WFMU: Dimestore Radio Theater with Austin Rich: Playlist from December 11, 2023

Listener comments!
	👻 7:00pm Austin Rich: Good Hello.
	9:01pm Webhamster Henry: here's my dime!
	👻 9:02pm Austin Rich: ↳ Webhamster Henry @9:01 Thanks! It'll go into the kitty, and we'll save up for something nice.
	👻 9:02pm yerfriendpaul: Hey Austin, everyone!
	9:02pm postconsumer: I can't stay long but I'm curious...
	👻 9:03pm Austin Rich: I have to admit, THIS is the version of this story that I know best. I've never ready Little Women, and I've never seen any film version. But I know this Lux Radio rendition pretty well!
	👻 9:03pm Austin Rich: ↳ yerfriendpaul @9:02 Nice you see you, yerfriendpaul! Hopefully you'll enjoy this little yarn...
	👻 9:03pm yerfriendpaul: This is a first for me. I’ve never read or seen Little Women
	👻 9:04pm Austin Rich: ↳ postconsumer @9:02 While it's not PRECISELY a Christmas story, it does take place over December in a couple spots... but it's not really about that.
	9:07pm postconsumer: So far it sounds like an episode of I Love Lucy. In a good way. I've never heard it or read it or anything
	9:08pm postconsumer: I've somehow lived my whole life without realizing Little Women was a romantic comedy
	👻 9:09pm Austin Rich: ↳ postconsumer @9:08 Well, there is a romance... but there's more to it, certainly.
	9:09pm Barno in Akron: How do you do, fellow kids?
	👻 9:10pm Austin Rich: ↳ Barno in Akron @9:09 Hooray! It's Steve Bucemi! I mean, Barno!
	9:14pm postconsumer: Well now it's harder to tear myself away... gotta go though - Bye, all!
	👻 9:14pm Austin Rich: ↳ postconsumer @9:14 See ya next time! Thanks for popping in.
	👻 9:15pm yerfriendpaul: Ha ha, Christopher Columbus!
	👻 9:16pm Austin Rich: My dad always spoke very highly of Alcott's books / writing, and I think he got that from his parents (my grandparents). (I seem to recall my grandmother liking this book, but I never talked to her about it.)
	9:18pm Barno in Akron: Taking off for wings and beer with Kreightoven. Catch y'all later!
	👻 9:19pm yerfriendpaul: ↳ Barno in Akron @9:18 Enjoy! Sounds delicious! Great show, Barno!
	👻 9:20pm Austin Rich: So far, for the first 20 minutes of this story, Jo has acted completely a-typically for women of this era. (And it doesn't really let up.) I have a feeling portraying Jo in this way was part of the point. It's like showing Marilyn Monroe being direct and going after the men she wants.
	👻 9:20pm Austin Rich: ↳ Barno in Akron @9:18 Thanks for stopping in! See ya next time.
	👻 9:28pm WR: Hi Austin & folks. I've never read Little Women. Saw the 2019 movie and that is my reference for keeping up with the plot.
	👻 9:29pm Austin Rich: ↳ WR @9:28 I think I'm going to go back and read the book. I suspect it's pretty good.
	👻 9:33pm yerfriendpaul: Good for you, Jo! The hell with Aunt Marge! P.S. I had an Aunt Marge but luckily she was great.
	👻 9:35pm Austin Rich: ↳ yerfriendpaul @9:33 Yeah, Jo is sort of my hero. Determined writer, ready to tell everyone to f-off if they deserve it. Jo fights and scraps and doesn't care about what people think. Jo rules.
	👻 9:36pm yerfriendpaul: ↳ Austin Rich @9:35 She reminds me a little of an older version of the scrappy Tatum O’Neil in Paper Moon
	👻 9:37pm Austin Rich: ↳ yerfriendpaul @9:36 I need to see that. It has somehow missed my usual movie nights, for some reason. But I only ever hear people rave about it.
	👻 9:38pm yerfriendpaul: ↳ Austin Rich @9:37 Highly recommend!
