Radio

Church People: The Lutherans of Lake Wobegon (Prairie Home Companion)

Skits, songs, stories, and more from A Prairie Home Companion reveal the secret world of a stalwart people. When you fly Lutheran Air, there’s no first class, meals are potluck with assignments by rows (rows 1-6, bring rolls; rows, 7-15, salad), all fares are by freewill offering, and the plane doesn’t land until the budget is met.Welcome to …

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As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride

From actor Cary Elwes, who played the iconic role of Westley in The Princess Bride, comes a first-person account and behind-the-scenes look at the making of the cult classic film filled with never-before-told stories and interviews with costars Robin Wright, Wallace Shawn, Billy Crystal, Christopher Guest, and Mandy Patinkin, as well as author and screenwriter William Goldman, producer …

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A Prairie Home Companion Pretty Good Jokes Live!

Even more of a good thing: the latest collection of knee-slappers, toe-tappers, and groaners from A Prairie Home Companion Joke Shows.  What does IDK stand for?” “I don’t know.” “OMG, nobody does!”. . . . What is a hippie’s wife called? Mississippi.. . . . What is the recipe for Honeymoon Salad? Lettuce alone without dressing. Jokes are made for sharing, …

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Star Wars: The Original Radio Drama

When this series was first broadcast on National Public Radio in 1981, it generated the largest response in the network’s history: 50,000 letters and phone calls in a single week, an audience of 750,000 per episode, and a subsequent 40-percent jump in NPR listenership.This landmark production, perhaps the most ambitious radio project ever attempted, began when …

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Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)

Everyone’s looking for a way to beat the insurance system, but most of us aren’t willing to cheat it. Those who are may be ready to do more than deceive and steal…they may be prepared to kill. The bullets fly and the criminals lie, but the payoff isn’t a sure thing – not when ;the system; calls in …

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NPR Laughter Therapy: A Comedy Collection for the Chronically Serious

Looking for an alternative to the seriously reliable, soothing yet informative sound of NPR? Try NPR! Prepare to be surprised by this collection of interviews with some of the funniest personalities on the planet, and by the memorable, unbelievable news that delights NPR listeners on the 1st of April each year.  Interviews include: Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Harold …

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A Prairie Home Companion 20th Anniversary: Four Compact Discs

This retrospective collection of A Prairie Home Companion features complete monologues drawn from 20 years of radio broadcasts Filled with gentle humor, down-home truths, and amazing depths of tenderness and meaning, these tales of “the little town that time forgot and the decades could not improve” are classics of American storytelling.Contents:Hello Love; O Captain, My Captain; …

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