Why we can’t air Howl / Allen Ginsberg.

Noted author-poet discusses the history of Federal Communications Commission involvement in regulating what can be broadcast. Starting with readings of Ginsberg’s poem Howl, and the George Carlin Seven Dirty Words case, Ginsberg traces the repeated FCC attempts to silence free speech in broadcasting over issues of alleged obscenity.|WHY WE CAN’T AIR HOWL / Allen Ginsberg. – Noted author-poet discusses the history of FCC involvement in regulating what can be broadcast. Starting with readings of Ginsberg’s poem “Howl,” and the George Carlin “Seven Dirty Words” case, Ginsberg traces the repeated FCC attempts to silence free speech in broadcasting over issues of alleged obscenity. – RECORDED: 1987