Summary: On July 4, 1947 thousands of bikers roared into a small California town and changed our assumptions about America. A new investigation raises provocative questions about the influence of media on history and culture.
Helen Borten is a great storyteller and interviewer. The show was very enlightening and contrary to what I believed happened in Hollister via Hollywood. The interviees were fascinating. It was great being able to hear a story related first hand. I'm sorry that I missed this on the radio and will look for her stories in the future.
Hey, this is great. Why isn't this series on my radio station all the time? This is very thoughtful stuff, and extremely well-done. The sound is lovely, the interviewing is great, but msot of all there's a neat human brain behind it all. Some of the best stuff I've heard in an age.
geat peice using many different perspectives, i.e. movie dialog, newspaper accounts, and lots of great interviews with people who were there. very well researched and a good job on letting the story tell itself. a thoughtfull mix of gentle de-bunking, oral history, american myth, and pop culture. hey anytime i get to listen to woody guthrie and marlon brando in the same half hr it's gotta get 5 stars.
Comments for Hollister
This piece belongs to the series "A Sense of Place"
Produced by Helen Borten
Other pieces by Helen Borten
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3 comments
vikki dolan
Posted on May 21, 2005 at 05:57 AM | Permalink
Review of Hollister
Helen Borten is a great storyteller and interviewer. The show was very enlightening and contrary to what I believed happened in Hollister via Hollywood. The interviees were fascinating. It was great being able to hear a story related first hand. I'm sorry that I missed this on the radio and will look for her stories in the future.
Bill McKibben
Posted on November 11, 2004 at 10:57 AM | Permalink
Review of Hollister
Hey, this is great. Why isn't this series on my radio station all the time? This is very thoughtful stuff, and extremely well-done. The sound is lovely, the interviewing is great, but msot of all there's a neat human brain behind it all. Some of the best stuff I've heard in an age.
john crowley
Posted on May 30, 2004 at 09:36 AM | Permalink
Review of Hollister
geat peice using many different perspectives, i.e. movie dialog, newspaper accounts, and lots of great interviews with people who were there. very well researched and a good job on letting the story tell itself. a thoughtfull mix of gentle de-bunking, oral history, american myth, and pop culture. hey anytime i get to listen to woody guthrie and marlon brando in the same half hr it's gotta get 5 stars.