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GBH: GBH Marks the 25th Anniversary of 9/11 with New PBS LearningMedia Educational Resources and Multiplatform Content. “GBH, the leading multiplatform creator of public media in the U.S., today announced a suite of educational tools and original content dedicated to marking the 25th anniversary of September 11, 2001. Anchoring the initiative is a new collection of free digital classroom […]

GBH: GBH Marks the 25th Anniversary of 9/11 with New PBS LearningMedia Educational Resources and Multiplatform Content. “GBH, the leading multiplatform creator of public media in the U.S., today announced a suite of educational tools and original content dedicated to marking the 25th anniversary of September 11, 2001. Anchoring the initiative is a new collection of free digital classroom […]

GBH: GBH Marks the 25th Anniversary of 9/11 with New PBS LearningMedia Educational Resources and Multiplatform Content. “GBH, the leading multiplatform creator of public media in the U.S., today announced a suite of educational tools and original content dedicated to marking the 25th anniversary of September 11, 2001. Anchoring the initiative is a new collection of free digital classroom […]

GBH: GBH Marks the 25th Anniversary of 9/11 with New PBS LearningMedia Educational Resources and Multiplatform Content. “GBH, the leading multiplatform creator of public media in the U.S., today announced a suite of educational tools and original content dedicated to marking the 25th anniversary of September 11, 2001. Anchoring the initiative is a new collection of free digital classroom […]

GBH: GBH Marks the 25th Anniversary of 9/11 with New PBS LearningMedia Educational Resources and Multiplatform Content. “GBH, the leading multiplatform creator of public media in the U.S., today announced a suite of educational tools and original content dedicated to marking the 25th anniversary of September 11, 2001. Anchoring the initiative is a new collection of free digital classroom […]

#FortnightFridayMusic
Sept 4 2026
The prompt is #popcorn

Hot Butter, “Popcorn” (1972)

Throw-away pop ditty or electronic music pioneer? I say, why not both?

This tune had several iterations. Originally released on Gershon Kingsley’s album "Music to Moog By" in 1969, you know just by that title and date that this was more than the simple novelty song, the pop ‘corn’ intentionally implied by its name. Kingsley released a rearranged version in 1972 with his First Moog Quartet, and then Stan Free, a member of the quartet, released a version with his band Hot Butter the same year; this was the version that became a European and stateside hit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZ8rgFeOM60

Fun fact: If you’ve ever watched #Boston’s #WGBH public television station, or any of the many programs produced by GBH for the #PBS network, you’ve heard a #GershonKingsley composition: the sound mark or ‘sting’ that plays with the WGBH animated logo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkZ4mT8W-zo

#Moog #ElectronicMusic #SynthPop #NoveltySong

#FortnightFridayMusic
Sept 4 2026
The prompt is #popcorn

Hot Butter, “Popcorn” (1972)

Throw-away pop ditty or electronic music pioneer? I say, why not both?

This tune had several iterations. Originally released on Gershon Kingsley’s album "Music to Moog By" in 1969, you know just by that title and date that this was more than the simple novelty song, the pop ‘corn’ intentionally implied by its name. Kingsley released a rearranged version in 1972 with his First Moog Quartet, and then Stan Free, a member of the quartet, released a version with his band Hot Butter the same year; this was the version that became a European and stateside hit.

Fun fact: If you’ve ever watched #Boston’s #WGBH public television station, or any of the many programs produced by GBH for the #PBS network, you’ve heard a #GershonKingsley composition: the sound mark or ‘sting’ that plays with the WGBH animated logo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkZ4mT8W-zo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZ8rgFeOM60

#FortnightFridayMusic
Sept 4 2026
The prompt is #popcorn

Hot Butter, “Popcorn” (1972)

Throw-away pop ditty or electronic music pioneer? I say, why not both?

This tune had several iterations. Originally released on Gershon Kingsley’s album "Music to Moog By" in 1969, you know just by that title and date that this was more than the simple novelty song, the pop ‘corn’ intentionally implied by its name. Kingsley released a rearranged version in 1972 with his First Moog Quartet, and then Stan Free, a member of the quartet, released a version with his band Hot Butter the same year; this was the version that became a European and stateside hit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZ8rgFeOM60

Fun fact: If you’ve ever watched #Boston’s #WGBH public television station, or any of the many programs produced by GBH for the #PBS network, you’ve heard a #GershonKingsley composition: the sound mark or ‘sting’ that plays with the WGBH animated logo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkZ4mT8W-zo

#Moog #ElectronicMusic #SynthPop #NoveltySong

#FortnightFridayMusic
Sept 4 2026
The prompt is #popcorn

Hot Butter, “Popcorn” (1972)

Throw-away pop ditty or electronic music pioneer? I say, why not both?

