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This Airchecks focuses on radio shows from old time radio to current shows written as plays or when a radio show was recorded. A showcase of radio programming that may have been lost over the decades if it hadn’t been recorded and preserved for future generations. In the radio and television industry, recordings of radio shows were fairly common anywhere from transcription discs for later replay or to make sure a commercial has been played on the air for the salesman to show their client. And sometimes it’s not just audio theatre, it can be music as well. Some items previously aired and some items that were never aired, but recorded. Airchecks is a three hour program that is uploaded into a podcast on Saturdays.
Episode 114, March 8, 2025 - Jean Shepherd Marathon, Part 8
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Episode 114, March 8, 2025 - Jean Shepherd Marathon, Part 8
In this episode of the Jean Shepherd Marathon:
From February 15, 1962, "The human race is. . . " First days are very important. The first day at the steel mill, a job gotten through a ham radio contact. "Life isn't exactly the way it seems to be. " Great Shepherd!
From February 19, 1962, At auction: a genuine elephant's leg umbrella stand. A St. Louis man breaks into the zoo and frees forty-six cages of snakes. Talking to ants and rats. Driving a bed in Britain without a license. Part of the opening theme has been deleted.
From February 21, 1962, Chewing the fat. The Mole People. "Woe betide those of you who have nothing in their lives they couldn't talk about. " A fable of a boarding house, and other fables of George Ade.
From February 22, 1962, Shepherd almost sells out! "The Plant-A-Prayer System. " "I Am An American Cards. " Ogg and Charlie are sitting by the shore of a lake, when Charley's knee starts to bend. A doomed romance. Part of the opening theme has been deleted.
Airchecks
This Airchecks focuses on radio shows from old time radio to current shows written as plays or when a radio show was recorded. A showcase of radio programming that may have been lost over the decades if it hadn’t been recorded and preserved for future generations. In the radio and television industry, recordings of radio shows were fairly common anywhere from transcription discs for later replay or to make sure a commercial has been played on the air for the salesman to show their client. And sometimes it’s not just audio theatre, it can be music as well. Some items previously aired and some items that were never aired, but recorded. Airchecks is a three hour program that is uploaded into a podcast on Saturdays.
