A Shortcut Through 2012, a retrospective of the year from Peter Bochan via Pacifica Radio. This year marks the fortieth anniversary of the Shortcuts series of programs and the events, music and sounds that we've captured in 2012 make for a dense and "sound rich" celebration. Featuring the Presidential election campaign, the primaries, the debates, and the "empty chair" ; the superstorms, the Super Bowl, the Olympics, the World Series, the NBA finals, the fiscal cliff, plus all the unrest, the scandals, the tragedies and triumphs; tributes to those who have passed, mixed with all the music that flowed throungh our lives during the past twelve months--including Adele, Dave Brubeck, Donald Fagen, Levon Helm, Sufjan Stevens, Russell Brand, Jonny Greenwood, Neil Armstrong, Neil Young, Quvenzhan Wallis, Joaquin Phoenix, Jim James, Ravi Shankar, Marvin Hamlisch, Andy Williams, Tom Davis, Al Franken, Peter Bergman, Helen Gurley Brown, Louie CK, David Lynch, MFSB, The Cadillacs, Dick Clark, Johnny Otis, Firewater, Danny Elfman, Donna Summer, Daniel Craig, Maurice Sendak, Pete Fornatale, Barry Commoner, Andy Griffith, Kevin Clash (Elmo), Don Cornelius, Robin Gibb, Etta James, Pinback, Gore Vidal, Ray Bradbury, Sally Ride, Phyllis Diller, Bob Welch, Sherman Hemsley, Paula Broadwell, Gen. David H. Petraeus, Larry Hagman, Seth Rogen, Whitney Houston, Jon Stewart, Clint Eastwood, Mitt Romney, Michelle Bachman, Donald Trump, David Letterman, Woody Allen, Frank Morgan, Claire Danes, Alabama Shakes, Chris Christy, Stephen Colbert, Sarah Palin, Michael Bloomberg, Hillary Clinton, Mike Wallace, Bill Moyers, George McGovern, Nora Ephron, Warren Beatty, Gloria Steinham, John McCain, Lynn Samuels, Ben Gazzara, Jerry Nelson as The Count, Bert, Ernie, Big Bird and Barack Obama...