The TV Room

Where the 8-track meets the laugh track. Insights and flashbacks into the culture of the late 20th Century, and beyond.

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Cisco Pike (Part 1)

Posted March 7, 202201:02:06

Special guest Ian Rosen joins the podcast for a review of the 70s cult classic film Cisco Pike (1971). Starring: Kris Kristofferson, Gene Hackman, Karen...

9. Hearst v. Pulitzer: Rise of the Daily Newspaper

Posted May 19, 201700:44:31

In the Internet Age, actual paper and ink newspapers have gone the way of the dinosaur. But at the turn of the last century, newspapers were as exciting...

8. The 19th Century: Our Modern World Begins

Posted March 3, 201700:41:27

In 1800, nothing went faster than a sailing ship or a team of horses, not even communiques. Electronics did not exist and machines were unknown. By...

7. The First Information Age: From Telegraph to Television.

Posted February 7, 201700:33:19

Did the upset election of 2016 mark the death knell of journalism? From telegraph to television, newspapers to newscasters, telegraph cables to cable...

1. The Age of Television (1948-??)

Posted January 13, 201700:24:18

On the very first episode of the TV ROOM podcast, we discuss: What exactly is the Age of Television? What are its origins? How did it change us? When...