| Choose A Day |
Here is a little addition to our Yesteryear Listening Guide. We've looked at all our radio shows, and have grouped them into the day of the year they were broadcast. As a little bit fun we've also added some small snippets. See what was on the airwaves on your birthday, or other memorable dates in your year. Happy Listening!
| On This Day: | American Express founded by Henry Wells and William Fargo (1850) BORN: Rudolf Diesel inventor (1858) DIED: Laurence Sterne writer (1768) |
| Quote: | Reflect on your present blessings, of which every man has many; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some. (Dickens) |
| Fact: | Our Earth is believed to be more than 4.5 billion years old, just slightly younger than the Sun. |
| Word: | pudency (noun) Modesty, bashfulness |
| Fortune Cookie: | Lies and sorrow may float through the air, but truth and happiness live inside yourself |
| Poem: | Thus too my lovely life / Must end, another flower... / To fall and float away / (Flower in the Stream Haiku by Onitsura) |
| Joke: | 2 Guys in health club 1 is putting on pantyhose "Since when do you wear pantyhose?" "Since my wife found it in the glove compartment!" |
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| Speed Gibson 116 - Is Smiley Dead? | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Children / Teenagers | Aviation | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Description: | Smiley Preston has been murdered by The Octopus! (and written out of the script). Clint swears revenge. | ||||||||||||
| Adventures of Superman 16 - Prison Riot | |||||||||||||
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| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Description: | The start of a new adventure. The prisoners are rioting at San Miguel prison, and Lois is in danger once again! "The Wolf" is about to strike once more! The story is complete. | ||||||||||||
| Captain Midnight 254 - Mysterious Voice 29 - Shark Demands Answer Within 24 Hours | |||||||||||||
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| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Description: | With 42 hours remaining ... Capt. Midnight to the rescue! | ||||||||||||
| The Green Hornet 1940-03-18 - One Goes Out As Two Go In - aka Property Tax Racket | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Crime | Masked / Mystery Men | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Lux Radio Theater 255 - The Rains Came | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Mixed Bag | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Description: | A romance/adventure set in colonial India. The story centers on the redemption of its lead female character, Lady Edwina Esketh. Stars: George Brent & Kay Francis | ||||||||||||
| Jack Armstrong 1941-03-18 - Missing, Professor Loring ep10 | |||||||||||||
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| Show: | Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy | ||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Children / Teenagers | Adventure | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| The Lone Ranger 1428 - Forced Sale | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Western | Masked / Mystery Men | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Adventures by Morse 11 - The Adventure Begins | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Adventure | Spy / Espionage | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | archive.org | ||||||||||||
| Description: | A Coffin for the Lady Part 1 | ||||||||||||
| The Great Gildersleeve 161 - Laughing Coyote Ranch | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Humor | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | Gildersleeve Project | ||||||||||||
| Life of Riley 62 - Riley is a Pal to Junior | |||||||||||||
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| Old Gold Comedy Theater 21 - A Lady Takes A Chance | |||||||||||||
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| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| The Sealed Book 1 - The Hands of Death | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Horror | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Description: | An eccentric who collects souvenirs from murders decides to try for the ultimate item for his collection. | ||||||||||||
| The Shadow 332 - The Case of the Burning Skull | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Superhero | Crime | Masked / Mystery Men | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | ComicCruncher | ||||||||||||
| Description: | Steve Grant looks in the mirror and sees a flaming skull! Steve is then kidnapped; the flaming skull steals $15,000 and commits murder! | ||||||||||||
| Weird Circle 68 - The Pistol Shot | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Horror | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Adventures of Superman 1248 - Mystery of the Dragon's Teeth ep2 | |||||||||||||
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| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| The Lone Ranger 2052 - Hot Lead and Cold Type | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Western | Masked / Mystery Men | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Lux Radio Theater 519 - A Tale of Two Cities | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Mixed Bag | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Description: | Stars: Ronald Colman & Heather Angel | ||||||||||||
| Screen Guild Theater 289 - Love Is News | |||||||||||||
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| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Sherlock Holmes (Rathbone & Bruce) 207 - Blarney Stone | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Crime | Detective | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| The Whistler 199 - The Master Touch | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Horror | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Description: | A man plans to poison his wealthy wife, even though she gives him half of all she owns. The plan includes a phonograph record of typing, so his hotel room will remain undisturbed. | ||||||||||||
| Adventures of Superman 1508 - Man Without a Face ep1 | |||||||||||||
