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http://boxcars711.podomatic.com/rss2.xml ^ | 1951 | Dimension X

Posted on 01/27/2014 4:55:27 AM PST by lefty-lie-spy

I found this particular old time radio episode very reminiscent of themes in Star Trek, Outer Limits, Ray Bradbury, and Twilight Zone. Furthermore, it was very interesting to hear about the "Holodeck" and distopian, robotic, disassociated society the family lives in. I think you will find the same similarities and more, and look forward to comments. You can find this episode at http://archive.org. I posted the original podcast link to give props to the podcast that put this one online for their show.


TOPICS: Books/Literature; Chit/Chat; Education; History
KEYWORDS: oldtimeradio; sciencefiction; twilightzone
Man, I love Old Time Radio.
1 posted on 01/27/2014 4:55:27 AM PST by lefty-lie-spy
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To: lefty-lie-spy

You can download dozens and dozens of X Minus 1 episodes onto your iPod for free. They’re fun.


2 posted on 01/27/2014 4:58:27 AM PST by vladimir998
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To: vladimir998

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_Minus_One


3 posted on 01/27/2014 4:59:27 AM PST by vladimir998
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To: lefty-lie-spy

If you are considering “X Minus One” then also consider “Dimension X”. Both are excellent.


4 posted on 01/27/2014 5:04:57 AM PST by BuffaloJack (Freedom isn't free; nor is it easy.)
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To: BuffaloJack

Yeppers, I love this stuff. My thread is related to the Dimension X episode called “The Veldt”.


5 posted on 01/27/2014 5:44:32 AM PST by lefty-lie-spy (Stay metal. For the Horde \m/("_")\m/ - via iPhone from Tokyo.)
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To: lefty-lie-spy

I discovered that I liked OTR when I got a hold of some CBS radio mystery theatre stuff from a Usenet years ago.

On the last year’s road trip from EAA, my wife played a few Heinlein audio books which were good listening.


6 posted on 01/27/2014 5:56:03 AM PST by wally_bert (There are no winners in a game of losers. I'm Tommy Joyce, welcome to the Oriental Lounge.)
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To: lefty-lie-spy
Man, I love Old Time Radio.

I do also.
If you decide to do a "ping list" please add me to it.
Thanks.

(long time fan of Duffys Tavern)

7 posted on 01/27/2014 6:06:18 AM PST by Tainan (Cogito, ergo conservatus sum -- "The Taliban is inside the building")
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To: lefty-lie-spy

A couple of links I have in my bookmarks/favorites for old time radio programs:

http://www.oldtimeradiodownloads.com/index.php

http://www.dmoz.org/Arts/Radio/Formats/Old-Time_Radio/


8 posted on 01/27/2014 6:10:57 AM PST by TomGuy
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To: lefty-lie-spy

I’ve been downloading OTR shows for years. It was the main reason that I wanted to get an mp3 player. I still use my old Palm Zire to play these (right now I’m in the middle of 1942 episodes of Superman) because the Realplayer on it. Listening to these things on a ipod shuffle is a pain and the ipad is too big to lug around.


9 posted on 01/27/2014 6:52:05 AM PST by Tanniker Smith (Rome didn't fall in a day, either.)
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To: lefty-lie-spy

“The Veldt” is a Ray Bradbury short story.


10 posted on 01/27/2014 6:53:11 AM PST by logitech (It is time.)
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To: lefty-lie-spy

I didn’t know you could get them for free. I spent a little bit of money ordering old time radio shows from audible. I paid between 45 cents and seventy cents per episode of all the old radio classics of my grandmothers generation and love them. However they added up, my entire library cost probably about 100 to amass. Especially with Dragnet, because there were over 400 episodes. .

What is also neat is some of them, like the Shadow ones even have the original adverts with them.


11 posted on 01/27/2014 6:53:35 AM PST by Gefn (RIP Holly, April 1999-December 31, 2013 the best cat ever)
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To: TomGuy

Http://archive.org will give you the entire know library of known OTR recordings, all for free. All the podcasts and radio shows that play OTR get their collections from there. Its invaluable resource for classic media.


12 posted on 01/27/2014 7:08:02 AM PST by lefty-lie-spy (Stay metal. For the Horde \m/("_")\m/ - via iPhone from Tokyo.)
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To: vladimir998

This is awesome! thanks so much!


13 posted on 01/27/2014 7:25:24 AM PST by RIghtwardHo
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To: RIghtwardHo

Ping to myself for later, when I have time.


14 posted on 01/27/2014 8:05:16 AM PST by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra ( Ya can't pick up a turd by the clean end!)
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To: lefty-lie-spy

How do they get around the perpetual and eternal copyright laws for that? I shudder to think that someones great great great grandchild might not be getting royalties from something his great great great grandfather did.


15 posted on 01/27/2014 8:27:04 AM PST by zeugma (Is it evil of me to teach my bird to say "here kitty, kitty"?)
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