"..Lights and Wires in a Box:"(JAN 2012 UPDATE AND REMIX) or.. Jon Stewart is NOT the new Edward R Murrow ...or ...Why Humorists are NOT Journalists
From: Paul Fischer
Series: What's the Frequency, Kenneth? a newsical series
Length: 56:00
This is a stand-alone episode of the series "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" Besides narration and the music listed below, this piece also contains pertinent soundbites including... Edward R. Murrow from the RTNDA in 1958 and See It Now...Dan Rather from Free Press. Net... House Speaker John Boehner from C-Span, Leslie Stahl and John Boehner from 60 Min...David Letterman and Brian Williams from The Late Show. Soundbites in the Tucson aftermath segments include Jon Stewart from The Daily Show, Bill Kurtis, Sarah Palin, President Obama at the memorial service in Tucson and Gabby Giffords.. from C-Span.
Also in the What's the Frequency, Kenneth? a newsical series series
Student Loan Debts and Other Disasters ( IRS, AP, etc)
(56:46)
From: Paul Fischer
With the White House under fire on 3 fronts...Benghazi, IRS abuses and the Dept. of Justice obtaining phone records from and to the Associated Press in a secret investigation ...
Here's Your Hat. What's Your Hurry. ( It's official: C-Span starts coverage of Campaign 2016...an...
(58:40)
From: Paul Fischer
From The Beltway... to Chris Christie's beltsize... to Biden..to still more hearings on Benghazi... to the budget...to gloating over blocking background checks.. to questions ...
Up In The Air
(56:09)
From: Paul Fischer
"Flight" is a common theme in recent major news events...from fixing the air traffic controllers' sequester...to Rand Paul's latest comments on drones...to a bunch of ...
NEWSQUIZ! ( questions and answers told through narration, music and soundbiites)
(58:16)
From: Paul Fischer
This episode tests our knowledge of prospects for immigration overhaul after Boston, what happened to gun safety legislation, whether Republicans have heeded internal calls ...
Boston Marathon Bomb Attack ( Updated Sat. April 20 Version)
(58:31)
From: Paul Fischer
A review of the terror attack.. and subsequent events including Thurs. overnight police firefight with suspects, Boston lockdown Friday, suspect in custody Friday night and ...
What's New(s)? (Told Through Narration, Music and Soundbites)
(57:04)
From: Paul Fischer
Guns. 14 filibustering Senators. Stress cracks in GOP ranks. Budgets. North Korea... Hillary's speech on women's rights.... the death of Britain's first woman Prime ...
Bank Scandals Update (Told Through Narration, Music and Soundbites)
(57:47)
From: Paul Fischer
Congress reported its findings on the "London Whale" scandal....a trader who racked up more than 6 billion dollars in losses for federally insured JP Morgan Chase bank . So ...
"Trespasses With Press Passes ( And Crossing Red Lines)"...told through narration, music and soun...
(55:51)
From: Paul Fischer
Been awhile since I've devoted a full episode to media coverage of current events...so this week....a look at media coverage of ....among other things...President Obama's ...
After CPAC/After SXSW
(57:41)
From: Paul Fischer
A review of the star speakers at the CPAC ( Conservative Action Political Conference)...told through narration,music and soundbites. Let's just say there's more "indie cred" ...
What's A Progressive To DO?
(57:28)
From: Paul Fischer
Progressives ( and others) might've thought Washington gridlock could soon break. There was a drone filibuster and President Obama's been meeting with congressional ...
Related Pieces
Piece Description
This is a stand-alone episode of the series "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" Besides narration and the music listed below, this piece also contains pertinent soundbites including... Edward R. Murrow from the RTNDA in 1958 and See It Now...Dan Rather from Free Press. Net... House Speaker John Boehner from C-Span, Leslie Stahl and John Boehner from 60 Min...David Letterman and Brian Williams from The Late Show. Soundbites in the Tucson aftermath segments include Jon Stewart from The Daily Show, Bill Kurtis, Sarah Palin, President Obama at the memorial service in Tucson and Gabby Giffords.. from C-Span.
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Gentle Hum of Anxiety | Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross | The Social Network. | Sony | 03:51 | |
| Gospel Tune | Sandy Bull | Reinventions: The Best of Vanguard. | Vanguard | 10:04 | |
| Crystal Frontier | Calexico | Live performance at University of Arizona for first anniversary of Tucson Shootings . | C-Span | 2012 | 02:30 |
| Today | Zero 7 | The Garden. | Atlantic | 05:30 | |
| 96Tears | Garland Jeffreys | Escape Artist. | Sony | 01:00 | |
| 96Tears | Suicide | First Album. | Red Star | 01:00 | |
| 96Tears | Big Maybele | America's Queen Mother of Soul. | Rojac | 01:00 | |
| 96Tears | Aretha Franklin | Aretha Arrives. | AtlanticRhino | 01:00 | |
| 96Tears | The Modern Lovers | Modern Lovers Live At The Longbranch. | Last Call | 01:00 | |
| 96Tears | Eddie and the Hotrodders | Live At The Marquee. | Island | 01:00 | |
| 96Tears | ? and The Mysterians | 96 Tears. | Cameo Parkway Records | 01:00 | |
| Ship of Fools | World Party | Private Revolution. | Chrysalis | 04:27 | |
| Chain of Fools | Aretha Franklin | Queen of Soul: Best of Aretha Franklin. | Rhino/Atlantic | 02:42 | |
| Vicki Leekz | MIA | Viki Leekz. | Viki Leekz.com | 03:32 | |
| Endlessly | Duffy | Endlessly. | Mercury | 02:59 | |
| Undertow | Warpaint | The Fool. | Rough Trade | 04:02 | |
| Under the Blacklight | Rilo Kiley | Under the Blacklight. | Warner | 03:33 | |
| You Wanted a Hit | LCD Soundsystem | This is Happening . | DFA/Virgin | 2011 | 11:20 |
