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- 02 / 07 / 81 -

"Stardate," Radio Free Long Island ID, musical collage, the very first rap, introductions, stereo effects, what is planned for this show, a history of the time slot, "The Better Than Dead Air Show" and "Planet Three," coverage from Newsday, mailgrams from Hugh Carey and Ronald Reagan, WUSB made contact with the American embassy in Tehran during the recently ended hostage crisis, Ambassador Robert White was supposed to be interviewed, Mike describes a traffic adventure, more morbid stories, plans for a surprise phone call later, Frank Sinatra in the shower, wondering how Mike pulled this off, Frank Sinatra's drain, a proposal for a new English economy by cutting back on capitalization and irregular verbs, a rash of people getting stuck in elevators on campus, Mike and Eric's elevator story in the hospital, interesting people are in danger of being called, moving around the studio, Sheila Hogan from WPKN is on the phone while doing her show, Mike describes the studio layout, calling various operators to get the phone number for the American embassy in Tehran, a recording of the phone calls placed to Iran during the hostage crisis, analysis of the calls, a mistaken connection to the minister of foreign affairs, a station in Seattle is reported to have had better luck, a very confusing call, Mark Almond Band, the latest Tammy Faye Bakker record, Bunky and Spunky will be here next week, Mike tries to get listeners' stereo lights to go out, Ian North, Wilbur Spencer and his new invention, news from the Zodiac news service and Statesman, Bill Connors, Beethoven, looking up Python Productions in London, calling Python Productions collect, calling Joe Jackson in Honolulu, Mike calls the time, Godley and Creme, calling the weather in Buffalo, soliciting calls from listeners, El Salvador may become another Vietnam, Cal Chader, Kirk is up next, Bob James.

February 7
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- 02 / 14 / 81 -

"Stardate," Blind Date, The Beatles, The Buggles, Squeeze, late breaking news stories, exploding sewers in Louisville, an interview with newscaster Rick Redman at WHAS in Louisville, the Purina connection, flying manhole covers, opening the window, calling Ralston Purina, wondering if local sewers could also blow up, Mike and Eric discover that they went to the same elementary school, weeding out the audience, Mike shuts Eric's trunk, Bunky and Spunky will make their debut tonight, Sidney Schreiber will also be on tonight, it's Valentine's Day, The Clash, The English Beat, The Selecter, a story of barometric pressure, Firing Squad with William F. Bunckley, Steve Goodman, a melee involving Guardian Angels and cops on a subway in Brooklyn, Curtis Sliwa of the Guardian Angels is on the phone to explain what happened tonight, it's the second anniversary of the Guardian Angels, plans for the Guardian Angels on Long Island, how society has changed for the worse, expansion into malls in Suffolk County, what it takes to be a Guardian Angel, The Ramones will be playing at Stony Brook tomorrow, The Proof, Jan Hammer, Gary Numan, Mike and Eric have differing opinions on yogurt, an extended discussion on the subject, Sidney Schreiber on the Long Island Expressway, NRBQ, Deep Purple with sound effects, "in of doors," Mike critiques the wire service's spelling, an update on the Louisville sewer explosions from a Jack in the Box employee in Centereach, Mike describes an unusual phenomenon at the beach, accusations of coughing and sneezing on the air, Mike tries to discuss erosion, Pearl Harbor, The Shaggs, the issue of blasting caps, the very first episode of Bunky and Spunky: blasting caps, audio from an outtake, a call from one of the Bunky and Spunky creators, Guy Van Duser and Billy Novick, new material from Richard Strange, Eric has a complaint against Frank, Mike and Eric are starving, more on the Guardian Angel story, attempts to get comments from the transit police, how a tape wound up skipping on the radio station, Mike makes a startling revelation, occurrences of records scratching on the air, unusual music, Beethoven, Cheap Trick.

February 14
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- 02 / 21 / 81 -

[First 45 minutes missing] Bunky and Spunky: college pranks, Eric tries to plug in a microphone, remembering last week's pizza fiasco, Lou Plant, Talking Heads, The Clash, Altered Cats, Madness, The Fabulous Titans, Eric and Mike take turns trying to reach a mysterious telephone booth in London, more fun plugging in a microphone, getting ahold of Sidney Schreiber, questioning Sidney's sanity for going to Smith's Point on a night like this, Madness, Fermi National Accelerator Lab, The Clash, The Specials, why so much music is being played tonight, a pizza is on the way to the studio, Eric's new feelings toward yogurt, Harry Reasonable, finding out the time in London, The Specials, Bunky and Spunky: how to treat siblings, The Busboys, Sidney Schreiber at Smith's Point Park, The Boomtown Rats, calling the payphone in London again, a misadventure involving the Chinese embassy, an editorial on taking action on disgusting words on the radio, Gary Myrick, Bunky and Spunky candies are in the studio, another editorial on the phone, a pizza with only six slices, The Brains, Two Guys Quantum Mechanics, Stevie Wonder, The Clash, connecting to the American embassy in Nicaragua, an interview with the head security guard at the embassy, the kinds of changes that have taken place since the Sandinista movement began, a human rights activist is arrested, how U.S. Marines are looked upon in Nicaragua, the future of the Sandinista government, The Clash, Joan Armatrading, Bruce Cockburn, the radio station is about to go off the air, recapping the show, Altered Cats, Fermi National Accelerator Lab, signoff.

February 21
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- 02 / 28 / 81 -

"Stardate" [the first 45 minutes are missing], The Clash, calling WRUR in Rochester, calling WSUC in Cortlandt, comparing programming styles, how WUSB is run, National Lampoon, Eric's new favorite song, June Lodge and Prince Mohammed, how Philip and Peter from the Caribbean show made Eric aware of this song, Duluth School of Broadcasting, Mike's story of a friend's ill-fated experience in commercial radio, Sidney Schreiber is on the street and in a bar in Huntington, Eric and Mike talk about how Sidney keeps getting into trouble [45 minutes are missing from the middle of the show], pet expert Roger Hartley, The Clash, Sidney Schreiber in a bar in Huntington, Eric's frustration with Sidney, calling other college radio stations in New York, WIKE in Seneca Falls, Altered Cats, calling WGMC in Greece, Ian Gomm, Rockpile, Bunky and Spunky: tips for med students, The Bodysnatchers, calling WFUV in Fordham, Captain Kirk will be coming in later, Duluth School of Broadcasting, calling WBSU in Brockport, calling WITR in Rochester, Eric is going to be at a convention in Washington DC, the WUSB Program Information Hotline, The English Beat, Madness, Third World [end cut off].

February 28
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