American Audio: 1930s Popular Culture
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Date
Length
Old Time Radio    
Amos 'N' Andy, "The Wedding of Andrew Brown"
April 3, 1939
14:07
Historiography: Talking History: Amos 'N' Andy
August 15, 2002
19:00
Baby Snooks, "Golf Tea"
May 18, 1939
12:19
Buck Rogers In The 25th Century, "The Chase After Killer Kane," part 1
1939
10:27
The Campbell Playhouse, "The Magnificent Ambersons"
October 29, 1939
55:42
The Cinnamon Bear, chapter 1
November 29, 1937
11:18
Fibber McGee & Molly, "The Encyclopedia Salesman"
March 2, 1936
28:41
Good News Of 1938
December 23, 1937
59:57
Good News Of 1938
December 30, 1937
61:07
Good News Of 1940
November 30, 1939
59:51
Good News Of 1940
December 21, 1939
60:20
Jack Armstrong, The All-American Boy, "Ship In Distress"
January 1, 1934
13:45
The Jack Benny Program, First Show
May 2, 1932
29:26
Jungle Jim, "The Bat Woman," episode 1
November 2, 1935
14:36
Lights Out, "Cat Wife," episode 85
April 6, 1938
31:06
Little Orphan Annie: Annie's Birthday Party, episode 917
1930s
14:26
The Lone Ranger, "The Origin of Tonto"
December 7, 1938
28:49
Lum And Abner, "Arrested and Jailed"
February 12, 1935
13:43
Lux Radio Theater, "The Thin Man"
June 8, 1936
58:03
Magic Island, chapter 1
1936
11:25
Ma Perkins, "Sonia Is Shot"
May 30, 1938
15:53
Mercury Theater: The War Of The Worlds (complete)
October 30, 1938
56:31
Mercury Theater: The War Of The Worlds Multimedia Essay    
Historiography: NPR: Talk Of The Nation: War Of The Worlds Broadcast
October 30, 2003
14:26
Moon Over Africa, "The Talking Head," episode 1
March 16, 1935
11:32
Tarzan, chapter 1
September 12, 1932
10:16
The Shadow, "The Temple Bells of Neban"
October 24, 1937
27:48
Historiography: Talking History: The Shadow As Foreign Policy
May 4, 2000
4:39
The Shadow of Fu Manchu, "The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu," episode 1
May 8, 1939
13:05
Speed Gibson of The International Secret Police, "The Octopus," episode 1
January 2, 1937
11:53
The Adventures of Superman, "Lois Is Kidnapped"
March 1, 1940
11:43
Town Hall Tonight
January 22, 1936
58:07
Town Hall Tonight
May 25, 1938
58:36
Town Hall Tonight
June 8, 1938
58:17
Town Hall Tonight
February 22, 1939
58:19
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day, Part 1
September 21, 1939
53:23
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day, Part 2
September 21, 1939
62:08
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day, Part 3
September 21, 1939
61:34
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day, Part 4
September 21, 1939
62:22
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day, Part 5
September 21, 1939
61:05
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day, Part 6
September 21, 1939
59:33
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day, Part 7
September 21, 1939
61:43
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day, Part 8
September 21, 1939
55:39
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day, Part 9
September 21, 1939
60:45
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day, Part 10
September 21, 1939
60:07
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day, Part 11
September 21, 1939
60:31
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day, Part 12
September 21, 1939
60:06
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day, Part 13
September 21, 1939
58:49
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day, Part 14
September 21, 1939
59:31
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day, Part 15
September 21, 1939
63:08
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day, Part 16
September 21, 1939
60:17
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day, Part 17
September 21, 1939
61:10
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day, Part 18
September 21, 1939
60:16
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day, Part 19
September 21, 1939
62:45
The World Adventurer's Club: The Living Mummy
1932
13:57
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The Yiddish Radio Project    
