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Best of Classic Radio 08-31-26 -Analysis of Satire, Strange Passenger, and The Hot Spot
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- Aug 31, 2026
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Summary
Originally broadcast Wednesday, August 31, 2022 Hour 1 - The CBS Radio Workshop , originally broadcast August 31, 1956, 66 years ago, Colloquy #3 - An Analysis of Satire. Stan Freberg explains the art of satire to a skeptical censor and illustrates the explanation with his own recordings. Hour 2 - Inner Sanctum Mysteries , originally broadcast August 31, 1952, Strange Passenger. An excellent story about a strange woman hitch-hiker named Ann, who loves the song, "Star Dust" and who can't be killed! Also Claudia , originally broadcast August 31, 1948, Claudia Rehearses while David Vacations. Hour 3 - Crime and Peter Chambers starring Dane Clark, originally broadcast August 31, 1954, The Hot Spot. Johnny Silver, a well-known band leader, has been murdered at "The Hot Spot," a swank nightclub. Also Part 6 of a 6 part Yours Truly Johnny Dolla r story, The Kranesburg Matter, originally broadcast August 31, 1956. A fiance and his intended are made for each other. Both broke, both frauds.