Connected Again
I thought that my vintage iPod (no video!) was getting old. Turns out it wasn't my iPod; it was just the firewire cable. Thank god the replacement was only $19. To give thanks, here are a couple of podcasts that I discovered last summer when I was on my own in Italy for a long stretch:
Slate's Daily Podcast: a short essay (usually around 8 minutes) read by Slate editor Andy Bowers. (Begun in July 2005; I must have discovered it very soon afterward.)
Radio Memories: a collection of old-time radio dramas. I quickly gravitated to the episodes introduced by OTR expert Jim Widner, who now hosts two OTR podcasts: Adventures in Radio (usually suspense, thriller and horror) and The Radio Detective Story Hour (crime and detective).
posted by Bill at 6:31 PM
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Which shows do you enjoy most? Do you tune in for the stories, the voices, for nostalgia or camp? I'm curious about what attracts listeners to so-called old-time radio. Perhaps you'll share your thoughts. Cheers, Harry
Harry,
I first began listening to Old Time Radio as a way to pass time while driving long distances in my car. Episodes of Suspense are my favorite for this: they're short, self-contained (no ongoing story arcs), and have very high production values.
I play a handful of classic episodes ("Sorry, Wrong Number" and "The House in Cypress Canyon" are reliable) in a class that I teach, and my kids are enthralled.
Jim Widner's podcast introductions are absolutely fascinating to me, because he gives insights into radio history that are new to me. I confess I haven't done much digging into OTR history, so I can't tell what's new and what's introductory. But it's all great to me.
I listen to his shows on my iPod while I'm doing dishes, or laundry, or shopping for groceries. When I was in Italy last summer, I listened to them on the metro and while walking through the streets of Rome.
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