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- 07 / 04 / 81 -

Jon Billing apologizes for running late, "Stardate," momentary tuner outage, it's both Independence Day and the Fourth of July, Frank is taking pictures, Eric gets his first paycheck, the new WUSB bumper stickers are out, the bad history of bumper stickers at the station, memories of the Bicentennial in 1976, what Independence Day means, asking information operators what Independence Day means to them, going into delay, soliciting calls on patriotism from listeners, a delay malfunction, Chicago, the University of Michigan Marching Band, the lack of any place to put football fans at Stony Brook, Bunky and Spunky: alternatives to dangerous fireworks, patriotic music, mike check, how it's not necessary to dial a one in some places, music of the American revolution, is Nixon rehabilitated, calling more information operators, a caller outlines what is wrong with the country, apathy and cynicism, Richard Lewiston describes how shopping centers and supermarkets will revolutionize the world, a strange message from a caller that leads to a mysterious bottle in the refrigerator, The Tripod Family: Mr. Greenbaum tries to help Howard remember who he is, more mysterious messages from a caller, Frank is forced to try the iced tea that was anonymously left, Frank turns into a newt and back, Frank joins in with a look at the news, some of the upcoming events for the holiday, the temperature on the show is always given in Celsius only, a new feature of the show is upcoming, what Eric does for a living, Eric's experience driving Burning Spear in a limousine, the start of a new feature, Album Side: Burning Spear - "Garvey's Ghost," calling information operators in Colorado and Prince Edward Island, additional tries in Texas and Iowa, memories of WCIA in Champagne, calling Kansas and Manitoba, trying Hawaii and Alaska, "Jazz Alive" promo, a Radio Free Weekend autographed picture offer, running late.

July 4
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- 07 / 11 / 81 -

"Stardate," Steve Specht runs over a minute, the chair that Mike donated to the station now squeaks, Mike's new promotion brings him into the tie culture, one of the interesting people Eric met this week in his limo, military maneuvers, Eric called in from the airport to Mike's show last night, Pete Townshend, riots in England, an aborted attempt reaching the Manchester police department, a successful attempt, a spokesman describes the chaotic scene, theorizing as to what sparked the violence, the amount of damage, The Clash, a Ku Klux Klan rally is scheduled for a town in Connecticut, the continuing abortion controversy, The Specials, The Motors, Bunky and Spunky: tips on being a doctor, Eric's new topic, Pink Floyd, calling Marvin Miller about the baseball strike, Barry McGuire, Junior Murvin sing-along, Bob Marley clap-along, who's on the "Rockers" soundtrack, there's a new Peter Tosh album out, the show has gotten more cheerful, The Selecter, Elvis Costello, The Tripod Family: Charlie and Pop work on Charlie's Bulgarian car, The Maytones, noticing the birds on the latest episode of The Tripods, what mockingbirds are all about, experiences with geese, Peter Tosh, Sidney Schreiber: sand on the streets of Belle Terre, a look at the news, Album Side: Tom Waits - "Blue Valentine," Bunky and Spunky: dealing with monsters, Mike and Eric talk in extremely mellow voices, a discussion of the Tom Waits album, Eric makes an indescribable sound, music from Iran, a surprise connection to the prime minister of Tunisia, more discussion of mockingbirds, the mellow voices are back, Bill Mackenzie is spotted, a rundown of the weekend's shows, a tainted pizza is to blame for tonight's antics.

July 11
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- 07 / 18 / 81 -

"Wednesday Afternoon Live" promo, "Stardate," Johann Strauss, confusing the two Strausses, why "2001: A Space Odyssey" is the best science fiction film, Eric meets a lady from the Internal Revenue Service in his limousine this week, some of the IRS stories he heard, Mike meets an interesting salesman who listens to WUSB, how people in Connecticut can get one of the new Radio Free Long Island bumper stickers, Mike backs into a light pole and damages his bumper sticker, the definition of accidents, there was an eclipse last night, memories of past eclipses, a new device known as a bug zapper, wondering about the fate of the baseball season, Frank has been exercising his left thumb, yesterday's tragedy involving Harry Chapin, one of his memorable songs, Shakin' Stevens, NRBQ, Elvis Presley, Ray Campi and his Rockabilly Rebels, The Chipmunks, Rockpile, license plates of winners, Buddy Angelillo is replacing Rob Zeiser tonight, Charlie Daniels ID, Rosematics, Professor Daryl Jone and his idea to automate grocery cart collection, Harry Chapin, a coincidence of ones, a clarification on magnets, all the lights are burned out in the station, mail from Canada is being returned due to an embargo, there's a possibility of a postal strike in the U.S. on Monday, Norman Blake, a telephone recording that seems to lose interest in what it's saying, The Tripod Family: Cathy returns home and learns about Howard, The Skatalites, Bob Marley, more of the strange recording, Harry Chapin, Billy Joel, similarities between the two songs, the news, Harry Chapin's driving record, Album Side: Harry Chapin - "Greatest Stories Live," cheering up, "Wednesday Afternoon Live" promo, Bunky and Spunky Theatre: Crime and Blasting Caps, The PTL Singers in dub, the theme in dub, a final tribute to Harry Chapin with a sing-along.

July 18
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- 07 / 25 / 81 -

"Stardate," Israeli war planes attack the Stony Brook campus, a strike deadline approaches for Radio Free Long Island, the strike is set for 12:30, one of Eric's passengers knew Mike Girardo since he was two years old, what Mike found on the beach this week, Eric sees a good bumper sticker, a list of WUSB bumper sticker winners, there was a story this week about Albanians in Yugoslavia, how the strike will affect tonight's show, an appeal for listener demands, The Moody Blues, The Flying Lizards, Plastic Bertrand, John Debello appeal for WUSB, Creedance Clearwater Revival, Gary U.S. Bonds, a baseball game replaces the regular program as the strike goes into effect, Duluth School of Broadcasting, Seventh Day Adventist Church PSAs, generic drugs PSA, the strike lasted an hour and twenty minutes, The Tripod Family: the family and Charlie argue about actors while Uncle Jonathan loses his hearing, Camel, analyzing the cover, the news, Mike comments on a paving project on campus, Album Side: Bruce Cockburn - "Humans," Mike has the hiccups, Eric and Mike read from "Keep Your Eyes Open," the Zone Improvement Plan, The Rolling Stones, "Onda Neuva" promo, "Jazz Alive" promo, Mike is now on the phone with hiccups, Mike's upcoming program with Loth Lorien, Rob Zeiser is back to himself.

July 25
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