Podcast di 1950s

Today I will review two science fiction radio drama episodes from two different radio shows. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/edward-franklin-german/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/edward-franklin-german/support

This is another experimental video podcast—no script and unedited. I am just talking about the show and using it to promote myself. The video is available on Spotify and all other platforms are in audio only. I will upload it to my Instagram and YouTube accounts. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/edward-franklin-german/messageSupport t…

This episode I will discuss the movie Target Earth and the short story Deadly City that it was based on. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/edward-franklin-german/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/edward-franklin-german/support

This clip is a pervious podcast/videocast. I am working some tech issues and I am working on getting my vidcast uploaded to Spotify. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/edward-franklin-german/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/edward-franklin-german/support

This is a second attempt to create a podcast vid using Riverside FM. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/edward-franklin-german/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/edward-franklin-german/support

This is my first Vidcast using Riverside.FM as the platform. It is simply an experimental video that is raw and unedited. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/edward-franklin-german/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/edward-franklin-german/support

Today I will review the 1950 sci-fi movie Rocketship X-M, one of the earliest sci-fi movies released during the 50s. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/edward-franklin-german/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/edward-franklin-german/support

I am just letting my listeners know I am still here and active. I haven't been able to work on my show in a while, however a new one is in the works. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/edward-franklin-german/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/edward-franklin-german/support

I will discuss the comic book, Keyton of the Star Patrol which appeared in, Stange Worlds comics, published by Altas in 1950. I have mentioned Keyton before in season 1 episode 3. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/edward-franklin-german/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/edward-franklin-german/support…

In today's episode of the show, I will review two episodes of Dimeson X. A science fiction radio drama that aired in the early 50s on the NBC radio network. It was the precursor to X-Munis-One and had some of the same stories. I will discuss the very first episode Outer Limit aired on April 8, 1950, and the 13th show A Logic named Joe aired on July…

Today I will review the 1957 science fiction movie, Kronos. Kronos is a b-grade 50s sci-fi movie that has obtained minor cult status among sci-fi fans. It has one of the most unusual alien monsters ever shown in a 50s b film. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/edward-franklin-german/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/edward-…

In this episode, I will discuss one of the earliest works of sci-fi author Philip K. Dick. The man who Japed is his second novel published by Ace in 1956 and was a part of an Ace double back book. I am familiar with the work of PKD via the various movies that have been made around his novels and short stories. I have never read any of his work unti…

This is not a standard episode of my show but rather a new mic demo for the podcast. It is non-scripted and not edited. Please feel free to give me feedback in your comments. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/edward-franklin-german/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/edward-franklin-german/support…

In this episode, I will examine the culture of civil defense that existed in the 50s. Many Americas believed that with proper planning, the US would survive an Atomic attack. I will review two TV presentations from the 50s that convey that perspective. First up is Atomic Attack, a fictional account of a suburban housewife surviving an attack. The s…

Today I will discuss one of my all-time favorite science fiction movies from the 1950s. This Island Earth released in 1955 starting with Rex Reason, Jeff Morrow, and Fath Demorque. This is no b-grade flick but an A-list science fiction story that is more a thinking man's movie than mindless fun. I recently did a mini-review as a contributor to anot…

In this episode of the show, I will be discussing two short fiction stories published in 1955. The first is Shill printed in The Worlds of IF, second story The Girl in Tube 14 printed in Fantastic Science Fiction. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/edward-franklin-german/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/edward-franklin-ger…

In this episode of the podcast, I will be reviewing the sci-fi/horror movie Creature with the Atom Brain. This 1955 creature feature stars Richard Denning as a forensic scientist who works to stop an army of Atomic Monsters. It's a neat 50s sci-fi movie that advertises that it is based on real science. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm…

In this episode, I will talk about 1950s sci-fi pulp magazines and novels. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/edward-franklin-german/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/edward-franklin-german/support

In this episode, I will talk more about 50s sci-fi shows. The Adventures of Superman and Captain Zero. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/edward-franklin-german/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/edward-franklin-german/support

In this episode, I will review the 1954 science fiction movie Riders to the Stars. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/edward-franklin-german/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/edward-franklin-german/support

In this episode, I will discuss comics from the 1950s. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/edward-franklin-german/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/edward-franklin-german/support

In the episode of my podcast, I will take a look at 50s science fiction TV shows. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/edward-franklin-german/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/edward-franklin-german/support

In this episode, I will be discussing 1950s sci-fi radio dramas such as X-minus-one and Dimension X. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/edward-franklin-german/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/edward-franklin-german/support

This episode is an introduction to the podcast. This podcast will cover 1950s sci-f TV, movies, and literature. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/edward-franklin-german/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/edward-franklin-german/support

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The very first episode of 1950s PODCAST PROJECT!

An eyewitness account of the assassination of Bobby Kennedy on June 5, 1968 in Los Angeles, and the collective-guilt aftermath for America.Di BBC Radio 4

The national mood begins to change over the Vietnam war - how America began to move from early indifference to the recognition of a nightmare.Di BBC Radio 4

Senator Jacob Javits' parking fine, Mayor Lindsay and the water commissioner, and a President Truman Christmas story.Di BBC Radio 4

Democracy demonstrated - how the President of the United States had to make way for Mr Meyer Sugarman's wedding night.Di BBC Radio 4

The Watts riots in Los Angeles - were they an uprising by black Americans angry at their treatment or simply criminally motivated looting and violence?Di BBC Radio 4

How the debacle of the Cassius Clay–Sonny Liston boxing prize fight tarnished one of the elements of American culture - sportsmanshipDi BBC Radio 4

President Lyndon B Johnson's inauguration for his own full first term, and some earlier notable inaugurations, including Washington and Jefferson's.Di BBC Radio 4

The assassination of John F Kennedy, the first president of the television age, and the style, grace and fun he brought to the White House.Di BBC Radio 4

How New York construction was brought to a halt by the Electrician's Union strike, and why the computer or 'the big brain' will soon change how people work.Di BBC Radio 4

Alistair Cooke remembers Lindsay Wellington, the BBC head who came up with the idea of weekly letters to help people in the UK understand American life in 1946.Di BBC Radio 4

A tribute to American Pianist William Kappell, the best pianist of his generation, and what music means to Americans.Di BBC Radio 4

How a new daily diet of television in America is changing people's lives, as reported by Alistair Cooke.Di BBC Radio 4

A fragment preserved from Cooke's talk, reflecting on the importance of democratic capitalism and a free economy to Americans.Di BBC Radio 4