Series Introduction  
17:19
Yiddish Melodies in Swing  
16:30
The Radio Dramas of Nahum Stutchkoff  
22:13
Charles A. Levine, The First Transatlantic Passenger  
12:36
Yiddish Radio's Unique Commercials  
12:49
C. Israel Lutsky, "The Jewish Philosopher"  
12:57
Seymour Rexite, the "Yiddish Frank Sinatra"  
7:04
Ground-breaking Radio Programmer Victor Packer  
12:56
Rabbi Rubin's On-Air People's Court  
12:56
Holocaust Survivors and Reunion  
12:48
List of Yiddish Words    
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Music    
Dark Was The Night (Cold Was The Ground) by Blind Willie Johnson
December 3, 1927
3:19
Mean Low Blues, by Blues Birdhead
October 13, 1929
3:12
Happy Days Are Here Again, by Casa Loma Orchestra
October 29, 1929
3:17
We Sure Got Hard Times Now, by Barbecue Bob
April 18, 1930
3:25
Headin' For Better Times, by Ted Lewis and His Band
January 12, 1931
2:57
All of Me, by Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
January 27, 1932
2:54
It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing), by Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
February 2, 1932
3:08
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?, by Rudy Vallee
October 27, 1932
3:36
There's A New Day Comin', by Ted Lewis and His Band
January 31, 1933
2:53
NRA Blues, by Bill Cox
August 30, 1933
2:50
Are You Makin' Any Money?, by Chick Bullock and His Levee Loungers
September 16, 1933
2:50
He's In The Ring (Doin' The Same Old Thing), by Memphis Minnie (Joe Louis song)
August 23, 1935
3:07
Detroit Moan, by Victoria Spivey and the Chicago Four
October 15, 1936
2:55
Whistle While You Work, by Artie Shaw and His New Music
December 30, 1937
2:40
Strange Fruit, by Billie Holiday (lynching theme)
1938
3:14
Historiography: Talking History: Billie Holiday and Strange Fruit
February 21, 2002
20:19
Dawn of a New Day (Official Song of the 1939 New York World's Fair), by Horace Heidt and His Musical Knights
1939
2:30
Gloomy Sunday, by Billie Holiday
August 7, 1941
3:10
Historiography: Talking History: Strike Songs of The Depression
December 12, 2002
19:32
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Sports    
Babe Ruth Calls His Shot, Or Does He? (2 clips)
October 1, 1932
:38
Baseball: New York v. Detroit Tigers, part 1
September 20, 1934
44:38
Baseball: New York v. Detroit Tigers, part 2
September 20, 1934
41:01
Baseball: New York v. Detroit Tigers, part 3
September 20, 1934
30:19
Baseball: New York v. Detroit Tigers, part 4
September 20, 1934
26:31
Boxing: Joe Louis v. Max Baer
September 24, 1935
41:17
Boxing: Max Schmeling Defeats Joe Louis
June 19, 1936
:35
Tennis: Don Budge's Comments After 1937 Davis Cup Match Against Gottfried von Cramm
1937
1:07
Jesse Owens Narrates The Story of His 1936 Olympic Victory In Berlin
August, 1936
2:02
Baseball: Chicago Cubs v. Chicago White Sox part 1
October 2, 1936
45:11
Baseball: Chicago Cubs v. Chicago White Sox part 2
October 2, 1936
43:38
Baseball: Chicago Cubs v. Chicago White Sox part 3
October 2, 1936
27:24
Baseball: Chicago Cubs v. Chicago White Sox part 4
October 2, 1936
25:09
Baseball: New York Giants v. New York Yankees, 1936 World Series Game 3, part 1
October 3, 1936
29:27
Baseball: New York Giants v. New York Yankees, 1936 World Series Game 3, part 2
October 3, 1936
29:13
Baseball: New York Giants v. New York Yankees, 1936 World Series Game 3, part 3
October 3, 1936
27:23
Baseball: New York Giants v. New York Yankees, 1936 World Series Game 3, part 4
October 3, 1936
23:32
Boxing: Joe Louis v. Max Schmeling (rematch)
June 22, 1938
1:26
Lou Gehrig Gives His "Luckiest Man" Line
July 4, 1939
:31
Horse Racing: Whirlaway Wins The 1941 Kentucky Derby (on the way to the triple crown)
May 3, 1941
:44
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Movies    
Historiography: Talking History: The Golden Age of Hollywood
January 2, 2003
27:39
Historiography: Charlie Chapin and Silent Movies
December 21, 2003
7:39
   
Miscellaneous    
Charlie McCarthy Receives Honorary Degree From Northwestern University (video clip)
August 28, 1938
:46