The Lively Arts
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Gilbert Seldes
Jazz on TV; Marian Anderson's tour of the Orient; Louis Armstrong on TV. Jan 1, 1957
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[Pablo Picasso and George Bernard Shaw]
Picasso thought Abraham Lincoln was Jewish. Sep 10, 1956
![[Pablo Picasso and George Bernard Shaw]](https://media.wnyc.org/i/100/100/c/85/photologue/photos/pablo_picasso_1.jpg)
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[CBS coverage of Democratic National Convention]
This episode is from the WNYC archives. It may contain language which is no longer politically or socially appropriate. Seldes discusses a recent CBS coverage of the Democratic Nation... Aug 25, 1956
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[Do novelists present a true picture of the times in which they live]
This episode is from the WNYC archives. It may contain language which is no longer politically or socially appropriate. Prefaces his talk explaining that he had been criticized for so... Aug 13, 1956
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[Sexual behavior in the American movie]
This episode is from the WNYC archives. It may contain language which is no longer politically or socially appropriate. Talks about sexual behavior in the American movies. A great cha... Aug 5, 1956
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[Theater and television]
This episode is from the WNYC archives. It may contain language which is no longer politically or socially appropriate. Seldes opens with an announcement that the circus will be closi... Aug 5, 1956
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[The nature of jokes and the role of broadcasters]
The title is funnier than the research. Jul 29, 1956
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[Why people will go to see a bad movie faster than a good one]
This episode is from the WNYC archives. It may contain language which is no longer politically or socially appropriate. Gilbert Seldes reads a 30-year-old letter to him by Arthur L. M... Jul 25, 1956
![[Why people will go to see a bad movie faster than a good one]](https://media.wnyc.org/i/100/100/l/85/photologue/photos/gilbertSeldes.jpg)
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[Response to a letter from a listener]
This episode is from the WNYC archives. It may contain language which is no longer politically or socially appropriate. Reads a letter from a listener and then responds. Person talks ... Jul 22, 1956
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[Cybernetics and engineering]
This episode is from the WNYC archives. It may contain language which is no longer politically or socially appropriate. Gilbert Seldes discusses the new world of science... cybernetic... Jul 8, 1956