GLBT Historical Society

The first episode goes even further back to the dawn of gay radio in 1958.

Yes, I made it with Cal W Public Media and the GLBT Historical Society, but it draws on an archive of more than 200 radio episodes from the 1970s and early 1980s that tell the story of the era in real time.

More from this issue's curator, the Earbuds team asked David, Do you remember how you discovered one or more of the podcasts you've included? At Third Coast in 2014, I met the executive producer of Making Gay History, Sarah Burningham, who said, have I got a show for you? As always, she was right.

The series is a touchstone and a revelation, and I cannot imagine my sonic life without it.

His continued support of the Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles has included benefit presentations in which he reprised his roles as Shylock in The Merchant of Venice and the title role in The Basic Training of Pablo Hummel, as well as Al Pacino Live on Stage, a career retrospective and audience conversation.

The 2012 premiere of his documentary drama Wild Salome also benefited the GLBT Historical Society.

In recognition of his history of charitable giving and support for those affected by arthritis, Pacino received the Southern California chapter of the Arthritis Foundation's Jane Wyman Humanitarian Award in 2009.

His decades of support have reflected an enduring commitment to the arts, education, humanitarian relief, and social causes.