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Radio Survivor’s Top Radio Shows – Jennifer’s #3: Skulltime for Kids

Debuting back in 1987, way before pirates were ever deemed cool and a full 8 years before “Talk Like a Pirate Day” was ever conceptualized, Skulltime for Kids hit the airwaves of Foothill College radio station KFJC 89.7 FM in … finish reading Radio Survivor’s Top Radio Shows – Jennifer’s #3: Skulltime for Kids

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Radio Survivor’s Top Radio Shows – Jennifer’s #4: Dr. Demento Show

Celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, the Dr. Demento show began in 1970 on Los Angeles freeform station KPPC as a “rarities” show. By 1974 the popular radio program, which specializes in a mix of music and comedy, moved into … finish reading Radio Survivor’s Top Radio Shows – Jennifer’s #4: Dr. Demento Show

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RadioSurvivor’s Top Radio Shows – Paul’s #4: Sound Opinions

As a proud thirty-eight year-old member of Generation X, I have become just a little disturbed by a trend I’ve noticed in the last few years. One might call this trend the “indie-rockification” of public radio. As my fellow grunge-survivors … finish reading RadioSurvivor’s Top Radio Shows – Paul’s #4: Sound Opinions

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Radio Survivor’s Top Radio Shows – Matthew’s #4: Onion Radio News

Amazon.com Widgets I need a good laugh about once every twenty minutes, especially these days. So I listen to Onion Radio News. “A giant 6-year old devastates a local ant community!” announces ORN’s hard nosed reporter, Doyle Redland. “Ant-hill scouts … finish reading Radio Survivor’s Top Radio Shows – Matthew’s #4: Onion Radio News

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Radio Survivor’s top radio shows – Matthew’s #5: Joe Frank, Work-in-Progress

I forget when I first started listening to Joe Frank. The other problem is that his half-hour to hour long programs are so weird that one can’t trust one’s memory about them. I mean, I think I remember an episode … finish reading Radio Survivor’s top radio shows – Matthew’s #5: Joe Frank, Work-in-Progress

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RadioSuvivor’s Top Radio Shows – Paul’s #5: Little Steven’s Underground Garage

For as much as I love radio I have to admit that there’s very few programs that I might consider appointment listening. Sure, I tune in to NPR daily to catch up on the news with Morning Edition and All … finish reading RadioSuvivor’s Top Radio Shows – Paul’s #5: Little Steven’s Underground Garage

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Radio Survivor’s Top Radio Shows – Jennifer’s #5: The Shadow

Amazon.com Widgets In sharing my list of my 5 favorite radio programs, I’m going to be mixing it up a bit by offering up some selections from both my past and present. So, I thought I’d begin with some of … finish reading Radio Survivor’s Top Radio Shows – Jennifer’s #5: The Shadow

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