I chose this podcast because I found myself feeling a touch sad that I have not been able to watch TV as of late because of my schedule, so I thought this would connect me a little. Terry Gross from the podcast Fresh Air interviews David Bianculli's new book titled 'The Platinum Age of Television'. I am not sure what I was expecting, but it was not this. Basically, it is a guy (David Bianculli) discussing his favorite TV from his childhood until now. They play a bunch of clips from TV and he explains why he likes the clip. It was a little weird listening to, especially the Mr. Rogers clip about assassination. The childish voice discussing assassination without a visual was a little offputting for me. If you think you can listen without watching it is nice to revisit these TV shows, but younger generations beware, they pretty much stay in the 60s. It ends with Maureen Corrigan giving a breakdown about Stanley Elkin and his soap obsession...
http://freshairnpr.npr.libsynfusion.com/the-platinum-age-of-tv
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