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	Oklahoma City Bombing 18 Episodes 1 Volume Oklahoma City Bombing occurred on Wed, April 19, 1995, the United States fell victim to the worst domestic terrorist attack on American soil so far.	18	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Its Your Life 30 Episodes 1 Volume Pioneering the use of magnetic tape in radio production, It's Your Life brought compelling Public Health Stories to the Air.	30	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Pacific Powerland 45 Episodes 1 Volume Entertaining Educational Historic Tales	45	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Stroke of Fate 13 Episodes 1 Volume History is filled with "What If?'s" Here is a show that explores how things could have been if not for a single Stroke of Fate.	13	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Salem Witch Trials 4 Episodes 1 Volume Mass Hysteria has unintended and often grave results.	4	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Impeach a President (Clinton) 176 Episodes 6 Volume Whenever a sitting President does something that his opposition does not like, there are calls for Impeachment. The case of President Clinton's Impeachment proceedings can be instructive.	176	6	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Personalities in Print 5 Episodes 1 Volume A master of Wordplay, Willard Espy interviewed prominent figures on Personalities in Print.	5	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Presidential Election 2012 109 Episodes 2 Volume Barack Obama was re-elected to a second term winning 332 Electoral Votes to Mitt Romney's 206 Electoral Votes. This was at current the last national election where a woman was not running on the two major party tickets as President or Vice President.	109	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Kent State Shootings 467 Episodes 12 Volume Radio Broadcasts are historical artifacts. In this collection, we present a timeline of the coverage of the shootings at Kent State University on May 4, 1970, including the political climate which led up to the incident, coverage of the shootings, and the aftermath for America.	467	12	Add To Cart: $60.00
	Wax Cylinders 4 (1907 - 1908) 173 Episodes 1 Volume Featuring the earliest recording artists of their day including Enrico Caruso, Billy Murray, as well as minstrel team Arthur Collins and Byron G. Harlan.	173	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Our Nations Heritage 39 Episodes 1 Volume Award winning music education radio show, presenting not only performances but discussions of musical theory as well as introducing both classical and popular music forms such as Jazz and folk.	39	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt Own Program 6 Episodes 1 Volume a radio program created by Eleanor Roosevelt to give the public a glimpse into life at the White House.	6	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Korean AFRS Broadcasts 37 Episodes 1 Volume When the Korean War broke out, AFRS had Army broadcasters working from the old American Embassy Hotel in Seoul and mobile units were attached to combat units and followed the action.	37	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Random Rarities 19 39 Episodes 1 Volume Here is a new collection of Rare Programs which will not fit in another category but are too important and entertaining not to be released in a collection.	39	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	WPA Concerts 31 Episodes 1 Volume The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was established by executive order of Franklin Delano Roosevelt on May 6, 1935. The WPA was a work relief program that provided jobs for many individuals who had become unemployed during the Depression.	31	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Airchecks of the 1980s and 1990s 118 Episodes 4 Volume As the 1970s became the 1980s and then the 1990s, American radio was changing. In the decades prior, your car radio, the radio in your home, or that personal radio in your bedroom started to see the death of the radio star with the birth of MTV in 1981.	118	4	Add To Cart: $20.00
	Presidential Election 1988 121 Episodes 4 Volume George Bush and Dan Quayle would beat Michael Dukakis and Lloyd Bentsen with 426 Electoral Votes to 111 Electoral Votes.	121	4	Add To Cart: $20.00
	Behind the Scenes in Hollywood 18 Episodes 1 Volume Bidwell McCormick worked in the publicity department at RKO and produced this show to share the magic of the movies. This old time radio show gives listeners an up close and personal look at the action behind the cameras in the golden age of Hollywood.	