Information Please

Raymond Gram Swing

English · Radio, Education

Information Please is a radio quiz and conversation program built around questions from listeners. A panel of knowledgeable guests takes on queries spanning subjects such as history, literature, science, and current affairs, while host Clifton Fadiman guides the discussion.

The pleasure comes from hearing the panel reason through questions aloud: answers may arrive through confident expertise, careful deduction, or lively disagreement. The format mixes the challenge of a quiz with the spontaneity of an intelligent conversation, giving guests room to explain their thinking as well as supply facts.

With its brisk, witty exchanges and emphasis on curiosity, the program makes learning feel sociable rather than formal. Raymond Gram Swing is identified in this recording’s title; the series’ appeal lies in the panel’s varied knowledge and the entertaining turns that emerge as questions are explored.

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.