Obscenity (Law). – Pacifica Radio Archives

Panel on Howl / moderated by Lewis Hill.

Panel discussion on the issues surrounding the obscenity trial caused when Pacifica aired a reading of Alan Ginsberg’s poem ‘Howel.’|PANEL ON “HOWL” Lewis Hill, Pacifica’s first president, moderates a panel discussing the issues surrounding the obsenity trial precipitated by Allen Ginsberg’s controversial poem, “Howl”, one of the classics of the early beat generation. Participating in…

August 24, 2025

The Libertarian viewpoint / interviewed by Larry Josephson.

Civil liberties lawyers Alan Levine, Burt Newhouse, Efrem London, and Josh Koplovitz discuss their legal perspectives on obscenity law.

August 24, 2025

Behind the badge : the humanities and criminal justice produced by Jane Garabedian.

Series explores contemporary issues in criminal justice and focuses on the relevance of education to the conduct of criminal justice. |r.1. The relevance of the humanities. — r.2. Culture and anarchy. — r.3. Justice and the Hispanic community. — r.4. Obscenity. — r.5. Obscenity : legal aspects of censorship. — r.6. Victimless crime : sexual…

August 24, 2025

Seven words you can never say on television / George Carlin ; recorded by Roy Tuckman.

Comedy routine which challenges FCC obscenity regulations.

August 24, 2025

The Carlin case / interviews by Joe Cuomo and Mickey Waldman.

Paul Gorman, James T. Farrell, Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs, E.L. Doctorow, Erwin Krasnow, Jeff Cowan, Howard Moody, Nicholas Johnson, and Richard Wiley on the broadcasting of a George Carlin presentation containing objectionable language.|THE CARLIN CASE / interviews by Joe Cuomo and Mickey Waldman. – Paul Gorman, James T. Farrell, Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs, E.L. Doctorow,…

August 24, 2025

The Conservative viewpoint / Richard Kuh ; interviewed by Larry Josephson.

District Attorney and the prosecutor in the Lenny Bruce case discusses his views of obscenity law.|THE CONSERVATIVE VIEWPOINT / Richard Kuh| interviewed by Larry Josephson. – SERIES: Pornography, obsenity and the law| v. 1. – District attourney and the prosecutor in the Lenny Bruce case discusses his views of obsenity law. – BROADCAST: WBAI, 197-.

August 24, 2025

On pornography / S.I. Hayakawa, Murray Schwartz, and William Beach.

Presentations at the 1963 hearings of the Interim Committee of the Criminal Procedure Committee of the California Bar Association on the legal and social aspects of pornography. |r.1. S.I. Hawakawa — r.2. Murray Schwartz — r.3. William Beach. |r.1. S.I. Hawakawa — r.2. Murray Schwartz — r.3. William Beach.

August 24, 2025

Censorship and obscenity / moderated by Lawrence Goldberg.

Eugene Boyle and Coleman Blease discuss the legal definitions and conflicts with free speech present in obscentiy evaluations.|CENSORSHIP AND OBSCENITY / moderated by Lawrence Goldberg. – Eugene Boyle and Coleman Blease discuss the legal definitions and conflicts with free speech present in obscenity evaluations. – RECORDED: 22 Jan. 1961. BROADCAST: KPFA, 3 Mar. 1961.

August 24, 2025

Phone calls rated “X” / produced by Bill Drummond ; executive producer Bari Scott.

Documentary from panel discussion, listener phone-ins, and tape features, which explores the implications of 900 number fee-for-service phone exchanges within the context of First Amendment free speech rights. Examines the implications of telephone pornography, teenager useage, innovative community services and informations exchange projects, and the implications of regulation.|PHONE CALLS RATED “X” / produced by Bill…

August 24, 2025

Howl / by Allen Ginsberg ; produced by Lili Francklyn.

Ginsberg reads his controverial poem. A panel discussion recorded in 1957 follows with Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Lew Hill, and others discussing the obsenity charges.|HOWL / by Allen Ginsberg| produced by Lili Francklyn| moderated by Lew Hill. – SERIES: KPFA thirty year retrospective| 1957. – Ginsberg reads his controversial poem. A panel discussion recorded in 1957 follows…

August 24, 2025