Matthew Blanchette
He/him. Physically disabled. Canadian-American; fond of rye toast, when he can get it. Dreams a little.
- Reposted by Matthew BlanchetteA very happy 110th to my main guy
- Reposted by Matthew BlanchetteTen and a half minutes in...
- Reposted by Matthew BlanchettePhenomenal. And sadly, just as timely today as it was 79 years ago.
- Reposted by Matthew BlanchetteAbsolutely — Welles’ radio commentaries are powerful, personal, and ahead of their time. His response to the blinding of Isaac Woodard is especially striking: a forceful condemnation of racial injustice that still echoes today. They’re not just historical documents —they’re acts of moral conviction.
- Reposted by Matthew BlanchetteI come with a call for action. This is the time for it.
- He paid to continue these broadcasts, when he lost sponsors because of the subject matter, out of his OWN POCKET -- no cheap feat, for radio, even in those days.
- Reposted by Matthew BlanchetteHere's a higher quality recording courtesy of the Orso. Welles collection of Indiana University: orsonwelles.indiana.edu/items/show/2...
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- Reposted by Matthew Blanchettethank you. huge fan of his fictional work but just discovering these commentaries
- Reposted by Matthew BlanchetteThank you for sharing this. It is astounding, both his clarity of moral conviction, and also the currency that has been lost in this robust liberalism so muscularly committed to equality and distributive justice.
