Tom – Our Show Of Shows Podcast

In which Dan and Tom finally get to do that episode focusing on Jean Shepherd. Listen as they go on about the man behind the story behind the movie that some folks will sit and watch for 24 hours. From creeping meatballism to the Red Ryder BB Gun to the myth of a man making myths. Enjoy.

Links

Audio

I Libertine

https://archive.org/details/jean-shepherd-i-libertine

http://uvulaaudio.com/libertine.html

Big list of Jean Shepherd shows on Archive.org

http://tomwsmf.com/blog/?page_id=208

Jean Shepherd This Day In History Podcast

http://tomwsmf.com/podcasts/shepaday.rss

Books

https://archive.org/details/ferrariinbedroom00shep

https://archive.org/details/wandahickeysnigh00jean

https://archive.org/details/christmasstory00shep

https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781597221351

https://archive.org/details/americaofgeorgea00adeg

https://archive.org/details/USPlayboy196807

Videos

Episode 15 Bob and Ray

By Tom | December 17, 2020

Our Show Of Shows Podcast presents the Bob And Ray Episode. Who are they, why are they, where can you find their works? All these questions will be answered here.

Episode 14 The Cinnamon Bear Podcast

By Tom | November 12, 2020

Our Show of Shows is proud to present the Cinnamon Bear Podcast, a serialized seasonal special that follows the quest for the Silver Star. From November 26th thru December 25th you can get the next exciting episode if you subscribe to http://www.tomwsmf.com/podcasts/cinnamonbear.rss

Our Show Of Summer Replacements

By Tom | November 8, 2020

While Dan and Tom work up the next series of shows they are offering up weekly shows from the various Old Time Radio productions they have talked about over the years.

Episode 13 Broadway Is My Beat

Episode 12 – To Be Born Free

Episode 11 – Damon Runyon Theater

Episode 08 – Les Paul

Episode 10: Gems From The Archive: Yiddish Radio

By Tom | June 16, 2020

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Dan and Tom take a look at Yiddish Radio, the community radio stations that not only fostered a people but helped spread an emerging musical morphing.

Links From The Episode

https://www.yiddishradioproject.org/exhibits/

https://archive.org/details/cd_music-from-the-yiddish-radio-project_yiddish-radio-project

https://storycorps.org/listen/yiddish-melodies-in-swing/

https://archive.org/details/Singles_And_Doubles_Singles_T-Z/

Episode 09: Gems From The Archive: Broadway Is My Beat

By Tom | May 26, 2020

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Another Gem From The Vaults…this time Tom and Dan hit the mean streets of New York’s dark corners with an evolving cast of characters from the series Broadway Is My Beat.

Episode 08: Gems From The Archive: The Les Paul Show

By Tom | May 12, 2020

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Stop me if you heard this one before…the grand pappy of multi track recording cuts an amazing radio show in his apartment with his talented wife. Pioneering the skills that would go on to foster a new musical era all while tossing about the mad bants, Les Paul and Mary Ford made a series of radio shows that while short lived still astounds. Dan and Tom look into this series on the most recent episode of Our Show of Show Podcast

Episode 07: Gems from the Archive: Harold Huber as Hercule Poirot

By Tom | April 28, 2020

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Dan and Tom look into the 1945 series based on Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot.

Episode 04 : The British Sampler (The Goon Show, Kenneth Williams, and Just A Minute)

By Tom | July 31, 2017

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Many folks who are getting into or who are well into listening to old time radio are missing out on a whole other country’s worth of material . The UK, Britain, whatever you want to call it, is the home of so much great radio waiting to be heard. Some of it you may know of even if you do not know it.

In this episode we dive into three different treasure troves of listening from that great isle.