	👻 9:39pm Austin Rich: Here's a little background on June Allyson, who plays Jo. www.classicflix.com...
	👻 9:41pm Austin Rich: Sometimes being "dreadful" can be fun!
	👻 9:49pm yerfriendpaul: Can you blame Laury? You dumped him, Jo!
	9:51pm univac: Hey all! I also have somehow missed all media versions of this story. I like it. Jo sounds like someone I would have hung out with.
	👻 9:55pm Austin Rich: I'm a little conflicted about the ending... but... it is a story from 1869, so perhaps this ending was as "progressive" as they could be at the time.
	👻 9:55pm Austin Rich: ↳ univac @9:51 Great to see you in the chat, univac!
	👻 9:56pm yerfriendpaul: The professor at least tells her the truth. He gave her good critical feedback. She can trust him!
	9:57pm univac: ↳ Austin Rich @9:55 I'm polishing Xmas.
	👻 9:59pm yerfriendpaul: That was enjoyable. Thank you Austin!
	10:03pm Webhamster Henry: Rocky is knocked out completely this week.
	10:04pm Kay: Tuned in late, but not too late from Michigan’s U-Kon
	10:07pm Webhamster Henry: Remember the Night is a delightful movie!
	👻 10:08pm yerfriendpaul: I appreciate all the work you put into fixing the audio.
	10:13pm univac: I'd rather be nowhere else.
	👻 10:20pm Austin Rich: ↳ Song: ""Christmas Present"" by "Challenge of The Yukon" I'm not very familiar with this show, so I have no idea what the dynamic of these characters actually is supposed to be. (Or if they are regular characters, aside from Preston.) Who can say if this is typical or not?
	👻 10:20pm Austin Rich: I hope this kid is not a regular, because he's a bit of an asshole.
	👻 10:23pm Austin Rich: $1000 in 1946 would be worth $16,905.00 in 2023.
	👻 10:26pm yerfriendpaul: Austin, I feel compelled to tell you that I’m a distant relative of a former radio actor. My Dad used to talk about him when we were young. His name was Joseph Curtain and he performed on a few popular radio shows (The Adventures of The Thin Man, Our Gal Sunday and Mr. And Mrs North). I only got a chance to meet his brother, Francis who was very kind. Never got a chance to meet him. His daughter is Valerie Curtain and his niece is Jane Curtain of SNL (haven’t met them either, but would love to). I think my Dad was second cousins with him (or something like that). I haven’t heard more than one or two of his episodes but your show is making me want to investigate further.
	👻 10:29pm Austin Rich: ↳ yerfriendpaul @10:26 How fascinating! We all have interesting family stories like that. Certainly, listening to old radio has made me research the strangest things that I had never heard of before. Little references, or trying to figure out where a certain station was from. Mid-Century radio reflects a period that was just long enough ago that it's not really like now... but it's close.
	👻 10:33pm yerfriendpaul: A cool little full circle moment came a couple of years ago when my brother started working as a creative director for the Algonquit Theater in Maine and he discovered on their lobby wall of fame, a framed photo of Joseph. Even cooler, our niece performed on the same stage as he did. I love it
	👻 10:35pm Austin Rich: ↳ Song: ""The Paul Brewer Story"" by "Bold Venture" I did a little EQ on this episode, and it's pretty crackly... but it still plays. Some of the Bold Venture episodes are in less than stellar shape.
	10:37pm Webhamster Henry: Mary Hunter Wolf was an old family friend, and it was freaky to hear her voice and laugh in Easy Aces air checks from the 1930s, where she played "Marge"
	10:37pm Webhamster Henry: ↳ Austin Rich @10:35 Too bad you can't fix the lousy foley!
	👻 10:38pm Austin Rich: ↳ Webhamster Henry @10:37 That's so cool!
	👻 10:38pm Austin Rich: ↳ Webhamster Henry @10:37 I could just lay in my own, and try to cut out the bad SFX. But (as univac and I are learning): good SFX is not easy!
	10:39pm univac: I definitely have huge respect for all radio foley and sound design artists.
