Real Time 1960s

Real Time 1960s tells the story of the 1960s — politics, culture, entertainment, sports — day by day.

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Update frequency: every 12 days
Average duration: 22 minutes
Episodes: 114
Years Active: 2020 - 2025

Evening Report | July 10, 1962

In Washington, President Kennedy takes in a ballgame; in Georgia, Dr. King goes to jail; at Cape Canaveral, Telstar is launched into orbit; Khrushchev talks tough; McNamara sees progress; the U.S. se…

00:18:34 | Mon 11 Jul 2022

Evening Report | June 30, 1962

In Mexico, President Kennedy continues his state visit; in Washington, the Supreme Court makes a controversial ruling; in Israel, a convicted spy seeks asylum; executions in Cuba; setbacks in South V…

00:16:20 | Thu 30 Jun 2022

Evening Report | June 15, 1962

In Washington, President Kennedy addresses the Peace Corps; in Michigan, Senator Mansfield speaks out on Vietnam; in San Diego, Dr. King meets the press; three convicts escape the Rock; Lee Remick ge…

00:15:51 | Wed 15 Jun 2022

Evening Report | June 8, 1962

At West Point, President Kennedy issues a pardon; in Washington, the Surgeon General forms a committee; in California, Richard Nixon wins an election; the Viet Cong take prisoners; an ex-Marine comes…

00:16:52 | Wed 08 Jun 2022

Evening Report | May 23, 1962

In Washington, President Kennedy takes on the AMA; in Vietnam, an American general’s son is wounded; in Atlanta, Martin Luther King predicts the future; Marilyn Monroe is cheered at the Garden; Cassi…

00:15:40 | Mon 23 May 2022

Evening Report | May 9, 1962

In Washington, President Kennedy explains a derogatory statement; in Los Angeles, Black Muslims clash with police; in Kansas City, Vice President Johnson honors Harry Truman; Secretary McNamara goes …

00:15:23 | Tue 10 May 2022

Evening Report | April 18, 1962

In Washington, President Kennedy triumphs over Big Steel; in New Orleans, the Archbishop excommunicates three segregationists; in Vietnam, the U.S. Secretary of the Army predicts victory; three East …

00:14:58 | Mon 18 Apr 2022

Evening Report | April 11, 1962

In Washington, President Kennedy denounces Big Steel; in Europe, a sleeping pill causes thousands of birth defects; in Vietnam, Communist guerrillas murder two American prisoners; Hollywood turns out…

00:14:50 | Mon 11 Apr 2022

1961: Top Six Athletes, pt. 2 [Ep. 15]

We resume our look at the top individual athletic performances of 1961. Today: Jim Brown, Sonny Liston, and Willie Mays. Please subscribe to this podcast, and thanks for your support! Click here for…

00:22:24 | Sat 02 Apr 2022

Evening Report | March 22, 1962

In Washington, President Kennedy defends his health care plan; in Algeria, French security forces battle right-wing terrorists; in Pakistan, the First Lady gets a warm welcome and a horse; a famous d…

00:12:59 | Tue 22 Mar 2022

Evening Report | March 7, 1962

In London, a health organization releases a report on cigarettes; in New York, conservatives and liberals stage dueling rallies; in Washington, President Kennedy asks America’s friends to do their sh…

00:14:04 | Mon 07 Mar 2022

Evening Report | February 23, 1962

Astronaut John Glenn is honored at Cape Canaveral; Robert Kennedy draws huge crowds in West Berlin; J. Edgar Hoover speaks at Valley Forge; Robert McNamara sees improvement in Vietnam; and Roger Mari…

00:15:36 | Wed 23 Feb 2022

Evening Report | February 14, 1962

The First Lady leads a tour of the White House; Republicans want straight talk on Vietnam; John Glenn’s orbital flight is postponed; President Kennedy backs the Boy Scouts; Stanley Kubrick courts con…

00:14:43 | Mon 14 Feb 2022

1961: Top Six Athletes, pt. 1 [Ep. 14]

In this first installment of a 2-part episode, we cover the top individual athletic performances of 1961. Today: Wilt Chamberlain, Roger Maris, and Whitey Ford. Please subscribe to this podcast, and …

00:19:21 | Mon 07 Feb 2022

Evening Report | January 24, 1962

President Kennedy confronts a reporter; Governor Brown ridicules Richard Nixon; Malcolm X debates Bayard Rustin; twenty-eight East Germans escape to freedom; the President endorses milk; two baseball…

00:13:54 | Mon 24 Jan 2022

Evening Report | January 15, 1962

President Kennedy defends his civil rights record; Secretary Rusk heads to South America; thousands of women protest nuclear fallout; Senator Goldwater preaches conservatism; Malcolm X preaches racia…

00:14:36 | Sat 15 Jan 2022

1961, pt. 2: True Crime [Ep. 13]

In this second installment of a series on 1961, we cover the 2 most horrifying front-page crimes committed in the U.S. that year: a cross-country kill spree by a pair of ex-soldiers and the massacre …

00:32:28 | Sat 08 Jan 2022

Evening Report | December 16, 1961

President Kennedy gets a warm welcome in Venezuela; Dr. Martin Luther King is jailed in Georgia; Adolf Eichmann is sentenced in Jerusalem; the President sends a Christmas message to Berlin; the Army …

00:12:33 | Thu 16 Dec 2021

1961, pt. 1: Lists and No. 1's [Ep. 12]

Enjoy this first installment of a series on 1961. Today: the rise of the NFL, the Twist, the switch from black-and-white to color TV, Ingmar Bergman, the fear of nuclear war, Aretha Franklin and more…

00:33:27 | Tue 07 Dec 2021

Evening Report | November 29, 1961

A chimpanzee orbits the earth in a Project Mercury space capsule; a mob attacks five Freedom Riders at a Mississippi bus station; President Kennedy responds to reports of low morale among Reservists;…

00:13:15 | Mon 29 Nov 2021

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