When Radio Ruled #154 – SoundScape 1939 part 24 November 5-8 1939

Curated clips of live broadcasts from popular radio shows of the day.

November 5 – November 8, 1939

A tapestry of History through the eyes of people as they lived it, reported by radio.

In today’s SoundScape:

Jack and Phil are incompatible!

Casting the Boys as The Women!

Three Banana Splits and Now I’m a Bride!

Doughnuts!

Jack and Jill!

And More!!

Featuring:

Orson Welles

Mary Astor

Jack Benny

Don Wilson

Phil Harris

Mary Livingstone

Dennis Day

Eddie “Rochester” Anderson

Andy Devine

The Shadow

Cecil B. DeMille

Barbara Stanwyck

Captain Midnight

Fibber McGee and Molly

Fred Allen

Wynn Murray

Portland Hoffa

The Merry Macs

And More!

Listen to SoundScape 1939 part 24

When Radio Ruled #118 – SoundScape 1939 part 5: February 27 – March 16, 1939

History through the eyes of people as they lived it, reported by radio.

In today’s soundscape:

Baby Snooks and Daddy visit the 1939 New York’s World Fair!

An Irish Ghost Story entitled “Faith is Not always a Lady”!!

A Gentle Reminder to Always Remember to Lux your Stockings!!

This episode features:

The Family Doctor

Cecil B DeMille

Jimmy Cagney

Fibber McGee

The Merry Macs

Jimmy Stewart

Robert Young

The Phil Harris Orchestra

Columbia Workshop

Zasu Pitts

Lionel Barrymore

Orson Welles

Warden Laws of Sing-Sing

Jack Benny

Don Wilson

Kenny Baker

Barbara Stanwyck

Sara Roosevelt – the mother of the President

Frank Morgan

Fanny Brice

Hanley Stafford

Robert Montgomery

And

Connee Boswell

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