Americana
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 old time radio show recordings
(total playtime 11 hours, 34 min)
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People who live on the Coasts tend to forget that the real heart of America is in the Midwest. The East coast has history and commerce, the West coast embodies the future as it faces the Pacific, but it is the values and industry of the Heartland which defines who we are as Americans.
During the 1953-54 season, with the cooperation of the Speech Department at Northwestern University, Chicago’s WMAQ presented a series of radio essays entitled Americana . The series, hosted by Professor Martin Maloney, was a follow-up to the previous season’s The Meaning of America . Through both series, Maloney considers the question of what makes a nation great, and seeks the answer by looking at its heroes, its villains, life in its small towns, the character and formation of its great cities, the songs that it sings, its institutions and traditions, even the jokes that it remembers and laughs at.
Even though Americana was produced and broadcast near the midpoint of the previous century, and its language may seem quaint and dated, the conclusions and observations Mr. Maloney presents applies to the America of the Internet age.
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MP3 CDs are delivered by mail. These archival quality MP3 CDs are playable in your computer and many MP3 player devices.
24 recordings on 1 MP3 CD for just $5.00
total playtime 11 hours, 34 min
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Filenames of old time radio shows which are dated as yy-mm-dd. For example:
This episode from the series "Fort Laramie" was broadcast on February 5, 1956 with the episode title "Squaw Man"
Americana 53092x 001 Enclosures For A Cornerstone.mp3 Americana 530930 002 The American Frontiersman.mp3 Americana 531021 005 An American Rogue's Gallery.mp3 Americana 5310xx xxx Rehearsal Multiple Excerpts.mp3 Americana 531107 007 The Poet's Life.mp3 Americana 531205 011 An American Sampler.mp3 Americana 540102 015 Some Rebels, Eccentrics And Others.mp3 Americana 540115 017 Getting From Here To There.mp3 Americana 540123 018 Chicago.mp3 Americana 540206 020 The Writer In Person.mp3 Americana 540213 021 A Study In Villainy.mp3 Americana 540220 022 Great Man, Good Man.mp3 Americana 540313 024 Thomas Wolfe's America.mp3 Americana 541113 006 Two Literary Lights.mp3 Americana 541120 007 Three Musketeers And Other Characters.mp3 Americana 541127 008 Yankee Crusade.mp3 Americana 541211 010 Some Pleasant People.mp3 Americana 541225 011 Winter Scene.mp3 Americana 550101 012 Fine Additions.mp3 Americana 550115 014 The Big Town.mp3 Americana 550122 015 Stories From Home.mp3 Americana 550129 016 The Reason Why.mp3 Americana 550205 017 Notable Books.mp3 Americana 550212 018 Mr Lincoln.mp3
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24 recordings on 1 MP3 Collection Download for just $5.00
318 MB – total playtime 11 hours, 34 min
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Filenames of old time radio shows which are dated as yy-mm-dd. For example:
This episode from the series "Fort Laramie" was broadcast on February 5, 1956 with the episode title "Squaw Man"
Americana 53092x 001 Enclosures For A Cornerstone.mp3 Americana 530930 002 The American Frontiersman.mp3 Americana 531021 005 An American Rogue's Gallery.mp3 Americana 5310xx xxx Rehearsal Multiple Excerpts.mp3 Americana 531107 007 The Poet's Life.mp3 Americana 531205 011 An American Sampler.mp3 Americana 540102 015 Some Rebels, Eccentrics And Others.mp3 Americana 540115 017 Getting From Here To There.mp3 Americana 540123 018 Chicago.mp3 Americana 540206 020 The Writer In Person.mp3 Americana 540213 021 A Study In Villainy.mp3 Americana 540220 022 Great Man, Good Man.mp3 Americana 540313 024 Thomas Wolfe's America.mp3 Americana 541113 006 Two Literary Lights.mp3 Americana 541120 007 Three Musketeers And Other Characters.mp3 Americana 541127 008 Yankee Crusade.mp3 Americana 541211 010 Some Pleasant People.mp3 Americana 541225 011 Winter Scene.mp3 Americana 550101 012 Fine Additions.mp3 Americana 550115 014 The Big Town.mp3 Americana 550122 015 Stories From Home.mp3 Americana 550129 016 The Reason Why.mp3 Americana 550205 017 Notable Books.mp3 Americana 550212 018 Mr Lincoln.mp3
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24 recordings on 12 Audio CDs
total playtime 11 hours, 34 min
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Americana Disc A001
Americana 53092x 001 Enclosures For A Cornerstone Americana 5310xx xxx Rehearsal Multiple Excerpts
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Americana Disc A002
Americana 530930 002 The American Frontiersman Americana 531021 005 An American Rogue's Gallery
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Americana Disc A003
Americana 531107 007 The Poet's Life Americana 531205 011 An American Sampler
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Americana Disc A004
Americana 540102 015 Some Rebels, Eccentrics And Others Americana 540115 017 Getting From Here To There
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Americana Disc A005
Americana 540123 018 Chicago Americana 540206 020 The Writer In Person
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Americana Disc A006
Americana 540213 021 A Study In Villainy Americana 540220 022 Great Man, Good Man
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Americana Disc A007
Americana 540313 024 Thomas Wolfe's America Americana 541113 006 Two Literary Lights
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Americana Disc A008
Americana 541120 007 Three Musketeers And Other Characters Americana 541127 008 Yankee Crusade
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Americana Disc A009
Americana 541211 010 Some Pleasant People Americana 541225 011 Winter Scene
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Americana Disc A010
Americana 550101 012 Fine Additions Americana 550115 014 The Big Town
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Americana Disc A011
Americana 550122 015 Stories From Home Americana 550129 016 The Reason Why
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Americana Disc A012
Americana 550205 017 Notable Books Americana 550212 018 Mr Lincoln
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