WAMU 88.5 : The Big Broadcast

The Big Broadcast: Nov. 18, 2012

  • 07:00 p.m. Johnny Dollar
    12/09/55 Cronin Matter Pt. 5 (CBS) (14:30)
  • 07:15 p.m. Lum & Abner
    11/28/46 Chester the Turkey (10:56 
  • 07:30 p.m. Dragnet
    11/16/50 #075 Big Parrot (NBC) (25:54)
  • 08:00 p.m. Gunsmoke
    03/06/54 #098 The Gentlemen (Sus.) (CBS) (24:34)
  • 08:30 p.m. Jack Benny
    11/30/47 Turkey Dream (NBC) (24:55)
  • 09:00 p.m. Father Knows Best
    11/23/50 Thanksgiving Show (Maxwell House) (NBC) (29:36) 
  • 09:30 p.m. Our Miss Brooks
    11/19/50 Thanksgiving Plans (Colgate) (CBS) (29:36)   
  • 10:00 p.m. Cavalcade of America
    11/24/47 #543 U.S. Pilgrims (Dupont) (NBC) (29:34)
  • 10:30 p.m. Family Theater
    11/27/47 Home for Thanksgiving (Sus.) (MBS) (29:02)
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.

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