
Fishko Files
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Vast Wasteland
60 years ago, a still-celebrated speech rocked the world of broadcast television. May 7, 2021
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Empire State: Going Up
At 102 stories, the Empire State Building's height is only one of the ways it towered over all the rest. Apr 30, 2021
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Stanwyck & Co.
From the archives: Barbara Stanwyck was just one of a generation of Hollywood actresses who worked fiercely to hold onto their eccentricities of style, stance and voice. Apr 23, 2021
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Poets' Voices
From the archives: What's the connection between a poet's speaking voice and the poems they create? Apr 16, 2021
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Peter and the Wolf
Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf has been recorded and performed countless times - but the millions of children who listened over the years only knew part of the story. Apr 9, 2021
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Bernstein, Made for TV
From the archives: In the early, intrepid days of live TV, Leonard Bernstein brought classical music to the masses. Apr 2, 2021
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Sibling Harmony
From the archives: The tradition of siblings performing together is as old as song. Mar 26, 2021
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Changes
A hundred years ago, a popular song appeared at a time similar to our own - when people desperately wanted to 'move on' from crisis. Mar 19, 2021
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Michael Rabin
From the archives: The classical music prodigy was a phenomenal player - with a tragic story. Mar 12, 2021
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James M. Cain
From the archives: Cain's books provided 1940s Hollywood with plenty of material for its dark dramas. Mar 5, 2021