| 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: | 1st talking Mickey Mouse 'The Karnival Kid' released (1929) BORN: Carolus Linnaeus botanist (1707) DIED: Heinrich Himmler Nazi (1945) |
| Quote: | A sense of humor is part of the art of leadership, of getting along with people, of getting things done. (Dwight D. Eisenhower) |
| Fact: | The length of a day on Jupiter is only 9 hours, 50 minutes. |
| Word: | penetralia (noun) 1: Innermost parts of a building especially the sanctuary of a temple 2: The most private or secret parts; recesses |
| Fortune Cookie: | Enjoy life! It is better to be happy than wise |
| Poem: | Chilling autumn rain... / The moon, too bright for showers, / Slips from their fingers / (Haiku by Tokuku) |
| Joke: | Why do men want to marry virgins? They can't stand criticism. |
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| Chandu the Magician 1933-05-23 317 - Nadji Is Afraid of Vitrius | |||||||||||||
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| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Tarzan - The Diamond of Asher 17 | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Jungle | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Jungle Jim 30 - Lin Poo Questions Lynn | |||||||||||||
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| Show: | Jungle Jim | ||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Jungle | Adventure | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Chase and Sanborn Hour 1937-05-23 - 3) Guest Mary Boland | |||||||||||||
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| Show: | Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy | ||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Humor | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Lux Radio Theater 177 - The Letter | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Mixed Bag | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Description: | A woman shoots a man to death, claiming he was attacking her. Questions arise. Stars: Merle Oberon & Walter Huston (repeat) | ||||||||||||
| Buck Rogers 22 - Chase After Killer Kane ep3 | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Science Fiction | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Adventures of Superman 201 - Grayson Submarine ep6 | |||||||||||||
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| Show: | The Adventures of Superman | ||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Superhero | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| The Green Hornet 1942-05-23 - Invasion Plans for Victory | |||||||||||||
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| Show: | The Green Hornet | ||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Crime | Masked / Mystery Men | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Description: | A military pilot named Jack Mercer has been murdered. The Hornet foils a Gestapo plan behind the crime. | ||||||||||||
| Chase and Sanborn Program 1943-05-23 - Charles Boyer | |||||||||||||
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| Show: | Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy | ||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Humor | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| The Great Gildersleeve 83 - Leroy's Job | |||||||||||||
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| Show: | The Great Gildersleeve | ||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Humor | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | Gildersleeve Project | ||||||||||||
| The Green Hornet 1944-05-23 - 654 - One for the Books | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Crime | Masked / Mystery Men | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Adventures of Superman 1296 - Al Vincent's Corrupt Political Machine ep3 | |||||||||||||
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| Show: | The Adventures of Superman | ||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Superhero | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Description: | Perry White is talked into hiring Mary Hennig. She promptly warns Al Vincent about an impending raid. | ||||||||||||
| Challenge of the Yukon 432 - Chap | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Crime | Adventure | Animal | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | archive.org | ||||||||||||
| Mr Keen 1091 - The Case of the Glamorous Widow | |||||||||||||
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| Show: | Mr Keen Tracer of Lost Persons | ||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Crime | Detective | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Description: | Which one of her four boyfriends did her in? | ||||||||||||
| Rogues Gallery 48 - Latin Type | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Crime | Detective | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Description: | When I got on this rattler for my trip to Central City, I was not exactly a joy boy. I hate trains. (AFRS - Mystery Playhouse) | ||||||||||||
| Adventures of Superman 1556 - Superman Vs. Kryptonite ep8 | |||||||||||||
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| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| The Lone Ranger 2237 - Change of Hart | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Western | Masked / Mystery Men | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Sherlock Holmes 35 - The Case of the Accommodating Valise | |||||||||||||
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| Show: | The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Stanley & Shirley | ||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Crime | Detective | Classic Tales | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | archive.org | ||||||||||||
| Escape 42 - Leiningen Versus the Ants (William Conrad, Jay Novello) | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Adventure | Mixed Bag | Horror | Science Fiction | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| I Love Adventure 5 - The Hundred Million Dollar Manhunt | |||||||||||||
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| Show: | I Love Adventure | ||||||||||||
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| Contributor: | archive.org | ||||||||||||
