Breaking Walls

By James Scully

Breaking Walls: The Podcast on the History of American Network Radio Broadcasting.... more

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The podcast currently has 1,381 episodes available.

Breaking Walls episodes:

June 15, 2017 BW - EP59: Inside The Maggie Flanigan Acting Studio
On Breaking Walls Episode 59, we go inside the New York City-based Maggie Flanigan acting studio for an in-depth conversation with studio head and teacher Charlie Sandlan, and an exclusive listen in on Charlie and studio founder Maggie Flanigan teaching the Meisner technique to students.
Highlights:
• Why having humble confidence is so important
• The importance of going all the way when becoming a character
• What is the Meisner teaching method?
• The history of the studio
• The importance of mentorship
• Is an artist's life a full life?
• Why running from the truth has an expiration date
Links:
MF Studio site - http://www.maggieflaniganstudio.com
MF Studio Address -
153 W 27th St #803,
New York, NY 10001
MF Studio Phone Number & Email -
(917) 789-1599
info@maggieflanigan studio.com
The WallBreakers
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57min
June 15, 2017 BW - EP59: Inside The Maggie Flanigan Acting Studio
On Breaking Walls Episode 59, we go inside the New York City-based Maggie Flanigan acting studio for an in-depth conversation with studio head and teacher Charlie Sandlan, and an exclusive listen in on Charlie and studio founder Maggie Flanigan teaching the Meisner technique to students.
Highlights:
• Why having humble confidence is so important
• The importance of going all the way when becoming a character
• What is the Meisner teaching method?
• The history of the studio
• The importance of mentorship
• Is an artist's life a full life?
• Why running from the truth has an expiration date
Links:
MF Studio site - http://www.maggieflaniganstudio.com
MF Studio Address -
153 W 27th St #803,
New York, NY 10001
MF Studio Phone Number & Email -
(917) 789-1599
info@maggieflanigan studio.com
The WallBreakers
www.TheWallBreakers.com
To subscribe on itunes search for Breaking Walls
To subscribe on soundcloud follow @TheWallBreakers
...more
57min
June 15, 2017 BW - EP59: Inside The Maggie Flanigan Acting Studio
On Breaking Walls Episode 59, we go inside the New York City-based Maggie Flanigan acting studio for an in-depth conversation with studio head and teacher Charlie Sandlan, and an exclusive listen in on Charlie and studio founder Maggie Flanigan teaching the Meisner technique to students.
Highlights:
• Why having humble confidence is so important
• The importance of going all the way when becoming a character
• What is the Meisner teaching method?
• The history of the studio
• The importance of mentorship
• Is an artist's life a full life?
• Why running from the truth has an expiration date
Links:
MF Studio site - http://www.maggieflaniganstudio.com
MF Studio Address -
153 W 27th St #803,
New York, NY 10001
MF Studio Phone Number & Email -
(917) 789-1599
info@maggieflanigan studio.com
The WallBreakers
www.TheWallBreakers.com
To subscribe on itunes search for Breaking Walls
To subscribe on soundcloud follow @TheWallBreakers
...more
57min
June 01, 2017 BW - EP58: Subways Are For Sleeping—A History of New York Subway-based Radio Programming
On Breaking Walls EP58, we continue our Radio Chronicles series with a look at old-time radio plays that took place on, or around, the New York City Subway system.
The main story throughout is from the CBS Radio Workshop's August 3rd, 1956 episode, Subways Are For Sleeping, which comes from a short story of the same name that written by Edmund G. Love, and published by Harper's Magazine in their March 1956 issue - https://harpers.org/archive/1956/03/subways-are-for-sleeping/
Highlights:
• Who was Henry Shelby and how did he survive as a homeless man in New York in the 1950s
• June Havoc stars in a tale of murder and intrigue on #Suspense in 1947
• Dinah Shore sings for the troops overseas.
• A short profile on the Perry Mason show
• A stabbing in #timessquare on #Broadway is My Beat
• A subway #ghost!
June Havoc on the Dinah Shore show in 1979 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwuaH0FOMVo
To subscribe on itunes search for Breaking Walls
To subscribe on soundcloud follow @TheWallBreakers
...more
54min
June 01, 2017 BW - EP58: Subways Are For Sleeping—A History of New York Subway-based Radio Programming
On Breaking Walls EP58, we continue our Radio Chronicles series with a look at old-time radio plays that took place on, or around, the New York City Subway system.
The main story throughout is from the CBS Radio Workshop's August 3rd, 1956 episode, Subways Are For Sleeping, which comes from a short story of the same name that written by Edmund G. Love, and published by Harper's Magazine in their March 1956 issue - https://harpers.org/archive/1956/03/subways-are-for-sleeping/
Highlights:
• Who was Henry Shelby and how did he survive as a homeless man in New York in the 1950s
• June Havoc stars in a tale of murder and intrigue on #Suspense in 1947
• Dinah Shore sings for the troops overseas.
• A short profile on the Perry Mason show
• A stabbing in #timessquare on #Broadway is My Beat
• A subway #ghost!
June Havoc on the Dinah Shore show in 1979 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwuaH0FOMVo
To subscribe on itunes search for Breaking Walls
To subscribe on soundcloud follow @TheWallBreakers
...more
54min
June 01, 2017 BW - EP58: Subways Are For Sleeping—A History of New York Subway-based Radio Programming
On Breaking Walls EP58, we continue our Radio Chronicles series with a look at old-time radio plays that took place on, or around, the New York City Subway system.
The main story throughout is from the CBS Radio Workshop's August 3rd, 1956 episode, Subways Are For Sleeping, which comes from a short story of the same name that written by Edmund G. Love, and published by Harper's Magazine in their March 1956 issue - https://harpers.org/archive/1956/03/subways-are-for-sleeping/
