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BoomerByte - The Soundtrack of A Generation, Episode 16 2008-12-11 07:43:00 "One Half Hour Of Mid-50s TV"
Not to belabor the nuclear hysteria of the last episode,"Holy Nukes," this edition of BoomerByte is a perfect pairing for that show. In the mid-1950s CBS Television broadcast a half hour special entitled "A Day
Called X." It attempted to illustrate how Portland, Oregon would respond to a nuclear attack. It may well be the first televison show of its kind, eclipsing t Read more:Episode
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BoomerByte - The Soundtrack of A Generation, Episode 15 2008-12-01 11:36:00 "Holy Nukes!"
As many baby boomers were growing up in what seemed to be a utopia of security and protection, our government was playing with a new toy almost with the fascination of a kid. Seems it wasn't enough to obliterate Hiroshima and Nagasaki. No, Uncle Sam wanted to test atom bombs to see what they could really do! Nevada or New Mexico seemed like good enough sites. Why not? And don't worry Read more:Episode
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BoomerByte - The Soundtrack of A Generation, Episode 14 2008-11-22 13:39:00 Face it, in the 1950s and early 60s girls were far better prepared in their sexual education than boys. Might this be because girls tended to stay around the house more, cook fudge with Mom and be much more available for those important "woman to girl talks?" Meanwhile, Junior was too busy being a boy playing cowboys & Indians, or baseball. Dad never really got around to that sensitive issue! Oh w Read more:Episode
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BoomerByte - The Soundtrack of A Generation, Episode 13 2008-11-17 10:31:00 ELECTION NIGHT 1960
....featured the RCA 501 computer with the ability to "do the work of 60,000 clerks." In highlights note the outdated reference to African-Americans as "Negroes," Nixon's cleverly disguised concession speech at 3 a.m. eastern time and JFK's low key victory statement from Hyannisport, MA at 10 am the following morning.
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BoomerByte - The Soundtrack of A Generation, Episode 12 2008-11-11 03:04:00 "AMERICAN ROADSTER"
Many boomers were raised on a house built on developed farmland. As the suburbs grew, cars became important possessions. With salaries going higher, more leisure time and a car in the driveway boomer families took to the road in droves.
First, check out the highly subliminal "sex sells" car ad from 1950. Bet you won't be able to tell the difference between the car and the fem Read more:Episode
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BoomerByte - The Soundtrack of A Generation, Episode 11 2008-11-06 12:14:00 Every BabyBoomer might want to think, just for a moment, how life would have turned out without television. It's an impossible thought. We were the first generation raised on the picture tube and no other technological invention or development influenced us more. These early BoomerBytes give a good glimpse of our nation's mentality once television crossed the threshold of our front doors and chang Read more:Episode
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BoomerByte - The Soundtrack of A Generation, Episode 10 2008-11-01 02:24:00 "By The Book" - Installment 1
Two of every three mothers read most or all of Dr. Spock's now famous child-raising books and companies like Coronet Films churned out hundreds of instructional and how-to productions shown nationwide in school assemblies and workplaces. As targets of these efforts we were instructed on how to do everything but breathe. Posture, eating habits, manners, resolving confl Read more:Episode
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BoomerByte - The Soundtrack of A Generation, Episode 9 2008-10-24 12:08:00 "Our Fascination With Outer Space." What DIDN'T come from outer space in the 1950s? - Teenagers, commies, queens, aliens, saucermen. In spite of ALL those obstacles JFK spurred us on to the far beyond.
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BoomerByte - The Soundtrack of A Generation, Episode 8 2008-10-21 13:59:00 As Baby Boomers hit junior high school and beyond, John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon fight for the chance to lead the nation into the 1960s. Who could have imagined what a tumultuous decade it would be? Hear nomination speeches, campaign ads, stumping on the campaign trail and events leading up to the first televised Presidential debate.
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BoomerByte - The Soundtrack of A Generation, Episode 7 2008-10-20 14:18:00 Communism move over! A new problem to deal with. Juvenile Delinquency. How to tackle it? Schools roll out an army of instructional films that teach kids how to be good citizens, behave on a date, follow rules and get along with everyone. Better yet, hook 'em up to a polygraph and teach them about emotions! Unfortunately kids were left with the choice of either being a juvenile delinquent or a homo Read more:Episode
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BoomerByte - The Soundtrack of A Generation, Episode 5 2008-10-13 05:12:00 Senator McCarthy, assistant Cohn and Senator Dirksen grill alleged Communists, "Are You A Commie?", Civil Defense in the U.K.
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BoomerByte - The Soundtrack of A Generation, Episode 4 2008-10-11 04:48:00 Conelrad Alert, Atomb Bomb Education,
American Career Women, Hercules, Toys,
Doctors and Cigarettes, "Are You Popular?"
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BoomerByte - The Soundtrack of A Generation, Episode 3 2008-10-09 13:54:00 Kronos,Beatnik Poem,Smokey The Bear,
He May Be A Communist,Buy Her A Car,
HUAC,Space Explorers,Kitchen Debate
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BoomerByte - The Soundtrack of A Generation, Episode 2 2008-10-08 14:47:00 1950s Eisenhower-Stevenson election campaign; U.S. army promo,rocket safety for kids, FDA warns of quackery.
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BoomerByte - The Soundtrack of a Generation, Episode 1 2008-10-07 05:01:00 Inaugural episode. Relive days of Communist hysteria, how to survive nuclear warfare, teenage social etiquette, rock & roll and other historic events that marked the growing years of the Baby Boom Generation
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