Remembering The Passed Podcast
1) The Greatest Female Golfer
Remembering Mickey Wright, A.E. Hotchner, Joseph Shabalala Mickey Wright was the leader on the women’s golf tour for over a decade in the 1950’s and 1960’s. She won more than 80 tournaments and Ben H...Show More
2) The Dreaded Gaboon Viper
Remembering Orson Bean, Robert Conrad, Roger Kahn Orson Bean was the quick-witted actor who starred on Broadway opposite Jayne Mansfield and Phyllis Newman and in the 1960 movie Anatomy of a Murder. ...Show More
3) The Discovery of Growth Factor and the Revolution
Remembering Stanley Cohen Stanley Cohen was awarded one half of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, along with Rita Levi-Montalcini, for the discovery of nerve growth factor. Dr. Cohen ev...Show More
4) The Last Act for Folk Music
Remembering Bob Shane, Fred Silverman, The Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture Bob Shane was the last surviving member of the Kingston Trio, the most popular folk group of the late 1950’s and ...Show More
5) Safety in Green Bay
Remembering Willie Wood, Jack Burns, Mary Higgins Clark, Peter Serkin Willie Wood was the Hall of Fame safety for the legendary Green Bay Packer teams of the 1960’s. His interception and long return ...Show More
6) The Ragman’s Son
Remembering Kirk Douglas For seven decades, Kirk Douglas was a Hollywood fixture, and for the first half of that era, he was one of the motion picture industry’s biggest stars. He worked for some of...Show More
7) The Greatest High School Basketball Coach
Remembering Morgan Wootten, Jim Lehrer, Mr. Peanut Morgan Wootten was the basketball coach at DeMatha High School in Hyattsville, Maryland for 46 years. He won five national championships and was ind...Show More
8) Kobe
Remembering Kobe Bryant, Gianni Bryant, Egil “Bud” Krogh Kobe Bryant was one of the greatest basketball players of this generation. A shooting guard, Bryant came out of high school to become the youn...Show More
9) British Genius
Remembering Terry Jones, Sir Roger Scruton, Barry Tuckwell, Norma Tanega Terry Jones was a member of the British comedy troupe, Monty Pythons Flying Circus. When the Pythons broke up, Jones went on t...Show More
10) The Canadian Drummer
Remembering Neil Peart, Gary Starkweather, Ken Fuson Neil Peart was the Canadian drummer for the rock band Rush. Besides being the drummer he was the primary lyricist and spiritual heart of the band....Show More