| Description: | A fortune in diamonds leads Jack and Reggie to Dutch Guiana. | ||||||||||||
| Nick Carter, Master Detective 341 - The Case of the Tattooed Cobra | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Crime | Detective | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Description: | Three 'lost heirs' turn up to claim a $3 million inheritance, each with a secret tattoo ... but murder also stakes a claim! | ||||||||||||
| Sherlock Holmes 33 - Dr Winthrop's Notorious Carriage | |||||||||||||
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| Show: | The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Stanley & Spelvin | ||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Crime | Detective | Classic Tales | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Description: | Starring John Stanley as Sherlock Holmes and George Spelvin as Dr. Watson. | ||||||||||||
| Challenge of the Yukon 655 - The Duel | |||||||||||||
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| Contributor: | archive.org | ||||||||||||
| Let George Do It 141 - Stranger Than Fiction | |||||||||||||
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| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Lux Radio Theater 659 - To the Ends of the Earth | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Mixed Bag | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Description: | Stars: Dick Powell & Signa Hasso | ||||||||||||
| Philip Marlowe 85 - The Fox's Tail | |||||||||||||
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| Show: | The Adventures of Philip Marlowe | ||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Crime | Detective | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Description: | Marlowe poses as a corpse to spoil a blackmail scheme. Max has evidence against Sheppard, the gangster, but he doesn't live to deliver it. | ||||||||||||
| Mysterious Traveler 256 - Lady in Red | |||||||||||||
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| Show: | The Mysterious Traveler | ||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Horror | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Description: | A reporter's friend is shot in a bar. A beautiful and mysterious woman is seen near the body. | ||||||||||||
| Philo Vance 98 - The Money Machine Murder Case | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Crime | Detective | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Description: | A gang of conmen are selling machines that can create $1 bills from plain paper. It's a neat scam, but it leads to murder! How did the traveling monogram illusion work? | ||||||||||||
| Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 50 - Earl Chadwick Matter | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Crime | Detective | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Description: | Johnny flies to Bermuda to find out if a dead man really is. | ||||||||||||
| The Great Gildersleeve 406 - The Twins Are Named | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Humor | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | Gildersleeve Project | ||||||||||||
| Harold Peary 34 - Marvin Is Invited to a Party | |||||||||||||
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| Show: | The Harold Peary Show | ||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Humor | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | archive.org | ||||||||||||
| Description: | Harold and Florabelle going canoeing on the lake. A little girl invites Marvin to a party. | ||||||||||||
| The Lives of Harry Lime 43 - Murder on the Riviera | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Crime | Adventure | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Description: | Can Harry keep his post-war scam in France on track after he meets a woman with a dead man? | ||||||||||||
| The Lone Ranger 3020 - The Secret Witness | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Western | Masked / Mystery Men | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Wild Bill Hickok 81 - Shotgun Swindle | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Western | Western Heroes | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Gunsmoke 57 - Print Asper | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Western | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | archive.org | ||||||||||||
| Description: | Rabb is a dishonest lawyer who tries to cheat John Asper out of his ranch. Lawyer Rabb is found shot four days later, it looks as if one of Asper's son's did the shooting. | ||||||||||||
| Space Patrol 1953-05-23 - Treachery in Outer Space | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Science Fiction | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | Botar OTR | ||||||||||||
| Description: | Commander Corry and Cadet Happy, in their space battlecruiser Terra V, are headed toward Jupiter where Buzz is to hold a conference with the Governor of that giant planet, but they've just received a message concerning a wanted bandit ship reported in the area, ... | ||||||||||||
| Theatre Royal 34 - The Aspern Papers | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Mixed Bag | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| The Whistler 623 - The Doll's Name Was Suzy | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Horror | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Description: | Diamonds are being smuggled into the country, hidden inside a series of dolls. A woman in desperate need of money comes to have one of the dolls, but wants more! | ||||||||||||
| Hancock's Half Hour s2 6 - Chef That Died of Shame | |||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Humor | ||||||||||||
| Contributor: | archive.org | ||||||||||||
| Description: | The regular cast play different characters in the rise-and-fall saga of a pie-stall cook. | ||||||||||||
| Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 398 - Tears of Night Matter ep3 | |||||||||||||
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| Contributor: | OTRR Library | ||||||||||||
| Description: | A curse goes with the Wendover name ... wherever it goes! | ||||||||||||
