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- 03 / 06 / 82 -

Eric is in Washington DC at the IBS convention, Robin Budd is in the studio, Larry Stoller will be a guest tonight, what IBS is all about, some of the fallout from last year's convention, remembering the French restaurant incident, the challenge of trying to find a parking garage for the van, Eric's encounter with the Washington Metro, the apparent hostility of people in the area, Freddie Hubbard, Larry Stoller of Friends of WYRS Jazz Radio talks about the efforts to save WYRS and their jazz format, some of the history of the station, what will be needed to win the fight, why this is relevant to Long Island listeners, remembering when WRVR switched formats, what makes WYRS unique, the effect the jazz format has had on the community, Oscar Peterson, Albert Dailey, Ray Charles, Mike tries to find the number for the time in Portland, The Rastafarians, Black Uhuru, Cornell Campbell, military press releases, The Bunky and Spunky Report: chocolate chain letters, Tony Rice Unit, Mikey Dread, the Tripods come in at the wrong speed, The Tripod Family: Pop tries to get along with Toby The Wonder Dog, Larry Carlton, the news, Album Side: The Widespread Depression Orchestra, Swedes on Jupiter, Mike calls international information in London to get the number for the time, the theme with whistling.

March 6
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- 03 / 13 / 82 -

"Stardate," spring is in the air, dawn in New Hope, Pennsylvania, Eric's car broke down again, Eric was sick earlier in the week, what the IBS convention was like this year, the fifth anniversary of the station is coming up, the phone lines light up for no reason, what the people of Washington DC are like, John Vernile also adds his impressions, differences in subways, The Kingston Trio, why Eric almost broke his TV, Robert Gordon, Elvis Presley, NRBQ, Night Time: fast-paced world events, The Magnetics, Ray Campi and His Rockabilly Rebels, Jools Holland and His Millionaires, Kapelye, comments on the John Belushi funeral, trying to reach Albania, a controversy involving closed captioning on NBC, a letter from Newsday on the subject, remembering a call-in show called "Nitecap," people with black buttons are wandering around, The Rolling Stones, "Public Interest Radio Show" promo, President Reagan gives approval to a covert operation against Nicaragua and how this makes a certain song outdated, The Clash, Michigan and Smiley, Nicodemus, Third World, The Tripod Family: Cathy makes a decision while catching up on mail, Big Sky Mudflaps, Toots and the Maytals, the Ashanti tribe of Ghana, the news, sports with David Goodman, a ticket giveaway, Album Side: Arthur Fiedler conducts Gershwin, thoughts of New York, The Bobby Shew Sextet, part two of Swedes on Jupiter, Tom Waits, trying to kill ten minutes, David Goodman is coming up next, Mike complains about the theme, Rich Koch appears in the studio, an awful sound and how to get rid of it, the various problems Eric has had with his cars, repeating things.

March 13
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- 03 / 20 / 82 -

"Stardate," Mike and Eric forget to get their frozen bananas, tonight's program will feature an interview with "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry, facts about Rhode Island and Philadelphia television stations, there's a picture of Lou Stevens and Bob Dylan in the studio, Eric describes his old hobby of collecting TV stations, distant radio stations, Nonesuch electronic music, David Goodman interviews Gene Roddenberry, the importance of writing, how "Star Trek" came about, the state of television today, the hope of cable and satellite television, how business influences art, the effect "Star Trek" had, the progress humanity is making, how aliens were designed in the show, word on the new "Star Trek" movie, Mike and Eric are in delay, preparing for the end of the world, the growing acceptance of the possibility of nuclear war, memories of "Planet Three," emergency change of address cards, an appeal for calls, trying to get the phone number for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, every light in the studio is off, a speech by Helen Caldicott, Walter Carlos, Baird Hersey, The Tripod Family: Cathy and Victor turn out to have the same plans, Jean Michel Jarre, the news, Album Side: "The Age of Television," remembering old soap operas, Save the Ants, Walter Carlos, Anthony White is up next, a rundown of the entire weekend's programs.

March 20
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- 03 / 27 / 82 -

"Stardate," Mike and Eric are arguing while the theme cues up, spring started this week, there is a big rally on El Salvador in Washington DC this weekend, Mike was in Providence this week, Mike sees Fisher's Island from the plane, Eric's wishes to see the mysterious island, The Living Voices with sound effects, the town of Kennesaw in Georgia passes an ordinance requiring the heads of households to own guns, phone calls to Kennesaw, calls to the Illinois town of Morton Grove that had passed a law forbidding people from owning guns, Lou Stevens, "The Week at the U.N." in dub, hats off to Jean Kirkpatrick, Captain Zoom's birthday song for "George," Junior Murvin backwards, Roosterfari, Welton Irie, Scotty, June Lodge, Raiders of the Lost Dub, Inner Circle, the lack of Italian street cafe music on WUSB, Jim Carroll, The Tripod Family: an important decision is reached with a coin toss, Anti Nowhere League, Fred Holstein, Ralph McTell, trying to play a blank record, Campus Closeup: Pete Seeger and the Freedom Of Information Act, critiquing Mike's singing abilities, the news, questioning the radio station's thermometer, Album Side: Radio Nederland's church organs, a false start, "The Rod and Charles Show" from the CBC, Johnny Cash, NRBQ, Eric is missing, Anthony White is up next.

March 27
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