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	1953 56 Episodes 1 Volume The Space Age is still a few years from beginning, but in many very real ways, the future begins in 1953.	56	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	1954 60 Episodes 1 Volume Americans in 1954 are beginning to turn away from the bluster and cruelty of McCarthyism and embracing Rock and Roll music.	60	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	1955 51 Episodes 1 Volume The year Disneyland opens, the FDA approved the Polio Vaccine, The first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus, entered the seas, and many old time radio shows left the airwaves including The Jack Benny Program.	51	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
	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
	Medical Milestones 10 Episodes 1 Volume The American Medical Association, along with local medical societies, presented a series of short syndicated broadcasts in 1961 titled Medical Milestones which described many of those advances.	10	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	1959 44 Episodes 1 Volume From the Red Scare to the Space Race, Alaska and Hawaii entered the Union and music died when Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper died in a fatal airplane crash.	44	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Depression Era Recordings 37 Episodes 1 Volume Old Time Radio Looks at the Great Depression, the economic crisis which began with the Stock Market Crash of 1929 and how it affected Americans everywhere.	37	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	People Take the Lead 4 Episodes 1 Volume Working with the American Jewish Committee, this series moves to fight for Civil Rights and overcome misguided attitudes and beliefs in regular folks.	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
	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
	Presidential Election 1940 20 Episodes 1 Volume Incumbent Democratic President Franklin D. Roosevelt defeated Republican businessman Wendell Willkie to be reelected for an unprecedented third term in office.	20	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	I Was There 5 Episodes 1 Volume rare but excellent historical old time radio show which gives an eyewitness account to notable events in history and extraordinary news stories.	5	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	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
	Ronald Reagan Attempted Assassination 37 Episodes 1 Volume On March 30, 1981, John Hinckley Jr. attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan outside a hotel in Washington D.C.	37	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Cuban Missile Crisis 69 Episodes 1 Volume October 14, 1962 U2 spy planes discovered Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles off of the Florida Coast.	69	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Presidential Thanksgiving 53 Episodes 1 Volume The Thanksgiving Holiday has many spiritual and political implications, but it is also a time for fun.	53	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Presidential Hanukkah 23 Episodes 1 Volume The basis for the eight day celebration of Hanukkah states that the Temple only had enough oil to keep one of its most ritual objects; the menorah lit for one day. However, the flame stayed alight for eight days until a new supply of oil could be found.	23	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Memorial Day Presidential Recordings 46 Episodes 1 Volume As we all gather around the picnic table to spend time with family and friends to ring in the unofficial start of the summer season; let’s remember those empty seats at those picnic tables who gave the ultimate sacrifice for us all to enjoy this time together.	46	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	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
	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
	Adlai Stevenson 48 Episodes 1 Volume If not for his off the cuff exchange in 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, we might not be alive today to enjoy this Adlai Stevenson collection.	48	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	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
	We Came This Way 29 Episodes 1 Volume will be appreciated by students of history, as well as fans of radio drama with stories including Joan of Arc, Valley Forge, The French Revolution, and Walt Whitman.	29	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Wax Cylinders 1 (1880 - 1890s) 126 Episodes 1 Volume First commercially produced sound recording devices and offer an early look at turn of the century audio technology as well as popular music and culture from the late 19th century and early 20th century. Mass recording were made on Wax Cylinders from music to speeches to comedy routines all to be enjoyed the in comfort of the listener's home. This collection includes highlights from early recordings from the 1880-1890s.	126	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
	Keys to the Capitol 10 Episodes 1 Volume weekly news discussion program discuss news of the week in the mid-1950s.	10	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Quick and Dead 4 Episodes 1 Volume Starring Bob Hope and produced by Fred Friendly, this old time radio show dramatically presents the science and horrors of Atomic War.	4	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Axis Sally (German Propaganda) 4 Episodes 1 Volume Born in the US, Mildred Gillars starred in the 1942 Nazi broadcast, "Home Sweet Home" where she used stories about cheating girlfriends and wives to sow discontent and homesickness in American G.I.'s listening to the radio.	4	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Sounds of War 18 Episodes 1 Volume major events and campaigns of WWII are presented using historic recordings and reenactments of important speeches.	18	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	NBC First Fabulous Fifty 6 Episodes 1 Volume NBC celebrates its first 50 years on the air with a retrospective featuring bits from its most popular shows.	6	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Lear (Orson Welles) 10 Episodes 1 Volume Orson Welles provides commentary, interviews, and thoughts about the state of the nation and the world in the tumultuous times after World War II.	10	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
