Real Time 1960s
156 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsReal Time 1960s tells the story of the 1960s — politics, culture, entertainment, sports — day by day.
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Evening Report | April 17, 1964
April 17, 2024 17:50 - 17 minutes - 32.7 MBLBJ speaks out against extremism; Communist atrocities in Vietnam; Barry Goldwater wins the Illinois primary; history is made at the Oscars; Shea Stadium opens for business. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. Support this project on Patreon!
1963 | Top 10 Films - “Hud” [Ep. 29]
April 02, 2024 18:04 - 24 minutes - 45.1 MBIn this episode, we review our top-ranked film of 1963, “Hud,” directed by Martin Ritt and featuring an Oscar-nominated performance by Paul Newman and Oscar-winning performances by Patricia Neal and Melvyn Douglas. Support this project on Patreon!
Evening Report | March 20, 1964
March 20, 2024 17:55 - 18 minutes - 33.4 MBSix Americans are killed in Vietnam; Mississippi Freedom Summer is announced; two Senators want U.S. out of Vietnam; Jack Ruby is doomed; Malcolm X speaks out; Cassius Clay has a new name and is rejected by the Army. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. Support this project on Patreon!
Evening Report | March 13, 1964
March 13, 2024 17:33 - 19 minutes - 36.1 MBRobert McNamara briefs LBJ on Vietnam; Barry Goldwater speaks out; Robert Kennedy goes on the Jack Paar Show; Malcolm X defects from the Nation of Islam; the Celtics set another record. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. Support this project on Patreon!
1963 | Top 10 Films - “The Fire Within” [Ep. 28]
March 03, 2024 19:04 - 19 minutes - 37.3 MBIn this episode, we review our second-ranked film of 1963, Louis Malle’s haunting drama, "The Fire Within,” starring Maurice Ronet. Support this project on Patreon!
Evening Report | February 29, 1964
February 29, 2024 22:49 - 18 minutes - 34 MBPresident Johnson speaks out on Vietnam; the Presidential primary campaign heats up; Malcolm X at odds with Elijah Muhammad; the Tax Bill is signed; the Beatles go home; Cassius Clay shocks the world. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. Support this project on Patreon!
Evening Report | February 1, 1964
February 01, 2024 21:48 - 22 minutes - 40.9 MBLBJ holds his first televised news conference; MLK visits Milwaukee; another coup d’état in South Vietnam; Sen. Margaret Chase Smith announces a Presidential run; “Louie Louie” is called “pornographic”; Cassius Clay creates chaos. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. Support this project on Patreon!
1963 | Top 10 Films - “High and Low” and “Charade” [Ep. 27]
January 30, 2024 19:58 - 23 minutes - 44.1 MBIn this episode, we move on to our fourth and third-ranked films of 1963, Akira Kurosawa’s “High and Low” and Stanley Donen’s “Charade,” starring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn. Support this project on Patreon!
Evening Report | January 14, 1964
January 14, 2024 20:09 - 20 minutes - 37.4 MBThe long-awaited Federal report on smoking is released; RFK sent on troubleshooting mission; Lieut. Gen. Westmoreland will replace Gen. Harkins in South Vietnam; LBJ gives his State of the Union — Goldwater responds; Mrs. Kennedy thanks the public; the NBA All-Stars almost go on strike. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. Support this project on Patreon!
Evening Report | December 29, 1963
December 29, 2023 19:22 - 14 minutes - 27 MBPresident Johnson meets with Chancellor Erhard; Harry Truman speaks out; Nikita Khrushchev predicts U.S. defeat in Vietnam; Martin Luther King is Time’s Man of the Year; Roy Campanella brings Christmas cheer to a paralyzed jockey; the Chicago Bears are champions of the NFL. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. Support this project on Patreon!
1963 | Top 10 Films - “The Birds” [Ep. 26]
December 21, 2023 20:32 - 31 minutes - 58.7 MBIn this episode, we move on to our fifth-ranked film of 1963, Alfred Hitchcock's “The Birds.” At the end, we reveal our ranked list of the Top 10 films of Hitchcock’s entire career. Support this project on Patreon!
Evening Report | November 29, 1963
November 29, 2023 20:23 - 21 minutes - 39.4 MBPresident Johnson announces the formation of the Warren Commission; Governor Connally speaks out; Jack Ruby is indicted; Cape Canaveral is renamed; Staubach wins the Heisman Trophy. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. Support this project on Patreon!
