The latest episode of the podcast with readings so interesting they put you to sleep brings you instructions on how to install a radio in your home in 1926. Listen to step-by-step details for connecting the antenna and batteries in the right order, so your Montgomery Ward Airline Conqueror Radio Receiving Set will bring you wonderful radio programs, market reports, and weather forecasts, without instantly destroying the vacuum tubes. If you stay awake long enough, you’ll hear how to use the volume knob and the balancer knob together to get rid of a loud whistling sound, unless two stations are broadcasting on nearly the same wave length.

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