Episodes

  • MAY DAY & JACK BENNY
    May 3 2025

    "This is Jay Lewis.. Tell us how you liked the show!"

    JAY IS BACK! Yes this is a new show and jack talks about the tradition of May Day and how it all got started. Enjoy this radio show from Jack Benny. It's titled, "Jack Buys a Baseball team." It originally aired May 1st 1955. HAPPY MAY DAY and ENJOY THE SHOW!

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    37 mins
  • The New Years Show & Jack Benny & Fred Allen
    Feb 2 2025

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    Jay kicks off the new year with a double radio show special and talks about something special that happened for this new year of 2025! Listen and find out what it is. The first radio show is from The Jack Benny Radio show. It's the New years show which originally aired Jan 2nd 1944. Our Next radio show if from Jack's friend and nemesis Fred Allen! It's the New Years eve show from December 14th 1947. HAPPY NEW YEAR and ENJOY THE SHOWS!

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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • The Teddy Bear & Burns & Allen & Phil Harris & Alice Faye
    Dec 23 2024

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    Jay talks about that very iconic toy, the Teddy Bear. Learn about how we got the Teddy bear and the very interesting story behind this very popular toy. Jay also ends the show with the Christmas story, "The Gift of the Magi." As tradition for our Christmas show, we feature a double feature. The first radio show is from The Burns and Allen radio show. It's titled, "Last Minute Christmas." It orignally aired December 18th 1947. Our second radio show is from The Phil Harris and Alice Faye radio show. It's the Christmas show from December 25th 1953. ENJOY THE SHOW and MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

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    1 hr and 36 mins
  • Santa Mishaps & Bob Hope
    Dec 15 2024

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    Jay talks about those times when things with Santa's helpers don't quite go as planned. Enjoy Santa mishaps! The radio show for this show comes from The Bob Hope radio show. It's the Christmas show from December 24th 1946. MERRY CHRISTMAS and ENJOY THE SHOW!

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    52 mins
  • Pumpkin Pie.. the beginnings & The Great Gildersleeve & Jack Benny
    Nov 24 2024

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    Jay talks about the beginnings of that favorite thanksgiving dessert, pumpkin pie! The radio shows for today are from The Great Gildersleeve & Jack Benny. The Great Gildersleeve radio show is the Thanksgiving show of 1949. The Jack Benny radio show is titled, "Thanksgiving Day Dinner." It originally aired November 23rd 1941. HAPPY THANKSGIVING & ENJOY THE SHOW!

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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • The Years without a Macy's Parade & Jack Carson
    Nov 12 2024

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    Jay talks about the years when we had no Macy's Thanksgiving parade. Learn about why this was and the year that it came back in a victorious comeback. The radio show is from The Jack Carson Radio show. The title of the show is "Thanksgiving Dinner." It originally aired November 27th 1946. ENJOY THE SHOW!

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    53 mins
  • A Man Called Hitchcock & Abbott & Costello
    Nov 1 2024

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    Jay wraps up the series, The Master's of Macabre by talking about the man who was called The Master of Suspense! That is no other than Alfred Hitchcock. Learn all about this man who pioneered the movie genre of Suspense and Horror. The radio show is from The Abbott and Costello Radio show. It's titled, "Night in a Haunted House." It originally aired May 8th 1947. HAPPY HALLOWEEN and ENJOY THE SHOW!

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    57 mins
  • A Man Called Ripley & Baby Snooks
    Oct 20 2024

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    Jay continues The Masters of Macabre series by talking about a man who dealt with the mysterious, the strange and unusual. And he lived by the phrase, "BELIEVE IT OR NOT!" Yes it's a man called Robert Ripley! The radio show is from The Baby Snooks Radio show. It's the Halloween show that originally aired November 1st 1946. ENJOY THE SHOW!

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    54 mins
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