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A different type of question and answer game in which the public quiz the professionals. The public are invited to send in questions with their answers and if they are used on the show the sender gets $2. Further more if the professionals get them wrong the sender gets a further $5. The show was created and run by Dan Golenpaul whose idea was to reverse the typical type of quiz show by allowing an intelligent, educated public ask the questions and put the alleged authorities on the spot. He certainly got the mix right by employing Clifton Fadiman as moderator of a panel of four experts, which would always include 2 or 3 regulars and guest personalities. Fadiman himself came from a background in books being a book critic for the New Yorker. Other regulars included Science writer Bernard Jaffe, professor of philosophy Dr Harry Overstreet, Marcus Duffield of the New York Herald-Tribune and later John Kieran a sport’s columnist for the New York Times and Oscar Levant, the pianist and composer. What all of these had in common was their broad interests and knowledge and quick and slicing wit. The intellectual questions were a catalyst for talk and the hilarious humour that emerged. “An uproarious error or a brilliant bit of irreverence was rated far above any dull deliverance of the truth,” wrote John Kieran, one of the four major personalities. Go ahead and sample any of these shows and I guarantee you won’t be disappointed.
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Broadcast: 17 May 1938
Added: Jun 13 2001
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Broadcast: 07 June 1938
Added: Jun 13 2001
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Broadcast: June 14, 1938
Added: May 26 2016
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Broadcast: June 21, 1938
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Broadcast: 28 June 1938
Added: Jun 13 2001
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Broadcast: 05 July 1938
Added: Jun 13 2001
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Broadcast: 12 July 1938
Added: Jul 13 2001
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Broadcast: 19 July 1938
Added: Jul 13 2001
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Broadcast: 26th July 1938
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Broadcast: 02 August 1938
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Broadcast: 09 August 1938
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Broadcast: 23 August 1938
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Broadcast: 30th August 1938
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Broadcast: 6th September 1938
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Broadcast: 13th September 1938
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Broadcast: 27th September 1938
Added: Sep 07 2010
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Broadcast: 4th October 1938
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Broadcast: October 11, 1938
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Broadcast: 18th October 1938
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Broadcast: 25th October 1938
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Broadcast: 1st November 1938
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Broadcast: November 15, 1938
Added: Nov 15 2018
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Broadcast: November 29, 1938
Added: Nov 22 2018
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Broadcast: 27th December 1938
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Broadcast: 3rd January 1939
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Broadcast: October 1, 1939
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Broadcast: January 17, 1939
Added: Jan 14 2016
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Broadcast: January 24, 1939
Added: Jan 22 2016
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Broadcast: January 31, 1939
Added: Jan 28 2016
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Broadcast: February 7, 1939
Added: Feb 04 2016
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Broadcast: February 14, 1939
Added: Feb 11 2016
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Broadcast: February 21, 1939
Added: Feb 25 2016
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Broadcast: March 21, 1939
Added: Mar 03 2016
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Broadcast: 28th March 1939
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Broadcast: April 11, 1939
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Broadcast: April 18, 1939
Added: Mar 18 2016
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Broadcast: April 25, 1939
Added: Apr 07 2016
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Broadcast: May 16, 1939
Added: Jun 09 2016
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Broadcast: 23rd May 1939
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Broadcast: 30th May 1939
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Broadcast: 13th June 1939
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Broadcast: 20th June 1939
Added: Nov 25 2004
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Broadcast: June 27, 1939
Added: Jun 30 2016
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Broadcast: July 4, 1939
Added: Jul 07 2016
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Broadcast: July 11, 1939
Added: Jul 28 2016
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Broadcast: July 18, 1939
Added: Aug 04 2016
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Broadcast: July 25, 1939
Added: Aug 11 2016
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Broadcast: August 1, 1939
Added: Aug 18 2016
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Broadcast: August 22, 1939
Added: Aug 25 2016
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Broadcast: August 29, 1939
Added: Sep 01 2016
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Broadcast: September 5, 1939
Added: Sep 08 2016
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Broadcast: September 12, 1939
Added: Sep 15 2016
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Broadcast: September 19, 1939
Added: Sep 22 2016
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Broadcast: September 26, 1939
Added: Sep 29 2016
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Broadcast: October 3, 1939
Added: Oct 06 2016
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Broadcast: October 10, 1939
Added: Oct 13 2016
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Broadcast: October 17, 1939
Added: Oct 20 2016
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Broadcast: October 31, 1939
Added: Oct 27 2016
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Broadcast: November 7, 1939
Added: Nov 03 2016
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Broadcast: November 14, 1939
Added: Nov 10 2016
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Broadcast: November 21, 1939
Added: Nov 17 2016
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Broadcast: December 5, 1939
Added: Dec 01 2016
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Broadcast: December 12, 1939
Added: Dec 08 2016
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Broadcast: December 19, 1939
Added: Dec 15 2016
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Broadcast: December 26, 1939
Added: Dec 29 2016
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Broadcast: Not known (probably '39)
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Broadcast: January 2, 1940
Added: Jan 05 2017
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Broadcast: August 20, 1940
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Broadcast: August 27, 1940
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Broadcast: September 3, 1940
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Broadcast: September 10, 1940
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Broadcast: September 17, 1940
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Broadcast: September 24, 1940
Added: Jul 27 2017
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Broadcast: October 1, 1940
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Broadcast: October 8, 1940
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Broadcast: October 15, 1940
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Broadcast: October 29, 1940
Added: Oct 26 2017
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Added: Nov 02 2017
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Broadcast: November 15, 1940
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Added: Nov 24 2016
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Broadcast: November 29, 1940
Added: Nov 16 2017
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Broadcast: December 27, 1940
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Broadcast: July 11, 1941
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Broadcast: August 1, 1941
Added: Jul 06 2017
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Broadcast: September 12, 1941
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Broadcast: September 19, 1941
