Original radio archive · 1998

November 12, 1998: A look back at the origins of Veterans Day. Dennis Mihelich interviews G. Kurt Piehler, Director of Rutgers University World War II Oral History Archives, and the author of Remembering War the American Way. Segment 2: Celebrating Fifty Years of Oral History -- Selections from "Stories from the Collection: Columbia University Oral History Research Office," part 1 (CD). [Note: we thank the Columbia University Oral History Research Office for permission to air these selections -- and to "archive" them here on our WWW site. For copies of the original CD, contact: Columbia University Oral History Research Office, 801 Butler Hall, Mail Code 1129, Columbia Univerity, New York, N.Y. 10027.]

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November 5, 1998: Bryan Le Beau interviews Rashid Khalidi about the foundations of contemporary "Muslim extremism." Prof. Khalidi is the author of Palistinian Identity: The Construction of Modern Nationalist Consciousness and a professor of Modern Middle Eastern History at the University of Chicago. Segment 2: Celebrating Fifty Years of Oral History -- Selections from "Stories from the Collection: Columbia University Oral History Research Office," part 2 (CD). [Note: we thank the Columbia University Oral History Research Office for permission to air these selections -- and to "archive" them here on our WWW site (see above for audio files). For copies of the original CD, contact: Columbia University Oral History Research Office, 801 Butler Hall, Mail Code 1129, Columbia Univerity, New York, N.Y. 10027.]

October 29, 1998: "Women and Witchcraft in Colonial Salem, Massachusetts." Bryan Le Beau interviews Prof. Elizabeth Reese, Prof. of History and Women's Studies at the University at Oregon. Prof. Reis is the author of Damned Women: Sinners and Witches in Puritan New England (Cornell University Press, 1997) and Spellbound: Women and Witchcraft in America (Scholarly Resources, 1998). Produced at the Creighton University production center of Talking History. Creighton University Production Center Edit: Real Audio 14.4 (bitrate not specified).

October 22, 1998: "The History of Time." Interview by Prof. Dennis Mihelich of Prof. Michael O'Malley, Associate Professor of History at George Mason University. Prof. O'Malley is the author of Keeping Watch: A History of American Time (Smithsonian Institution Press, 1996). Produced at the Creighton University production center of Talking History. Creighton University Production Center Edit: Real Audio 14.4 (bitrate not specified).

October 15, 1998: "The Columbian Encounter." High fidelity file. (bitrate not specified) James Axtell interview by Bryan Le Beau. Produced at the Creighton University production center of Talking History.
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October 8, 1998: "The Historical Robin Hood." (bitrate not specified) Thomas Hahn, Associate Professor of English at the University of Rochester and a specialist in Medieval Literature, is interviewed by Eileen Dugan. Produced at the Creighton University production center of Talking History.
 

October 1, 1998: Listen to an interview with D. A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, conducted by Julian Zelizer, Assistant Professor of History, University at Albany ~ SUNY. Pennebaker and Hegedus are renowned documentary filmmakers who have perfected the art of cinema verité. This interview was broadcast on WRPI-FM, Troy, on 10-1-98, as a segment of Talking History. Recorded on 9-25-98; produced and edited by Prof. Gerald Zahavi, co-produced by Susan McCormick. Produced at the University at Albany production center of Talking History. To listen to an archived copy of the radio program, click on the photo of Pennebaker and Hegedus to the left or the image of the tape cassette here:
 

September 24, 1998: "Animals and Cannibals on Trial." Prof. Richard Hamm looks at various historical European trials of animals and cannibals to explore the social purposes of law. These examples show how trials function as the disseminators of social values. Produced and edited by Prof. Gerald Zahavi; recorded on 9-3-98 and co-produced by Susan McCormick. Produced at the University at Albany production center of Talking History. To listen to the archived cannibals.ram"

September 17, 1998: "Alex Haley Speaks About Roots." Taped in 1977. Part 2.

September 10, 1998: "Alex Haley Speaks About Roots." Taped in 1977. Part 1.

September 3, 1998: "The Begatting of a President." Part 2. Orson Wells takes a humorous look at the rise of Richard Nixon. (1972).

August 27, 1998: Segment 1: "We Bring the Jubilee" University of Wisconsin, WHA Radio production. Produced by Elizabeth Carlson and Ralph Johnson. Segment 2: Huntley and Brinkley Look back at 1963. (LP Recording, 1964); Segment 3: "The Begatting of a President." Part 1. Orson Wells takes a humorous look at the rise of Richard Nixon. (LP Recording, 1972).

August 20, 1998: "The Revolution of 1828." University of Wisconsin, WHA Radio production. Produced by Elizabeth Carlson and Ralph Johnson.

August 13, 1998: "The War of 1812." University of Wisconsin, WHA Radio production. Produced by Elizabeth Carlson and Ralph Johnson.

August 6, 1998: "The Reproach of Egypt." On the Salem witchcraft trials. University of Wisconsin, WHA Radio production. Produced by Elizabeth Carlson and Ralph Johnson.