What did everyday people think of the Apollo 11 moon landing a half century ago? What did media coverage sound like – as it happened? Using audio recordings he made as a teenager, Bob Smith takes you on a sonic journey back to July 20, 1969.

He was smart, athletic, a WWII vet, signed the first Civil Rights Act since the Civil War, sent troops South to desegregate schools, and launched NASA on its mission to the moon. But he wasn’t JFK.

He used me as his comic punching bag. She quoted Shakespeare! Hear two of the most interesting characters I ever met - actors Tony Randall and Helen Hayes on this episode of “The Off Ramp.”

It was 1968 and we were just teenagers - two kids with a tape recorder - when a future U.S. President helped us crash his airport press conference. Join my friend Libby Gosnell Brockman and me as we recall Meeting Richard Nixon.

To the world he was Wolfman Jack. To friends and family, Bob Smith. Learn how a guy with a boring name became the world's most colorful DJ.

What was it like to audition for Broadway’s greatest team Rogers and Hammerstein -- at the age of 9? Hear the story of a little girl who modeled, acted on stage, worked on network radio, and performed on Broadway with teenager Marlon Brando -- before retiring at the age of 12. Enjoy the remarkable story of my friend Alex Lamoureaux -- on The Off Ramp.

In 1980, George Burns became the oldest singer with a hit record on the national charts, the oldest actor to win an Oscar, and the oldest touring stand-up comedian. Hear Bob's phone call with Burns, excerpts from their face-to-face meeting, and George's wisdom on life. (Photo: James Shaffer)

Part 2 - The story of a Cricket who retired. Nikki Sullivan recalls the birth of the Crickets and his time as a guitarist with Buddy Holly. Recorded at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake Iowa, where Holly gave his last performance 60 years ago, before dying in a tragic plane crash.

Part 1 - Rock’s pioneering singer songwriter is remembered by those whose lives he changed. Featuring John Goldrosen author of The Buddy Holly Story, preservationist Bill Griggs, plus musicians Bobby Vee, Bobby Goldsboro and Scott Turner. Includes Holly radio interview from 1959.

Music trivia and an interview with the great Victor Borge, described by the New York Times as, "the irrepressible musical humorist, pianist and conductor." A fun half hour.