18	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Doctor Fights 4 Episodes 1 Volume Live through the adventures of doctors on the front lines of World War II in the battlefield anthology series	4	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	University of Chicago Roundtable 112 Episodes 3 Volume uses the media of radio as a platform to answer big questions of the day. Topics include war time politics, civil rights, economics, great literature, psychology, nutrition, and more.	112	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	That Was the Year 39 Episodes 1 Volume is a fascinating radio show that dramatizes the major historical events between the years 1896-1934. Headlines include Spanish American War in Cuba, Volcano Mt Pelee destroys town of Saint Pierre, Republic of China established, and Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany. Every episode ends with a performance of a popular song from the year.	39	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Fighting AAF 12 Episodes 1 Volume Broadcast in 1945, this old time radio show focused on the technological achievements of the Army Air Forces (AAF) including: dropping the Atomic bomb on Hiroshima, radar defenses, blind landings, hydroponics, the GI Bill, and much more. With dramatic reenactments and jazzy music interludes, this show featured interviews with the principal officers and pilots involved.	12	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	National Hour 12 Episodes 1 Volume Listen as National Hour discussed and dramatized a host of issues facing Americans after the end of World War 2.	12	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Wax Cylinders 3 (1905 - 1906) 158 Episodes 1 Volume We continue on our journey through early 20th century recordings: during this time wax cylinders and other recording devises were becoming more popular.	158	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Abraham Lincoln 61 Episodes 2 Volume One of the most revered Presidents in American History, Abraham Lincoln was a popular figure in old time radio shows.	61	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Ronald Knox 4 Episodes 1 Volume Ronald Knox was an interesting and controversial figure in the Catholic Church in England who broadcast about many subjects on British radio.	4	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Walter Mondale 40 Episodes 1 Volume Mondale was a lawyer and politician who servers as Vice President to Jimmy Carter from 1977-1981.	40	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Barry Goldwater 29 Episodes 1 Volume Politician and US Air Force officer, Barry Goldwater was a five-term U.S. Senator from Arizona and the Republican Party President nominee in 1964 who fought for civil rights and desegregation.	29	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	History Through the Ears of Radio 157 Episodes 6 Volume This collection takes you back to those dangerous, yet simple times when you got your news on the go with that transistor radio tucked close to your ear.	157	6	Add To Cart: $30.00
	Standard School Broadcast 15 Episodes 1 Volume The Standard School Broadcast began airing in 1928 under the sponsorship of Standard Oil of California, making it one of the earliest educational radio programs.	15	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Plan for Survival from Civil Defense 20 Episodes 1 Volume Atomic Attacks and Major Pandemics do not seem related, but the response to the threat from government and citizens is surprisingly similar.	20	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Doctors Today 17 Episodes 1 Volume A peacetime continuation of "Doctors at War", "Doctors Today" shared a wealth of medical information with the listening public	17	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Fifth Horseman 8 Episodes 1 Volume Near the beginning of the Cold War, there was a serious campaign to place atomic weapons under the direct control of the United Nations. Whatever your feelings towards the politics of such a move, The Fifth Horseman, the radio program which promoted the idea, is some of the most powerful programming of the era.	8	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Western Adventures with Historical Figures 19 Episodes 1 Volume Over more than two decades on the air, the Masked Man ran into a good many historical figures, but the Lone Ranger never let recorded history get in the way of a good story. Old Time Radio's favorite western heroes meet real western historical figures like Buffalo Bill, Calamity Jane, Annie Oakley, Billy the Kid, even a young Teddy Roosevelt.	19	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Frontier Fighters 40 Episodes 1 Volume Follow the opening of the North American Continent as Frontier Fighters follow the exploits of the brave explorers who pioneered their way into the interior. Hear history unfolding before your ears.	40	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Recollections at Thirty 41 Episodes 1 Volume The OTR era ended in 1962 when Suspence went off the air, but NBC was already looking back nostalgically to 1930’s programing in the mid-50’s with Recollections at Thirty.	41	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	NBC Anniversary Broadcasts 9 Episodes 1 Volume From its experimental beginnings NBC became the most important Radio Network in the Nation and its Broadcast Anniversaries were an All-Star Event	9	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	American Forum of the Air 28 Episodes 1 Volume One of the first Public Affairs Panel Discussion Programs, American Forum of the Air presented an often lively debate of National Issues.	