Angels in America: The Complete Oral History
The story behind Tony Kushner’s examination of AIDS and homosexuality.
Oral History
Angel So Fly
An oral history of Aaliyah.
An Oral History of the Nerdier Half of Freaks and Geeks
Looking back on the making of Sam, Bill, and Neal.
Voices from Chernobyl
“'You have to understand: This is not your husband anymore, not a beloved person, but a radioactive object with a strong density of poisoning. You’re not suicidal. Get a hold of yourself.' And I was like someone who’d lost her mind: 'But I love him! I love him!' He’s sleeping, and I’m whispering: 'I love you!' Walking in the hospital courtyard, 'I love you.' Carrying his sanitary tray, 'I love you.'”
Livin' Thing: An Oral History of Boogie Nights
The making and near unmaking of Paul Thomas Anderson’s breakout film.
The Dating Game
An oral history of the Tinderverse.
West Wing Uncensored
An oral history.
So Money
An oral history of Swingers.
‘And I Cannot Lie’
An oral history of Sir Mix-a-Lot’s ‘Baby Got Back.’
The Hoboken Sound: An Oral History of Maxwell's
Remembering the indie rock club that The New York Times once said was “so New York that it’s in New Jersey.”
An Oral History of the March on Washington
A pivotal Civil Rights rally recalled, 50 years later.
96 Minutes
An oral history of the University of Texas Tower massacre.
"The Best TV Show That's Ever Been"
An oral history of Cheers.
The Sound and the Fury
An oral history of WFAN.
Wikipedia: Action Park
Wikipedia entry for “Traction Park,” central New Jersey’s most dangerous mid-1980’s amusement park.
The Family Hour
An oral history of The Sopranos.
The Malice at the Palace
An oral history of the Pacers/Pistons melee in 2004.
It's Saturday Night!
An oral history of Saturday Night Live.
Part of our guide to SNL for Slate.
The Assassination: The Reporters’ Story
Breaking the news of the Kennedy assassination, an oral history:
Wicker: [In the press room] we received an account from Julian Reed, a staff assistant, of Mrs. John Connally’s recollection of the shooting…. The doctors had hardly left before Hawks came in and told us Mr. Johnson would be sworn in immediately at the airport. We dashed for the press buses, still parked outside. Many a campaign had taught me something about press buses and I ran a little harder, got there first, and went to the wide rear seat. That is the best place on a bus to open up a typewriter and get some work done.
The Gossip Behind the Gossip
An oral history of “Page Six.”
Sex & Death in the Afternoon
An oral history of the soap opera.
James Brown: Soul Brother No. 1 (1933-2006)
An oral history of James Brown, from Macon to the top.
Birth of an MTV Nation
An oral history.
Tom Freston: We knew we needed a real signature piece that would look different from everything else on TV. We also knew that we had no money. So we went to NASA and got the man-on-the-moon footage, which is public domain. We put our logo on the flag and some music under it. We thought that was sort of a rock ’n’ roll attitude: “Let’s take man’s greatest moment technologically, and rip it off.”
Blow-Up
An oral history of director Michael Bay.
The Greatest Paper That Ever Died
“Radically brilliant. Absurdly ahead of its time. Ridiculously poorly planned.” An oral history of the National Sports Daily.
