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August 16, 2008
This week on A Prairie Home Companion it's a special summertime compilation show about radio, with Studs Terkel, Bob Edwards, and Meryl Streep. Also with us, The Royal Academy of Radio Actors: Tim Russell, Sue Scott, Tom Keith, and Fred Newman, the Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, the Powdermilk Biscuit Band, and we'll hear the story of how Garrison got started in radio at the University of Minnesota.
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Segment 1
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| 00:00:00 | APHC Logo Open |
| 00:00:11 | Tishomingo Blues |
| 00:00:55 | GK Open |
| 00:04:23 | "Royal Radio," the cast of The Royal Radio Gals musical |
| 00:06:11 | Linda Wertheimer script (Rillirillibad) |
| 00:11:48 | "How'd You Do What You Do," Tommy Mischke and his band |
| 00:14:56 | Radio script w/Meryl Streep |
| 00:33:29 | GK Powdermilk Intro |
| 00:34:00 | Powdermilk Biscuit Break |
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Segment 2
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| 00:35:23 | "Mr. Soundman," Pat Donohue and Shoes |
| 00:37:57 | SFX script (Radio Violence) |
| 00:47:23 | "It's Only Radio," GK, Pat Donohue and Shoes |
| 00:52:48 | Cooking with Studs script |
| 00:58:57 | GK Intermission Credits, over "Somebody Stole My Gal," Shoes |
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Segment 3
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| 01:04:12 | GK Welcome back into Bob Elliot/Wally Ballou script |
| 01:08:41 | GK Intro "I've Been Working on the Radio" |
| 01:09:13 | "I've Been Working on the Radio," GK and Shoes |
| 01:12:07 | Radio script w/Bob Edwards |
| 01:23:12 | GK Bobbie Ann Mason and Mono Intro |
| 01:23:29 | Bobbie Ann Mason reads from "Clear Springs" |
| 01:28:44 | "Family Radio," GK and Shoes |
| 01:32:30 | Ira Gress script |
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Segment 4
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| 01:33:50 | News From Lake Wobegon (Download MP3) |
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Segment 5
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| 01:54:55 | GK Credits |
| 01:56:12 | "Turn Your Radio On," Original Powdermilk Biscuit Band (1974) |
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