This tune had several iterations. Originally released on Gershon Kingsley’s album "Music to Moog By" in 1969, you know just by that title and date that this was more than the simple novelty song, the pop ‘corn’ intentionally implied by its name. Kingsley released a rearranged version in 1972 with his First Moog Quartet, and then Stan Free, a member of the quartet, released a version with his band Hot Butter the same year; this was the version that became a European and stateside hit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZ8rgFeOM60

Fun fact: If you’ve ever watched #Boston’s #WGBH public television station, or any of the many programs produced by GBH for the #PBS network, you’ve heard a #GershonKingsley composition: the sound mark or ‘sting’ that plays with the WGBH animated logo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkZ4mT8W-zo

#Moog #ElectronicMusic #SynthPop #NoveltySong

#FortnightFridayMusic
Sept 4 2026
The prompt is #popcorn

Hot Butter, “Popcorn” (1972)

Throw-away pop ditty or electronic music pioneer? I say, why not both?

This tune had several iterations. Originally released on Gershon Kingsley’s album "Music to Moog By" in 1969, you know just by that title and date that this was more than the simple novelty song, the pop ‘corn’ intentionally implied by its name. Kingsley released a rearranged version in 1972 with his First Moog Quartet, and then Stan Free, a member of the quartet, released a version with his band Hot Butter the same year; this was the version that became a European and stateside hit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZ8rgFeOM60

Fun fact: If you’ve ever watched #Boston’s #WGBH public television station, or any of the many programs produced by GBH for the #PBS network, you’ve heard a #GershonKingsley composition: the sound mark or ‘sting’ that plays with the WGBH animated logo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkZ4mT8W-zo

#Moog #ElectronicMusic #SynthPop #NoveltySong

[Short film]: #Megadroughts and #IndigenousVoices

"The Southwestern United States is experiencing a megadrought, but this isn’t the first time people have survived one in the region. By highlighting ideas and practices from #Navajo tradition, this story by Native Outdoors of Colorado Plateau re-centers our relationship to water."

Watch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4rNcEnPk9Q&list=PLtiOgIRVt407KkUa7gtlkGIuTD5YU6bqT&index=7

#IndigenousKnowledge
#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #ClimateChange #Dineh #Diné #WaterIsLife #IndigenousHistory #ClimateChangeSolutions
#PublicTelevision #WGBH #FilmSeries #LegacyOfTheLand #ClimateChange #ChangingClimate #IndigenousFilmmakers #NOVA #ClimateChange #TraditionalKnowledge #TEK #SolarPunkSunday #TraditionalGardening #NativeAmericanGardening #IndigenousPeoplesDay

[Short film]: Standing the Heat

"In a journey of reconnection, #NavajoNation filmmaker Steven Tallas explores the #hogan - a small, unassuming traditional structure found across the Navajo Nation. Remaining cool in the summers and warm in the winters, this short film revisits the hogan amid a warming American Southwest."

Watch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11pBhG-9OyY&list=PLtiOgIRVt407KkUa7gtlkGIuTD5YU6bqT&index=5

#SolarPunkSunday #KeepingCool #IndigenousKnowledge
#ClimateChange #StandingTheHeat #ClimateChangeSolutions
#PublicTelevision #WGBH #FilmSeries #LegacyOfTheLand #ClimateChange #ChangingClimate #IndigenousFilmmakers #NOVA #TraditionalDesign #ExtremeHeat #BuildingForClimateChange #Diné #Dineh #ClimateChange #IndigenousPeoplesDay

In the 70s, the children's program "Vegetable Soup" spoke about melanin and showcased the beautiful spectrum of skin shades 🌈

To watch the full episode, visit https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-fbc18fc6e65

#publicmedia #publicbroadcasting #aapb #archives #mediaarchives #publictv #wgbh #gbh #digitization #americanhistory #publicbroadcastinghistory #vegetablesoup #melanin #skincolor

Just in time for the 40th anniversary of the program, the AAPB has made more than 2,000 hours of the satirical news program, #LeShow, available to the public!

Dive into a treasure trove of more than 2,000 programs and pre-recorded elements spanning from 1983 to the present: https://americanarchive.org/special_collections/le-show-collection

#publicmedia #publicbroadcasting #aapb #archives #mediaarchives #publictv #wgbh #gbh #digitization #LeShow #HarryShearer #comedy #satiricalnews #americanhistory

Happy World Digital Preservation Day! 📼🎞️

Learn how to preserve and digitize your organization's records with the AAPB at https://americanarchive.org/help/contribute

#wdpd #wdpd2023 #worlddigitalpreservationday #publicmedia #publicbroadcasting #aapb #archives #mediaarchives #publictv #wgbh #gbh #digitization #americanhistory #publicbroadcastinghistory