Monday, January 22, 2007.  Twenty years ago today, politician Budd Dwyer committed suicide on camera.  I talk about that event, and how a similar one -- the death on camera of journalist Bill Stewart in 1979 -- had an impact on me which resonates to this day. Today's episode music is "Stranded," by <a href="http://www.dhenderson.com/">David Henderson</a>.  Theme music composed and performed by <a href="http://www.drysmoke.com">Marc Rose</a>.

Monday, January 22, 2007. Twenty years ago today, politician Budd Dwyer committed suicide on camera. I talk about that event, and how a similar one -- the death on camera of journalist Bill Stewart in 1979 -- had an impact on me which resonates to this day. Today's episode music is "Stranded," by David Henderson. Theme music composed and performed by Marc Rose.

Monday, January 22, 2007.&nbsp; Twenty years ago today, politician Budd Dwyer committed suicide on camera.&nbsp; I talk about that event, and how a similar one -- the death on camera of journalist Bill Stewart in 1979 -- had an impact on me which resonates to this day. Today's episode music is "Stranded," by <a href="http://www.dhenderson.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">David Henderson</a>.&nbsp; Theme music composed and performed by <a href="http://www.drysmoke.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Marc Rose</a>.

Episode #44 -- Budd Dwyer and Bill Stewart

A look at the events and culture of the (relatively) recent past -- twenty, or sometimes thirty, years ago from the day of posting.  The 1980s. The 1990s.  People.  Society.  Books, movies, television and video games.  Crime and justice.  War and disasters.  It's all here, seen through the lens of my own memory.  Learn or remember about days not so long gone, and see how what happened then affects us today -- all in less than ten minutes per episode.

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A look at the events and culture of the (relatively) recent past -- twenty, or sometimes thirty, years ago from the day of posting. The 1980s. The 1990s. People. Society. Books, movies, television and video games. Crime and justice. War and disasters. It's all here, seen through the lens of my own memory. Learn or remember about days not so long gone, and see how what happened then affects us today -- all in less than ten minutes per episode.

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