Here is an interesting little comedy/soap opera that I found in the internet archives a few years ago. It follows the adventures of a New York Jewish family who leave behind their successful clothing factory to take a chance on show biz and the earl
Read more…Just downloaded John Szwed's new biography
Alan Lomax -- The Man who Recorded the World.
Very enjoyable and a peek into the OTR world from
an oblique angle. I did a quick google on Lomax and didn't find much
available for free, just lying around.
Read more…I've been looking for episodes of Burl Ives
The Wayfaring Stranger radio show. Just fifteen minutes
of Burl in the studio, picking and chatting and singing.
Sounding very old and wise and very young and nervous,
all at once. He would have been in his
Read more…I found a website that boasts some extremely rare radio shows. I don't know the accuracy of their claims, but I thought the site and some of their shows might be worth checking out.
THE SITE
http://www.myoldradio.com/
RARE SHOWS
http://www.myoldradio.com
Nelson Olmsted tellings. I have two episodes. Miracle Man appears in the Singles-Doubles collection.
I couldn't find any information about this show. The two things I do know are :
1] Its from Australia and
2] I've never heard of it.
Maybe some of our members from The Land Down Under can offer up some information.
WCRS was a radio reading service for the blind and physically handicapped based in Akron, Ohio. These shows include full casts and were produced between 2000 & 2001.
Horror show from the Mutual Network, no other information. It is the same story as The Hermit's Cave; “Devil's Scrapbook”.
Read more…A retired Bishop and a x-convict lend a helping hand to people in trouble.
Read more…Audition of a show about investigative work of the US Postal Service.
Read more…No information on the show. This is the only one that I have. The story line is espionage just before Second World War.
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