	Our Freedoms Blessings 8 Episodes 1 Volume Hear the stories of people from the great State of New York who discovered something to make our lives better or safer.	8	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	GK Chesterton Recordings 3 Episodes 1 Volume Experience a bit of the genius of G. K. Chesterton through his thoughts about architecture, Rudyard Kipling, and the ingredients for the Spice of Life.	3	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	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
	American Heritage 3 Episodes 1 Volume AFRS created this education program to teach service men and women about the history of our great country.	3	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Random Rarities 06 59 Episodes 1 Volume an OTRCAT.com original collection of rare never released shows from the golden age of radio including A & P Gypsies!	59	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Howard Hughes Hearings 2 Episodes 1 Volume Senate War Investigation Committee tried millionaire Howard Hughes for a misuse of government funds to build an airplane nicknamed the "Spruce Goose."	2	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Gallant American Women 10 Episodes 1 Volume Hear the untold stories of ordinary women who worked and sacrificed sometimes with their lives, to build the United States.	10	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Olympic Historical Recordings 12 Episodes 1 Volume compilation of news, historical recordings and sports shows talking about Olympic history from radio past!	12	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	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
	In Review 5 Episodes 1 Volume using audio clips and narration, this historical old time radio show allows the listener to live through the year and understand major news events, stories, and happenings.	5	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
	Complete Broadcast 1944 (D-Day Invasion of Normandy NBC) 103 Episodes 1 Volume original full day broadcast from the day of the invasion June 6th, 1944 including news bulletins, comedy and variety shows. These recordings illustrate the response on the American home front to the Normandy Landings called "the greatest invasion in the history of the world."	103	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	WEAF 12-Hour Broadcast, (Aug 10 1945 Atomic Bombing Nagasaki) 32 Episodes 1 Volume Transcribed under the assumption of the end of the war the day after the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, this recording is a significant part of American history as it reflects the tension as we teetered at the end of WWII.	32	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Wax Cylinders 2 (1900 - 1904) 192 Episodes 1 Volume sales and popularity of wax cylinders were at an all time high during this era and there were many popular recording artists.	192	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Speaking of Liberty 24 Episodes 1 Volume features top writers, reporters, and intellectuals who focus on the importance and value of citizenship and liberty for all people regardless of race, creed, or color.	24	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Barry Gray Show 5 Episodes 1 Volume is the father of talk radio known for his candid interviews with the shiniest stars of the day.Known as the DJ you love to hate, Gray wasn't afraid to be opinionated and aggressive on the air which got him into trouble.	5	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Dr John Brinkley (Medical Quack) 7 Episodes 1 Volume Doctor John Brinkley began experimenting with goat glands, surgically implanting them for every ailment from fertility, to dementia, to impotency. Called a quack, charlatan, and mega-medical radio star, Dr John Brinkley is a character from the 20th century that could not have existed without the power of radio.	7	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
	Complete Broadcast 1941 (Pearl Harbor) 56 Episodes 1 Volume The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor changed the history of the world and officially brought the US in WWII. In the Complete Day Coverage of the Blue Network on Pearl Harbor Day (Dec 7, 1941) we can hear a nation moving from the confusion of a surprise attack to one steeled for War.	56	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Cavalcade of Kings 50 Episodes 1 Volume features the radio dramatization of the fascinating history of the British Monarchy.	50	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	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
	Civil Defense 124 Episodes 1 Volume Fascinating PSA, recordings and episodes to save americans from a nuclear attack!	124	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Presidential Farewells and Library 31 Episodes 1 Volume All Presidential Administrations come to an end, that is the nature of American Democracy, this collection includes their goodbye speeches.	31	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Science Magazine of the Air 25 Episodes 1 Volume Great men of science and their world changing discoveries are profiled on Science Magazine of the Air.	25	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
	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
	Pacific Powerland 45 Episodes 1 Volume Entertaining Educational Historic Tales	45	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
	Before the Doctor Comes 11 Episodes 1 Volume Tapping the knowledge of an experienced physician, Before the Doctor Comes helps train young mothers to deal with medical emergencies	11	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
	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