28	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Presidential Sports 136 Episodes 2 Volume Sports can make a politician feel human and have a personal connection with the voters.	136	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	1960 31 Episodes 1 Volume In the year 1960, it felt as though the future was about to begin as a new President would be elected, but it was also a year with many changes in Radio.	31	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	KKK in Old Time Radio 22 Episodes 1 Volume The KKK is a terrorist organization which began by resisting the Republican-driven Reformation after the Civil War.	22	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	That Other Generation 10 Episodes 1 Volume Using interviews and archival recordings, the program explored various elements of the Forties, such as the efforts to put the Great Depression behind, the great housing shortage, Movies and Hollywood, Music of the Big Band era, and other topics.	10	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	1962 19 Episodes 1 Volume John Glenn became the first American astronaut to orbit the earth, the world on the brink of a nuclear war with the Cuban Missile Crisis, and CBS broadcast the final episodes of Suspense and Yours Truly Johnny Dollar on September 30.	19	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	1958 29 Episodes 1 Volume The year of the first American Satellite Explorer 1 launched, the Hula Hoop craze, the army inducts Elvis, 14 year old Bobby Fischer won the United States Chess Championship, and 1958 also saw the debut of Have Gun Will Travel.	29	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	1956 46 Episodes 1 Volume By the mid-1950s the standard of living was increasing and rock n roll grew in popularity, UnAmerican Activities Committee searched the entertainment industry for Communist Sympathizers.	46	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	George McGovern 71 Episodes 2 Volume This collection is dedicated to the lifetime of service that politician George McGovern did to improve the lives of Americans and people all around the world.	71	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	John McCain 138 Episodes 2 Volume Relive the legacy of John Sidney McCain III through audio; A US Navy Officer who was captured in Vietnam, McCain later became US Senator for Arizona from 1987-2018 and ran for national office.	138	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Random Rarities 13 41 Episodes 1 Volume Lucky 13 Random Rarities Collections features shows long thought lost in the vault of time.	41	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Bertrand Russell 13 Episodes 1 Volume Philosopher and one of the brightest minds of the 20th century, Bertrand Russell spoke out against war and nuclear proliferation.	13	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Apocalypse Bundle 348 Episodes 7 Volume Survive in style the end of the world. It includes five of our favorite world's end collections!	348	7	Add To Cart: $35.00
	Americana 24 Episodes 1 Volume Hosted by Professor Martin Maloney with the cooperation of the Speech Department at Northwestern University, Americana looks at American people and customs in the mid century.	24	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	America First Committee Broadcasts 12 Episodes 1 Volume an old time radio program using well know individuals like aviator Charles Lindbergh to convince America to stay OUT of WWII	12	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Random Rarities 15 59 Episodes 1 Volume A collection of rare, hard to find shows from all genres including Heart Throbs, Heritage Radio Theater, The Man Behind The Masterpiece, Nightcap Yarns, Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mr. Pickwick's Christmas.	59	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Lands of the Free 15 Episodes 1 Volume Inspired by President Roosevelt and England Prime Minister Winston Churchill "The Charter Of Freedom," this radio program illustrated various historical stories of freedom.	15	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Radio Jingles (Allied Artists Radio Jingles) 122 Episodes 1 Volume Christmas Eve, 1924, a male vocal quartet began singing the "Have You Tried Wheaties?" gave the product a huge boost in the market leading to other companies creating jingles for their products.	122	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Story Behind the Headlines 25 Episodes 1 Volume Hosted by Cesar Saerchinger and created as joint venture between NBC and the American Historical Association cover "outstanding news events and major trends in world affairs"	25	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Freedoms People 2 Episodes 1 Volume A deeply patriotic radio show which celebrates democracy and freedom. Made by and for African-Americans, the show featured some of the greatest leaders in 1940s black culture	2	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Presidential Election 2020 633 Episodes 15 Volume Joe Biden (D) won against incumbent Donald Trump (R) in a highly polarized contest, with a focus on COVID-19, racial justice, and economic recovery.	633	15	Add To Cart: $75.00
