NPR: Playback Podcast http://www.npr.org Copyright 2007 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 en 25 years ago. Don't really remember what happened? Or maybe you weren't even around then. Each month, NPR Playback combs the NPR radio archives to connect past with present. Hosted by Kerry Thompson. NPR,NPR,Playback,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air NPR no http://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/thumbnail/icon_510092.jpg NPR: Playback Podcast http://www.npr.org Thu, 02 May 2013 13:53:37 -0400 NPR Playback: May 1988 We've resurfaced from the brand new NPR archives, with some timeless stories from May 1988.  Richard Nixon gives political advice to the '88 Republican Presidential nominees, filmmaker Robert Altman shares insights on the creative process, Leo Kottke goes New age and Dr. John joins Terry Gross in the studio to do the thing only he can do.  

]]> Thu, 02 May 2013 13:53:37 -0400 http://www.npr.org http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510092/180595426/npr_180595426.mp3 We've resurfaced from the brand new NPR archives, with some timeless stories from May 1988.  Richard Nixon gives political advice to the '88 Republican Presidential nominees, filmmaker Robert Altman shares insights on the creative process, Leo Kottke goes New age and Dr. John joins Terry Gross in the studio to do the thing only he can do.  

]]> NPR,NPR,Playback,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 36:29 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ NPR Playback: February 1988 This month's Playback features a treasure trove of funny stuff from February 1988.  Terry Gross interviews  comedian Jackie Mason, cartoonist Lynda Barry talks to Renee Montagne about love, and "the monosexual" comes to town.

]]> Wed, 27 Feb 2013 22:23:34 -0500 http://www.npr.org http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510092/173106961/npr_173106961.mp3 This month's Playback features a treasure trove of funny stuff from February 1988.  Terry Gross interviews  comedian Jackie Mason, cartoonist Lynda Barry talks to Renee Montagne about love, and "the monosexual" comes to town.

]]> NPR,NPR,Playback,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 37:05 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ NPR Playback: January 1988 It's January and a great time to take a fresh look at all that is 1988!  This month we feature an interview with Matt Groening, the creator of "The Simpsons," who reveals what's really underneath Marge's bouffant.  We also hear from singer songwriter T-Bone Burnett, writer Vertamae Grovosnor, and Harry Shearer moonlighting as a Banana Association spokesman. 

]]> Tue, 29 Jan 2013 14:57:49 -0500 http://www.npr.org http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510092/170580622/npr_170580622.mp3 It's January and a great time to take a fresh look at all that is 1988!  This month we feature an interview with Matt Groening, the creator of "The Simpsons," who reveals what's really underneath Marge's bouffant.  We also hear from singer songwriter T-Bone Burnett, writer Vertamae Grovosnor, and Harry Shearer moonlighting as a Banana Association spokesman. 

]]> NPR,NPR,Playback,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 30:48 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ NPR Playback: December 1987 It's a special year-ender episode of Playback!  We relive memorable news headlines of 1987, visit with comedian Jonathan Winters, and hear "The Blue Moose," an original holiday radio comedy featuring star turns from Nina Totenburg, Susan Stamberg, and Daniel Schorr as "The Moose."  

]]> Fri, 21 Dec 2012 18:26:34 -0500 http://www.npr.org http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510092/167833022/npr_167833022.mp3 It's a special year-ender episode of Playback!  We relive memorable news headlines of 1987, visit with comedian Jonathan Winters, and hear "The Blue Moose," an original holiday radio comedy featuring star turns from Nina Totenburg, Susan Stamberg, and Daniel Schorr as "The Moose."  

]]> NPR,NPR,Playback,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 34:25 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ NPR Playback: November 1987 This month we celebrate radio in all its glory with a nod to the 9th anniversary of Morning Edition, a story about underground radio stations during the Vietnam war and Scott Simon takes a trip to the Kinsey Institute for a profile of Alfred Kinsey, the biologist who became famous for his research on human sexuality.  

]]> Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:03:04 -0500 http://www.npr.org http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510092/166088517/npr_166088517.mp3 This month we celebrate radio in all its glory with a nod to the 9th anniversary of Morning Edition, a story about underground radio stations during the Vietnam war and Scott Simon takes a trip to the Kinsey Institute for a profile of Alfred Kinsey, the biologist who became famous for his research on human sexuality.  

]]> NPR,NPR,Playback,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 39:14 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ NPR Playback: October 1987 In this October episode of Playback, we time travel 50 years ago to the Cuban Missile Crisis, fast forward twenty five years to experience the Black Monday stock market crash of 1987, celebrate the edgy humor of Comedian Jackie Mason, and listen to a creepy Halloween story by cartoonist Gary Larson.

]]> Sun, 07 Oct 2012 17:24:29 -0400 http://www.npr.org http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510092/162476809/npr_162476809.mp3 In this October episode of Playback, we time travel 50 years ago to the Cuban Missile Crisis, fast forward twenty five years to experience the Black Monday stock market crash of 1987, celebrate the edgy humor of Comedian Jackie Mason, and listen to a creepy Halloween story by cartoonist Gary Larson.