	👻 10:40pm Austin Rich: ↳ univac @10:39 The unsung heroes of video games, movies, and radio.
	10:41pm univac: Indeed.
	👻 10:42pm Austin Rich: More info on Mumblety-peg. en.wikipedia.org...
	👻 10:43pm yerfriendpaul: Ha ha! Love that line. I’d miss my bus for…
	👻 10:44pm Austin Rich: ↳ yerfriendpaul @10:43 The dialog in this show is so good.
	10:45pm univac: Love it
	10:47pm wenzo: Howdy AR & Radio peoples!
	👻 10:48pm Austin Rich: At this point, I think the "holiday" content of this particular Bold Venture comes entirely from the fact it was merely aired on a holiday. This is pretty typical of a lot of songs; being "evergreen" was actually more useful than being timely, so "holiday" shows are not always common. But they do happen.
	👻 10:48pm Austin Rich: ↳ wenzo @10:47 wenzo! Yay!
	10:49pm wenzo: Huzzah!
	👻 10:58pm Austin Rich: So, keep in mind, people listened to this story Christmas Eve.
	👻 10:58pm yerfriendpaul: Good stuff! Thanks Austin!
	👻 10:59pm Austin Rich: Thanks again, everyone! See ya next time!
	11:00pm univac: See you, tomorrow...?
	11:00pm univac: Great show, Austin!
	11:01pm wenzo: Thanks
	👻 11:01pm Austin Rich: Indeed! See ya tomorrow!
	👻 11:01pm WR: Thank you! Austin!

Dimestore Radio Theater with Austin Rich: Playlist from December 11, 2023

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Join us for two hours of old time radio dramas, as we present four different pulp fiction stories, every week! Noir Stories with everymen getting wrapped up in dangerous adventures! Sea-faring Tales that are as two-fisted as they are filled with romance! Mysterious Magicians from the Far East, or maybe a Science Fiction yarn from the Atomic Age! Dimestore Radio Theater offers a chance to engage in Theater of The Mind, and enter a world of incredible tales from both yesterday and tomorrow!

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December 11, 2023: Holiday Film Fest!: "Little Women" & "Bold Venture"

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Approx. start time
Lux Radio Theater	"Little Women" ""Little Women"" by "Lux Radio Theater"	13 March 1950	CBS	0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: Boston Pops	Sleigh Ride "Sleigh Ride" by "Boston Pops"			0:58:45 (Pop-up)
Challenge of The Yukon	"Christmas Present"	19 December 1946	WXYZ	1:13:15 (Pop-up)
Bold Venture	"The Paul Brewer Story"	24 December 1951	Santana Productions	1:31:22 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	👻 7:00pm Austin Rich: Good Hello.
	9:01pm Webhamster Henry: here's my dime!
	👻 9:02pm Austin Rich: ↳ Webhamster Henry @9:01 Thanks! It'll go into the kitty, and we'll save up for something nice.
	👻 9:02pm yerfriendpaul: Hey Austin, everyone!
	9:02pm postconsumer: I can't stay long but I'm curious...
	👻 9:03pm Austin Rich: I have to admit, THIS is the version of this story that I know best. I've never ready Little Women, and I've never seen any film version. But I know this Lux Radio rendition pretty well!
	👻 9:03pm Austin Rich: ↳ yerfriendpaul @9:02 Nice you see you, yerfriendpaul! Hopefully you'll enjoy this little yarn...
	👻 9:03pm yerfriendpaul: This is a first for me. I’ve never read or seen Little Women
	👻 9:04pm Austin Rich: ↳ postconsumer @9:02 While it's not PRECISELY a Christmas story, it does take place over December in a couple spots... but it's not really about that.
	9:07pm postconsumer: So far it sounds like an episode of I Love Lucy. In a good way. I've never heard it or read it or anything
	9:08pm postconsumer: I've somehow lived my whole life without realizing Little Women was a romantic comedy
	👻 9:09pm Austin Rich: ↳ postconsumer @9:08 Well, there is a romance... but there's more to it, certainly.
	9:09pm Barno in Akron: How do you do, fellow kids?
