmas, but it’s still festive – A concert tonight by The Go-Go’s, recorded live at Hakano Plaza in Tokyo on June 19th, 1982. Christened…
– CBS World News Roundup – December 18, 1995 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – It seems this news happen every few years. Another stalemate on Capitol Hill over a budget, another shutdown, another wave of hysteria. News for this…
Temples: Live at Best Kept Secret Festival 2013 – Rapidly becoming no best kept secret at all, the Best Kept Secret festival has been attracting a lot of attention and promised to be yet another in the seemingly endless parade…
– Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain – Foreign Press Association Dinner – Dec. 13, 1938 With the Munich Crisis on hold and much of Europe breathing a sigh of relief, Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain addressed a gather of the Foreign Press…
– NBC World News Roundup + News Of The World – December 12, 1947 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Seemingly no end to trouble, discontent, upheaval and strife on this particular December 12th. 1947 was a year of change throughout…
The Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal which started on November 20, 1945, continued this December 11th in 1945. As evidence continued to pile up, and revolting revelation after revolting revelation turned this investigation of War Crimes into a ghastly exposé of…