Breaking Walls

On episode 60 of Breaking Walls, we present a look at the history of audio in America on the fourth of July in honor of the 241st anniversary of America's Independence Day.

We’ll laugh, we’ll cry, we’ll get angry, and perhaps, we’ll all be able to answer what it means to be an American.

Highlights:

• Norman Corwin Presents: Home for the Fourth, which originally aired on July 4, 1944.

• A little-known tale about how the American Revolution began from 1948

• Jean Sheppard tells Fourth of July fireworks stories from the Limelight in Greenwich Village, New York in 1964.

• Bill Stern tells a tale about three founding fathers who all died on the Fourth of July from 1947

• The historical significance of the Liberty Bells' inscription, as told in 1954

• Why love is the only way to truly have independence and revolution

• Where we can go from here in America

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On episode 60 of Breaking Walls, we present a look at the history of audio in America on the fourth of July in honor of the 241st anniversary of America's Independence Day.

We’ll laugh, we’ll cry, we’ll get angry, and perhaps, we’ll all be able to answer what it means to be an American.

Highlights:

• Norman Corwin Presents: Home for the Fourth, which originally aired on July 4, 1944.

• A little-known tale about how the American Revolution began from 1948

• Jean Sheppard tells Fourth of July fireworks stories from the Limelight in Greenwich Village, New York in 1964.

• Bill Stern tells a tale about three founding fathers who all died on the Fourth of July from 1947

• The historical significance of the Liberty Bells' inscription, as told in 1954

• Why love is the only way to truly have independence and revolution

• Where we can go from here in America

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To subscribe on soundcloud follow @TheWallBreakers

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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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

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

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

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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

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

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?

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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