Special Report | November 24, 1963 — Oswald Murdered
November 24, 2023 19:19 - 21 minutes - 39.9 MBThis report covers the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald as well as memorial ceremonies for President Kennedy. Included are clips of Lee Harvey Oswald issuing his last public denial of guilt; Ike Pappas of WNEW-AM describing the shooting as it happened; Police Detective Jim Leavelle, who stood next to Oswald when he was shot; Steve Landregan, Parkland Hospital administrator; Dr. Tom Shires, chief of surgery at Parkland; Joy Dale, a dancer at Jack Ruby’s nightclub; Richard Nixon commenting on the m...
Special Report | November 22, 1963 — JFK Assassination
November 22, 2023 20:26 - 42 minutes - 79.3 MBThis report covers the assassination of President Kennedy from all angles. Included are clips of the President at various events just prior to his death; Walter Cronkite of CBS News; Acting White House Press Secretary Malcolm Kilduff; UPI Reporter Bill Hampton; Lyndon Johnson as he takes the oath and then delivers remarks at Andrews Air Force Base; Lee Harvey Oswald; Ted Callaway, who witnessed the shooting of Officer J.D. Tippit and picked Oswald out of a police lineup; two Dallas police of...
Evening Report | November 14, 1963
November 14, 2023 20:04 - 19 minutes - 36.7 MBPresident Kennedy defends his foreign aid program; a changing of the guard in South Vietnam; the pushbutton telephone arrives; the nation honors its war veterans; George C. Scott solicits feedback; Cassius Clay hears from the military draft board. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. Support this project on Patreon!
Evening Report | October 31, 1963
October 31, 2023 17:42 - 17 minutes - 33.3 MBIn Indianapolis, an explosion kills at least 62 people; in Philadelphia, President Kennedy is met by protestors; in South Vietnam, three Americans are captured; demonstrators assault Chief Justice Warren; Madame Nhu is snubbed in Los Angeles; Sandy Koufax wins another big award. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. Support this project on Patreon!
1963 | Top 10 Films - "The Organizer" [Ep. 25]
October 12, 2023 22:50 - 28 minutes - 53.8 MBIn this episode, we move on to our sixth-ranked film of 1963, "The Organizer," an Italian strike drama directed by Mario Monicelli and starring the great Marcello Mastroianni (“8½”). Support this project on Patreon!
1963 | Top 10 Films, pt. 5 - "The Organizer" [Ep. 25]
October 12, 2023 22:50 - 28 minutes - 53.8 MBIn this episode, we move on to our sixth-ranked film of 1963, "The Organizer," an Italian strike drama directed by Mario Monicelli and starring the great Marcello Mastroianni (“8½”). Support this project on Patreon!
Evening Report | October 9, 1963
October 09, 2023 21:19 - 19 minutes - 36.4 MBThe South Vietnamese crisis deepens; state troopers go on the attack at a voter registration drive in Alabama; President Kennedy talks 1964; the nuclear test ban treaty is signed; the Valachi Hearings are criticized; the Dodgers are set for a big payday. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. Support this project on Patreon!
Evening Report | September 13, 1963
September 13, 2023 17:25 - 19 minutes - 36.5 MBTwenty-two U.S. Senators speak out on Vietnam; in the Deep South, schools in four states are integrated; a serial strangler terrorizes Boston; Robert Kennedy speaks to American Indians; Frank Sinatra is linked to a mobster; the Yankees clinch their 28th pennant. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. Support this project on Patreon!
1963 | Top 10 Films - "The Great Escape" [Ep. 24]
September 11, 2023 20:20 - 29 minutes - 54.5 MBIn this episode, we move on to our seventh-ranked film of 1963, "The Great Escape," which marked career turning points for Steve McQueen, James Garner, and James Coburn. In this episode: - Background on director John Sturges [2:07] - Difficulties with Steve McQueen [5:58] - How Sturges helped viewers remember so many characters [8:31] - Where the filmmakers deviated from the facts of the 1944 escape [11:44] - Placing the film in the context of 1963 [15:15] - Scenes deleted from the...
