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Listener Supported: A BackStory Fundraising Special

From: BackStory with the American History Guys

Caption: A family listening to the radio in Royal Oak, Michigan, 1939. Photo by Arthur S. Siegel., Credit: Library of Congress.

Pledge drive hour for stations carrying BackStory with the American History Guys. Includes special content on the history of pledge drives and fund...

Bought by Troy Public Radio, Troy Public Radio, Troy Public Radio, Tri States Public Radio, KHNS and more

Radio Retrospective: George Burns Loves Gracie Allen

From: Katy Sewall
Series: Radio Retrospective

The famous duo of radio, television and film – George Burns and Gracie Allen – were married for 38 years. We look back at how their relationship a...

Bought by WMMT, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and PRX Remix

Radio Retrospective: Radio at War

From: Katy Sewall
Series: Radio Retrospective

Caption: Frank Sinatra being interview during World War II, Credit: Wikipedia

Radio reached its height of popularity during World War II. But the war also ushered in its greatest competitor - television.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WMMT, and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago

Radio Retrospective: Rod Serling

From: Katy Sewall
Series: Radio Retrospective

Rod Serling is know for his television series "The Twilight Zone," but he got his start writing radio dramas at WNYC in the summer of 1946. Listen ...

Bought by WMMT, KSUT, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, Troy Public Radio, and PRX Remix

Designing a Crime-Free World

From: Ben Orlando
Series: History Repeating Itself

Solitary confinement used to be a good thing, and other revelations.

Quiet In The House! Rediscover Silent Movies: Simple Rediscovery #514

From: Teosson Wells

It’s generally agreed that the silent film era lasted from 1894 to 1929; however, the history of projected images is much longer. Beginning in the ...

Dance Until the World Ends

From: Andrew Bales
Series: Into It

A look at the odd trend of "doomsday" music that took over the pop charts leading up to the Mayan end date.

Bought by PRX Remix

Tom Keith: Sound Effects Man from "A Prairie Home Companion"

From: Katy Sewall

Caption: Tom Keith takes a bow with his sound effects behind him, Credit: Katy Sewall

Tom Keith, long time sound effects man for A Prairie Home Companion, could have worked during the Golden Age of Radio. He preferred to create sound...

Bought by KPIK-LP