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- Tripp Sommer
- Username: sommert
- Location: Eugene, OR
- Joined PRX: Mar 21, 2004
Piece Information
- "1968"
- Summary: Our interview features Mark Kurlansky who joins host Bryan Le Beau to discuss just what made 1968 "the year that rocked the world," and Robert Brent Toplin reflects on why opposition to the war in Iraq seems muted in comparison to the Vietnam era.
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Review of 1968
Tripp Sommer
Posted on August 14, 2005 at 02:23 PM
"Talking History, 1968", begins by telling the listener it is a production of the Organization of American Historians. Get ready for factoids galore! Bryan LeBeau is comfortable and engaging as host of the half hour. He also knows his historical stuff.
Familiar songs of the era (often not by the performer of record) are used effectively to keep the show moving, and it sometimes needs that extra push. A guest commentary comparing the public's response to VietNam and Iraq doesn't really break new ground. And a review of a website about The Pill seems to work here primarily *because this is a historian-produced show. Overall I found "Talking History" interesting and engaging. I'll check out others to see if they would work well on our station as a special program.