1963 | Top 10 Films, pt. 4 - "The Great Escape" [Ep. 24]
September 11, 2023 20:20 - 29 minutes - 54.5 MBIn this episode, we move on to our seventh-ranked film of 1963, "The Great Escape," which marked career turning points for Steve McQueen, James Garner, and James Coburn. In this episode: - Background on director John Sturges [2:07] - Difficulties with Steve McQueen [5:58] - How Sturges helped viewers remember so many characters [8:31] - Where the filmmakers deviated from the facts of the 1944 escape [11:44] - Placing the film in the context of 1963 [15:15] - Scenes deleted from the...
Evening Report | September 2, 1963
September 02, 2023 18:41 - 20 minutes - 38.5 MBPresident Kennedy speaks out on Vietnam; Governor Wallace blocks integration of Alabama public schools; two young women are brutally murdered in New York City; the Beatles take Britain by storm; Whitey Ford joins an elite group; a blast from the past at the Polo Grounds. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. Support us on Patreon!
Evening Report | August 21, 1963
August 21, 2023 20:37 - 25 minutes - 46.9 MBThe South Vietnamese Buddhist crisis worsens dramatically; a Birmingham civil rights leader's home is bombed; security measures are announced for next week's March on Washington; the Castro regime is charged with kidnapping; General Eisenhower signals support for the test ban treaty; a massive brawl breaks out at Yankee Stadium. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. Please subscribe to this podcast, and thanks for your support!
1963 | Top 10 Films, pt. 3 - "Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment" [Ep. 23]
August 08, 2023 20:19 - 35 minutes - 65.6 MBIn this episode, we move on to our 8th-ranked film of 1963, "Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment," a groundbreaking example of "direct cinema" that provides fly-on-the-wall coverage of the the 1963 integration crisis at the University of Alabama. In addition, we discuss the other Kennedy films of Robert Drew and offer recommendations of some other direct cinema films of the '60s, including "Mills of the Gods: Viet Nam" (1965). Link to documentary: "Mills of the Gods: Viet Nam"
1963 | Top 10 Films - "Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment" [Ep. 23]
August 08, 2023 20:19 - 35 minutes - 65.6 MBIn this episode, we move on to our 8th-ranked film of 1963, "Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment," a groundbreaking example of "direct cinema" that provides fly-on-the-wall coverage of the the 1963 integration crisis at the University of Alabama. In addition, we discuss the other Kennedy films of Robert Drew and offer recommendations of some other direct cinema films of the '60s, including "Mills of the Gods: Viet Nam" (1965). Link to documentary: "Mills of the Gods: Viet Nam"
Evening Report | August 1, 1963
August 01, 2023 18:52 - 19 minutes - 36.9 MBPresident Kennedy speaks at the Naval Academy; Barry Goldwater hits the radical left; possible coup in South Vietnam; Marlon Brando is heckled; Cassius Clay cuts a record; Sonny Liston has a spiritual guide. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. Please subscribe to this podcast, and thanks for your support!
Evening Report | July 17, 1963
July 17, 2023 21:35 - 22 minutes - 42.3 MBD.C. police get ready for a massive civil rights march; South Vietnamese Government forces crack down on Buddhists; Richard Nixon defends Barry Goldwater; Marlon Brando is hospitalized; Floyd Patterson needs a miracle. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. Please subscribe to this podcast, and thanks for your support!
1963 | Top 10 Films - "This Sporting Life" [Ep. 22]
July 11, 2023 22:48 - 30 minutes - 57.9 MBIn this episode, we move on to our ninth-ranked film of 1963, "This Sporting Life," directed by Lindsay Anderson and starring Richard Harris and Rachel Roberts. Please subscribe to this podcast, and thanks for your support!
1963 | Top 10 Films, pt. 2 - "This Sporting Life" [Ep. 22]
July 11, 2023 22:48 - 30 minutes - 57.9 MBIn this episode, we move on to our ninth-ranked film of 1963, "This Sporting Life," directed by Lindsay Anderson and starring Richard Harris and Rachel Roberts. Please subscribe to this podcast, and thanks for your support!
Evening Report | June 26, 1963
June 27, 2023 00:21 - 16 minutes - 31.1 MBWest Berliners cheer President Kennedy; N.J. Governor Hughes scores a major coup; the Mississippi D.A. seeks the death penalty for Byron De La Beckwith; the Viet Cong set booby traps; Malcolm X speaks out; Sonny Liston bites back at Cassius Clay. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. Please subscribe to this podcast, and thanks for your support!
