Edition No. 48
Arts and Culture
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Walt Disney World, the iconic theme park celebrated its 50th anniversary this having first opened its gates to the public on October 1, 1971. Listen to an episode of Morning Edition from NPR that recalls the history that led to opening day.
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“Radioactive,” a new podcast by Detroit journalist Andrew Lapin chronicles the rapid 1930s rise, and even faster 1940s fall, of Fr. Charles Coughlin the so-called “Radio Priest” who broadcast to a national audience in the millions from Royal Oak.
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“Disney World Celebrates Its 50th Birthday”
Walt Disney opened his first theme park, Disneyland, in 1955 in Anaheim, a small, rural town in sunny, southern California. As Disneyland flourished, scores of visitors flocked to experience the iconic theme park. Disney quickly found himself with an opportunity to expand and moved east, finally settling in Florida.
After secretly acquiring 40 square miles of land, Disney World opened its gates to visitors on October 1, 1971, Disney World opened to visitors. In this segment of Morning Edition NPR, we listened and got a glimpse into the history of the theme park that ultimately reshaped the industry’s landscape.
“Podcast talks about Detroit priest who spread hate in media,”
Detroit Free Press, October 10, 2021
“You know how some neighborhoods have a house all the kids believe is haunted?”
Those are the first words heard on the first episode of “Radioactive,” a new podcast by Detroit journalist Andrew Lapin. In this case, the “house” is the Shrine of the Little Flower Catholic church located at the corner of 12 Mile and Woodward. The podcast chronicles the rapid 1930s rise, and even faster 1940s fall, of Fr. Charles Coughlin the so-called “Radio Priest” who broadcast to a national audience in the millions from Royal Oak.
Coughlin’s time was not unlike our own. America was deeply divided and anxious. Many Americans distrusted the political system. Traditional media was viewed by some with great suspicion. Conspiracy theories abounded and extreme voices were coming to the fore. Into that combustible mix rode Fr. Coughlin who started out crusading against the Klan but became an anti-Semitic, anti-New Deal, pro-fascist writer of fan letters to Mussolini before being silenced by the Church. In 8 half-hours, “Radioactive” tells his story.
For the Freep article, click below:
For the podcast, follow the link below. Episode one tells Coughlin’s origin story in parallel with the story of what Henry Ford was up to in the 1920s. Episode one runs a little less than 30 minutes:
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