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Listening to radio

These days we're all looking for extra smiles and joy to bring the fun home. Here are some nifty ideas for radio listening:

Daily Routine. Pick times to listen to a specific shows (i.e. Breakfast Club at 8:00am, Jack Benny at 7:00pm, Suspense at 8:00pm) and repeat it throughout the week. 

Stay Connected. Share shows with friends or family then talk about them via phone or video chat. 

Exercise. Do exercise or walk while listening to shows. Exercising is good for your mind and body and when you stay entertained, it's easier to walk longer. 

We at OTRCAT have spent decades researching, cataloging, and investigating old time radio shows and their creators. It is our mission to help people everywhere listen to old time radio shows and share the rich history with the next generation.  

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Listening to these shows during the pandemic have been a life safer for us. These recordings are great!!!

Marge

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I have created my own personal old time radio comedy show "radio station" on my phone (not a real radio station, just for me) using shows in my collection that are downloaded on my phone. It's like my own private classic entertainment network that I can enjoy anywhere I am, even the break room at work. Current schedule: Every Monday and Tuesday and every other Sunday- Radio Jewelguy featuring all my shows (The Life of Riley, The Aldrich Family, Blondie, Archie Andrews, My Favorite Husband, and Our Miss Brooks plus 100 randomly selected Burns and Allen) all randomly shuffled. Every Other Sunday- Order Up! featuring The Life of Riley in order from start to finish. Wednesday- The Life of Riley all randomly shuffled. Thursday- JCRS' ABCD Radio featuring The Aldrich Family and My Favorite Husband (which inspired I Love Lucy and stars Lucille Ball) all randomly shuffled (ABCD stands for Aldrich, Ball, Comedy Double Feature). Friday- Our Miss Brooks all randomly shuffled. Saturday- every other Saturday is Saturday Morning Burns & Allen and Radiotoons All-Day featuring every Burns and Allen, Archie Andrews, and Blondie all randomly shuffled the other Saturdays is Saturday Morning Radiotoons All-Day featuring Archie Andrews and Blondie all randomly shuffled I call it JCRS Radio Jewelguy Classic Radio Shows Radio My online name is Jewelguy. I just added a new old time radio comedy show to my collection- Fibber McGee and Molly (over 1,200 episodes!). I am going to add it to my "listening schedule" starting in May since new television seasons begin in May usually. But I can't wait to start listening to my new show so I will add it to my current schedule in April preempting what I would normally listen to and will debut a new schedule in May. In April, Fibber McGee and Molly will air in order from the first episode on April 6th, 10th, 20th, and 24th preempting what I normally play. Then, starting in May: Sunday- every other Sunday is Order Up! featuring The Life of Riley in order from start to finish. The other Sundays is My Favorite Husband all randomly shuffled. Every Monday and Tuesday- Radio Jewelguy featuring all my shows (The Life of Riley, The Aldrich Family, Blondie, Archie Andrews, My Favorite Husband, and Our Miss Brooks plus 100 randomly selected Burns and Allen and 250 randomly selected Fibber McGee and Molly*) all randomly shuffled. *Contains both half hour and 15-minute episodes of Fibber McGee and Molly randomly selected. Wednesday (Wistful Wednesday)- Every other Wednesday is Fibber McGee and Molly half hour episodes all randomly shuffled The other Wednesdays is Fibber McGee and Molly 15-minute episodes in order since the storylines sometimes took several episodes to complete. Thursday- Our Miss Brooks all randomly shuffled. Friday- every other Friday is The Life of Riley all randomly shuffled. The other Fridays is The Aldrich Family all randomly shuffled. Saturday- every other Saturday is Saturday Morning Burns & Allen and Radiotoons All-Day featuring every Burns and Allen, Archie Andrews, and Blondie all randomly shuffled. The other Saturdays is Saturday Morning Radiotoons All-Day featuring Archie Andrews and Blondie all randomly shuffled Favorite Husband all randomly shuffled. Every Monday and Tuesday- Radio Jewelguy featuring all my shows (The Life of Riley, The Aldrich Family, Blondie, Archie Andrews, My Favorite Husband, and Our Miss Brooks plus 100 randomly selected Burns and Allen and 250 randomly selected Fibber McGee and Molly*) all randomly shuffled. *Contains both half hour and 15-minute episodes of Fibber McGee and Molly randomly selected. Wednesday (Wistful Wednesday)- Every other Wednesday is Fibber McGee and Molly half hour episodes all randomly shuffled The other Wednesdays is Fibber McGee and Molly 15-minute episodes in order since the storylines sometimes took several episodes to complete. Thursday- Our Miss Brooks all randomly shuffled. Friday- every other Friday is The Life of Riley all randomly shuffled. The other Fridays is The Aldrich Family all randomly shuffled. Saturday- every other Saturday is Saturday Morning Burns & Allen and Radiotoons All-Day featuring every Burns and Allen, Archie Andrews, and Blondie all randomly shuffled. The other Saturdays is Saturday Morning Radiotoons All-Day featuring Archie Andrews and Blondie all randomly shuffled.

Steven

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