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Old-Time Radio Playlist: Christmas, Part 6
I didn’t post an installment of Spin Again Sunday this week because it seemed too frivolous in light of the tragic events in Connecticut. I’m also dealing with some personal issues this week that are...
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Old-Time Radio Playlist: Happy New Year
Source This is the first installment of a two-part New Year playlist. I’ll post the second part on New Year’s Day. Best wishes for a happy and healthy new year! “The Happiest Person in the World”...
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Old-Time Radio Playlist: Happy New Year, Part 2
Source Happy New Year! I’d like to take this opportunity to thank all the people who have found this blog since I started it in August, especially my little group of regular readers and commenters....
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Weird Words of Wisdom: Clean, Humorous, and Sprightly Edition
Weird Words of Wisdom is back, bringing you more sage advice from vintage teenage advice manuals! “Have the greatest of respect for girls. Some will lose their heads and be foolish at times. Retain...
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Old-Time Radio Playlist: Summer, Part 1 (With Golden Age TV Bonus)
It’s summertime and school’s out, but you can still learn some valuable lessons from these summer-themed old-time radio shows. “The June House Party” Love Story, August 6, 1937...
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Old-Time Radio Playlist: Summer, Part 2
Source: Wikipedia In the second part of this old-time radio playlist, we find that summer can teach us more important lessons. “Heat Wave” Our Miss Brooks, August 7, 1949...
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Old-Time Radio Playlist: Vacation Time, Part 1
Summer is drawing to a close, and schools are up and running in many areas. If it’s too late for you to take a vacation, you can at least enjoy virtual travel through the magic of old-time radio. “Papa...
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Old-Time Radio Playlist: Vacation, Part 2
Labor Day has come and gone, but it’s not too late to take a vacation over the old-time radio airwaves. “A Vacation on the Prison Farm” Life of Riley, June 26, 1948...
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Embarrassing Treasures Field Trip: The Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention 2013
They had me at Margaret O’Brien. I don’t remember what made me browse the web site for the Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention earlier this year, but as soon as I saw Margaret O’Brien on the celebrity...
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Memo from David O. Selznick: The Corinthian, 1943
Georgette Heyer created the “Regency Romance” genre. By 1940, she had published Georgian romances and a mystery and historical novels set during the Regency period. That year, she was working on a...
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