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Happy 103rd Birthday Leonard Bernstein
August 25, 2021 15:20 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBToday is the 103rd birthday of the composer Leonard Bernstein. His music is part of the American soundtrack, I can close my eyes and hear a piece and picture Mid Century New York City. It has also been well documented that any friend of the Muppets holds a golden ticket into my inner circle of influential people. He is not only a friend, he also had a Muppet inspired by him: Leonard Birdseed. The world is a better place because he was in it and still feels the loss that he has left. Music: ...
Happy 76th Birthday Marsha P. Johnson
August 24, 2021 14:13 - 4 minutes - 2.74 MBToday is the 76th birthday of the activist Marsha P. Johnson. The privilege you take for granted every day is a gift due to her tireless fight for equality. The world is a better place because she was in it and still feels the loss that she has left. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://waldina.com/2021/08/24/happy-76th-birthday-marsha-p-johnson/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/waldina/message
Happy 51st Birthday River Phoenix
August 23, 2021 16:05 - 8 minutes - 7.76 MBToday is the 51st birthday of the actor and activist River Phoenix. We are the same age and I even saw him once in Seattle. He is in my favorite Indiana Jones film and my favorite Gus van Sant film My Own Private Idaho. He filmed a movie in Tacoma’s North End and we heard rumors of him being at this coffee shop and sightings here and there, but I never actually saw him. Years later, I did get an autograph (my only autograph of any kind) from his one-time girlfriend and The Goonies alumna Mar...
Happy 109th Birthday Gene Kelly
August 23, 2021 16:00 - 10 minutes - 9.73 MBToday is the 109th birthday of the triple threat Gene Kelly. He was most active at the height of the Hollywood Musical and it was a perfect time for all parties concerned. The world is a better place because he was in it and still feels the los that he has left. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://waldina.com/2021/08/23/happy-109th-birthday-gene-kelly/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/waldina/message
"The Case of M.J.H." - CBS Radio Mystery Theater - August 22, 1974
August 22, 2021 14:00 - 50 minutes - 47 MB"The Case of M.J.H." - CBS Radio Mystery Theater - August 22, 1974 Plot: A professional swindler seduces a lonely unmarried woman who works as a psychiatrist's assistant. He persuades her to pilfer her employer's patient files in order to extort money from them. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/waldina/message
Happy 158th Birthday Claude Debussy
August 22, 2021 13:00 - 11 minutes - 9.58 MBToday is the 158th birthday of the composer Claude Debussy. The world is a better place because he was in it and still feels the loss that he has left. Opening Song: Petite Suite-Ballet by Debussy, Performed by Aloys and Alfons Kontarsky Closing Song: Sonata for Violin and Piano (first movement) by Debussy, Performed by by Kyung-Wha Chung and Radu Lupu This episode is also available as a blog post: http://waldina.com/2021/08/22/happy-158th-birthday-claude-debussy-2/ --- Send in a voi...
"Having a Horrible Time" - CBS Radio Mystery Theater - August 21, 1974
August 21, 2021 13:00 - 53 minutes - 21.3 MB"Having a Horrible Time" - CBS Radio Mystery Theater - August 21, 1974 Plot: Amy Hastings is a brave woman. She testified against one of New York's most infamous drug lords. But his goons pursue her to a secluded resort where Amy and her friend are holidaying. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/waldina/message
Happy 117th Birthday Count Basie
August 21, 2021 13:00 - 11 minutes - 9.15 MBToday is the 117th birthday of the multiple Grammy winning musician and band leader Count Basie. His band’s music is part of the soundtrack of the American story. The world is a better place because he was in it and still feels the loss that he has left. Opening Song: If I Were A Bell by Sarah Vaughan & Count Basie Closing Song: Ain't Misbehaving by Ella Fitzgerald and Count Basie This episode is also available as a blog post: http://waldina.com/2021/08/21/happy-117th-birthday-count-basie...
Happy 69th Birthday Joe Strummer
August 21, 2021 13:00 - 16 minutes - 11.3 MBToday is the 69th birthday of the singer, songwriter, actor, activist, and humanitarians that is quoted as saying “The future is unwritten” Joe Strummer. Picking a favorite The Clash song is impossible, listing them is lengthy, remembering them and listening to them is important. The trajectory of his life is beautiful. Angry punk to humanitarian. I love a life story where you can look at the beginning and the end and know he was active, productive, thoughtful, and worked through some shit. ...
