Podcast appearances and mentions of James R Gaines

Americans in the 1950s, yearning to return to normalcy after the Great Depression and World War II, got married, had lots of kids, and used their newly middle-class status to buy cookie-cutter houses in the suburbs. But not everyone conformed to the white middle class American Dream. Black Americans were largely excluded from suburban housing and the benefits of the GI Bill; girls who became pregnant out of wedlock were hidden from sight; children with developmental disabilities were sent to institutions; and gay men hid their homosexual attractions for fear of ostracization, harassment, and even legal consequences. The secrets they kept took a toll on the families who kept them. Joining me to discuss the secrets of the 1950s is Dr. Margaret K. Nelson, Hepburn Professor Emerita of Sociology at Middlebury College and author of Keeping Family Secrets: Shame and Silence in Memoirs from the 1950s. Our theme song is Frogs Legs Rag, composed by James Scott and performed by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons. The transition audio is “The Great American Dream,” by Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra, 1950, available in the Public Domain via Archive. Org. The episode image is “1950s family Gloucester Massachusetts USA 5336436883,” via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0. Additional Sources: “The Lingering Legacy of America's First Cookie-Cutter Suburb,” by Winnie Lee, Atlas Obscura, July 10, 2020. “The White Negro (Superficial Reflections on the Hipster),” by Norman Mailer, Dissent Magazine, Summer 1957. “1950s: Pop Culture Explodes In A Decade Of Conformity,” Encyclopedia.com. “These Rebels Fought Conformity in 1950s America—and Are Still Making a Difference Today,” by James R. Gaines, Time Magazine, February 3, 2022. “How the GI Bill's Promise Was Denied to a Million Black WWII Veterans,” by Erin Blakemore, History.com, June 21, 2019. “An analysis of out-of-wedlock births in the United States,” by George A. Akerlof and Janet L. Yellen, Brookings, August 1, 1996. “The curious survival of the US Communist Party,” by Aidan Lewis, BBC News, Mary 1, 2014. “The Baby in the Suitcase: In 1950s America, unwed pregnancy was a sociological crime,” by Dale M. Brumfield, Lessons from History, December 6, 2019. “1950s - Explore a Decade in LGBTQ History,” Victory Institute. “The Rise of the Suburbs,” US History II (American Yawp) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blessed with a fine and resonant voice, James Fouhey eloquently performs James R. Gaines's closer look at the 1950s. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Alan Minskoff discuss how Fouhey's reading style fits the engaging profiles presented here. Gaines explores the decade he defines from 1946 to 1963 through the lens of central movements — gay rights, civil rights, feminism, the environmental movement, and the dawn of computing. Listen to learn about foundational activists and thinkers too often overlooked. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile's website. Published by Simon & Schuster Audio. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com Support for AudioFile's Behind the Mic comes from PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE AUDIO, dedicated to producing top-quality fiction and nonfiction audiobooks written and read by the best in the business. Visit penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/audiofile now to start listening. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We don't always have friends of the podcast on the show, but when we do, it's Matt Redmond! Matt is a Christian counselor, teacher, author, and longtime listener of the podcast. We have wanted to chat with Matt for a while because of our shared love of books, C.S. Lewis, music, and more. Listen in as we discuss: What's so great about Jane Austen Why Matt isn't a fan of the enneagram Books you should read about Bach If Bono should write a book, and his appreciation for Eugene Peterson Favorite C.S. Lewis books and fake Lewis quotes A few of the books mentioned on today's episode Evening in the Palace of Reason by James R. Gaines Bach and God by Michael Marissen Bono by Michka Assayas Chronicles by Bob Dylan From Cradle to Stage by Virginia Grohl Tom Petty by Warren Zanes A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis Hey Ho Let's Go: The Story of the Ramones by Everett True Teaching to Change Lives by Howard Hendricks The Catalyst by Jonah Berger Sharing and supporting the show Leave a five-star rating and review of the show on Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to the show. Give us a follow on Twitter and Instagram at @MalContentsPod Be sure to use the Amazon affiliate links above to help us pay for the costs of producing and hosting the show. Interested in sponsoring Table of (mal)Contents? Let's talk via email or DM us on Twitter or Instagram.

Florlegium's artistic director Ashley Solomon joins Hannah French to profile the life and music of their fellow Baroque flautist and great 18th Century patron of the arts, Frederick the Great of Prussia. Ahead of Florilegium's forthcoming concert at Wigmore Hall, which uses James R. Gaines' novel "A night in the palace of reason" as its inspiration, Ashley will be choosing some of his favourite pieces connected with Emperor Frederick, by composers like CPE Bach and JJ Quantz.

Episode 46: More about the d'more: the fascinating 14-stringed cousin of the violin and its enthusiasts - Inquiries from my Inbox: Alise Svoboda asks: Do you do master classes in the Chicagoland area for violinists that are interested in exploring jazz and rock?- Random Musical Thought: James R. Gaines writes, "A world without a sense of the transcendent and mysterious, a universe ultimately discoverable through reason alone, can only be a barren place, and the music sounding forth from such a world might be pretty but it could never be beautiful."- A conversation with Dan Thomason, co-president of the Viola d'Amore Society of America, www.violadamoresocietyofamerica.org.total playing time: 32:04 SUBSCRIBE TO THIS PODCAST ON I-TUNES! Would you like to be featured on Violin Adventures?  Just send your question via text or as an MP3 attachment to rachelbartonpine@aol.com and listen for you answer on Inquiries From My Inbox! Thanks for listening! visit Rachel online: www.rachelbartonpine.comwww.myspace.com/rachelbartonpinewww.youtube.com/RachelBartonPine Violin Adventures with Rachel Barton Pine is produced by Windy Apple Studios www.windyapple.com