Since the World's been Turning

This podcast series is a journey through history, one guided by the lyrics of Billy Joel’s song “We Didn’t Start the Fire". Join us for an educational and fun exploration of the events, people, and inventions that helped to shape the modern world during the Cold War. These roughly half-hour episodes place a microscope on each of Billy Joel’s lyrics, discovering the rich detail that helps breathe life into the past. Narrated by Robin Harrison, each episode also features interviews with guest speakers, including experts in the field and friends and family of the people being discussed. Together, we’ll learn why Billy Joel wrote the lyrics he did and hopefully come to understand what he meant when he sang “We didn’t start the fire, it was always burning, since the world’s been turning.”
Since the World's been Turning

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Episode 88 - John Glenn
37 minutes ·

Episode 88 - John Glenn

Episode 87 - Ole Miss
50 minutes ·

Episode 87 - Ole Miss

Episode 85 - Lawrence of Arabia
23 minutes ·

Episode 85 - Lawrence of Arabia

Episode 83 - Berlin
56 minutes ·

Episode 83 - Berlin

Episode 82 - Bob Dylan
37 minutes ·

Episode 82 - Bob Dylan

Episode 80 - Eichmann
46 minutes ·

Episode 80 - Eichmann

Episode 79 - Hemingway
35 minutes ·

Episode 79 - Hemingway

Episode 77- Psycho
59 minutes ·

Episode 77- Psycho

Episode 76 - Chubby Checker
32 minutes ·

Episode 76 - Chubby Checker

Episode 75 - Kennedy
47 minutes ·

Episode 75 - Kennedy

Episode 74 - Payola
31 minutes ·

Episode 74 - Payola

Episode 73 - Syngmann Rhee
49 minutes ·

Episode 73 - Syngmann Rhee

Episode 72 - U-2
34 minutes ·

Episode 72 - U-2

Episode 71 - Edsel is a no-go
28 minutes ·

Episode 71 - Edsel is a no-go

Episode 70 - Castro
57 minutes ·

Episode 70 - Castro

Episode 69 - Hula Hoops
16 minutes ·

Episode 69 - Hula Hoops

Episode 68 - Mafia
41 minutes ·

Episode 68 - Mafia

Episode 67 - Space Monkey
25 minutes ·

Episode 67 - Space Monkey

Episode 66 - Ben-Hur
28 minutes ·

Episode 66 - Ben-Hur

Episode 65 - Buddy Holly
32 minutes ·

Episode 65 - Buddy Holly

Episode 62 - California baseball
24 minutes ·

Episode 62 - California baseball

Episode 61 - Charles De Gualle
51 minutes ·

Episode 61 - Charles De Gualle

Episode 61 - Charles De Gaulle
51 minutes ·

Episode 61 - Charles De Gaulle

Episode 60 - Lebanon
24 minutes ·

Episode 60 - Lebanon

Episode 58 - Zhou EnLai
48 minutes ·

Episode 58 - Zhou EnLai

Episode 57 - Sputnik
36 minutes ·

Episode 57 - Sputnik

Episode 56 - Kerouac
36 minutes ·

Episode 56 - Kerouac

Episode 55 - Mickey Mantle
24 minutes ·

Episode 55 - Mickey Mantle

Episode 54 - Pasternak
46 minutes ·

Episode 54 - Pasternak

Episode 53 - Little Rock
45 minutes ·

Episode 53 - Little Rock

Episode 51 - Peyton Place
20 minutes ·

Episode 51 - Peyton Place

Episode 50 - Princess Grace
31 minutes ·

Episode 50 - Princess Grace

Episode 49 - Krushchev
39 minutes ·

Episode 49 - Krushchev

Episode 48 - Alabama
45 minutes ·

Episode 48 - Alabama

Episode 47 - Budapest
32 minutes ·

Episode 47 - Budapest

Episode 46 - Bardot
17 minutes ·

Episode 46 - Bardot

Episode 45 - Disneyland
31 minutes ·

Episode 45 - Disneyland

Episode 44 - Elvis Presley
43 minutes ·

Episode 44 - Elvis Presley

Episode 43 - Peter Pan
25 minutes ·

Episode 43 - Peter Pan

Episode 42 - Davy Crockett
22 minutes ·

Episode 42 - Davy Crockett

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