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- 07 / 03 / 82 -

Mike makes feedback, there's a new pizza place in town, Brienne O'Brian is in the studio, there is a new living room lamp in the studio, Mike sticks a pen into a fan, the huge fan of last year, tomorrow is the 4th of July, Eric recalls last year when he was driving a limo over the holiday, Eric was a Good Humor man in the summer of 1978, Mike remembers when everyone rang bells in 1976, Operation Sail in New York City, a call for patriotic music, Civil War music, patriotic music with effects, Bonnie Hamilton and the Harmoneion Singers, Tony Randall, Tony Randall at 45 rpm, a lunar eclipse is coming Monday, how every eclipse seems to be touted as a once in a lifetime event, Joel Block's promo for "Stardate" and Monday's eclipse, Eric's house was infested with crickets last year, Eric's problem with a "Radio Mystery Theater" episode, two versions of "The Liberty Song," Seth McCoy, a new song by The Clash, Eric tries to figure out how many Clash albums are out, the huge amount of material Elvis Costello comes out with, Lou Stevens has a book out, playing with a spacer, calling the space shuttle, Eric has been trying to fix his warped records with weights, Yellowman, Adam and Moondi Klein, Mike tries to get Eric's attention, The Heptones, Stanley Fisher's Offensive Driving School, Delroy Wilson, Pop Tripod makes a special guest appearance, The Tripod Family: Charlie is told he's now living in the year 2076, Dick Hyman, the USB scale is Celsius plus Fahrenheit, the news, difficulty maintaining composure, upcoming July 4th activities, Eric lifts the weights off of his warped records for the first time in two months, the results of the experiment, Album Side: side one of "The Birth of Liberty," "Public Interest Radio Show" promo, "Consider The Alternatives" promo, a firefly comes into the studio, the mockingbird returns to Eric's neighborhood, how the eclipse might affect things on Tuesday morning, both Mike and Eric are exceptionally tired.

July 3
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- 07 / 10 / 82 -

[No known recording of this show exists.]

- 07 / 17 / 82 -

"Stardate," calling various numbers, an extremely busy week for Mike at work, Eric marvels at the amount of air conditioning in New York, Mike has access to a touch tone phone, Brienne O'Brian is showing pictures, Bob Dylan, Gregory Isaacs, strange phone company recordings, Pink Floyd, Oliver Horton gives driving tips and advice, Laurie Anderson, Eric tries to play the bones, a section of a Laurie Anderson piece played backwards, Sky, Camel, special appearance from Boris, The Tripod Family: Howard and Cathy bicker over Aunt Angela while Charlie makes his return, disturbing news about the Three Village Tobacco Farms, Black Uhuru, Bob Marley, the news, Album Side: side one of Gallagher's "An Uncensored Evening," Felipito is coming on later, the other side of the Gallagher record, trying to get the cart machine to stop clicking, playing the album label and sleeve, feedback throughout the studios.

July 17
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- 07 / 24 / 82 -

Sea shanty ID, theme singalong, Mike's day at the beach, Mike went to a place in Pennsylvania called Newtown, Mike and Eric pledge to help solve any question, WUSB hype ID (a response to the WAPP commercial-free summer promo), Mike has a surprise for Eric, Charlie Pride, J.C. Lodge ID, June Lodge, Eric's hate list, late night television, broken traffic lights, old bumper stickers, The Bluestein Family, Fun Boy Three, Bunky and Spunky: tips for comedy writers, Anthony Martindale from the Duluth School of Broadcasting talks about payola and plugola, Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, NRBQ, WUSB hype ID, the "Eraserhead" soundtrack is on in the background, answering listener questions, calling out to get an answer about a toll on the Verrazano Bridge, trying to call information in Chad, calling the Chad Mission to the U.N., calling WLIW and the Associated Press for answers, The Tripod Family: Pop is in command in the armed forces, Luigi Boccherini, Mike and Eric comment on the Three Village Tobacco Farms crisis, the final question for the night, calling Brazil to find Oscar's All Night Kosher Deli and find out what the speed limit is, Eric has a story about James Watt, Mike guesses the scores in the newscast, WUSB hype ID, Album Side: Charlie Pride, Sheep ID, Tom Waits, questions as to whether Charlie Pride actually wrote the June Lodge song, Mike has a wedding tomorrow, looking for Oscar's All Night Kosher Deli in the Bronx, the cost for information, The Fan Club, Gang of Four, Patrick Hazel Band, "Monday Morning Concert Series" promo, Eric has been up in the morning recently, Mike wonders what Eric is going to do for work, calling the time to set the clocks in the studio.

July 24
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- 07 / 31 / 82 -

"Stardate," Mike and Eric have trouble finding each other, another call for questions, Eric has more items for his hate list, Mike demonstrates his humming ability, Eric has another broken traffic light experience, lack of respect for bicyclists, Eric's issue with mockingbirds, a WUSB phone error message that leads to an angry exchange with a special operator, Allen Ginsberg, The Clash, The Gluons, Big Bucksman ID, Mike has an interesting conversation on Indian philosophy with the pizza delivery guy, the soundtrack to "Tron," Mike goes to look for the Milky Way, Mike went to a wedding last weekend, Mike has sleep problems, there was a simulcast with WPKN during Mike's show last night that resulted in a snafu, WUSB hype ID, Jimmy Cliff, Bruce Cockburn, Bireli Lagrene, The Late Bronze Age, LaMont Johnson Sextet, how many pounds in a metric ton, massive confusion over conversions, trying to reach the National Bureau of Standards, calling Ottawa, trouble reaching 800 directory assistance, figuring out where Bob Marley was born, Bob Marley, The Tripod Family: Aunt Angela arrives in the middle of an argument while Charlie continues to act strange, Joe Cocker, trying to do the conversion, the news, rules for playing a record, Album Side: side four of Gilbert and Sullivan's "Gondoliers," Eric tries to get an error message on the printing calculator, WUSB hype ID, WUSB phone error message, Mike and Eric rip things up, Big Bucksman ID, Mike calls in on the air, Mike dials a PSA flight check number. [end cut off]

July 31
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