First aired December 15, 1942.

Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.

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First aired February 2, 1943.

Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.

Two new episodes a week. Every episode so far, and the guide: Duffy's Tavern on Stupid Potato

About Stupid Potato. This podcast is from Stupid Potato Studios. We restore classic radio and TV audio and run free internet radio channels, live around the clock: old-time radio westerns, detectives, comedy, science fiction and suspense, Saturday-morning cartoons, vintage TV, Halloween and Christmas, and our own short cartoons. Listen free, find every show and join our weekly note at stupidpotato.com.

First aired March 23, 1943.

Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.

Two new episodes a week. Every episode so far, and the guide: Duffy's Tavern on Stupid Potato

About Stupid Potato. This podcast is from Stupid Potato Studios. We restore classic radio and TV audio and run free internet radio channels, live around the clock: old-time radio westerns, detectives, comedy, science fiction and suspense, Saturday-morning cartoons, vintage TV, Halloween and Christmas, and our own short cartoons. Listen free, find every show and join our weekly note at stupidpotato.com.

Clifton Fadiman, the quizmaster from Information, Please, visits Duffy's Tavern to lecture the Lord Byron Ladies' Literary Society. Archie, the narrator, and Duffy, the tavern owner, try to keep the visit from going wrong, while Duffy's regulars bring up poems, Shakespeare, and books. Archie has written a lecture for Fadiman to read, and Mrs. Pendleton and the society members arrive with their own expectations. This is an episode of the Duffy's Tavern series, first broadcast on June 15, 1943, with Ed Gardner, Shirley Booth, Charlie Cantor, and Florence Halop in the lead roles.

With Archie, Duffy, Clifton Fadiman, Mrs. Pendleton, Moriarity, Finnegan, Miss Duffy, Mr. Parliament.

Listen for: Archie's lecture plan for Clifton Fadiman and the lecture to the Lord Byron Ladies' Literary Society

First aired on June 15, 1943 on CBS, NBC Blue, NBC.

Episode notes written with AI from the recording itself; the audio is the original broadcast.

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At Duffy's Tavern, Archie, the narrator, prepares the bar for a visit from the actress Tallulah Bankhead, whose arrival he has been anticipating. Eddie, Archie's assistant, helps him set the table, while Finnegan and Miss Duffy are distracted by plans of their own. Archie hopes to impress the star with a welcome poem written for her, and the tavern's regulars are eager to meet her. Ed Gardner leads the cast, which includes Shirley Booth, Charlie Cantor and Florence Halop. This episode aired on June 1, 1943, on CBS, NBC Blue and NBC.

With Archie, Eddie, Finnegan, Miss Duffy, Tallulah Bankhead, Tito, Duffy.

Listen for: Archie's nervous preparations for Tallulah Bankhead's arrival and the welcome poem he has prepared for her

First aired June 1, 1943.

Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.

Episode notes written with AI from the recording itself; the audio is the original broadcast.

Two new episodes a week. Every episode so far, and the guide: Duffy's Tavern on Stupid Potato

About Stupid Potato. This podcast is from Stupid Potato Studios. We restore classic radio and TV audio and run free internet radio channels, live around the clock: old-time radio westerns, detectives, comedy, science fiction and suspense, Saturday-morning cartoons, vintage TV, Halloween and Christmas, and our own short cartoons. Listen free, find every show and join our weekly note at stupidpotato.com.