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September 8, 2007
This week on A Prairie Home Companion: As we prepare the hay bales, the outdoor stage, and the mountains of meatloaf for next week's season opener and street dance at the Fitzgerald Theater, we bring you a special back-to-school rebroadcast compilation. With fight songs, pep bands, and Latin lessons, we cheer the return to academic life. Bob Dorough sings "3 is a Magic Number," Kate MacKenzie sings the old Carter Family song "Schoolhouse on the Hill," and at Lake Wobegon High School, Ms. Lewis retires from teaching English after 55 years. It's all about school this week, so please remember your number two pencils and spiral bound notebooks. There will be a quiz.
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| Segment 1 |
| 00:00:00 | Logo |
| 00:00:12 | Tishomingo Blues |
| 00:00:56 | GK Intro
| | 00:05:12 | Donald Hall reads excerpt from "The Old Life" |
| 00:08:03 | "Schoolhouse on the Hill" - GK, Kate MacKenzie, Pat Donohue, Stevie Beck |
| 00:11:01 | GK Intro Purdue Varsity Glee Club |
| 00:12:16 | Glee Club sings the Ambien ingredient list, names from the Lafayette phonebook, and "Stout-Hearted Men" (with new lyrics) |
| 00:18:19 | The Fred Newman School of Audio Realism script |
| 00:24:13 | "College Blues" - Pat Donohue with The Guy’s All-Star Shoe Band |
| 00:26:59 | GK Intro Powdermilk |
| 00:28:10 | Powdermilk Biscuit Break with VocalEssence Fight Songs |
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| Segment 2 |
| 00:33:44 | Prof. Robert Sonkowsky reads from "Cicero" |
| 00:38:07 | "University Stomp" - Andy Stein and Shoes |
| 00:41:30 | Guy Noir script (Term Paper Scam) |
| 00:54:11 | GK Intermission Credits/ Intermission |
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| Segment 3 |
| 00:58:39 | GK Welcome Back |
| 00:59:50 | "3 Is a Magic Number" - Bob Dorough and Shoes |
| 01:04:20 | The Lives of the Cowboys script |
| 01:15:20 | Marvin and Mavis Smiley sing the University of Virginia fight song |
| 01:17:57 | GK Intro Vince Lombardi Madrigal |
| 01:18:57 | "Vince Lombardi Madrigal" - Bemidji Chamber Singers |
| 01:20:35 | English Majors script |
| 01:22:35 | GK Intro Young script |
| 01:23:45 | Young script |
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| Segment 4 |
| 01:34:31 | The News From Lake Wobegon |
| 01:53:15 | "Lake Wobegon School Hymn" - GK and Shoes |
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| Segment 5 |
| 01:56:38 | GK Credits |
| 01:57:59 | "Wipe Out" - Red Line Swingers a.k.a. Bemidji Hockey Pep Band |
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