http://fromthevaultradio.org/home A New Program from the Pacifica Radio Archives Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:19:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This week on From the Vault, we will listen to more from our 1968 Revolution Rewind Preservation and Access Initiative and the volatile confrontations at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. As the stage is set and the nation looks toward the Democrats convening in Denver and the Republicans ... http://fromthevaultradio.org/home/2008/08/07/ftv-118-1968-democratic-national-convention/ This week, From the Vault continues with Part 2 of a special conventions documentary... "This documentary sets a new high water mark for the preservation of informative insights. Like Pacifica's history, it shines on the front line of freedom." ~Molefi Kete Asante - Author of Erasing Racism and The Survival of ... http://fromthevaultradio.org/home/2008/07/31/ftv-117-a-passel-of-pomp-and-a-circus-of-circumstance-part-2/ "This documentary sets a new high water mark for the preservation of informative insights. Like Pacifica's history, it shines on the front line of freedom." ~Molefi Kete Asante - Author of Erasing Racism and The Survival of the American Nation The various political parties of the American political system are rallying ... http://fromthevaultradio.org/home/2008/07/25/ftv-116-a-passel-of-pomp-and-a-circus-of-circumstance-part-1/ "Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free." ~Jim Morrison (1943-1971) This week we'll get a little better acquainted with the short life of rock star, poet, and icon Jim Morrison with the help of a beautiful ... http://fromthevaultradio.org/home/2008/07/18/ftv-115-jim-morrison-poet/ This week on From the Vault, we celebrate the 90th birthday (July 18th) of Nelson Mandela by paying tribute to three prominent South African leaders. Rhodesia came into existence as a colonial slave state, established during the halcyon days of the British Raj. A quick glance at a modern world ... http://fromthevaultradio.org/home/2008/07/11/ftv-114-south-africa-a-lesson-of-freedom/ "The day I graduated from high scool I was asked what I wanted to be and I said a clown... I was saying a great truth because I think there is a lot of the clown in me... to laugh at yourself is a great thing." ~Henry Miller (1891-1980) Henry Miller is ... http://fromthevaultradio.org/home/2008/07/03/ftv-113-henry-miller/ This week, Pacifica Radio Archives and From the Vault celebrate the life of groundbreaking comedian and 1st Amendment-champion George Carlin, who passed away on June 22, 2008 "And bastard you can say, and hell, and damn, so I have to figure out which ones you couldn't ever -- and it came ... http://fromthevaultradio.org/home/2008/06/27/ftv-112-pacifica-radio-remembers-george-carlin/ Our exploration of historic recordings featuring great film talents of Hollywood continues on this week's episode of From the Vault -- this time, we'll hear from Alfred Hitchcock, Dame Edith Evans, Anthony Harvey, Seymore Cassell, and Alan Arkin. The man who became known as the Master of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, ... http://fromthevaultradio.org/home/2008/06/20/111-hitchcock-and-hollywood-1968/ This week on From the Vault, we decided to explore the art of cinema from the perspective of the Pacifica Radio Archives; as we began research for this program some time ago, we intended to explore the thoughts of every film director recorded within our collection; of course, we found ... http://fromthevaultradio.org/home/2008/06/14/110-french-filmmaker-jean-renoir/ Hey, Curtis Metcalf here -- we're gonna have some fun on this edition of From the Vault... When I began volunteering at the Pacifica Radio Archives in 2002, I saw an opportunity to contribute to Pacifica by helping make important programs from Pacifica's rich broadcast history available to a wide ... http://fromthevaultradio.org/home/2008/06/06/ftv-110-highlights-of-the-san-diego-folk-festival-1974-1977/