the radio show was popular. the claim was that; if it was a warm day (with windows open) and you were walking down the street then you didn't need a radio to hear it because everyone had it on. i don't think that another media show has ever been so universally popular. the rest of the country scheduled events around the ….. I have only heard the shows because I listen to a lot of old time radio shows, I'm probably the only person my age who I know has ever actually heard the show. … …

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