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The Big Broadcast: July 22, 2012

  • 07:00 p.m. Johnny Dollar
    10/25-26/55 Alvin Summers Pts. 2-3 (Sus.) (CBS) (27:14)
  • 07:30 p.m. Dragnet
    07/20/50 #058 Big Gent Pt. 1 )NBC) (26:10)  
  • 08:00 p.m. Gunsmoke
    10/24/53 #079 The Buffalo Hunter (Sugar Krinkles) (CBS) (24:36) 
  • 08:30 p.m. You Bet Your Life
    10/12/49 #085 "Secret Word is Smile" (Elgin-American) (CBS) (29:28)
  • 09:00 p.m. Phillip Marlowe
    03/14/50 #075 The Vital Statistic (Sus.) (CBS) (29:36)
  • 09:30 p.m. Nick Carter
    11/17/43 #032 Case of the Substitute Bride (Sus.) (MBS) (29:04)
  • 10:00 p.m. Sealed Book
    08/05/45 #21 Murder Must be Payed For (Synd) (29:52)   
  • 10:30 p.m. Inner Sanctum Mysteries
    12/13/48 Murder Faces East     (AFRS) (23:18)
NPR

Where's Jimmy Hoffa? Everywhere And Nowhere

FBI agents believe they have a credible lead on the whereabouts of Jimmy Hoffa's body. If they're right, it will solve a longstanding mystery, which will also deflate Hoffa's resonance in popular culture.
NPR

The Mystery Of the Ridiculously Pricey Bag Of Potatoes

Did a 10-pound bag of potatoes really cost $15 back in 2008? We get to the bottom of some puzzling numbers in the lawsuit alleging America's potato growers have become a spud cartel.
NPR

Boehner Seeks To Reassure House GOP On Immigration

House Speaker John Boehner strongly suggested he would abide by the Hastert Rule on immigration legislation, meaning no floor vote unless a majority of House Republicans backed the bill.
NPR

Teens Find The Right Tools For Their Social-Media Jobs

There was a time — a time long, long ago — when MySpace dominated the teen social-media world. Not anymore. NPR's Sami Yenigun looks at how teenagers use various social platforms in today's increasingly segmented online universe.

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