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Broadcast: September 26, 1941
Added: Sep 21 2017
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Broadcast: October 3, 1941
Added: Oct 05 2017
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Broadcast: October 17, 1941
Added: May 17 2018
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Broadcast: October 24, 1941
Added: May 24 2018
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Broadcast: October 31, 1941
Added: Oct 25 2018
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Broadcast: November 7, 1941
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Broadcast: November 21, 1941
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Broadcast: November 28, 1941
Added: Oct 18 2018
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Broadcast: December 5, 1941
Added: Dec 07 2017
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Broadcast: December 12, 1941
Added: Dec 14 2017
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Broadcast: December 19, 1941
Added: Dec 21 2017
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Broadcast: December 26, 1941
Added: Dec 27 2018
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Broadcast: January 16, 1942
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Broadcast: February 27, 1942
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Broadcast: March 27, 1942
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Broadcast: April 17, 1942
Added: Apr 13 2017
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Broadcast: May 8, 1942
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Broadcast: 22nd May 1942
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Broadcast: 29th May 1942
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Broadcast: 19th June 1942
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Broadcast: 10th July 1942
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Broadcast: July 14, 1942
Added: Apr 27 2017
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Broadcast: 17th July 1942
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Broadcast: 24th July 1942
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Broadcast: 7th August 1942
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Broadcast: 14th August 1942
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Broadcast: 21st August 1942
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Broadcast: 28th August 1942
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Broadcast: 4th September 1942
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Broadcast: 11th September 1942
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Broadcast: 18th September 1942
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Broadcast: 25th September 1942
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Broadcast: 2nd October 1942
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Broadcast: 9th October 1942
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Broadcast: 30th October 1942
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Broadcast: 6th November 1942
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Broadcast: 20th November 1942
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Broadcast: November 27, 1942
Added: Oct 11 2018
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Broadcast: 4th December 1942
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Broadcast: 11th December 1942
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Broadcast: 18th December 1942
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Broadcast: 25th December 1942
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Broadcast: 1st January 1943
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Broadcast: 8th January 1943
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Broadcast: 15th January 1943
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Broadcast: 22nd January 1943
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Broadcast: 29th January 1943
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Broadcast: February 5, 1943
Added: Jan 11 2018
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Broadcast: 15th February 1943
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Broadcast: 1st March 1943
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Broadcast: 8th March 1943
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Broadcast: 15th March 1943
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Broadcast: 29th March 1943
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Broadcast: 5th April 1943
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Broadcast: 12th April 1943
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Broadcast: 19th April 1943
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Broadcast: 26th April 1943
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Broadcast: 10th May 1943
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Broadcast: May 17, 1943
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Broadcast: May 24, 1943
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Broadcast: May 31, 1943
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Broadcast: June 7, 1943
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Broadcast: 14th June 1943
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Broadcast: 21st June 1943
Added: Apr 21 2007
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Broadcast: June 28, 1943
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Broadcast: July 12, 1943
Added: Jul 20 2017
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Broadcast: September 13, 1943
Added: Sep 14 2017
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Broadcast: September 20, 1943
Added: May 31 2018
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Broadcast: September 27, 1943
Added: Jun 07 2018
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Broadcast: October 4, 1943
Added: Jul 05 2018
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Broadcast: October 25, 1943
Added: Aug 02 2018
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Broadcast: November 1, 1943
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Broadcast: November 8, 1943
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Broadcast: November 15, 1943
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Broadcast: November 22, 1943
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Broadcast: November 29, 1943
Added: Aug 30 2018
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Broadcast: December 6, 1943
Added: Nov 01 2018
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Broadcast: December 13, 1943
Added: Nov 29 2018
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Broadcast: December 20, 1943
Added: Dec 13 2018
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Broadcast: December 27, 1943
Added: Jan 03 2019
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Broadcast: January 3, 1944
Added: Jan 10 2019
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Broadcast: January 10, 1944
Added: Mar 29 2018
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Broadcast: January 17, 1944
Added: Oct 04 2018
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Broadcast: January 24, 1944
Added: Jul 19 2018
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Broadcast: February 28, 1944
Added: Apr 05 2018
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Broadcast: March 13, 1944
Added: Apr 12 2018
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Broadcast: March 20, 1944
Added: Apr 19 2018
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Broadcast: April 24, 1944
Added: Apr 26 2018
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Broadcast: May 8, 1944
Added: May 10 2018
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Broadcast: June 12, 1944
Added: Jun 14 2018
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Broadcast: September 11, 1944
Added: Jun 21 2018
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Broadcast: October 23, 1944
Added: Sep 13 2018
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Broadcast: November 6, 1944
Added: Sep 20 2018
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Broadcast: November 27, 1944
Added: Nov 08 2018
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Broadcast: December 18, 1944
Added: Dec 06 2018
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Broadcast: December 25, 1944
Added: Dec 20 2018
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Broadcast: January 29, 1945
Added: Feb 15 2018
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Broadcast: February 5, 1945
Added: Feb 08 2018
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Broadcast: February 12, 1945
Added: Feb 22 2018
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Broadcast: February 19, 1945
Added: Mar 01 2018
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Broadcast: February 26, 1945
Added: Mar 15 2018
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Broadcast: October 15, 1945
Added: Sep 06 2018
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Broadcast: January 30, 1948
Added: Sep 27 2018
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