Evening Report | June 12, 1963
June 12, 2023 16:49 - 27 minutes - 50.5 MBThe University of Alabama is integrated; Medgar Evers is assassinated; a Vietnamese Buddhist monk sets himself on fire; President Kennedy talks peace; New Yorkers talk “Cleopatra”; the Yankees and Dodgers are on the rise. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. Please subscribe to this podcast, and thanks for your support!
1963 | Top 10 Films, pt. 1 - "From Russia with Love" [Ep. 21]
May 30, 2023 22:01 - 39 minutes - 73.5 MBIn this episode, we commence our survey of the top 10 films of 1963 with a deep dive into our 10th-ranked film, "From Russia with Love." Please subscribe to this podcast, and thanks for your support!
1963 | Top 10 Films - "From Russia with Love" [Ep. 21]
May 30, 2023 22:01 - 39 minutes - 73.5 MBIn this episode, we commence our survey of the top 10 films of 1963 with a deep dive into our 10th-ranked film, "From Russia with Love." Please subscribe to this podcast, and thanks for your support!
Evening Report | May 24, 1963
May 24, 2023 17:26 - 17 minutes - 32.6 MBIn Washington, cheers for astronaut Gordon Cooper; in Vietnam, a major Communist attack; in New York, a premature birthday party for President Kennedy; Martin Luther King speaks out; Koufax gets hit; Mickey Mantle launches a baseball into outer space. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. Please subscribe to this podcast, and thanks for your support!
Evening Report | May 8, 1963
May 08, 2023 21:26 - 16 minutes - 30.4 MBIn Birmingham, negotiators call a truce in the racial crisis; in Vietnam, a U.S. Army lieutenant is killed; in Boston, another young woman is strangled; Harry Truman takes a call from the President; the Dodger offense finally explodes. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. Please subscribe to this podcast, and thanks for your support!
Evening Report | April 24, 1963
April 24, 2023 20:33 - 22 minutes - 41.3 MBPresident Kennedy hits back at Richard Nixon on Cuba; Martin Luther King is released from Birmingham city jail; the Communist Viet Cong score another victory; a white integrationist is murdered; the clock is ticking on the New York World’s Fair; the Boston Celtics reign supreme. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. Please subscribe to this podcast, and thanks for your support!
1962 | Top 10 Films - "To Kill a Mockingbird" [Ep. 20]
April 17, 2023 20:53 - 32 minutes - 61.2 MBIn this episode, we complete our survey of the top 10 films of 1962 with an examination of our No. 1 film, "To Kill a Mockingbird." Click here to listen to 1962 Top 10 Films pt. 1 Click here to listen to 1962 Top 10 Films pt. 2 Click here to listen to 1962 Top 10 Films pt. 3 Click here to listen to 1962 Top 10 Films pt. 4 Please subscribe to this podcast, and thanks for your support!
1962 | Top 10 Films, pt. 5 - "To Kill a Mockingbird" [Ep. 20]
April 17, 2023 20:53 - 32 minutes - 61.2 MBIn this episode, we complete our survey of the top 10 films of 1962 with an examination of our No. 1 film, "To Kill a Mockingbird." Click here to listen to 1962 Top 10 Films pt. 1 Click here to listen to 1962 Top 10 Films pt. 2 Click here to listen to 1962 Top 10 Films pt. 3 Click here to listen to 1962 Top 10 Films pt. 4 Please subscribe to this podcast, and thanks for your support!
Evening Report | April 3, 1963
April 04, 2023 01:04 - 18 minutes - 34.6 MBThe U.S. government cracks down on Cuban exile leaders in Miami; Mississippi police break up a voter registration march; President Kennedy hits back at former President Eisenhower; the New York newspaper strike is over; Steve McQueen speaks out; Duke Snider is coming home. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. Please subscribe to this podcast, and thanks for your support!
Evening Report | March 21, 1963
March 22, 2023 01:04 - 22 minutes - 42 MBPresident Kennedy reviews his trip to Costa Rica; Malcolm X speaks out; nuclear test ban treaty talks hit a roadblock; boxer Davey Moore is hospitalized; Alcatraz is closed; the Big O puts on a show in the NBA playoffs. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. Please subscribe to this podcast, and thanks for your support!
