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What was it like to hear about the JFK assassination? Or America’s triumph over Hitler? Or seeing Queen at Live-Aid? Our past is a collection of stories that bring us to now.
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Jefferson Airplane's Guitarist Remembers Janis Joplin's Switchblade and Woodstock (opens the original)
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On this episode of Eyewitness History , Josh Cohen sits down with legendary guitarist Jorma Kaukonen, founding member of Jefferson Airplane and longtime member of Hot Tuna. Kaukonen takes us back to the San Francisco music scene that helped transform American rock, sharing memories of his years with Jefferson Airplane, his experiences with Janis Joplin, and what it was like performing at the legendary Woodstock festival in 1969. He also reflects on the realities of sudden fame, the friendships a
Christopher Hitchens' Literary Agent on Writing, Friendship and Publishing (opens the original)
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Christopher Hitchens remains one of the most influential and controversial writers of his generation. But before the books, the television appearances, the Oxford Union debates and the reputation as one of the great polemicists of his age, he was a young journalist finding his voice. Steve Wasserman knew that Christopher Hitchens. Wasserman is a writer, editor, publisher and literary agent who has spent decades at the center of American literary and intellectual life. Over the course of his care
Beside Michael Jackson On The World’s Biggest Stages With Jennifer Batten (opens the original)
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Jennifer Batten was there. She played guitar beside Michael Jackson during the Bad , Dangerous , and HIStory tours and joined him for the legendary 1993 Super Bowl halftime show. Now, she takes Eyewitness History inside the rehearsals, nerves, spectacle and extraordinary discipline behind Michael Jackson's greatest live performances. Find out more about her at her website at https://www.jenniferbatten.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Charles Murray on Society, Culture, and the American Experiment (opens the original)
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Charles Murray has spent decades challenging Americans to think differently about some of the biggest questions facing society. In this episode of Eyewitness History , Murray discusses his career as a social scientist, the controversies surrounding his work, and the ideas behind books like Losing Ground , The Bell Curve , and Coming Apart . We also explore his relationship with William F. Buckley Jr., including his appearance on Buckley's legendary program Firing Line . Drawing from my book, Wil
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