Podcasts Culture Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: Alistair Cooke's Letter from America Rediscovered
Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: Alistair Cooke's Letter from America Rediscovered

Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: Alistair Cooke's Letter from America Rediscovered

42 episodes

Highlights from lost recordings from the 1970 and 80s.


Podcasts

The 1970s

Published: March 30, 2014, 10 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 57 minutes 48 seconds

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Soviets need soap, December 1989

Published: Dec. 8, 1989, 3:17 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 21 seconds

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Yellowstone National Park, 1988

Published: Sept. 9, 1988, 2:12 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 44 seconds

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Nancy Reagan's astrologer, 1988

Published: May 27, 1988, 2:06 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 53 seconds

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The Augusta National, 1988

Published: April 15, 1988, 2 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 19 seconds

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Papal visit, September 1987

Published: Sept. 11, 1987, 1:55 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 4 seconds

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The national anthem, 1986

Published: July 18, 1987, 1:22 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 43 seconds

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Fred Astaire, 1987

Published: June 26, 1987, 1:39 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 18 seconds

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Voters believe Reagan lied, December 1986

Published: Dec. 12, 1986, 2:29 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 25 seconds

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Sounding American, 1986

Published: June 27, 1986, 1:16 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 17 seconds

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Yakima Canutt, 1986

Published: May 30, 1986, 1:11 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 27 seconds

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Loans warning on economy, January 1986

Published: Jan. 24, 1986, 2:02 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 15 seconds

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The computer age, 1985

Published: Nov. 29, 1985, 1:57 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 9 seconds

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Limousine envy, 1985

Published: Oct. 25, 1985, 12:51 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 48 seconds

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Summer's end, September 1985

Published: Sept. 13, 1985, 12:44 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 39 seconds

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Simpler taxes suggested by president, 1985

Published: May 31, 1985, 12:30 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 2 seconds

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James Mason remembered, 1984

Published: Aug. 10, 1984, 12:18 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 25 seconds

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Beware stereotypes, 1984

Published: June 1, 1984, 12:13 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 3 seconds

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Smiley Ratliff's escape bid, 1984

Published: March 9, 1984, 1:06 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 53 seconds

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Chernenko is Soviet leader, 1984

Published: Feb. 17, 1984, 1 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 29 seconds

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Joe Polowsky's funeral, 1983

Published: Dec. 2, 1983, 12:52 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 3 seconds

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Fear of appeasement, 1983

Published: Feb. 4, 1983, 12:46 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 24 seconds

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The Dull Men's Club, 1982

Published: Dec. 24, 1982, 12:40 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 39 seconds

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Vietnam veterans' memorial, 1982

Published: Nov. 12, 1982, 11:59 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 33 seconds

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Roosevelt 100th anniversary, 1982

Published: Feb. 5, 1982, 11:53 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 50 seconds

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Illegal immigration, 1981

Published: Sept. 25, 1981, 10:34 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 14 seconds

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Remembering Jack Thum, 1981

Published: May 1, 1981, 10:27 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 14 seconds

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Reagan budget-cutting campaign, 1981

Published: April 24, 1981, 10:21 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 28 seconds

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Columbia space shuttle, 1981

Published: April 17, 1981, 10:13 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 25 seconds

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A meeting of minds, 1981

Published: Feb. 20, 1981, 11:07 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 43 seconds

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Reagan chooses cabinet, 1981

Published: Jan. 9, 1981, 11 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 40 seconds

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The World Series gets the vote, 1980

Published: Oct. 17, 1980, 9:53 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 8 seconds

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John Wayne obituary, 1979

Published: June 15, 1979, 2:26 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 57 seconds

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Muhammad Ali, September 1978

Published: Sept. 22, 1978, 12:16 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 15 seconds

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Ten years after Tet, February 1978

Published: Feb. 24, 1978, 12:57 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 31 seconds

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Death of Elvis, August 1977

Published: Aug. 19, 1977, 10:53 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 50 seconds

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Frost/Nixon TV interviews, May 1977

Published: May 6, 1977, 10:23 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 53 seconds

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Carter Playboy interview, September 1976

Published: Sept. 24, 1976, 10:07 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 9 seconds

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Patty Hearst arrest, 1975

Published: Sept. 26, 1975, 9:49 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 15 seconds

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Tax exiles, July 1975

Published: July 4, 1975, 9:34 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 22 seconds

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Women's Lib, 1975

Published: March 21, 1975, 4:55 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 25 seconds

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Nixon's resignation speech, August 1974

Published: Aug. 16, 1974, 4:40 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 15 seconds

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