"A Preview of Death" - CBS Radio Mystery Theater - August 20, 1974
August 20, 2021 13:00 - 52 minutes - 20.9 MB"A Preview of Death" - CBS Radio Mystery Theater - August 20, 1974 Plot: A young woman and her husband own a resort that has a working cable car. Her brother, an upright engineer suspects that the cable might not be safe. He then dreams of a beautiful girl perishing in a cable car crash. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/waldina/message
"The Hands of Mrs. Mallory" - CBS Radio Mystery Theater - August 19, 1974
August 19, 2021 13:00 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MB"The Hands of Mrs. Mallory" - CBS Radio Mystery Theater - August 19, 1974 Plot: Shortly after the death of her husband, Mrs. Mallory loses control of both her hands mysteriously. She meets a woman in Central Park who seems to have lost her legs in a similar manner and decides to consult her doctor. The consequences are beyond her expectations. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/waldina/message
"The Final Vow" - CBS Radio Mystery Theater - August 15, 1974
August 15, 2021 13:00 - 57 minutes - 23.1 MB"The Final Vow" - CBS Radio Mystery Theater - August 15, 1974 Plot: Sister Pamela owns a priceless figurine that is stolen from her. So she quits the church and dedicates all her time to find the missing statue in order to return it to a dying nun. Help comes from a source that she never would have imagined. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/waldina/message
Happy 111th Birthday Willy Ronis
August 14, 2021 16:51 - 3 minutes - 1.72 MBToday is the 111th birthday of the French photographer Willy Ronis. His photographs of mid-century Paris are some of my all time favorites. The world is a better place because he was in it and still feels the loss that he has left. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://waldina.com/2021/08/14/happy-111th-birthday-willy-ronis/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/waldina/message
Happy 138th Birthday Ernest Everett Just
August 14, 2021 16:50 - 4 minutes - 2.45 MBToday is the 138th birthday of the scientist Ernest Everett Just. His contribution to the field of fertilization biology is still recognized today. The world is a better place because he was in it and still feels the loss that he has left. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://waldina.com/2021/08/14/happy-138th-birthday-ernest-everett-just/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/waldina/message
"Journey into Terror" - CBS Radio Mystery Theater - August 14, 1974
August 14, 2021 13:00 - 51 minutes - 47.9 MB"Journey into Terror" - CBS Radio Mystery Theater - August 14, 1974 Plot: Jane Stoddard marries a man and later discovers that her husband is the infamous serial killer known as The Boston Strangler. Forced to be the bait for the cops, she must cross the country when her life is in danger. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/waldina/message
Happy 122nd Birthday Alfred Hitchcock
August 13, 2021 14:27 - 15 minutes - 7.23 MBToday is the 122nd birthday of Alfred Hitchcock. My mother first introduced my sister and me to Alfred Hitchcock via the movies Psycho and Rear Window (we watched them after school quite often), she taught us to look for his cameos at the beginning of the films. I am not exactly sure what age, I feel like I have always known him and I went on to read a Hardy Boys type of mysteries called “Three Investigators” that Hitchcock wrote the introductions to and even loved the old reruns of Alfred ...
"The Frontiers of Fear" - CBS Radio Mystery Theater - August 13, 1974
August 13, 2021 13:00 - 51 minutes - 20.8 MB"The Frontiers of Fear" - CBS Radio Mystery Theater - August 13, 1974 Plot: A defeated man buys an ancient typewriter from a pawn shop. The typewriter reveals itself to be like the Goose that lays golden eggs. But gold might not be the only thing it has to offer. What if it is blood? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/waldina/message
"The Beach of Falesa" - CBS Radio Mystery Theater - August 12, 1974
August 12, 2021 13:00 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MB"The Beach of Falesa" - CBS Radio Mystery Theater - August 12, 1974 Plot: An island merchant is cast out of his village after marrying a local woman in defiance of their faith. In order to restore his family's pride and reclaim his trade, he must go against a shrewd and highly competitive business rival. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/waldina/message
"The Jazz Singer" - Lux Radio Theater (August 10, 1936)
August 10, 2021 13:00 - 58 minutes - 23.6 MB"The Jazz Singer" - Lux Radio Theater (August 10, 1936) Starring: Al Jolson, Karen Morley --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/waldina/message
Happy 70th Birthday Randall Shilts
August 08, 2021 16:13 - 4 minutes - 2.55 MBToday is the 70th birthday of Randy Shilts, the author of the Harvey Milk biography and the book And The Band Played On, of which I can see my copy as I type this. You absolutely have to read the book and/or watch the film, it is your job as a human to understand, empathize, and learn. Always strive for more understanding. I first read And The Band Played On one Summer at Interlochen, it was before I had any direct connection to HIV/AIDS. Since then, I have worked with, befriended, and l...
