Real Time 1960s

Jan 20 2025 101 ep. 22 mins 401
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Real Time 1960s tells the story of the 1960s — politics, culture, entertainment, sports — day by day.

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1964 | Top 10 Films - “Seven Days in May” [Ep. 35]

Jan 20 2025 13 mins  
In this episode, we review our 3rd-ranked film for 1964, “Seven Days in May,” a political thriller directed by John Frankenheimer and starring Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster, Fredric March, Edmond O’Brien, and Ava Gardner. Support this project on Patreon!

Evening Report | January 6, 1965

Jan 06 2025 17 mins  
LBJ delivers his State of the Union; MLK plans a campaign in Selma; Senate divided over Vietnam; “Ready Steady Go!” bans miming; Malcolm X speaks out; Joe Namath signs with the Jets. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. Support this project on Patreon!

1964 | Top 10 Films - “A Hard Day’s Night” [Ep. 34]

Dec 30 2024 13 mins  
In this episode, we review our 4th-ranked film for 1964, “A Hard Day’s Night,” the Beatles’ big-screen debut, which critic Andrew Sarris called “the Citizen Kane of jukebox musicals.” Support this project on Patreon!

Evening Report | December 10, 1964

Dec 10 2024 15 mins  
LBJ decorates a Vietnam hero; Berkeley police arrest 800 students; J.W. Fulbright speaks out on Vietnam; Ringo gets his tonsils out; Dr. King wins the Nobel Prize; Muhammad Ali is on the mend. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. Support this project on Patreon!

1964 | Top 10 Films - “Nothing but a Man” [Ep. 33]

Nov 19 2024 20 mins  
In this episode, we review our 5th-ranked film for 1964, “Nothing but a Man,” a groundbreaking production starring Ivan Dixon and Abbey Lincoln which deals with contemporary black life in the Deep South. Support this project on Patreon!

Evening Report | October 18, 1964

Oct 18 2024 17 mins  
Khrushchev is replaced; Ronald Reagan switches parties; RFK seeks to change his image; MLK wins the Nobel Peace Prize; the Cardinals are champions. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. Support this project on Patreon!

1964 | Top 10 Films - “Goldfinger” and "The Soft Skin" [Ep. 32]

Oct 01 2024 19 mins  
In this episode, we review our 7th and 6th-ranked films for 1964, “Goldfinger,” the third James Bond film, and “The Soft Skin,” French New Wave director Francois Truffaut's “clinical autopsy of adultery.” Support this project on Patreon!

Evening Report | September 7, 1964

Sep 07 2024 16 mins  
Robert F. Kennedy resigns from the Cabinet; President Johnson speaks in Detroit; controversy over a school integration plan in NYC; Hell’s Angels wreak havoc in Monterey; the Beatles invade Toronto; Checkers is dead. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. Support this project on Patreon!

Evening Report | August 6, 1964

Aug 06 2024 20 mins  
Violence in the Gulf of Tonkin; a Congressional resolution on Southeast Asia; a grim discovery in Mississippi; Ranger 7 sends pictures of the moon; LBJ speaks out on Vietnam; Giants manager Alvin Dark is on the defensive. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. Support this project on Patreon!

Evening Report | July 24, 1964

Jul 24 2024 19 mins  
Rioting in Harlem and Brooklyn; news coverage in Vietnam set to expand; the search for three civil rights workers continues; Malcolm X speaks out on Barry Goldwater; George Wallace withdraws; the Phillies are riding high. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. Support this project on Patreon!