Filming History: 8mm Film of Malcolm X and the Nation of Islam

Malcolm X’s dentist, Abdul Salaam, was an avid 8mm film enthusiast. He didn’t just film anything… He recorded history.

 Artifactual is a Podcast about Archival Material – 

Who made it, Who saved it & Why

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Finding James Bond's Vehicles

How have 41 prop vehicles from the James Bond movie franchise ended up in a hangar in rural Illinois? Sounds like a question for Factual. Arti Factual. (I'm so sorry.)

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The We Three Trio: Music from the Space Race

In the 1960s, astronaut fever turned a tiny Florida beach town into a Cold War-era tourist trap. A lounge act called the We Three Trio capitalized on this trend, earning their fifteen minutes of fame with a song about the Mercury Seven astronauts.

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