1962 | Top 10 Films - "Days of Wine and Roses" [Ep. 19]
March 12, 2023 19:23 - 29 minutes - 55.9 MBIn this episode, we continue our look at the top 10 films of 1962 with an examination of our second-ranked film, "Days of Wine and Roses," starring Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick and directed by Blake Edwards. Click here to listen to 1962 Top 10 Films pt. 1 Click here to listen to 1962 Top 10 Films pt. 2 Click here to listen to 1962 Top 10 Films pt. 3 Please subscribe to this podcast, and thanks for your support!
1962 | Top 10 Films, pt. 4 - "Days of Wine and Roses" [Ep. 19]
March 12, 2023 19:23 - 29 minutes - 55.9 MBIn this episode, we continue our look at the top 10 films of 1962 with an examination of our second-ranked film, "Days of Wine and Roses," starring Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick and directed by Blake Edwards. Click here to listen to 1962 Top 10 Films pt. 1 Click here to listen to 1962 Top 10 Films pt. 2 Click here to listen to 1962 Top 10 Films pt. 3 Please subscribe to this podcast, and thanks for your support!
Evening Report | March 7, 1963
March 08, 2023 00:12 - 19 minutes - 36.8 MBPresident Kennedy responds to Republican charges; Richard Nixon appears on the Jack Paar Show; General Harkins calls 1963 a year of decision in Vietnam; Mickey Mantle has a new contract; Cassius Clay has a new poem; Patsy Cline is dead. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. Please subscribe to this podcast, and thanks for your support!
Evening Report | February 24, 1963
February 24, 2023 19:55 - 18 minutes - 34.4 MBThe New York newspaper strike continues with no end in sight; in South Vietnam, new rules of engagement are announced; a Hollywood T.V. writer brutally murders his wife; Lenny Bruce is arrested; an NBA referee is attacked; Frank Robinson has a new contract. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. Please subscribe to this podcast, and thanks for your support!
Sports Extra | February 15, 1963
February 16, 2023 03:44 - 10 minutes - 19.7 MBNBA: Celtics vs. Nats, Hawks vs. Royals, Lakers vs. Pistons. MLB: Yankee reliever Marshall Bridges is shot, Bob Gibson and Maury Wills sign contracts, Cardinal manager Johnny Keane talks 1963. NHL: Bruins vs. Canadiens. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. Please subscribe to this podcast, and thanks for your support!
1962 | Top 10 Films - "Ride the High Country" [Ep. 18]
February 13, 2023 17:56 - 25 minutes - 48.7 MBToday's episode covers our third-ranked film released in 1962: Sam Peckinpah's "Ride the High Country," starring Joel McCrea and Randolph Scott. Click here to listen to 1962 Top 10 Films pt. 1 Click here to listen to 1962 Top 10 Films pt. 2 Please subscribe to this podcast, and thanks for your support!
1962 | Top 10 Films, pt. 3 - "Ride the High Country" [Ep. 18]
February 13, 2023 17:56 - 25 minutes - 48.7 MBToday's episode covers our third-ranked film released in 1962: Sam Peckinpah's "Ride the High Country," starring Joel McCrea and Randolph Scott. Click here to listen to 1962 Top 10 Films pt. 1 Click here to listen to 1962 Top 10 Films pt. 2 Please subscribe to this podcast, and thanks for your support!
Evening Report | February 7, 1963
February 07, 2023 20:26 - 15 minutes - 29.1 MBDefense Secretary Robert McNamara updates the nation on Soviet missiles in Cuba; search teams scour the jungles of South Vietnam for a missing U.S. pilot; President Kennedy speaks out on faith; David Janssen stars in "The Fugitive"; Wilt Chamberlain sets another NBA record. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. Please subscribe to this podcast, and thanks for your support!
Evening Report | January 24, 1963
January 25, 2023 02:10 - 16 minutes - 30.4 MBPresident Kennedy addresses lingering controversy over the Bay of Pigs invasion; a white University of Mississippi student who befriended James Meredith is attacked; Khrushchev offers a compromise on nuclear test inspections; the Democrats prepare for 1964; Stanley Kubrick prepares an explosive new film; Cassius Clay fulfills another prediction. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. Please subscribe to this podcast, and thanks for your support!