	Aunt Daisy 14 Episodes 1 Volume Every morning at nine, three generations of New Zealanders were greeted by Aunt Daisy's optimism over the airwaves.	14	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Excursions in Science 61 Episodes 2 Volume Sponsored by General Electric to increase interest and layman's knowledge of science	61	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	This is Civil Defense 13 Episodes 1 Volume entertaining and informative broadcast created during the Red Scare to teach the public how to act in the case of a disaster such as flooding, tornados, food shortages, and nuclear attack.	13	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Mike Wallace 104 Episodes 2 Volume with early appearances in old time radio quiz shows, radio dramas, and as an announcer, Mike Wallace later focused on news broadcasts and earned the nickname "King of Confrontation" for his hardboiled interviewing style.	104	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Boston Marathon Bombing 22 Episodes 1 Volume On April 15, 2013, two bombs were detonated near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing 3 people and injuring more than 260 others.	22	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Boxers Champions and Prizefighters 125 Episodes 3 Volume This OTRCAT original collection includes examples of boxing in all the genres of old time radio shows.	125	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Rare Holiday 42 Episodes 1 Volume There are several holidays on a year’s calendar, and they all deserve to be celebrated.	42	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Eleanor Roosevelt 23 Episodes 1 Volume Known as "First Lady to the World", Eleanor Roosevelt was the legs and face of FDR's presidency, appearing where and when he could not.	23	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Communists and Cold War 155 Episodes 4 Volume This extensive collection includes radio shows, news broadcasts, psa's, and debates about The Red Scare, McCarthyism, and The Cold War which pervaded politics, cultures, life and more in second half the the 20th Century.	155	4	Add To Cart: $20.00
	First 50 Years of Radio 12 Episodes 1 Volume Produced for Westinghouse by KDKA on the station's 50th anniversary.	12	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Joint Sessions of Congress 53 Episodes 2 Volume The Senate and the House of Representatives each go about their business of making laws independent of each other, however, there are several important occasions when both Houses meet in Joint Session.	53	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Douglas MacArthur 17 Episodes 1 Volume Douglas MacArthur served as US General of the Army and field marshal to the Philippine Army. As Chief of Staff of the Army during the 1930s, he played a prominent role in the Pacific theater during WWII.	17	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Bob Dole 157 Episodes 4 Volume Bob Dole first ran for political office in 1950 and ran for president three times starting in 1980s.	157	4	Add To Cart: $20.00
	Presidential Election 1984 113 Episodes 3 Volume President Ronald Reagan defeated Walter Mondale in a landslide winning over 58% of the popular vote.	113	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Henry Kissinger 49 Episodes 1 Volume Critics say that as secretary of state towards the end of the Vietnam War; he lost his war.	49	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Lyndon Johnson 275 Episodes 3 Volume Johnson was the 36th President of the United States of America. His term as President was from 1963 when succeeded to the Presidency after the assassination for John F. Kennedy until 1969 when he was re-elected in 1964 by a large margin.	275	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Presidential Election 2016 267 Episodes 7 Volume Like 2000, the 2016 Presidential Election will be studied by contemporaries and historians alike.	267	7	Add To Cart: $35.00
	Columbia Presents Corwin 31 Episodes 1 Volume Hailed as "the poet laureate of radio", Norman Corwin created this WWII collection featuring his brilliant writing on topics that mattered the most in his day.	31	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Pearl Harbor News 27 Episodes 1 Volume News of the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941 was spread around the globe due to the miracle of radio.	27	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	1961 23 Episodes 1 Volume John F Kennedy's inauguration in January brought in the year 1961, the Berlin Wall was built, the Bay of Pigs was an international disaster, America officially enters the Vietnam War, and Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space.	23	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	1957 36 Episodes 1 Volume The "Baby Boom" reached his highest point, the Soviets launch Sputnik 1, and the "Little Rock Nine" fought against segregation.	36	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Final Episodes of OTR 54 Episodes 2 Volume Even the best OTR programs eventually came to an end, learn how it happened in our Last Episode Collection.	54	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Red Scare in Old Time Radio 302 Episodes 7 Volume After the Second World War, American culture was shaped and driven largely by fears of Communist infiltration corrupting American institutions and values.	302	7	Add To Cart: $35.00
