WBAI

Nathaniel Branden on Ayn Rand (Episodes 1 and 2 of 4)

First two of four talks by Nathaniel Branden on the life and work of Ayn Rand, including Moral Revolution in Atlas Shrugged.

Reel 1. 1960-03-16; 1960-03-30 (60 min.) First folio entry and tape boxes labeled "Nathaniel Brandon".

A child went forth (Episode 19 of 29)

A performance for radio of a long dialogue between youth and age, set forth in a contemporary mode. Written and directed by David Sawn, with Bruce Harlow as the Old Man and Bob Darchi as the Young Boy, this is from the original production as seen at Off-Broadway's Dramarena Studio Theatre, produced by Pauline Braun. Technical production by Barry Singer.

Federico (Episode 22 of 29)

A radio performance based on the life of the Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca, written, produced and directed by David Davidson Reiff. This stylized biographical montage contains material presented in English for the first time.

The language of flowers (Episode 20 of 29)

The Word Players salute spring with a performance of flower poems by various authors. The collection of poems is a Victorian analysis of flowers, taken from the 1963 reissue of the book The Illustrated Language of Flowers, originally compiled by Mrs. Anna Christian Burke in 1856. The poems relate to the conception that people have of flowers, and what flowers mean to people.

A man is many voices (Episode 7 of 29)

This adaptation of Richard Hoag's off-Broadway play deals with a man's confrontation with his own homosexuality in an unusual and stylized fashion. Starring Chuck Ports as the man, with supporting parts played by David Clemens, Sheila Cohen, Raymond Cole, Thomas Crawley, Fred Dykeman, Richard Hoag, Stephanie Moss, JoAnn Schuman, Michael Talcott, and Juliette Whitman.

The stranger (Episode 11 of 29)

A prize-winning mystery play in verse by Maxine Haleff, directed by Jack Marks for WBAI's Mind's Eye Theatre. The cast includes Virgil Doyle, Jack Marks, Maxine Haleff and Raymond Espinosa. Technical production by Morris Markowitz and Fred Friedman. Original score by Sun Ra (1914-1993). Broadcast on WBAI, June 7 and 8, 1968.

Fortuna (Episode 12 of 29)

Poems from Carl Orff's Carmina Burana read in English translation. Hear of the joys of the flesh penned by the Goliards, medieval defrocked churchmen and students, interpreted in a modern way by The Word Players, who are Larry Holpp, Dona Marans, Albert Norton, Judy Ratner, Julie Scherer, and Ed Walker. Directed and produced by Baird Searles for the Mind's Eye Theater.

The Harlem Six: a drama and statements from the trial

A program about the Harlem Six, "and the torture and persecution of them and their mothers, from 1964 to 1971." Presented by Doloris Costello. Part one includes excerpts of a benefit performance of a dramatization of the "Little Fruit Stand Riot" which led to the arrest of the Harlem Six.

Poet May Swenson reads from her book To Mix With Time

Poet May Swenson (1913-1989) reads selections from her forthcoming book of new and selected poems, To Mix with Time (Scribner, 1963). She is also the author of Another Animal (Scribner, 1964) and A Cage of Spines (Rinehart, 1958).

Interview with a Texas working girl / interviewed by Charles Hayden.

A sex worker from Texas discusses her life with Charles Hayden (later Randy Wicker). She talks about some of the reasons why men solicit prostitutes, describes the differences between "call girls" and "working girls", and also describes the different kinds of johns she encounters on the job.

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