243 episodes
The K-Rob Collection Ken Robinson
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Welcome to amazing conversation and information from Hall of Fame broadcaster and journalist Ken Robinson in this series of classic entertainment programs and recent interview and music shows.
The collection also contains Audio Antiques, historic performances and events from the golden age of radio, with special attention given to the contributions of African-Americans, who were largely excluded from the broadcasting industry. However, a few determined individuals were able to break through barriers and make their voices heard.
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Audio Antiques - Black Health Matters in 1945
Our focus is on the medical community and its relationship with African-Americans before and after World War 2. We have two episodes from the classic radio program New World A Coming. From the year 1945: "Negros and Health", examining facts and misconceptions, followed by "The Story of Negro Nurses".
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Ken Robinson Podcast - Marriage & Murder
Ken Robinson explores the decline of marriage in America, and it's partly due to COVID-!9. He also takes a look at the number of men and women who cheat on their mates. Plus, there's an examination of Sam and Marilyn Sheppard, a famous marriage that resulted in a mysterious, gruesome murder. Ken's guests are ABC News correspondent Mark Remillard, psychologist Dr Lana Staheli, women's humor and wellness speaker Jan King, and historian Eric Eakin.
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Audio Antiques - James Weldon Johnson, Booker T. Washington & Mary Church Terrell
Destination Freedom was a weekly radio program produced by NBC radio station WMAQ in Chicago from 1948 to 1950. It presented biographical histories of prominent African-Americans as written by the program's producer Richard Durham. You are going to hear episodes about three tireless advocates for civil rights, diversity and inclusion. The 1948 story of James Weldon Johnson, an attorney, diplomat, writer, and co-creator of the Negro National Anthem. The 1949 story of the legendary educator Booker T. Washington, president of the Tuskegee Institute. And the 1949 story of Mary Church Terrell, one of the first African-American women to earn a college degree. Terrell was a talented journalist and charter member of the NAACP.
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Audio Antiques - Albert Einstein, genius & activist
Albert Einstein the German-born theoretical physicist, is widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest scientists of all time. A champion of civil rights, an outspoken critic of racism, plus a lifetime member of the NAACP, Einstein is best known for developing the theory of relativity, and for the development of quantum mechanics. We'll hear a 1950 dramatization of the of life of Einstein from the radio show Eternal Light, and then a 1940 radio interview of the man himself on NBC.
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Ken Robinson Podcast - Music Therapy, Easter Seals, and Pit Bulls
Ken explores the healing power of music therapy, and celebrates Easter Seals. Also, a conversation regarding misconceptions about pit bulls.
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Audio Antiques - Science Fiction Writers Tell All
Ever wonder what it takes to be a science fiction writer? You will find out as we present, the 1956 NBC radio program Biography in Sound. You will hear interviews with prominent science fiction authors, including Isaac Asimov one of the greatest sci-fi writers of all time. But first, let's listen to some science fiction. Parts one and two of the Space Merchants from the CBS Radio Workshop in 1957. Then you will hear how writers put these kinds of stories together.
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