	👻 9:10pm Austin Rich: ↳ Barno in Akron @9:09 Hooray! It's Steve Bucemi! I mean, Barno!
	9:14pm postconsumer: Well now it's harder to tear myself away... gotta go though - Bye, all!
	👻 9:14pm Austin Rich: ↳ postconsumer @9:14 See ya next time! Thanks for popping in.
	👻 9:15pm yerfriendpaul: Ha ha, Christopher Columbus!
	👻 9:16pm Austin Rich: My dad always spoke very highly of Alcott's books / writing, and I think he got that from his parents (my grandparents). (I seem to recall my grandmother liking this book, but I never talked to her about it.)
	9:18pm Barno in Akron: Taking off for wings and beer with Kreightoven. Catch y'all later!
	👻 9:19pm yerfriendpaul: ↳ Barno in Akron @9:18 Enjoy! Sounds delicious! Great show, Barno!
	👻 9:20pm Austin Rich: So far, for the first 20 minutes of this story, Jo has acted completely a-typically for women of this era. (And it doesn't really let up.) I have a feeling portraying Jo in this way was part of the point. It's like showing Marilyn Monroe being direct and going after the men she wants.
	👻 9:20pm Austin Rich: ↳ Barno in Akron @9:18 Thanks for stopping in! See ya next time.
	👻 9:28pm WR: Hi Austin & folks. I've never read Little Women. Saw the 2019 movie and that is my reference for keeping up with the plot.
	👻 9:29pm Austin Rich: ↳ WR @9:28 I think I'm going to go back and read the book. I suspect it's pretty good.
	👻 9:33pm yerfriendpaul: Good for you, Jo! The hell with Aunt Marge! P.S. I had an Aunt Marge but luckily she was great.
	👻 9:35pm Austin Rich: ↳ yerfriendpaul @9:33 Yeah, Jo is sort of my hero. Determined writer, ready to tell everyone to f-off if they deserve it. Jo fights and scraps and doesn't care about what people think. Jo rules.
	👻 9:36pm yerfriendpaul: ↳ Austin Rich @9:35 She reminds me a little of an older version of the scrappy Tatum O’Neil in Paper Moon
	👻 9:37pm Austin Rich: ↳ yerfriendpaul @9:36 I need to see that. It has somehow missed my usual movie nights, for some reason. But I only ever hear people rave about it.
	👻 9:38pm yerfriendpaul: ↳ Austin Rich @9:37 Highly recommend!
	👻 9:39pm Austin Rich: Here's a little background on June Allyson, who plays Jo. www.classicflix.com...
	👻 9:41pm Austin Rich: Sometimes being "dreadful" can be fun!
	👻 9:49pm yerfriendpaul: Can you blame Laury? You dumped him, Jo!
	9:51pm univac: Hey all! I also have somehow missed all media versions of this story. I like it. Jo sounds like someone I would have hung out with.
	👻 9:55pm Austin Rich: I'm a little conflicted about the ending... but... it is a story from 1869, so perhaps this ending was as "progressive" as they could be at the time.
	👻 9:55pm Austin Rich: ↳ univac @9:51 Great to see you in the chat, univac!
	👻 9:56pm yerfriendpaul: The professor at least tells her the truth. He gave her good critical feedback. She can trust him!
	9:57pm univac: ↳ Austin Rich @9:55 I'm polishing Xmas.
	👻 9:59pm yerfriendpaul: That was enjoyable. Thank you Austin!
	10:03pm Webhamster Henry: Rocky is knocked out completely this week.
	10:04pm Kay: Tuned in late, but not too late from Michigan’s U-Kon
	10:07pm Webhamster Henry: Remember the Night is a delightful movie!
	👻 10:08pm yerfriendpaul: I appreciate all the work you put into fixing the audio.
	10:13pm univac: I'd rather be nowhere else.
	👻 10:20pm Austin Rich: ↳ Song: ""Christmas Present"" by "Challenge of The Yukon" I'm not very familiar with this show, so I have no idea what the dynamic of these characters actually is supposed to be. (Or if they are regular characters, aside from Preston.) Who can say if this is typical or not?
