MP4 download: Space for Women: Narrated by Ricardo Montalban

Ricardo Montalban left us today so I checked around to see what of his work was floating out there online. There is a nifty three part interview with The Archive of American Television and an episode of the old Raymond Burr D.A. in a wheelchair series Ironside where Montalban guest starred .

However what really caught my eye was this doc made by NASA and narrated by Ricardo Montalban showcasing women involved in the space program. It's been upped to the net by The US National Archives and was produced in 1980.


Click here to download in MP4 direct from Google Video
27 minutes

Google Video: This film interviews women employed in NASA's space transportation programs and shows the variety of positions that they hold, ranging from electrical engineer, aerial photography analyst, and safety specialist to astronaut mission specialist. It notes how the women obtained their training and qualified for their positions. Astronaut Anna Lee Fisher, Dr. Patricia Cowings, Shirley Cevalier, Sue Norman, Sharon Orkansky, Brenda Willis, and Astronaut Catherine Sullivan are profiled. This film was designed for use in career education and guidance classes.

Remembering Bernie Mac by home town Chicago

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direct from CBS 2 Chicago via Yahoo! News

RIP: George Carlin :(

The Master has died. He died yesterday of heart failure at 71.

No words can state the loss so I'll let his work speak for his legacy

RIP: Paul Sills: Co-Founder of Second City

Click here to listen in embedded audio direct from NPR.org
Runs Approx 4 minutes

NPR.org: All Things Considered, June 3, 2008 · Paul Sills, the father of modern improvisation — and co-founder of The Second City comedy troupe — has died at the age of 80.

Second City has launched dozens of comedy careers, including those of John Belushi, Chris Farley and Stephen Colbert. Sills helped start the group nearly five decades ago with the help of producer and director Bernard Sahlins. Sahlins talks with Melissa about Sills' passing.

RIP: Harvey Korman

Click here to watch direct from CBS2.com

CBS2.com: Harvey Korman will always be remembered as Carol Burnett's awesome sidekick and a star of Mel Brook's movies like "Blazing Saddles." Stacey Butler reports.

RIP: Dick Martin of Rowan and Martin's Laugh In

Click here to watch direct from KCBS via Yahoo News

KCBS: As one half of Rowan and Martin's "Laugh-In", Martin helped define TV comedy in the 60's and early 70's. Lisa Sigell reports.

and enjoy a retrospective of some of his shows funniest moments below:

RIP: Author of 2001: A Space Odyssey Arthur C Clark

Just passed today as a result of breathing problems however enjoy 10 minutes with Clark himself on his 90th birthday that happened this past December.

RIP: Tom Synder: A Retrospective

These clips are a collection of some of Tom Snyder's best interviews. His television program "The Tomorrow Show" ran fom 1973 until 1982 immediately following Johnny Carson at 1 am in the morning, NBC's first foray into late late talk show programming. In 1980 the time slot changed to 12:30 am. By the end of it's run it was known as "Tommorrow Coast to Coast." and included an additional host. "Late Night With David Letterman" would eventually occupy it's time slot. In 1995 Tom would return to late night chat with "The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder" on CBS. He was later replaced by Craig Kilborn in 1999. Interviewed guests in the segment include Elton John, Stephen Spielberg, Johnny Rotten, Bono and "The Edge" from U2, Cheech and Chong, Alfred Hitchcock, Charles Manson, and Muhammad Ali

RIP: Charles Lane

Who is Charles Lane? He is a character actor most familiar to TV viewers from the 1950's to the 1970's on such shows as I Love Lucy, Beverly Hillbillies, Bewitched, Green Acres, and countless other shows. He always played an authority figure like a businessman or judge who were no-nonsense type of people; usually mean spirited. Charles Lane, a name few know, but instantly recognized by many. - from LonesomeDove

Msnbc.msn.com: Hollywood character actor Charles Lane died Monday at the age of 102. TODAY's Bob Dotson spoke with Lane in 2005, and discovered that although some didn't know his name, his face was another story.

and click below to watch coverage of his passing direct from KCBS in LA

KCBS: Lane appeared in classics such as 'It's A Wonderful Life,' 'Mr. Deeds Goes To Town,' 'Petitcoat Junction' and 'I Love Lucy.' Suzanne Rico reports

Kevin Smith vs. Joel Siegel

Click here to play (right click to download in MP3) viewaskew.com
Runs 20 minutes

Despite my disagreement with Siegel's actions some of Smith's comments seem over the line.


RIP Joel. Although I've disagreed with a number of your reviews you'll be missed.

RIP: Newhart's Tom Poston

RIP: Kurt Vonnegut Pt 5: The Infinite Mind interview with from Second Life

Google Video: Author Kurt Vonnegut's last interview with host John Hockenberry, live from Second Life for the public radio series The Infinite Mind

RIP: Kurt Vonnegut Pt. 4: In Conversation

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Kurt Vonnegut - ''In Conversation''.mp3

RIP Kurt Vonnegut Pt 3: NPR Remembers

Click to listen to "Vonnegut Expressed Skeptical Nature with Humor" direct from NPR

and here for "Novelist Vonnegut Remembered for His Black Humor" again from NPR

RIP: Kurt Vonnegut: Pt.2 - MP3 download mocking George Bush

Click here to play (right click to download in MP3) Art Buchwald, Barry Crimmins, Paul Krassner and Kurt Vonnegut with "Beating Around the Bush: An Evening of Satire"
Recorded on 10/06/05 at The New York Society for Ethical Culture

and for those direct landing on this post check out part one which includes a Daily Show interview and a bevy more Vonnegut

RIP: Kurt Vonnegut Pt.1: Daily Show and More

Click the hyperlinks below to listen to each selection in streaming audio.

On his art:

Listen to the Kurt Vonnegut Jr. interview with Don Swaim, 1981
(23 min. 10 sec.)

On politics:

Interview on CBC February 01, 2006
An Audio Interview on CBC/The Current with Anna Maria Tremonti - 01/2006

Kurt Vonnegut Judges Modern Society
An Audio Interview on NPR. - January 23, 2006.

Kurt Vonnegut on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

(watch online from Comedy Central)

Click here to download in wmv format from Crooks and Liars

RIP: Letterman Sidekick Larry 'Bud' Melman Dies At 85

RIP Richard Jeni.

Richard Jeni has died from a self inflicted gun shot wound to the head. He was found alive by police but died shortly thereafter. RIP Richard - I loved Platypus Man - even have a few eps still on tape. It's a shame it wasn't a greater success.

Here's a full length (20+ minutes) Richard Jeni comedy special from Comedy Central direct from Myspace.

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and click here to listen (right click to download) to an MP3 track of Jeni from bobandtom.com

RIP Jack Palance

Bob Hope's "Shootout At NBC" with Bob Hope, Wally Cox. Danny Thomas, Jack Palance, James Drury, Doug McClure & Raymond Burr.