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"Jack Frost" - Candy Matson - December 10, 1949

Candy Matson is a radio program on NBC West Coast that aired from June 29, 1949, to May 20, 1951. It centered on Candy Matson, a female private investigator with a wry sense of humor and a penthouse on Telegraph Hill in San Francisco. The program was notable for having a striking female character "without a trace of squeamishness" as well as a veiled gay character in Candy's best friend Rembrandt Watson.

"The Damned Thing" - CBS Radio Mystery Theater - December 10, 1974

A government official investigates the death of a very rich man an each witnesses narrates the incident differently. The man's best friend informs the coroner that he was murdered by a mysterious, invisible creature of a color invisible to human eyes.

"My Favorite Wife" - Lux Radio Theatre - December 9, 1940

"The Fatal Connection" - CBS Radio Mystery Theater - December 9, 1974

A young couple expecting a child also happen to inherit a furnished house. Among their acquired furniture is a phone that can send them back in time to relive the lives of their ancestors. They slowly realize that their ancestors were not very nice.

"Murder on the Midway" - Rocky Fortune - December 8, 1953

Rocky Fortune is an American radio drama that aired weekly on NBC Radio beginning in October 1953. The series ended its run in March 1954 after 25 episodes. The program was created by George Lefferts. Frank Sinatra voiced the title role of Rocky Fortune for the entire series.

"The Swing Years and Beyond" – Pearl Harbor Day Special December 7, 2008 

The Swing Years and Beyond was a radio program on KUOW, an NPR station from Seattle. It began in 1968 and was hosted by then-KUOW program Director Don Wirtz before he handed the reins to Bill Snoopy who became the first to hold the position long term. In 1979 Cynthia Doyon took over the hosting duties, and in 2003 Amanda Wilde hosted until the last show on February 25, 2017.

There is a generation of Seattle residents that spent at least some of their Saturday nights listening to a thoughtfully curated playlist of music from the 1920s to the 1950s. I was able to connect with Amanda Wilde and offered to make one of her shows available for fans to download. Then, my scouring of the internet turned up two other shows available and have added them here.

"The Murders in the Rue Morgue" - CBS Radio Mystery Theater - January 7, 1975

In order to solve the case of a vicious attack on a young girl in a locked room, an ambitious police investigator enlists the services of a newbie detective. The man makes a unique suggestion.

Today is the 124th birthday of the lyricist Ira Gershwin. The world is a better place because he was in it and still feels the loss that he has left.

1 | 00:00 | Ella Fitzgerald - The Man I Love

2 | 03:52 | Ella Fitzgerald - I Got Rhythm

3 | 07:00 | Ella Fitzgerald - 'S Wonderful

4 | 10:31 | Ella Fitzgerald - A Foggy Day

5 | 14:04 | Ella Fitzgerald - Just Another Rhumba

6 | 19:41 | Ella Fitzgerald - Embraceable You

7 | 24:34 | Ella Fitzgerald - Isn't It a Pity?

8 | 28:00 | Ella Fitzgerald - Slap That Bass

9 | 31:23 | Ella Fitzgerald - But Not for Me

10 | 34:58 | Ella Fitzgerald - (I've Got) Beginner's Luck

11 | 38:08 | Ella Fitzgerald - Sam And Delilah

12 | 41:26 | Ella Fitzgerald - Oh, Lady Be Good

13 | 45:28 | Ella Fitzgerald - Ambulatory Suite  Promenade (Walking The Dog) - March Of The Swiss Soldiers - Fidgety Feet

14 | 52:44 | Ella Fitzgerald - Shall We Dance?

15 | 55:54 | Ella Fitzgerald - Lorelei

16 | 59:16 | Ella Fitzgerald - Clap Yo' Hands

17 | 1:01:46 | Ella Fitzgerald - Looking for a Boy

18 | 1:04:53 | Ella Fitzgerald - Aren't You Kind Of Glad We Did?

19 | 1:08:23 | Ella Fitzgerald - The Preludes  Prelude I - Prelude II - Prelude III

20 | 1:14:58 | Ella Fitzgerald - Soon

21 | 1:17:20 | Ella Fitzgerald - Let's Kiss And Make Up

22 | 1:21:12 | Ella Fitzgerald - By Strauss

23 | 1:23:44 | Ella Fitzgerald - I Can't Be Bothered Now

24 | 1:26:34 | Ella Fitzgerald - Boy Wanted

25 | 1:30:10 | Ella Fitzgerald - Of Thee I Sing (Baby)

26 | 1:33:19 | Ella Fitzgerald - Treat Me Rough

27 | 1:36:16 | Ella Fitzgerald - The Real American Folk Song

28 | 1:40:01 | Ella Fitzgerald - Boy! What Love Has Done To Me!

29 | 1:43:51 | Ella Fitzgerald - Cheerful Little Earful

30 | 1:45:59 | Ella Fitzgerald - Stiff Upper Lip

31 | 1:48:52 | Ella Fitzgerald - Love Is Sweeping The Country

32 | 1:52:19 | Ella Fitzgerald - My Cousin In Milwaukee

33 | 1:55:29 | Ella Fitzgerald - Bidin' My Time

34 | 1:58:11 | Ella Fitzgerald - I Was Doing All Right

35 | 2:01:39 | Ella Fitzgerald - Someone To Watch Over Me

36 | 2:06:13 | Ella Fitzgerald - My One and Only

37 | 2:08:50 | Ella Fitzgerald - Fascinatin' Rhythm

38 | 2:12:16 | Ella Fitzgerald - For You, For Me, For Evermore

39 | 2:15:41 | Ella Fitzgerald - Nice Work If You Can Get It

40 | 2:19:15 | Ella Fitzgerald - Let's Call The Whole Thing Off

41 | 2:23:44 | Ella Fitzgerald - Love Walked In

42 | 2:27:37 | Ella Fitzgerald - Love Is Here To Stay

43 | 2:31:32 | Ella Fitzgerald - You've Got What Gets Me

44 | 2:33:48 | Ella Fitzgerald - Oh, So Nice

45 | 2:37:30 | Ella Fitzgerald - How Long Has This Been Going On?

46 | 2:41:17 | Ella Fitzgerald - Funny Face

47 | 2:44:41 | Ella Fitzgerald - They Can't Take That Away From Me

48 | 2:47:51 | Ella Fitzgerald - Somebody Loves Me

49 | 2:50:29 | Ella Fitzgerald - I've Got A Crush On You

50 | 2:53:59 | Ella Fitzgerald - He Loves And She Loves

51 | 2:56:48 | Ella Fitzgerald - "The Half Of It, Dearie" Blues

52 | 3:00:35 | Ella Fitzgerald - That Certain Feeling

53 | 3:03:39 | Ella Fitzgerald - Somebody From Somewhere

54 | 3:06:48 | Ella Fitzgerald - They All Laughed

55 | 3:09:53 | Ella Fitzgerald - Who Cares?

56 | 3:13:01 | Ella Fitzgerald - Strike Up The Band

57 | 3:15:36 | Ella Fitzgerald - Things Are Looking Up

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://waldina.com/2021/12/06/happy-124th-birthday-ira-gershwin/

"The Body Snatchers" - CBS Radio Mystery Theater - December 5, 1974

A doctor meets a drunkard friend in a bar. They reminisce the times they defiled graves in order to sell the corpses to a medical school.

"A Bride for Death" - CBS Radio Mystery Theater - December 4, 1974

An unlucky poet finds love and affection in the form of his melancholic neighbor awaiting her fiance's return from war. Now the intriguing question is - which war?