]]> halloween,cuban,mason,crisis,missile,jackie,NPR,NPR,Playback,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 34:35 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ NPR Playback: August 1987

This month on Playback Elvis is back in the building and summer 1987 is on its way out. Author Nora Ephron reads her short story "Insider Trading," actress Carrie Fisher talks about growing up in Hollywood and we have an astonishing report on a rise in alien abductions.  


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This month on Playback Elvis is back in the building and summer 1987 is on its way out. Author Nora Ephron reads her short story "Insider Trading," actress Carrie Fisher talks about growing up in Hollywood and we have an astonishing report on a rise in alien abductions.  


]]> alien,carrie,nora,fisher,elvis,presley,abductions,ephron,NPR,NPR,Playback,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 33:09 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ NPR Playback: July 1987 It's hats off to summer 1987 on this month's Playback.  NPR's Scott Simon interviews the popular ice cream duo Ben & Jerry, the Telstar Satelite turns 25, Snow White (the movie) turns 50 and film director John Waters rekindles his passion for the drive-in movie. 

]]> Tue, 31 Jul 2012 10:24:30 -0400 http://www.npr.org http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510092/157647440/npr_157647440.mp3 It's hats off to summer 1987 on this month's Playback.  NPR's Scott Simon interviews the popular ice cream duo Ben & Jerry, the Telstar Satelite turns 25, Snow White (the movie) turns 50 and film director John Waters rekindles his passion for the drive-in movie. 

]]> john,ben,waters,snow,white,jerry,telstar,NPR,NPR,Playback,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 31:12 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ NPR Playback: June 1983 (Repeat) It's the Crazy Time Warp edition of Playback with stories from June 1983.  Comedian Jack Paar talks about how he was on the air when the martians landed during the War of the Worlds broadcast in 1938, the Grateful Dead is officially deemed retro, Sally Ride becomes the first American Woman in space… and Frank Mankewicz remembers the life of Robert F. Kennedy.

]]> Fri, 29 Jun 2012 18:32:12 -0400 http://www.npr.org http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510092/156016955/npr_156016955.mp3 (Repeat) It's the Crazy Time Warp edition of Playback with stories from June 1983.  Comedian Jack Paar talks about how he was on the air when the martians landed during the War of the Worlds broadcast in 1938, the Grateful Dead is officially deemed retro, Sally Ride becomes the first American Woman in space… and Frank Mankewicz remembers the life of Robert F. Kennedy.

]]> NPR,NPR,Playback,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 29:25 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ NPR Playback: May 1987 This month we unlock mysteries of the universe – and celebrate the 25th anniversary of Fresh Air as Terry Gross interviews comedian Harry Shearer.  Actor James Earl Jones lends some insight on how he overcame a serious speech impediment, singer Rosemary Clooney chats about her pal Irving Berlin, and Charles Lindbergh, the aviator, speaks!

]]> Wed, 30 May 2012 11:30:45 -0400 http://www.npr.org http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510092/153989922/npr_153989922.mp3 This month we unlock mysteries of the universe – and celebrate the 25th anniversary of Fresh Air as Terry Gross interviews comedian Harry Shearer.  Actor James Earl Jones lends some insight on how he overcame a serious speech impediment, singer Rosemary Clooney chats about her pal Irving Berlin, and Charles Lindbergh, the aviator, speaks!

]]> james,terry,jones,earl,harry,gross,shearer,NPR,NPR,Playback,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 32:00 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ NPR Playback: April 1987 In this special "What's in a Name" edition of Playback we practice saying Sylvia Poggioli's name, enjoy some commonly misunderstood song lyrics and listen to interviews with Gregory Peck and Duke Ellington.

]]> Tue, 01 May 2012 11:27:43 -0400 http://www.npr.org http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510092/151767771/npr_151767771.mp3 In this special "What's in a Name" edition of Playback we practice saying Sylvia Poggioli's name, enjoy some commonly misunderstood song lyrics and listen to interviews with Gregory Peck and Duke Ellington.

]]> NPR,NPR,Playback,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 32:05 no NPR http://www.npr.org/ NPR Playback: March 1987 It’s March, 1987 – and time for some quarter century soul searching.  Former first lady Betty Ford talks to Susan Stamberg about her addiction to drugs, and alcohol, commentator Jeff O’Brien reveals that he’s clueless without his wife and Naomi and Wynona Judd talk to Noah Adams about how they discovered country music.  


]]> Thu, 29 Mar 2012 11:10:12 -0400 http://www.npr.org http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/510092/149612129/npr_149612129.mp3 It’s March, 1987 – and time for some quarter century soul searching.  Former first lady Betty Ford talks to Susan Stamberg about her addiction to drugs, and alcohol, commentator Jeff O’Brien reveals that he’s clueless without his wife and Naomi and Wynona Judd talk to Noah Adams about how they discovered country music.  


]]> NPR,NPR,Playback,Washington,District of Columbia,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air 29:50 no NPR http://www.npr.org/