Highlights:
• Who was Henry Shelby and how did he survive as a homeless man in New York in the 1950s
• June Havoc stars in a tale of murder and intrigue on #Suspense in 1947
• Dinah Shore sings for the troops overseas.
• A short profile on the Perry Mason show
• A stabbing in #timessquare on #Broadway is My Beat
• A subway #ghost!
June Havoc on the Dinah Shore show in 1979 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwuaH0FOMVo
To subscribe on itunes search for Breaking Walls
To subscribe on soundcloud follow @TheWallBreakers
...more
54min
May 15, 2017 BW - EP57: A History of Coney Island and The American Radio Drama
On Breaking Walls Episode 57, we examine the unique connection between radio during its golden age, and Coney Island during the last of its heyday between the 1930s and 1960s.
Many of the original radio performers were vaudeville performers before radio began. In New York, while some found work on Broadway, others found their start at Coney Island. Similarly, during the American radio drama’s dying days in the late 1950s, actors and actresses that would go on to achieve great fame in TV and movies honed their skills on radio. We’ll examine some of those careers and listen to sound bites from the Golden Age of radio that took place at Coney Island.
Highlights:
What famous Star Trek actor got his start on radio in a play that took place around the carnivals?
What famous 20th century comedian once lent his voice to a role as a piano tuner and money stumble upon(er)?
What would bring a Broadway cop to Coney Island on a summer day?
What pick pocketer murdered many during a Coney Island nocturne?
What do Alan Ladd, Cecil B. DeMille, an Elephant hotel, and a lion named Black Prince have in common?
Where does Coney Island and the American radio drama go from here?
Who was Michael Norton and why is there a Norton's Point in Sea Gate?
To subscribe on itunes search for Breaking Walls
To subscribe on soundcloud follow @TheWallBreakers
...more
1h 1min
May 15, 2017 BW - EP57: A History of Coney Island and The American Radio Drama
On Breaking Walls Episode 57, we examine the unique connection between radio during its golden age, and Coney Island during the last of its heyday between the 1930s and 1960s.
Many of the original radio performers were vaudeville performers before radio began. In New York, while some found work on Broadway, others found their start at Coney Island. Similarly, during the American radio drama’s dying days in the late 1950s, actors and actresses that would go on to achieve great fame in TV and movies honed their skills on radio. We’ll examine some of those careers and listen to sound bites from the Golden Age of radio that took place at Coney Island.
Highlights:
What famous Star Trek actor got his start on radio in a play that took place around the carnivals?
What famous 20th century comedian once lent his voice to a role as a piano tuner and money stumble upon(er)?
What would bring a Broadway cop to Coney Island on a summer day?
What pick pocketer murdered many during a Coney Island nocturne?
What do Alan Ladd, Cecil B. DeMille, an Elephant hotel, and a lion named Black Prince have in common?
Where does Coney Island and the American radio drama go from here?
Who was Michael Norton and why is there a Norton's Point in Sea Gate?
To subscribe on itunes search for Breaking Walls
To subscribe on soundcloud follow @TheWallBreakers
...more
1h 1min
May 15, 2017 BW - EP57: A History of Coney Island and The American Radio Drama
On Breaking Walls Episode 57, we examine the unique connection between radio during its golden age, and Coney Island during the last of its heyday between the 1930s and 1960s.
Many of the original radio performers were vaudeville performers before radio began. In New York, while some found work on Broadway, others found their start at Coney Island. Similarly, during the American radio drama’s dying days in the late 1950s, actors and actresses that would go on to achieve great fame in TV and movies honed their skills on radio. We’ll examine some of those careers and listen to sound bites from the Golden Age of radio that took place at Coney Island.
Highlights:
What famous Star Trek actor got his start on radio in a play that took place around the carnivals?
What famous 20th century comedian once lent his voice to a role as a piano tuner and money stumble upon(er)?
What would bring a Broadway cop to Coney Island on a summer day?
What pick pocketer murdered many during a Coney Island nocturne?
What do Alan Ladd, Cecil B. DeMille, an Elephant hotel, and a lion named Black Prince have in common?
Where does Coney Island and the American radio drama go from here?
Who was Michael Norton and why is there a Norton's Point in Sea Gate?
To subscribe on itunes search for Breaking Walls
To subscribe on soundcloud follow @TheWallBreakers
...more
1h 1min
May 01, 2017 BW - EP56: Mummies!—An Exclusive BTS Look at the American Museum of Natural History's New Exhibit
On Breaking Walls episode 56, we go behind the scenes at The American Museum of Natural History’s new #Mummies Exhibit. You'll hear from museum President Ellen V. Futter, Senior vice-president and Paleontology Curator Michael Novacek, and Curator and Mummies Co-creator David Hurst Thomas on how this exhibit came to be, and why it's so revolutionary. We'll also journey back in time to ancient Egypt and Peru, using the theater of the mind!
For more information on the exhibit and how to get tickets, go to - http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/mummies
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32min

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How many episodes does Breaking Walls have?

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