Search Results for: oral history

Two Assholes Lost in the Woods: An Oral History of ‘Pine Barrens’

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“Twenty years after it aired, David Chase and Co. look back on the one of the wildest, boldest, funniest episodes of ‘The Sopranos’ ever made.”

Source: The Ringer
Published: May 5, 2021
Length: 22 minutes (5,600 words)

Bad Reputation: An Oral History of the Freaks and Geeks Soundtrack

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Published: Mar 8, 2021
Length: 38 minutes (9,600 words)

An Oral History of the National Brotherhood of Skiers

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“In March, the group made news after its summit in Sun Valley, Idaho, had a devastating encounter with the coronavirus—scores of members fell ill, and four died. Now it’s wrestling with how to leverage the momentum of a national reckoning with racism.”

Source: Outside
Published: Jan 5, 2021
Length: 18 minutes (4,585 words)

The Rise and Fall of a Fracking Boom Town: An Oral History

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“Rock Springs, Wyoming, sits on vast underground stores of natural gas and shale oil. But what was meant to be a blessing turned into a curse.”

Published: Dec 21, 2020
Length: 18 minutes (4,667 words)

An Oral History of Fashion’s Response to the AIDS Epidemic

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In the midst of a global pandemic, 25 fashion luminaries, including Marc Jacobs, Bethann Hardison, and Ralph Lauren, highlight a previously untold history of the AIDS crisis.

Source: Vogue
Published: Dec 16, 2020
Length: 62 minutes (15,500 words)

The Oral History of CNN’s Election Week

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Source: Esquire
Published: Nov 16, 2020
Length: 19 minutes (4,801 words)

The Oral History of ‘Best in Show’

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“Looking back at the dog show–centric successor to the mockumentaries ‘This Is Spinal Tap’ and ‘Waiting for Guffman’ on its 20th anniversary.”

Source: The Ringer
Published: Sep 29, 2020
Length: 24 minutes (6,200 words)

Top Dog: An Oral History of “Wishbone”

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Source: Texas Monthly
Published: Sep 16, 2020
Length: 32 minutes (8,100 words)

How the Go-Go’s Found Their Beat: An Oral History

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“Four decades after the band ushered in a bold new era for rock, Vogue plunged into the valley of the Go-Go’s for an oral history with the key players who brought Beauty and the Beat to such indelible life.”

Source: Vogue
Published: Aug 4, 2020
Length: 38 minutes (9,661 words)

One Night in D.C.: The Oral History of June 1, 2020

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“There was no amping up of tensions, there was none of that feeling of, ‘This is gonna go down.’ Within 15 minutes, it went from protest to pandemonium.”

Source: The Ringer
Published: Jul 13, 2020
Length: 24 minutes (6,153 words)