Beyond the Unnameable
Beyond the Unnameable
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- Name
- Fass, Bob, 1933-2021 (Host,Former owner)
- WBAI Radio (New York, N.Y.) (Broadcaster)
- Title
- Beyond the Unnameable
- Abstract
- Callers talk about what they are hearing on other radio shows, on and off WBAI. Discussion of Bertolt Brecht, dramatization of fiction about overpopulation ('The Space Merchants' by Frederik Pohl and Cyril Kornbluth), a rewritten Declaration of Independence by Atlanta listeners, existence of late night call-in shows other than Fass's. Bob defends the existence of government and regulation. Bob defe nds callers to radio programs in the South, saying that there is real American weirdness all over the country. Callers discuss problem of unemployment and government overspending at cost of citizen inequality. Bob continues to advocate for government. Callers discuss fear that police will be federalized
- Collection Name
- Bob Fass papers, circa 1960-2011
- Archival Context
- Series II: Other Radio Shows, 1965-1990. Subseries II.1: Beyond the Unnameable, 1972-1974, 1976, undated
- Subjects
- Social conflict; Radio talk shows; United States
- Format
- sound recordings
- Genre
- Radio call-in shows; Popular music radio programs
- Publication Information
- WBAI Radio: New York (N.Y.). 1974-09-07
- Date
- 1974 September 07
- Physical Description
- 2 audio files (Part 1: 40 minutes; Part 2: 25 minutes)
- Note
- BF1045
- Note (Bf number)
- BF1326
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
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- In Copyright
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-05y6-5z83