Hosted by Joe Rubenstein · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 120 episodes
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Real Time 1960s tells the story of the 1960s — politics, culture, entertainment, sports — day by day.
Joe Rubenstein hosts Real Time 1960s, a history show with 120 episodes published.
In Vietnam, a U.S. Army captain orders a napalm strike on his own position; in South Africa, Robert Kennedy speaks out; in Mississippi, the "March against Fear" picks up steam; a merger in pro football; a retrial for Dr.
Buddhist students riot in Vietnam; Ronald Reagan slams Berkeley; Billy Graham crusades in London; Andy Warhol brings "The Exploding Plastic Inevitable" to San Francisco; a Santa Barbara judge orders sterilization or jail
Dr. Timothy Leary is arrested; MLK speaks out against the war; Bill Russell breaks a racial barrier; a surprise winner at the Oscars; a sweep in the NHL playoffs; Muhammad Ali has a message for his next opponent. Newscas
The Viet Cong launch a terrorist attack; Martin Luther King visits Stockholm; South Boston schoolboys attack antiwar protestors; Indira Gandhi visits New York; the Air Force investigates UFO's; Muhammad Ali takes on Geor
Hubert Humphrey and RFK clash over Vietnam; Rockefeller cracks down on narcotics; Demonstrators picket LBJ's New York speech; Cary Grant is a father; Muhammad Ali won't apologize; Koufax and Drysdale continue their holdo
More U.S. troops headed for Vietnam; LBJ defends his war policy; Ronald Reagan surges in the California gubernatorial race; Sony brings video into the home; Batman is a hit; an NBA doubleheader at Convention Hall. Newsca
In Vietnam, intense fighting in the Ia Drang Valley; in Chile, pro-Communist students spit on RFK; in Orlando, Walt Disney announces a new project; Joan Baez talks peace; Hugh Hefner expands his empire; Muhammad Ali gets
In this episode, we review our 7th- and 6th-ranked films for 1965, a disaster film starring James Stewart and directed by Robert Aldrich and a drama starring Steve McQueen and Edward G. Robinson. Support this project on
L.A. rioting brings death and destruction; U.S. Marines hit the Viet Cong; the Beatles hit Minneapolis; Juan Marichal hits John Roseboro; Jim Maloney achieves baseball immortality. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. Support thi
In this episode, we review our 8th-ranked film for 1965, a psychological thriller directed by Roman Polanski and starring Catherine Deneuve as a psychotic manicurist. Support this project on Patreon!
Adlai Stevenson collapses and dies; Robert McNamara heads for Saigon; Sinatra plays Forest Hills; Viet Cong forces multiply; a legendary stunt pilot is killed; National League All-Stars reign supreme. Newscaster: Joe Rub
In this episode, we review our 9th-ranked film for 1965, "Pierrot le Fou," a French New Wave film written and directed by Jean-Luc Godard, starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and Anna Karina, and we touch on many of Godard's oth
LBJ kicks off Project Head Start; Queen Elizabeth visits West Berlin; U.S. destroyers shell the Viet Cong; John Lindsay runs for Mayor of NYC; Muhammad Ali defends his title. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. Support this proj
In this episode, we review our 10th-ranked film for 1965, "The Sons of Katie Elder," a Western directed by Henry Hathaway and starring John Wayne. We also rank the top five Wayne films of all time. Support this project o
LBJ sends troops to the Dominican Republican; a teen sniper terrorizes California motorists; Edward R. Murrow is dead; North Vietnamese soldiers infiltrate the South; the Canadiens are NHL champions. Newscaster: Joe Rube
In this episode, we review our No. 1 film for 1964, "Dr. Strangelove," Stanley Kubrick's nightmare comedy dealing with Cold War fears of nuclear war. Support this project on Patreon!
MLK leads marchers from Selma to Montgomery; accusations of gas warfare in Vietnam; RFK scales Mt. Kennedy; Viola Liuzzo is murdered; two astronauts are honored; the NBA playoffs are off and running. Newscaster: Joe Rube
Malcolm X is assassinated; Barry Goldwater speaks out on Vietnam; Patricia Neal suffers two strokes; James Baldwin debates William F. Buckley; the Celtics roll; Stan Laurel is dead. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. Support th
In this episode, we review our No. 2 film for 1964, "A Fistful of Dollars," the first true Spaghetti Western that launched the careers of director Sergio Leone, star Clint Eastwood, and composer Ennio Morricone. Support
MLK and thousands of others arrested in Selma; LBJ stands firm on Vietnam; Gen. Curtis LeMay steps down; Malcolm X excoriates Elijah Muhammad; Muhammad Ali praises Floyd Patterson. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. Support thi
Dr. Muhammad Ali
Naqshbandi Sufi sheikh · HP Inc.
1 appearance on this show
Timothy Leary
Prophet of the Drug Revolution
1 appearance on this show
Bill Russell
Tony-nominated lyricist and librettist · The Daily Mile USA
1 appearance on this show
James Baldwin
Head of Influence, Asia · Raptive
1 appearance on this show
Paul Newman
actor, film director, racing driver, philanthropist, and entrepreneur · The Painted Turtle
1 appearance on this show
Malcolm X
global icon and civil rights leader · Nation of Islam
1 appearance on this show
Robert Kennedy
Attorney General · Aeternal Upcycling
1 appearance on this show
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