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The Big Broadcast: September 18, 2011

  • 07:00 p.m. Johnny Dollar
    07/31/60 #699 The Rhymer Collection Matter (AFRS) (20:56)
  • 07:30 p.m. Dragnet
    08/18/49 #011 Jewel Thieves (Sus,) (NBC) (29:48)
  • 08:00 p.m. Gunsmoke
    01/10/53 #38 Word Of Honor (Sus.) (CBS) (29:44)
  • 08:30 p.m. Burns & Allen
    08/19/40 Why Was George Late for the Show (Hormel) (NBC) (29:38)
  • 09:00 p.m. Phillip Marlowe
    01/07/50 #66 The Torch Carriers (Ford) (CBS) (29:36)
  • 09:30 p.m. I Was a Communist for the FBI
    05/06/53 An Un-American Activity (28:56) Synd
  • 10:00 p.m. Boston Blackie
    04/23/46 #54 The Stolen Car Ring (Synd) (26:48)
  • 10:30 p.m. Lights Out
    08/24/46 The Signal Man (Sus.) (NBC) (29:30) 
NPR

Book News: Kim Jong Un Reportedly Gave 'Mein Kampf' As Gifts

Also: The folly of marathon readings; Tom Wolfe has a new book; VICE apologizes for tasteless photo spread.
NPR

Women And Children Caught In Middle Of Potato War

The National Potato Council wants potatoes to be allowed in a supplemental food program for low-income women and children at nutritional risk. But advocates for the program say the industry just wants to circumvent the scientific process that sets policy on nutrition.
NPR

Women And Children Caught In Middle Of Potato War

The National Potato Council wants potatoes to be allowed in a supplemental food program for low-income women and children at nutritional risk. But advocates for the program say the industry just wants to circumvent the scientific process that sets policy on nutrition.
NPR

U.S. Automakers Are On A Roll, But Hiring Is Slow And Steady

Profits for the nation's carmakers are on the rise, but after years of doing more with less, higher profits are unlikely to translate into significant numbers of new jobs. There are eight fewer plants and hundreds of thousands fewer workers in the industry than before the Great Recession.

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