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| Boston Blackie 114 - Sam Fisher's Past | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | An amnesiac named Sam Fisher is accused of murder after he disappears. | ||||||||||||
| Dick Tracy 1947-03-18 - 1025) The Case Of The Graveyard Watch | |||||||||||||
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| Adventures of Superman 1704 - Mystery of the Stolen Costume ep7 | |||||||||||||
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| Casey 229 - Murder in Black and White | |||||||||||||
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| Show: | Casey, Crime Photographer | ||||||||||||
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| Contributor: | archive.org | ||||||||||||
| Description: | One murder follows another, with no "black and white" evidence behind the killings. Who says pictures never lie? | ||||||||||||
| Hall of Fantasy s1 8 - The Beast with Red Eyes | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Horror | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Description: | After reading some Ancient mystic books, Robert Jennings begins seeing a small, sinister, monkey-like beast following his every move. He seeks the help of Dr. Hesselius, an expert in metaphysical medicine, but it may be too late for the good doctor to help! | ||||||||||||
| The Falcon 325 - Witty Widow | |||||||||||||
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| Show: | The Adventures of the Falcon | ||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Spy / Espionage | Crime | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | archive.org | ||||||||||||
| Description: | A drunken Mickey Slater is murdered in his hotel room after picking up a valuable briefcase. . The first 14:53 of the program only. | ||||||||||||
| Comic Weekly Man 204 - Hello from Four Friends, First Comic - Hopalong Cassidy | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Mixed Bag | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Our Miss Brooks 123 - Miss Enright's Birthday Party | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Humor | School | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | archive.org | ||||||||||||
| Description: | Mr. Boynton has broken several dates with Miss Brooks. Miss Enright has just celebrated another birthday. | ||||||||||||
| The Saint 162 - Birds and Bees of East Orange | |||||||||||||
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| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Description: | Why do three people keep renting the same strange book? There's a dead man in a book store, but that's another chapter! | ||||||||||||
| Tales of the Texas Rangers 35 - Death by Adoption | |||||||||||||
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| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Description: | A used car salesman is killed by a man posing as the father of his adopted child. | ||||||||||||
| The Whistler 459 - Jackson Street Affair | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Horror | ||||||||||||
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| Description: | An Australian radio operator comes to visit his old friend Carl Pennel, but Carl is dead. His body is in the Australian's old sea trunk! | ||||||||||||
| The Lineup 76 - The Mirthless Moonshiner's Methyl Murders | |||||||||||||
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| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Description: | Fifteen people have already gone blind; poisoned by home-made liquor. | ||||||||||||
| Perry Mason 2221 - Prosecutor Exploits Dory | |||||||||||||
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| Tom Corbett, Space Cadet 23 - The Atmosphere of Death ep1 | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Science Fiction | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Description: | Murder and mayhem take place aboard a space liner. | ||||||||||||
| The Great Gildersleeve 488 - The Jam Session | |||||||||||||
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| Contributor: | Gildersleeve Project | ||||||||||||
| The Lone Ranger 3148 - The Glory Road | |||||||||||||
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| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Wild Bill Hickok 138 - Struggle for the Main Divide | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Western | Western Heroes | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| The Cisco Kid 1954-03-18 - 174) Song of Death | |||||||||||||
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| Escape 206 - Violent Night | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Adventure | Mixed Bag | Horror | Science Fiction | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Perry Mason 2744 - Perry Finds a Receipt in Suzanne's Room | |||||||||||||
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| The Charlie McCarthy Show 1956-03-18 - McCarthy's Cavalcade of Flops | |||||||||||||
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| Fort Laramie 9 - The Beasley Girls | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Captain Quince plans to exchange a captured Sioux chief for two prisoner 'white women' held by the Indians, and almost succeeds. | ||||||||||||
| Gunsmoke 206 - The Man Who Would Be Marshal | |||||||||||||
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| Our Miss Brooks 333 - Mash Notes to Harriet | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Who's been sending poetry to Harriet Conklin? The script was previously used on March 20, 1949 | ||||||||||||
| Hancock's Half Hour s5 9 - Americans Hit Town | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Visiting servicemen get Griselda excited and Sid is keen to rent out the lad's rooms. | ||||||||||||
| Suspense 917 - Perchance to Dream | |||||||||||||
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| Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 781 - Ike and Mike Matter | |||||||||||||
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| Description: | Johnny arrives too late to help a local insurance agent determine whether to cancel the policy of a shady customer as the insured died in the fire of an apparent accident, but Johnny’s not too sure. | ||||||||||||
