Performing Arts
Command Performance
Command Performance is a variety program created to entertain members of the U.S. armed forces during World War II. Its broadcasts bring tog…
Show World
Show World presents an interview with actor Edward Everett Horton. The program offers a chance to hear Horton in conversation, with the focu…
Heartbeat of Broadway
Heartbeat of Broadway: The Story Behind Oklahoma points listeners toward the story of the musical Oklahoma!, the landmark stage work by Rich…
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood brings listeners into the world of film through the perspective of Hollywood columnist and radio personality Hedda …
Metropolitan Opera Auditions
Metropolitan Opera Auditions brings the world of opera to radio through performances by singers appearing before an audience and listeners a…
Bing Crosby General Electric Show
The Bing Crosby Show is a relaxed musical variety program built around Bing Crosby’s easygoing presence and familiar, conversational singing…
Sealtest Variety Theater
Sealtest Variety Theater is a radio variety program built around music, comedy, and guest appearances. This recording features Boris Karloff…
Broadway in Review
Broadway in Review offers a radio look at the world of Broadway entertainment. This recording is identified with singer Kitty Kallen, whose …
Behind the Mike
Behind the Mike offers a glimpse into the world of radio broadcasting, focusing on the people and performances heard over the air. The title…
The Pop Chronicles of the 50s and 60s
The Pop Chronicles of the 50s and 60s is a documentary series about the development of popular music across two transformative decades. Thro…
Rudy Vallee
Rudy Vallée’s radio program centers on the singer and bandleader, whose relaxed delivery and popular songs helped make him one of rad…
Harvest of Stars
Harvest of Stars is a radio variety program hosted by James Melton, the tenor whose singing is at the heart of the show. The program brings …
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood brings the world of film and its personalities to radio through the perspective of Hollywood columnist Hedda Hopper…
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood brings the celebrated Hollywood columnist’s perspective to the people and happenings of the film world. In this ins…
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood brings the celebrated Hollywood columnist to the microphone for a program centered on the people and happenings of …
Grand Ole Opry
The Grand Ole Opry is a live country music radio program built around performances by singers and musicians, with a sound rooted in country,…
The Yiddish Radio Project
The Yiddish Radio Project brings listeners into the world of Yiddish-language radio, a lively form of broadcasting shaped by the language, h…
Broadway Talks Back
Broadway Talks Back is presented here as a program about play reviewers. The title suggests a conversation centered on Broadway theater and …
The American Showmen
The American Showmen presents a program about the Shuberts, the influential theatrical family named in this episode title. This installment …
Let's Go to Town
Let's Go to Town is a radio variety program built around comic sketches and musical entertainment. Its lighthearted approach brings together…