When Radio Ruled Soundscape Series #1 – 1934
Excerpts from Radio Shows Broadcast in 1934, music recorded in 1934, newsreel soundtracks of 1934. Presented without commentary
1934 – Raw Excerpts Collected For Episode 5
When Radio Ruled Episode 7, 1936
When Radio Ruled episode 6 – 1935
1935 – Franklin Roosevelt trying to hold America together. Foreign powers rattling sabers. Poverty and Hope. All this and Jack Benny, too.
When Radio Ruled episode 6 – 1935
When Radio Ruled episode 5 – 1934
The Fleischmann’s Yeast Hour – Rudy Vallee – Franklin Roosevelt – The March of Time -The Hour of Smiles – Fred Allen – The Jack Benny Program – Milton Berle – George Burns – Gracie Allen – Portland Hoffa – Mary Livingston – And More!
When Radio Ruled Episode 4 – 1933
When Radio Ruled episode 3 – 1932
When Radio Ruled episode #2 – 1930 & 1931
Episode 2 features the years 1930 and 1931 when Radio began to be a part of the everyday lives of Americans, and brought some comfort into homes dealing with a great economic crisis.
When Radio Ruled episode #2 – 1930&1931
When Radio Ruled episode #1 – Beginnings to 1929
Episode #1 – Beginnings to 1929
Old Time Radio came into millions of homes bringing entertainment, news, music, and comedy. Old Time Radio also brought the United States together during two of the greatest threats it ever faced; the depression and World War 2.
This podcast examines how entertainment, radio and America grew and changed during those pivotal years.
