Episode

From the Vault 416: Hugh Masekela

This week on From the Vault we present two outstanding interviews with the legendary South African trumpeter, composer, and singer Hugh Masakela, probably best known for his smash hits "Grazing in the Grass" (1968) and "Bring Him Back Home" (1987), a song that would become an anthem for the movement to free Nelson Mandela.

From the Vault 415: The Land of Green Ginger by Noel Langley

This week on From the Vault, we share a 1962 recording of Noel Langley reading his beloved classic "The Land of Green Ginger" in the studios at WBAI.

From the Vault 414: Women's Music & Poetry from the Coffeehouse

This week on From the Vault we revisit a special recording from 1977 called From the Women's Coffee House: A Program of Music & Poetry, a live benefit for Pacifica Station WBAI Women's Programming in New York. Guests on the show include Folkways recording artist Suni Paz, cellist Martha Siegel, and poets Alice Walker and Sharon Thompson.

From the Vault 413: William Saroyan, 1965

This week on From the Vault we feature American novelist and playwright William Saroyan.

From the Vault 412: Federico

On this episode of From the Vault we present an August 7, 1968 radio drama from WBAI-FM in New York City made possible thanks to a preservation and access project funded in part by a grant from the Grammy Foundation.

From the Vault 411: Germaine Greer at the National Press Club, 1971

As the efforts by women during Second Wave of Feminism began paying dividends, one of the long standing barriers came crumbling down: on May 18, 1971, the National Press Club, which was founded in 1908, would finally open its doors to women.

From the Vault 410: Woman to Woman: Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton

This week on From the Vault we continue our celebration of Women's History Month with a radio docudrama from Pacifica's flagship station KPFA in Berkeley. Taken from a seven-part 1980 series called Great Women, this episode, titled Susan B. Antony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, was broadcast on Saturday, July 19th 1980 at 1:00pm following a tribute to Sojourner Truth.

Whatever became of "Danny and the Juniors" / interviewed by Richard Lamparski.

Richard Lamparski interviews "Danny and the Juniors".

Whatever became of "Vic and Sade" / interviewed by Richard Lamparski.

Richard Lamparski interviews "Vic and Sade."

Whatever became of Sybil Jason / interviewed by Richard Lamparski.

Sybil Jason (1927-2011), Warner Brothers moppets star of the 1930's, talks about the films she made with Michael Curtiz, Kay Francis, and Bette Davis and why her career came to such an abrupt end. Jason was born in South Africa, then spent much time in London. Richard Lamparski visits with her in Hollywood.

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