068- As Long As I Live
A clunker from July 1948. It's about to get better!
Jun 26, 2022•38 min•Season 1Ep. 68
Quietly Yours
An episode by episode appraisal of Wyllis Cooper's "Quiet Please" old time radio program, alongside various other genre shows from the era. Hosted by Matt Ellis and David Feldmann.
Episodes
067- Vahine Tahiti
We discuss "Vahine Tahiti," a rendition of Mutiny on the Bounty , from July 1948.
Jun 13, 2022•50 min•Season 1Ep. 67
066- Let the Lilies Consider
We discuss "Let the Lilies Consider" for about five minutes before going on a very long tangent about process philosophy, metaphysics, Martin Scorsese and Catholic art, and the like. One of our favorite episodes to date!
May 26, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 66
065- Not Responsible After Thirty Years
From June 1948. Music at end from Halloween 3 .
May 19, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 65
064- Two Missing Episodes (Below 5th Avenue/One Hundred Thousand Diameters)
We discuss two missing episodes from June of 1948, "Below 5th Avenue," and "One Hundred Thousand Diameters." To listen to Paul Knierim's recreation of "Below 5th Avenue," click here . To listen to Paul Knierim's recreation of "One Hundred Thousand Diameters," click here ....
May 13, 2022•44 min•Season 1Ep. 64
063- The House Where I Was Born
We discuss "The House Where I Was Born" from May of 1948. Music at the end is Matt's band, a song inspired by this episode off A Hope For Home's last album In Abstraction from Facedown Records in 2011--"The House Where You Were Born." We have a new album coming out later this year so keep your eyes peeled (info will be posted here!). A Hope For Home's music is available on all streaming services, as well as our bandcamp page (sans our label releases which we do...
May 03, 2022•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 63
062- Gem of Purest Ray
Matt and David discuss "Gem of Purest Ray" from May, 1948.
Apr 22, 2022•57 min•Season 1Ep. 62
061- There Are Shadows Here (w/Neil Verma)
Professor Neil Verma (Northwestern University, author of Theater of the Mind: Imagination, Aesthetics, and American Radio Drama ) joins us yet again for a discussion of "There Are Shadows Here," from May of 1948.
Apr 13, 2022•56 min•Season 1Ep. 61
060- Mr. Boynton's Moustache (Our Miss Brooks) w/ Kelly Prosen
April Fools! In a joking mood we're taking our first foray into radio comedy with an episode of Our Miss Brooks, joined by Kelly Prosen. It's "Mr. Boynton's Moustache," from March of 1955.
Apr 01, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 60
059- How Beautiful Upon the Mountain feat. Paul Knierim
"How Beautiful Upon the Mountain" from May 3, 1948.
Mar 17, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 59
058- Thirteen and Eight
Bit of a clunker this week as we discuss "Thirteen and Eight," originally broadcast April 26th, 1948.
Mar 13, 2022•48 min•Season 1Ep. 58
057- Clarissa
We return to Quiet, Please with a discussion of "Clarissa," from April 19, 1948.
Mar 07, 2022•50 min•Season 1Ep. 57
056- The Space Merchants (CBS Radio Workshop)
We're selling you a bill of goods this week with a listen to the CBS Radio Workshop's adaptation of Frederick Pohl's The Space Merchants from February, 1957.
Mar 02, 2022•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 56
055- "The Cui Bono Matter pts 1-5" (Yours Truly Johnny Dollar)
We take a break from Quiet Please to discuss a 5-part run on one of David's favorite programs, Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar . From February 13-17, 1956, its "The Cui Bono Matter." Audio sample from the beginning is from a 1982 interview with Roberta Goodwin, daughter of Bob Bailey (star of Johnny Dollar ), hosted by John Dunning. (note: hosting costs money! So to save space to get this episode under TWO HOURS I cut the outro music to each episode in the sequence. Purists will surely...
Feb 09, 2022•1 hr 43 min•Season 1Ep. 55
054- 12 to 5 with Neil Verma
For today's discussion on 12 to 5 (originally broadcast on April 12, 1948), we are joined by Northwestern University Professor Neil Verma, author of Theater of the Mind: Imagination, Aesthetics, and American Radio Drama (University of Chicago Press, 2012). We discuss his concept of "audiopositioning" as well as Quiet Please in general.
