BONUS: I Read The News Today, Oh Boy: The Cuban Missile Crisis

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BONUS: I Read The News Today, Oh Boy: The Cuban Missile Crisis

A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs

This is the first of a new monthly feature that will run alongside the main podcast — once a month I’ll be doing a ten-minute bonus episode looking at non-music news from the time we’re covering in the podcast. These can be skipped if you’re only interested in the music, but add valuable context about the culture in which those records were made. This month’s is on the Cuban Missile Crisis. Year three of the podcast starts in a few days’ time, with “Telstar”. Click through for the episode transcript: (more…)