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The yes ma'am, it does get lonesome down here. What? Oh, sure, being able to talk to people on the phone helps. But how would you like to be stuck away down in the basement all by yourself from midnight to 5 PM with nothing but a microphone, a turntable, and some telephones? Oh, sure, I got coffee. I bring in four thermos jugs when I go on, I'm coffee up to here. Oh, well, only four and a half hours more, and then I go home and have breakfast. No, no, ma'am, I, I don't drink…

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Cast›

A

Albert Buhrman

C

Connie Lembcke

E

Ed Latimer

E

Ernest Chappell

J

Jack Lescoulie

M

Merril E. Joels

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Ep 38 · Monday, February 23, 1948 · 29:12

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Ep 49 · Monday, May 10, 1948 · 29:14

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Ep 61 · Monday, August 16, 1948 · 26:52

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Ep 97 · Sunday, April 24, 1949 · 29:55

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Ep 70 · Sunday, October 17, 1948 · 29:16

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  • Cast and sponsor data from RadioGold Index (J. David Goldin / UMKC Libraries).

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Quiet, Please, Episode 45

Twelve to Five

Monday, April 12, 1948 · 29:51

Quiet, Please, Episode 45

Twelve to Five

Monday, April 12, 1948 · 29:51

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