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THIS WEEK'S SHOW

GK on the autoharp
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
01:33:50News From Lake Wobegon (Download MP3)
Segment 5
01:54:55 GK Credits
01:56:12 "Turn Your Radio On," Original Powdermilk Biscuit Band (1974)

Guest Information
  • Bob Edwards
  • Meryl Streep
  • Studs Terkel
  • Guest Books and Recordings
  • Bob Edwards
  • Studs Terkel

  • Scripts
  • Linda Wertheimer Script
  • Radio Script w/Meryl Streep
  • SFX
  • Cooking with Studs Terkel
  • Bob Elliot/Wally Ballou script
  • Radio Script w/Bob Edwards
  • This American Life of Mine Script

  • Online Greetings
  • This week's greetings
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  • The News from Lake Wobegon
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