	VJ Day 54 Episodes 1 Volume Japan officially surrendered from WWII on the deck of the USS Missouri (BB-63) on September 2, 1945.	54	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	ABC News (Orson Welles Commentary) 8 Episodes 1 Volume This program was initially sponsored by Lear Radio Laboratories. Commentaries reached a high-water mark on July 28 when Welles reads and comments on an affidavit in the case of Isaac Woodard.	8	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Kennedy Brothers 101 Episodes 2 Volume This collection is a history of what each brother contributed to the country; whether good, bad, or indifferent.	101	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Presidential Campaigns 1892-1974 155 Episodes 1 Volume Includes historic and entertaining campaign speeches from Grover Cleveland, William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, William Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, and Richard Nixon.	155	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Meet the Press 128 Episodes 3 Volume an excellent interview program featuring top makers and shakers of the day being put under the microscope and asked tough questions.	128	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Behind the Mike 32 Episodes 1 Volume During the Golden Age of Radio things may have been less technical, but the effort required the skills of a great many diverse personalities, Behind The Mike introduces us to many of these folks, and tells the inside story of Old Time Radio from the people who were there to create it.	32	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	American Trail 13 Episodes 1 Volume The American Trail tells the story of these brave men and women: from Louis and Clark to the great ol' California Gold Rush.	13	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	New World A-Coming 48 Episodes 1 Volume the brainchild of Roi Ottley -- aired political and racial concerns through true-life accounts of people's experiences, such as black U.S. soldiers on leave denied at restaurants and movie theaters, discrimination in the workplace, unequal pay & opportunities, and other civil rights issues. Ottley's book, by the same name, won the Peabody Award and the Life in America Award in 1943.	48	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Words At War 89 Episodes 2 Volume This old time radio series is a wonderful blend of history and literature and sometimes a sprinkle of wartime propaganda.	89	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Rare Historical 125 Episodes 2 Volume Old Time Radio is more than a report of History, OTR Programs ARE History!	125	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Inheritance 50 Episodes 2 Volume This highly patriotic show revisits amazing people, times, and events in American History.	50	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Vox Pop 140 Episodes 3 Volume You won't want to miss this charming program featuring often spontaneous and playful interviews with citizens across the US and abroad. This extensive collection contains rare recordings previously not in circulation.	140	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Hubert Humphrey 92 Episodes 2 Volume Hubert Humphrey leaves behind a legacy of true liberal causes in the areas of civil rights and labor rights.	92	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Presidential Fourth of July 50 Episodes 1 Volume Marked with summer tradition, many celebrate July 4th with fireworks, but politicians use the holiday to address the the public.	50	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Eulogies 148 Episodes 2 Volume When someone you know and love passes away, someone is tapped with the awesome task of eulogizing the deceased. That person can be your sibling, your child, a dear family member or friend, and in some cases, the President of the United States.	148	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	George W Bush 328 Episodes 3 Volume Major events during George W Bush two term presidency include the terrorist attack on 9/11 and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.	328	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Presidency and Military 346 Episodes 6 Volume This collection celebrates, for better or for worst the relationship between the presidency and the military.	346	6	Add To Cart: $30.00
	Presidential Election 2000 103 Episodes 3 Volume Perhaps one of the most historic and nail biting Elections in our history was not one from the 19th Century or the 20th Century. The most nail biting Election had to be that of the first Election of the 21st Century in 2000.	103	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Presidential Election 2008 207 Episodes 4 Volume The 2008 Election saw an orphan briefly run, a woman [Hillary] ran for president and VP, a POW [McCain] was able to run, and an African-American [Obama] was ultimately elected president.	207	4	Add To Cart: $20.00
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