"You Only Die Once" - CBS Radio Mystery Theater - August 8, 1974
August 08, 2021 13:00 - 54 minutes - 21.8 MB"You Only Die Once" - CBS Radio Mystery Theater - August 8, 1974 Plot: After being widowed, Marge Miller found love in the arms of her new husband. Her peaceful life is threatened when her ex comes back from the dead demanding his share of the insurance money she received for his death. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/waldina/message
"The Picture of Dorian Gray" - CBS Radio Mystery Theater - August 7, 1974
August 07, 2021 13:00 - 43 minutes - 17.3 MB"The Picture of Dorian Gray" - CBS Radio Mystery Theater - August 7, 1974 Plot: In exchange for eternal youth, a man makes a deal with the devil and gives up his soul. As he is consumed by evil, his portrait changes to mirror the abomination he has become. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/waldina/message
Happy 110th Birthday Lucille Ball
August 06, 2021 15:45 - 15 minutes - 8.92 MBToday is the 110th birthday of Lucille Ball. He comic timing and trailblazing genius has made TV what it is today. The world is a better place because she was in it and still feels the loss that she has left. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://waldina.com/2021/08/06/happy-110th-birthday-lucille-ball/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/waldina/message
Happy 93rd Birthday Andy Warhol
August 06, 2021 15:33 - 9 minutes - 5.68 MBToday is the 93rd birthday of Andy Warhol. Andy Warhol died my junior year of high school. Shortly after that, I became obsessed with him, his life, Interview magazine, but more specifically, his collections. I read every article I could find about the lists of belongings found in his house at the time of his death, the cookie jars, the stacks and stacks of contemporary art by his peers, the art deco furniture, the endless lists. He would go to flea markets every day and collect everything ...
"The Headstrong Corpse" - CBS Radio Mystery Theater - August 6, 1974
August 06, 2021 13:00 - 44 minutes - 17.8 MB"The Headstrong Corpse" - CBS Radio Mystery Theater - August 6, 1974 Plot: After his death, Lord Berly of Moreland is kept in an open crypt by his physicians in deference to his fear of being buried alive. When his body mysteriously vanishes, murder and mayhem become the key facets in this Gothic thriller set in 1874. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/waldina/message
Happy 91st Birthday Neil Armstrong
August 05, 2021 15:10 - 9 minutes - 5.46 MBToday is the 91st birthday of the astronaut Neil Armstrong. The world is a better place because he was in it and still feels the loss that he has left. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://waldina.com/2021/08/05/happy-91st-birthday-neil-armstrong/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/waldina/message
Happy 101st Birthday Charlie Parker
August 05, 2021 15:07 - 12 minutes - 7.07 MBToday is the 101st birthday of the musician Charlie Parker. The world is a better place because he was in it and still feels the loss that he has left. Song: The Bird - Charlie Parker Quartete This episode is also available as a blog post: http://waldina.com/2021/08/05/happy-101st-birthday-charlie-parker/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/waldina/message
"I Thought You Were Dead" - CBS Radio Mystery Theater - August 5, 1974
August 05, 2021 13:00 - 44 minutes - 10.2 MB"I Thought You Were Dead" - CBS Radio Mystery Theater - August 5, 1974 Plot: After murdering her husband and partner, an authoress begins to get phone calls from her deceased spouse. She is tormented by his reminders about who possesses the real talent between them. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/waldina/message
Happy 60th Birthday Barack Obama
August 04, 2021 15:01 - 54 minutes - 31.1 MBToday is the 60th birthday of the 44th president. He is a Nobel Prize, Grammy, and two-time Time Person of the Year winner. We really don’t know what we had until it’s gone sometimes, do we? The world is a better place because he is in it. Includes Obama's Final Speech as President. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://waldina.com/2021/08/04/happy-60th-birthday-barack-obama/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/waldina/message
Happy 120th Birthday Louis Armstrong
August 04, 2021 14:55 - 25 minutes - 14.7 MBToday is the 120th birthday of the musician Louis Armstrong. The world dis a better place because he was in it and still feels the loss that he has left. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://waldina.com/2021/08/04/happy-120th-birthday-louis-armstrong/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/waldina/message
Happy 117th Birthday Dolores del Rio
August 03, 2021 16:06 - 13 minutes - 7.76 MBToday is the 117th birthday of the actress Delores del Rio. Trailblazer. Timeless beauty. The world is a better place because she was in it and still feels the loss that she has left. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://waldina.com/2021/08/03/happy-117th-birthday-dolores-del-rio/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/waldina/message
Happy 121st Birthday John T. Scopes
August 03, 2021 15:59 - 4 minutes - 2.76 MBToday is the 121st birthday of the educator John T. Scopes. He broke the law that forbid the teaching of evolution, which created a national conversation, a trial, and shift in the general understanding of science and it’s importance in public education. The world is a better place because he was in it and still feels the loss that he has left. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://waldina.com/2021/08/03/happy-121st-birthday-john-t-scopes/ --- Send in a voice message: htt...
