A Bill Cosby album (Why is there Air?, 1965) was among the 94 vinyl records recovered from the fire debris inside the ruins of the Burdell Mansion at Olompali. The Mansion burned up in 1969, the result of an electrical malfunction. At the ...See moreA Bill Cosby album (Why is there Air?, 1965) was among the 94 vinyl records recovered from the fire debris inside the ruins of the Burdell Mansion at Olompali. The Mansion burned up in 1969, the result of an electrical malfunction. At the time of the fire it was occupied by the Chosen Family, a hippie commune loosely affiliated with the Grateful Dead. The Dead had themselves lived at Olompali two years earlier. In this podcast, the host and guest discuss this album and the significance of finding it at Olompali. Written by
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