	👻 10:20pm Austin Rich: I hope this kid is not a regular, because he's a bit of an asshole.
	👻 10:23pm Austin Rich: $1000 in 1946 would be worth $16,905.00 in 2023.
	👻 10:26pm yerfriendpaul: Austin, I feel compelled to tell you that I’m a distant relative of a former radio actor. My Dad used to talk about him when we were young. His name was Joseph Curtain and he performed on a few popular radio shows (The Adventures of The Thin Man, Our Gal Sunday and Mr. And Mrs North). I only got a chance to meet his brother, Francis who was very kind. Never got a chance to meet him. His daughter is Valerie Curtain and his niece is Jane Curtain of SNL (haven’t met them either, but would love to). I think my Dad was second cousins with him (or something like that). I haven’t heard more than one or two of his episodes but your show is making me want to investigate further.
	👻 10:29pm Austin Rich: ↳ yerfriendpaul @10:26 How fascinating! We all have interesting family stories like that. Certainly, listening to old radio has made me research the strangest things that I had never heard of before. Little references, or trying to figure out where a certain station was from. Mid-Century radio reflects a period that was just long enough ago that it's not really like now... but it's close.
	👻 10:33pm yerfriendpaul: A cool little full circle moment came a couple of years ago when my brother started working as a creative director for the Algonquit Theater in Maine and he discovered on their lobby wall of fame, a framed photo of Joseph. Even cooler, our niece performed on the same stage as he did. I love it
	👻 10:35pm Austin Rich: ↳ Song: ""The Paul Brewer Story"" by "Bold Venture" I did a little EQ on this episode, and it's pretty crackly... but it still plays. Some of the Bold Venture episodes are in less than stellar shape.
	10:37pm Webhamster Henry: Mary Hunter Wolf was an old family friend, and it was freaky to hear her voice and laugh in Easy Aces air checks from the 1930s, where she played "Marge"
	10:37pm Webhamster Henry: ↳ Austin Rich @10:35 Too bad you can't fix the lousy foley!
	👻 10:38pm Austin Rich: ↳ Webhamster Henry @10:37 That's so cool!
	👻 10:38pm Austin Rich: ↳ Webhamster Henry @10:37 I could just lay in my own, and try to cut out the bad SFX. But (as univac and I are learning): good SFX is not easy!
	10:39pm univac: I definitely have huge respect for all radio foley and sound design artists.
	👻 10:40pm Austin Rich: ↳ univac @10:39 The unsung heroes of video games, movies, and radio.
	10:41pm univac: Indeed.
	👻 10:42pm Austin Rich: More info on Mumblety-peg. en.wikipedia.org...
	👻 10:43pm yerfriendpaul: Ha ha! Love that line. I’d miss my bus for…
	👻 10:44pm Austin Rich: ↳ yerfriendpaul @10:43 The dialog in this show is so good.
	10:45pm univac: Love it
	10:47pm wenzo: Howdy AR & Radio peoples!
	👻 10:48pm Austin Rich: At this point, I think the "holiday" content of this particular Bold Venture comes entirely from the fact it was merely aired on a holiday. This is pretty typical of a lot of songs; being "evergreen" was actually more useful than being timely, so "holiday" shows are not always common. But they do happen.
	👻 10:48pm Austin Rich: ↳ wenzo @10:47 wenzo! Yay!
	10:49pm wenzo: Huzzah!
	👻 10:58pm Austin Rich: So, keep in mind, people listened to this story Christmas Eve.
	👻 10:58pm yerfriendpaul: Good stuff! Thanks Austin!
	👻 10:59pm Austin Rich: Thanks again, everyone! See ya next time!
	11:00pm univac: See you, tomorrow...?
	11:00pm univac: Great show, Austin!
	11:01pm wenzo: Thanks
	👻 11:01pm Austin Rich: Indeed! See ya tomorrow!
	👻 11:01pm WR: Thank you! Austin!

Dimestore Radio Theater with Austin Rich: Playlist from December 11, 2023

Listener comments!

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