Happy 97th Birthday James Baldwin
August 03, 2021 04:40 - 7 minutes - 4.53 MBToday is the 97th birthday of the poet James Baldwin. The world is a better place because he was in it and still feels the loss that he has left. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://waldina.com/2021/08/02/happy-97th-birthday-james-baldwin/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/waldina/message
Happy 116th Birthday Myrna Loy
August 03, 2021 04:37 - 10 minutes - 5.77 MBToday is the 116th birthday of Myrna Loy. Her rapid-fire line delivery, unequaled beauty, and dedication to humanitarian causes all add up to make her one the most amazing actresses of her era. I think it is because she lacked a scandal and/or didn’t behave poorly that she is not as widely remembered as Davis, Hepburn, et al. Do yourselves a favor and watch one of her films soon. I suggest the Thin Man series but also, Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream Home is so great. You won’t be disappoint...
"The Hit Man" - CBS Radio Mystery Theater - August 1, 1974
August 01, 2021 13:00 - 44 minutes - 17.6 MB"The Hit Man" - CBS Radio Mystery Theater - August 1, 1974 Plot: A chance meeting with the wife of his next victim changes the mindset of a hired gun. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/waldina/message
"The Only Blood" - CBS Radio Mystery Theater - July 31, 1974
July 31, 2021 13:00 - 44 minutes - 17.9 MB"The Only Blood" - CBS Radio Mystery Theater - July 31, 1974 Plot: After refusing to pay blood money to the local mafia, an immigrant shoe-maker becomes the target of their ire. Angered by their misdeeds, the man hatches a plot for revenge. Meanwhile, the mob leader is torn between business and his daughter's love. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/waldina/message
"Ghost at High Noon" - CBS Radio Mystery Theater - July 29, 1974
July 29, 2021 13:00 - 45 minutes - 18.2 MB"Ghost at High Noon" - CBS Radio Mystery Theater - July 29, 1974 Plot: While on a road trip, two women experience car trouble in the middle of the desert. A strange old man driving an outdated wagon assists them and takes them to the nearest town. The women become suspicious and disturbed when they realize that the townsfolk do not seem to hear them. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/waldina/message
Happy 92nd Birthday Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
July 28, 2021 16:50 - 10 minutes - 6.07 MBToday is the 92nd birthday of Jackie O. She set the standard for the role of the modern First Lady of the United States. She is quoted as saying: “We should all do something to right the wrongs that we see and not just complain about them.” (This was, of course, before facebook and online comments, but we can still do our best to activate it in our lives.) The world is a better place because she was in it and still feels the loss that she has left. This episode is also available as a blog p...
Happy 125th Birthday Barbara La Marr
July 28, 2021 16:48 - 12 minutes - 6.92 MBToday is the 125th birthday of the silent film actress Barbara La Marr. She had more life in her less than thirty years alive than most people do in eighty. The world is a better place because she was in it and still feels the loss that she has left. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://waldina.com/2021/07/28/happy-125th-birthday-barbara-la-marr/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/waldina/message
Happy 112th Birthday Vivian Vance
July 26, 2021 15:31 - 5 minutes - 3.11 MBToday is the 112th birthday of the actress Vivian Vance. She didn’t make Lucy funny, she made her funnier. She was the point of reference, the voice of reason, the control group with which we were able to judge just how crazy Lucy was. She was doing what we would be doing if we were in the scene: questioning and cautioning, but eventually being persuaded to join in the scheme. The world is a better place because she was in it and still feels the loss that she has left. This episode is ...
