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- 11 / 07 / 81 -

"Stardate," Mike and Eric explain why they're doing the show without chairs, Eric describes what it was like without Mike last week, Gary Pecorino is pushed out of the way, Mike describes an unusual accident scene, Election Day was last week, sound effects, there will be an interview with the Emperor Zahn tonight, the Tripods will be rebroadcast on Mike and Eric's shows starting next week, Peter Cetera, The Adventures of Captain Chong: the diamond robbery, The English Beat, Grace Jones, French speaking sound effects, a full-fledged dub session breaks out, Pablo Moses, The Heptones, Jacob Miller, June Lodge and Prince Mohammed, Junior Murvin, various WUSB themes and sound effects make appearances, Junior Byles, an interview with Emperor Zahn, Bunky and Spunky Report: Russian submarine crisis, Rough Trade, The Tripod Family: information on the whereabouts of the statue, Gerard Dole, the news, Album Side: the first two movements of Beethoven's 7th Symphony, wondering where Eric is, "Stardate" promo, Rob Zeiser helps list "Stardate" times, Bunky and Spunky: how to run your own restaurant, Kenny Roberts, Marianne Faithfull, a French speaking crowd, "Jazz Alive" promo, Ed Asner drops by for a "Consider the Alternatives" promo, "Public Interest Radio Show" promo, Klaatu, continuing to stand for shows. Rob Zeiser.

November 7
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- 11 / 14 / 81 -

"Stardate," Mike and Eric are in the 1940s, wondering what the 1980s will be like, predictions on what will and won't catch on, predictions on baseball and population, trying to figure out the phone number, Mike and Eric wish for a trip into the future to 1981, the transition is made, Dead Kennedys, Vangelis, an invitation to call in with cities, Bunky and Spunky: how to date and still be a good citizen, the lights are off, Mike and Eric share stories about a Hare Krishna record, a famous celebrity has an important message about whales, Benny Goodman, All Temperature Jeer, a distorted microphone check, warnings to listeners not to touch their dials, Mike Riley and Ed Farley, throwing records, still looking for cities, looking for the city zoo in Dar Es Salaam, some facts about Tanzania, recollecting calls to Iran during the hostage crisis, Al Jolson, Harry Richman, The Tripod Family: entering the sewer system of Nice, "The Odyssey of Homer" promo, Irving Berlin, a flourish, calling Arielli, Italy to find a zoo, an angry Italian operator, Van and Schenck, another flourish, a new spelling for Arielli, matching the time to area codes while trying to read the news, recollecting the Louisville sewer explosions earlier in the year, calling the operator to find out where area code 205 is, a difficult newscast, shock at the upcoming low temperatures, Album Side: George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue," trying Arielli again, trying to find a zoo in Spokane, remembering what letters used to be used in local phone exchanges, people with numbers in their names, Eric leaves early because he has to be in the city in the morning, a weather forecast from Pop Tripod, Bruce Cockburn.

November 14
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- 11 / 21 / 81 -

"Stardate," Robert Christgau of the Village Voice will be a guest tonight, Eric describes a trip to the city last weekend where someone who looked exactly like Mike was spotted at NBC, reading reviews of albums, Bunky and Spunky: how to run a sweatshop, a candid look at our nation's prisons, a Christmas carol, interview with music critic Robert Christgau, what his book covers and doesn't cover, the mood of an album, impressions of various Clash albums, views on radio, WBLS and WLIB, who will be the important artists of the future, the significance of people like Lister and Eppy, the future of reggae, how Christgau got into music, a special record for doctors from the "recorded detail man" from the 1930s, Stella Brooks and Bretta Keller, local military announcements, readings from a book by Randy Cohen entitled "Modest Proposals," The Tripod Family: Boris leads the Tripods through the sewers, women's orchestral works, the door opens to the news, Album Side: Bonnie Raitt - "Takin' My Time," Charles DiBango talks about a new sports league, Manu DiBango, a "guerilla war" erupts at the Voice of America, a fictitious printed story about a space shuttle launch, more readings from "Modest Proposals," an attempt to find a zoo in Munich, eavesdropping on a German operator, attempting to find a zoo in Reykjavik. Rob Zeiser.

November 21
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- 11 / 28 / 81 -

"Stardate," Bruce Cockburn, The Chipmunks, The Country Gentlemen, Jimmy Noone's Quartet, Mike saw Bruce Cockburn in concert Sunday night, the side effects of really good concert seats, remembering Thanksgiving, the fall foliage that is unique in the northeastern part of the country, Eric wants to go north for winter, Donnie Iris, The Polecats, Barry White at 78 rpm, Riders in the Sky, Charlie, The Bucktown Five, Joan Armatrading, Alan Stivell, Eric and Mike move from side to side, Rodney Lay, The Bob Newbrane Show/Ajax Communications Satellite Bulletin, a message from James Watt, an interview with Menachem Begin and Muammar al-Gaddafi, China Syndrome 2, interviews with random people on the Ajax issue, The Clash, an apology for The Bob Newbrane Show, Elvis Costello, Squeeze, Bunky and Spunky Report: government budget crisis, "Jazz Alive" promo, Mike will be filling in for Louis Heckheimer tomorrow, a full rundown of the Radio Free Weekend schedule, Failsafe, Roky Erickson and the Aliens, Madness, The Knack, Red Rockers, Gary Myrick and the Figures, a problem with the Tripods, the news, strange noises are triggered, Album Side: Jethro Tull - "A Passion Play," The Tripod Family: the statue is found and Boris is struck dumb, Celebrity Cookout: Thanksgiving with Richard Burton, Mike has never read "Peanuts," trying to reach Joe Shlobotnick in Hawaii, a false "Stardate," a program promo for the show.

November 28
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