I discovered that Dennis Michael has also been doing a this day in history segment called Time Marches On. Dennis used to do CNN’s “Hollywood Minute” for 18 years, so you've probably heard his voice before. His segments are really well done - good production, funny and only clock in at around 1-2 min. You can check them out on his SoundCloud page here or listen on the embedded SoundCloud player below.

 

Latest tracks by Dennis Michael

 

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Also, as there is no need to keep the Audio Wikinews podcasts on my SoundCloud page anymore, I went ahead and uploaded some of my other work as well as my favorite (and higest rated) This Day In History segments. You can listen to them below.

 

History by turtlestack

Faithless by turtlestack

 

One Paragraph by turtlestack

Took a break today from my new (long and ongoing) project to play / create a new song. Sometimes staying motivated is not easy but all good things take time and the Chanukah motif is fitting in a very obtuse way.

Hanerot halalu anachnu madlikin
Al hanissim ve'al haniflaot
Al hatshu-ot ve'al hamilchamot
She-asita la'avoteynu
Bayamim hahem, bazman hazeh
Al yedey kohanecha hakdoshim.

Vechol shmonat yemey Chanukah
Hanerot halalu kodesh hem,
Ve-ein lanu reshut lehishtamesh bahem
Ela lirotam bilvad
Kedai lehodot leshimcha
Al nissecha veal nifleotecha ve-al yeshuotecha.

 

Vocal credit : Hanerot halalu

Music credit : Drone2
Music credit : Horn

I'm having to take a few weeks off from Audio Wikinews because of my work schedule, but I managed to put together a secondary website titled HistoryStack containing the full audio and text of all the This Day In History segments. The site contains 3 new episodes (Battle of Big Hole, William Willett and Hamnet filius William Shakespeare) that I had "in the bank" so-to-speak and they contain some audio clips that I'd never be able to use on Wikinews, so they are kind of a fun departure from what I normally do.

 

We briefly recap the top stories from around the world and on today's this day in history, we present the missingest man in New York.

The Audio Wikinews Brief for Friday, August 06, 2010

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California's same-sex marriage ban is ruled unconstitutional; mass panic ensues as Zimbabwean officials fake an air crash; UFO encounters may have been covered up by Churchill and Eisenhower and, in history, the story of Silent Otto.

The Audio Wikinews Brief for Thursday, August 05, 2010

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Eight people and a gunman are dead in shooting rampage at a Connecticut beer warehouse; US President Barack Obama'a approval ratings hit a new low and in history, we trace the importance of a humble, everyday device that was vital for the French Revolution.

The Audio Wikinews Brief for Wednesday, August 04, 2010

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A suicide bomber kills five Afghan children; California Representative Maxine Waters is charged with violating ethics rules; the FBI asks the Wikimedia Foundation to remove its seal from our websites and, in history, the Church Committee begins hearings on a secret US government program that involved giving unsuspecting citizens LSD.

The Audio Wikinews Brief for Tuesday, August 03, 2010

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As California attempts to get the Crown Fire under control, floods in Pakistan leave at least 800 dead; after 100 days, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill still threatens the Gulf coast; Chelsea Clinton gets married and, in history, one of the giants of American literature dies in 1988.

The Audio Wikinews Brief for Monday, August 02, 2010

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Raging Southern California wildfires force mandatory evacuation orders; 3 fatal air crashes occur in the United States; a French woman admits to killing her eight infants and, in history, Jimmy Hoffa disappears without a trace..

The Audio Wikinews Brief for Friday, July 30, 2010

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Police in Gibraltar investigate yet another suspicious death; Tennessee's Lieutenant Governor suggests that Islam is a 'cult'; the president of Iran sharply criticizes an octopus and, in history, the USS Forrestal incident becomes one of the worst US Naval disasters.

The Audio Wikinews Brief for Thursday, July 29, 2010

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