Happy 93rd Birthday Stanley Kubrick
July 26, 2021 15:29 - 6 minutes - 6.45 MBToday is the 93rd birthday of the film director Stanley Kubrick. You know and love his films, I specifically love 2001 and The Shining, but Clockwork Orange is great, and, and… His vision and direction gave us something different and very interesting. The world is a better place because he was in it and still feels the loss that he has left. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://waldina.com/2021/07/26/happy-93rd-birthday-stanley-kubrick/ --- Send in a voice message: htt...
Happy 127th Birthday Aldous Huxley
July 26, 2021 15:26 - 12 minutes - 7.2 MBToday is the 127th birthday of the author, Aldous Huxley. I first started reading his books at Interlochen Center for the Arts the summer of 1989. The library was in a stone building, cool in temperature and cool in aesthetics. That summer, I read Brave New World and Brave New World Revisited. I was transported. Later, I read somewhere that his writing has inspired a lot of people that I find to be visionaries, it was great to understand a bit more of their inspirational foundations. T...
Happy 80th Birthday Emmett Till
July 25, 2021 15:02 - 10 minutes - 5.83 MBToday is the 80th birthday of Emmett Till. His lynching and his mother’s decision to have an open casket funeral, thus exposing the extent of the damages to her 14 year old son, was one of the major catalysts for the Civil Rights Movement. The story is in the headlines even now. The world is a better place because he was in it and still feels the loss that he has left. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://waldina.com/2021/07/25/happy-80th-birthday-emmett-till/ --- Send i...
"My Sister Death" - CBS Radio Mystery Theater - July 25, 1974
July 25, 2021 13:00 - 42 minutes - 17.2 MB"My Sister Death" - CBS Radio Mystery Theater - July 25, 1974 Plot: A twisted and humorous tale about a woman's attempts to drive her sister to madness. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/waldina/message
Happy 124th Birthday Amelia Earhart
July 24, 2021 15:53 - 11 minutes - 6.35 MBToday is the 124th birthday of aviatrix Amelia Earhart. Mystery surrounding her last trip exists to this day, with theories and evidence leading to the belief that she survived the on an island well off her intended course. The world is a better place because she was in it and still feels the loss that she has left. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://waldina.com/2021/07/24/happy-124th-birthday-amelia-earhart/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.co...
Happy 121st Birthday Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald
July 24, 2021 15:49 - 8 minutes - 4.94 MBToday is the 121st birthday of Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald. Even as I type, I can identify several biographies on my bookshelf where she is either the main subject or a key player. I can see a paperback copy of her only published novel Save Me The Waltz and an entire set of novels written by her husband. Today, I learned that she went to school with Tallulah Bankhead. Two women I admire being childhood friends makes me feel consistent. The world is a better place because she was in it and still f...
"Adam's Astral Self" - CBS Radio Mystery Theater - July 23, 1974
July 23, 2021 13:00 - 43 minutes - 17.6 MB"Adam's Astral Self" - CBS Radio Mystery Theater - July 23, 1974 Plot: The ability to project his spiritual self to other places while asleep annoys Adam Farr's wife to no end. When she finally leaves him, he comes up with the perfect plan to woo her. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/waldina/message
Happy 132nd Birthday James Whale
July 22, 2021 15:34 - 11 minutes - 6.47 MBToday is the 132nd birthday of the film director James Whale. He directed several of the original Frankenstein films and Sir Ian McKellen played him in a movie about him. That is a hell of a mark to leave. The world is a better place because he was in it and still feels the loss that he has left. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://waldina.com/2021/07/22/happy-132nd-birthday-james-whale/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/waldina/message
"The Deadly Process" - CBS Radio Mystery Theater - July 22, 1974
July 22, 2021 13:00 - 43 minutes - 17.5 MB"The Deadly Process" - CBS Radio Mystery Theater - July 22, 1974 Plot: In order to save his job and further his career, an unskilled engineer pilfers the secret to a revolutionary process from an old friend. Now he must lie, cheat and bribe his way through life in a desperate bid to keep his new-found status. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/waldina/message
Happy 122nd Birthday Ernest Hemingway
July 21, 2021 14:45 - 8 minutes - 4.77 MBToday is the 122nd birthday of the writer Ernest Hemingway. Nobel Prize winner, war correspondent, sustained a shrapnel injury, was in two plane crashes (2 days apart), four wives, three children, notorious drinker, the subject of multiple postage stamps around the world and wrote 19 books and 3 plays. That’s a lot of life. The world is a better place because he was in it and still feels the loss that he has left. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://waldina.com/2021/07/2...