	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
	Crossroads 8 Episodes 1 Volume An important Crossroads in life for Americans comes when they become eligible for Social Security Benefits.	8	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Lowell Thomas 14 Episodes 1 Volume Journalist, Commentator, Adventurer, and Radio Pioneer -- Lowell Thomas was once America's most trusted voice on the radio.	14	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Religious Recordings 21 Episodes 1 Volume Uplifting and Inspirational Sermons from Reverend Beale and Reverend Charles Fuller	21	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	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
	Babe Ruth 34 Episodes 1 Volume The Adventures of Babe Ruth was produced in 1934 on the Blue Network, with sponsorship by Quaker Oats, and was the best of the lot. It told in-depth, fully dramatized episodes from the Babe's career, so there was a sense of the real man there in the dugout and on the field.	34	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Prisoner of War 18 Episodes 1 Volume Capture might seem an easier fate than being killed in battle, but the fate of a P.O.W. is rarely without a desperate cost.	18	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Herbert Hoover 35 Episodes 1 Volume The first US President born west of the Mississippi, Herbert Hoover was president during the earliest years of old time radio.	35	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	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
	President Inaugural Addresses 36 Episodes 1 Volume This collection includes every Presidential Inaugural Speech since Franklin D. Roosevelt on March 4, 1933 through 2021.	36	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Presidential Victory and Concession 37 Episodes 1 Volume In the United States election cycle there are differing candidates vying for a political office. At times it can be bitter but when it's over, there is a winner and a loser and typically candidates are a good sport about it.	37	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	US Navy Shows 48 Episodes 1 Volume If great music was all it took to get young men to the recruiting office, these U.S. Navy Shows would have found more sailors than we have ships. As it was, these great programs from the USN Recruiting Command gave us hours of toe-tapping goodness and dreams of the high seas.	48	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Face to the Future 18 Episodes 1 Volume A series of reports on the state of Defense Technology in the late-1950s sponsored by NORAD.	18	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Public Service Announcements (PSAs) 202 Episodes 1 Volume A Public Service Announcement (PSA) is defined as a message in the public interest which is disseminated through the media free of charge, with the objective of raising awareness of issues.	202	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	My Hometown 42 Episodes 1 Volume Terry Lee Jenkins and PAMS Company put out a full length 45 RPM to promote local towns around the country that was to be played in local radio market	42	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Hitler (Adolf) Recordings 28 Episodes 1 Volume speeches from the most infamous man in history	28	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Exploring the Unknown 6 Episodes 1 Volume Produced a decade before Sputnik brought America's educational system into question, Exploring the Unknown, may have helped to inspire the generation of scientists who eventually won the Space Race.	6	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
	Golden Door 4 Episodes 1 Volume After the terrors of the Holocaust, some fortunate survivors were invited to enter "the Golden Door" to America, but joining this new Society was not always easy.	4	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	VE Day Clips 14 Episodes 1 Volume For the peoples living in the victorious nations it seemed as though it should be a time of celebration, Nazi Germany had declared their unconditional surrender to the forces of the Allied Powers.	14	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Crisis in War Town 4 Episodes 1 Volume Although Victory was practically assured by the time "Crisis in War Town" debuted, the program highlights the small victories that contributed to the Over All Victory.	4	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
	Voyager Golden Record 76 Episodes 1 Volume The Golden Records attached to the hulls of the Voyager 1&2 Deep Space Probes are mankind's ultimate "note in a bottle"	76	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Commercials 545 Episodes 1 Volume The cost of free entertainment on your radio was having to listen to commercials, fortunately, many commercials were even more entertaining than the regular programming. Snap up these snappy commercials, and you'll truly be convinced to "make Jello for your own family, yum, yum, yum," "use Ajax the foaming cleanser (bum bum bum bum bum)," and buy "Nabisco, N-A-B-I-S-C-O, it's the name to know."	545	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	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
	Civil War 28 Episodes 1 Volume There are stories of bravery and sacrifice, honor and cowardice, desperation and hope from both sides of the conflict.	28	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	March of Time 43 Episodes 1 Volume This old time radio broadcast was renown for dramatized news events.	43	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	WWI Great War Recordings 22 Episodes 1 Volume The Great War was just a memory by the time commercial radio had become an important medium, but the experience shaped America as well as many of the personalities involved in Old Time Radio.	22	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	DJ Madness 164 Episodes 2 Volume The original Disc Jockeys from the Age of Radio bring you their best and greatest music from their era.	164	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
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