America's Town Meeting of the Air


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Welcome to America's Town Meeting of the Air, a captivating series of Old Time Radio programs that engage listeners in discussions on various topics. This program features a diverse range of voices and perspectives, making it a unique listening experience.


This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.

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Will The Demands Of Organized Labor Promote Recovery 59:40
Has The New Deal Promoted Or Retarded Business Recovery 1:00:24
Personal Liberty And The Modern State 59:27
Should We Plan For Social Security 59:02
The Supreme Court And The Constitution 1:00:56
Will Unionization Promote Industrial Recovery 59:54
Will The Machine Dominate Man 58:54
Public Opinion And The Town Meeting Idea 1:00:47
What Does The Public Want In Music 59:49
What Does Democracy Mean 1:00:41
Is An Economic Plan For World Peace Available 32:34
How Should The Democracies Deal With The Dictatorships 1:00:51
Do We Have A Free Press 1:10:22
Reinhold Niebuhr on Progress in Technology and Morality 10:16
Are the Schools Doing Their Job 59:35
What Are The Real Issues In The European War 1:00:13
Should We Ignore Racial Differences 1:01:19
What Does American Democracy Mean to Me 5:45
Can Business And Government Work Together Today 1:00:09
Does America Need Compulsory Health Insurance? 1:00:02
Should The Presidents National Defense Program Be Adopted 59:46
What Should America Do For The Joads 59:47
What Are The Essential Differences Between The Republican And Democratic Parties 1:00:04
What Are We Preparing to Defend 55:02
What Is Youth's Role in the Defense of Democracy 55:39
What Kind Of Peace Must We Have 2:19
What Does The Returning GI Expect At Home 5:09
Earl Browder on Labor and American Communism 8:41
Debating Refugee and Immigration Policy in Post-WWII America 59:38
Should the Communist Party Be Outlawed in the United States 44:44
Do We Really Elect Our Own President 14:08
Ladies' Fashions 56:04
What Can We Do To Improve Race And Religious Relationships In America 57:56
Should The Presidents Civil Rights Program Be Adopted 1:00:22
Are You Preparing To Grow Old Successfully 30:32
Lemuel Boulware on America's Town Meeting of the Air 4:17
Will A 100 Dollar Pension Provide Real Security 58:38
Who Are The Troublemakers In Our Democracy 31:33

Reseñas

Important history


(3 estrellas)

This program is important as a historical source, to let us know what the "experts" were thinking in those times. I found the show on Compulsory Health Insurance especially interesting, because the arguments on BOTH sides were EXACTLY the same as today. The only difference is that the 1940 speakers used bigger words. :)

Thanks


(5 estrellas)

The hour long episode on America's Free Press was incredible, not because of the debate but because at 1hr:07min into the program Harold Ickes actually exposes for the first time to the American public the fact the cigarettes shorten life. Great thanks to the individuals who posted all these programs.