WAMU 88.5 : The Big Broadcast

The Big Broadcast: February 26, 2012

February 26, 2012
comments
  • 07:00 p.m. Johnny Dollar
    10/08/61 #761 The Medium Rare Matter (CBS) (23:26) 
  • 07:30 p.m. Dragnet
    03/02/50 #038 The Big Kill (NBC) (26:38) 
  • 08:00 p.m. Gunsmoke
    05/23/53 #057 Print Asper (Sus.) (CBS) (29:42)
  • 08:30 p.m. Destination Freedom
    05/15/49 #045 The Ballad of Satchel Page (Sus.) (NBC) (29:06)
  • 09:00 p.m. A Day in the Life of Dennis Day
    03/24/48 Saving Weaverville from a Land Grab (Colgate) (NBC) (28:56)
  • 09:30 p.m. Sherlock Holmes
    12/14/47 The Sussex Vampire (Clipper Kraft) (MBS) (25:26)
  • 10:00 p.m. Molle Mystery Theater
    05/17/46 Killer Come Back to Me (Molle Shaving Cream) (NBC) (29:52)
  • 10:30 p.m. Lights Out
    12/29/42 Valse Trieste (Ironized Yeast) (CBS) (29:02)

    • Arts & Culture

    NPR

    George R.R. Martin, Author And ... Movie-Theater Guy?

    The author of the wildly successful Game of Thrones books has been spending his days working on reopening an old movie theater in Santa Fe — much to the displeasure of fans who think he should be writing the next book.

    Food

    NPR

    Sandwich Monday: The Limited Edition Candy Corn Oreo

    For this week's Sandwich Monday, we try a new take on the classic sandwich cookie: the Limited Edition Candy Corn Oreo.

    Politics

    NPR

    Shutdown Diary, Day 7: The Blame Game

    New polling shows that both parties are taking a hit over the shutdown, but Republicans are bearing the brunt of the blame from the American public.

    Technology

    NPR

    Funding For Software To Cloak Web Activity Provokes Concern

    A service called Tor makes it possible to communicate and surf the web anonymously. It sounds like a plot by privacy-minded rebels, but in fact the service receives most of its funding from the government and was started by the Pentagon. Despite recent revelations of government email snooping, the U.S. government supports anonymous communication so foreign dissidents can work undetected, and so government agents can pursue bad guys without giving away their identities. But now the service faces new accusations that it might be serving NSA surveillance efforts.

    Leave a Comment

    Help keep the conversation civil. Please refer to our Terms of Use and Code of Conduct before posting your comments.