THE SIXTIES

Program 05-02-06-B

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To The Best of Our Knowledge
from Wisconsin Public Radio

Many Americans think the story of Cuba begins and ends with Fidel Castro. But the soul of the Cuban Revolution belonged to the charismatic, Romantic guerilla hero Ernesto "Che" Guevara. Next time, To the Best of Our Knowledge revisits the Sixties and counts the private costs of that era's social gains. What's it like to be a Revolutionary's daughter? We'll have a novelist's answer.

SEGMENT 1:

We hear audio from TV news of the 1960's. Then, Mark Kurlansky, author of "1968: The Year That Rocked the World" tells Steve Paulson why that year was so significant. And we hear lots of sound from 1968, from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago to Vietnam and Paris. Also, we hear from some contemporary college students what they think of the sixties.

SEGMENT 2:

Joelle Fraser wrote a memoir called "The Territory of Men." She tells Jim Fleming about her parents who did their best, despite pre-Women's Lib conditioning and alcoholism. Also, novelist Ana Menendez tells Steve Paulson about her book "Loving Che." She reads a passage and they discuss the real Che Guevara and his impact on Latin America. And we hear a song in homage to Che.

SEGMENT 3:

More thoughts about the sixties from contemporary college students. And, historian Jeremi Suri gives Anne Strainchamps a new take on the sixties. In his book "Power and Protest: Global Revolution and the Rise of Detente" Suri says national leaders began to cooperate with each other because none of them could communicate with the youth at home.

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Books:

• Joelle Fraser, The Territory of Men: A Memoir (Random House)
  
• Mark Kurlansky, 1968: The Year that Rocked the World (Ballantine Books)
  
• Ana Menendez, Loving Che (Atlantic Monthly Press)
  
• Jeremi Suri, Power and Protest (Harvard University Press)

Music:

• Production Music within Kurlansky:
  1. Jimi Hendrix “All Along the Watchtower” from Electric Ladyland MCA Records 1997. 1968
  2. Country Joe and the Fish “I Feel Like I’m Fixin To Die Rag” from I Feel Like I’m Fixin To Die Vanguard 79266
• Vox Pop #1: “For What It’s Worth” Buffalo Springfield
• Option: “Misirlou” Dick Dale & His Del-Tones from “Pulp Fiction” Sound track
• Button after Fraser/under Menendez: “Way Up” from Soundtrack to “Motorcycle Diaries”
• Che Guevara Song: “Lo Eterno” from El Che Vive (French CD) Last Call Records 223 av. P. Brossolette, 92120 Montrouge (France)
• Option: “De Ushvaia a la Quiaca” from Soundtrack to “Motorcycle Diaries”
• Vox Pop #2: “I Head It Through the Grape Vine” Creedence Clearwater Revival
• Close Music: “Coyita” from Soundtrack to “Motorcycle Diaries”

Distribution dates:

week of 02/06/2005 - hour 2

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