A Prairie Home Companion for August 16, 2008 from American Public Media

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

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

Segment 2

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

Segment 3

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

Segment 4

01:33:50 News From Lake Wobegon (Download MP3)

Segment 5

01:54:55 GK Credits

01:56:12 "Turn Your Radio On," Original Powdermilk Biscuit Band (1974)