John Passmore

John Passmore appears in the following:

A Tour of 1970s Central Park

Monday, August 11, 2014

WNYC
A Casual Summertime Journey Through a Sprawling Municipal Treasure
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Some of the Most Flawless Women on WNYC's Airwaves

Wednesday, April 30, 2014

It’s history. It’s women. Bow down.

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Listen to Rare, Beautiful Music from the Robeson Archives

Monday, April 28, 2014

WNYC
In 1976, Paul Robeson Jr. came to the WNYC studios to share rare recordings from his father's influential life and singing career.
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Happy Earth Day - Now Move Your Car

Monday, April 21, 2014

WNYC
On the first Earth Day - that would be April 22, 1970 - Mayor John V. Lindsay implores New Yorkers to be more thoughtful with their parking.
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A Walking Tour of Don Draper's New York

Friday, April 11, 2014

WNYC

The year is 1971. Manhattan's Fur District is booming and Mad Men's Don Draper is about to enter a decade of possibilities (or not).

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Why Are These Men Twisting a Fish?

Thursday, April 03, 2014

WNYC
Exploring the lively scene of the 1960s Fulton Fish Market
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How to Cook a Heart on Valentine's Day

Thursday, February 13, 2014

WNYC

Start your Valentine's night off right with these 1950s WNYC beef heart recipes.

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When Weed Grew Wild in Williamsburg

Thursday, January 23, 2014

WNYC
In 1951, marijuana grew everywhere, with seven foot high plants sprouting in fields from Williamsburg to Cobble Hill to East New York.
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Robert Indiana's Complicated LOVE Affair

Monday, January 06, 2014

WNYC
On this week's Weekend Edition, Robert Indiana called his iconic LOVE sculpture 'a terrible mistake', but in this 1971 conversation from the archives, he seemed much more optimistic a...
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The Ghosts of Mayors Past Advise de Blasio on Dealing with Snow

Thursday, January 02, 2014

WNYC
Listen to clips of past New York City mayors talking about snowstorms. 
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Sun Ra's Omniverse

Thursday, October 31, 2013

WNYC
Sun Ra was certainly one of the more colorful characters in the history of Jazz.
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Like Talking on the Phone but a Thousand Times More Thrilling!

Friday, September 27, 2013

WNYC

Listen to a 1940s five-inch transcription disc recording from the highest coin operated booth in the world - the Voice-O-Graph automatic voice recorder on the 86th floor of the Empire State Building.

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The Evil in Eavesdropping

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

WNYC

Long before FISA and PRISM, New York State politicians struggled with maintaining the delicate balance between personal privacy and public safety.  

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Monte Irvin and Recollections on Negro League Baseball

Tuesday, February 05, 2013

WNYC
The 'Negro Leagues' remembered.
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Gran' Pop Has a Touch of the Flu, 1951

Friday, January 11, 2013

WNYC
Not much has changed in the last 60 years when it comes to advice about staying healthy.
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Sol Yurick on Reader's Almanac, 1979

Monday, January 07, 2013

WNYC
Yurick talks about heroism and how cultural archetypes shape our collective unconscious, sometimes to the detriment of the perception of plain facts.
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Jazz Great Pete La Roca on Around New York

Monday, December 03, 2012

WNYC

Host Steve Sullivan brings legendary jazz drummer Pete La Roca onto Around New York for an interview about a life and career in jazz. 

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Will Barnet on WNYC: 40 Years Ago Today

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

WNYC
"I look at portraiture painting as a work of art, not as portraiture."
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Utah Phillips, Will Rogers, and Tall Tales of America's First Radio Broadcast

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

WNYC
The ultimate raconteur spins some tall tales live on our airwaves.
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Early Electronic Music on WNYC

Wednesday, October 03, 2012

WNYC

In this 1974 episode of Musicale, Hubert S. Howe, Jr., selects a few original electronic music compositions synthesized at Queens College. Howe was one of the earliest progenitors of computer music.

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