Jan 31, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 54
053- The Porch Light (Nightfall) w/Bill Gray
We're joined by the great Bill Gray, one of the architects of the CBC's "Nightfall" radio series in the early 1980s to talk about The Porch Light.
Jan 25, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 53
052- I Always Marry Juliet
From April 5th, 1948, it's "I Always Marry Juliet," another classic Cosmic Visitor episode of Quiet Please
Jan 20, 2022•55 min•Season 1Ep. 52
051- A Night to Forget
We return to Quiet, Please for our first episode of 2022. This time it's "A Night to Forget" from March 22, 1948. Audio sample from an Orson Welles appearance on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, 1976.
Jan 10, 2022•57 min•Season 1Ep. 51
050- Quietly Yours 50th Episode Bonanza
Can you believe we've done this 50 times now? Matt and David do not talk about an episode of Quiet Please this time, and rather give you some behind the scenes anecdotes, general riffing on OTR, and a few rankings of our favorite QY episodes. Also stay tuned for some 2022 news at the end of the episode! Thank you so much for listening and we hope to see more of you in the coming months!
Jan 03, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 50
049- .22 Rifle For Christmas (Dragnet)
In typical Quietly Yours fashion we mark the holiday season with an incredibly depressing Dragnet classic: ".22 Rifle For Christmas"
Dec 23, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 49
048- Meeting at Ticonderoga
This week we discuss a long-lost and recently rediscovered episode of Quiet Please called "Meeting at Ticonderoga," originally broadcast March 15, 1948.
Dec 09, 2021•57 min•Season 1Ep. 48
047- Never Send to Know
This week we discuss "Never Send to Know" from March 8, 1948.
Dec 02, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 47
046 - Four Fingers and a Thumb (The Witch's Tale)
This week we cover a listener request for a program from The Witch's Tale, widely regarded as the first horror program on American radio. We chose "Four Fingers and a Thumb" from October 19th, 1937.
Nov 24, 2021•53 min•Season 1Ep. 46
045- Sketch for a Screenplay (w/Paul Knierim)
We're joined by Paul Knierim for a discussion on Sketch for a Screenplay from March 1st, 1948.
Nov 11, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 45
044- Wear The Dead Man's Coat
We return to Quiet Please with a look at "Wear the Dead Man's Coat" from February 23rd, 1948.
Nov 04, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 44
043- The War of the Worlds (Orson Welles' Mercury Theater) w/Michael Socolow
We conclude our October H.G. Wells-athon with the one, infamous, iconic War of the Worlds broadcast. We are joined by Michael Socolow, Associate Professor of Communication and Journalism at the University of Maine for a quick discussion on the "panic" myth before breaking down the episode itself. Read the article in question here: https://slate.com/culture/2013/10/orson-welles-war-of-the-worlds-panic-myth-the-infamous-radio-broadcast-did-not-cause-a-nationwide-hysteria.html...
Oct 27, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 43
042- Country of the Blind (Escape)
Part 2 of our HG Wellsathon for the month of October. This time it's Escape 's rendition of "The Country of the Blind," from November 26th, 1947.
Oct 15, 2021•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 42
041- H.G. Wellsathon 1- A Dream of Armageddon (Escape)
Matt and David kick off our October series on the radio adaptations of H.G. Wells with a deep dive on Wells, late 19th century socialism, history, and utopian fiction. Our first episode is Escape 's rendition of "A Dream of Armageddon" from September 5th, 1948, which features the world collapsing under the weight of its contradictions in the year 2021--er I mean 2200. Before the program, we are briefly joined by IATSE member Will Martin to discuss the potential strike and labor co...
Oct 07, 2021•1 hr 37 min•Season 1Ep. 41
040- Whence Came You w/Richard Hand
David and Matt are joined by Richard Hand, Professor of Media Practice at the University of East Anglia and author of Terror on the Air!: Horror Radio in America, 1931-1952 to discuss "Whence Came You?" from February 16th, 1948. We discuss Hand's work on Old Time Radio, including a few interesting cameos while putting together his book, discuss Orientalism, dialects, and Egyptology, and finally close with a few non-American radio horror recs.
Sep 29, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 40
039- A Red and White Guidon
Matt and David discuss "A Red and White Guidon" from February 9th, 1948.
Sep 24, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 39
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