Episodes

Saturday Jul 03, 2010
Lest We Forget - Series B - Pgm 8
Saturday Jul 03, 2010
Saturday Jul 03, 2010
We haven't heard "Lest We Forget" in a while and the July 4th holiday seems like a good time to revisit the series. What could be more American and patriotic than Superman? Or, at least, an actor associated with the Superman radio series ...

Monday Apr 19, 2010
Lest We Forget - Series B Pgm 7
Monday Apr 19, 2010
Monday Apr 19, 2010
“Lest We Forget: The American Dream”, was a quarter-hour dramatic show produced by the Institute for Democratic Education, New York and syndicated in the late 1940s as part of an effort to combat prejudice.
Series B, Program 7 features "Paul Lukas" in "One Small Voice". A young woman applies for a job and is told that "certain nationalities" aren't welcome at the company.
The show was digitized from an original vinyl Orthacoustic transcription pressed by NBC/RCA, matrix number ND7-MM-6093.

Friday Mar 12, 2010
Lest We Forget - Series B Pgm 6
Friday Mar 12, 2010
Friday Mar 12, 2010
The "Lest We Forget" series, "The American Dream", was a well-done little quarter-hour dramatic show produced by the Institute for Democratic Education, New York and syndicated in the late 1940s.
Series B, Program 6 is "Hey, Cabbie!" with Sam Levene. The drama looks at a cab driver that's being pressured to move out of his neighborhood.
The show was digitized from original vinyl Orthacoustic transcription pressed by NBC/RCA, matrix number ND6-MM-114

Friday Jan 22, 2010
Lest We Forget - Series B Pgm 5
Friday Jan 22, 2010
Friday Jan 22, 2010
Here's another entry in the series "Lest We Forget", a quarter hour dramatic series syndicated by the Institute for Democratic Education in the late 1940s and early 50s to inform the public about issues around prejudice.
The show was packaged in different series, this one, Series B, was dubbed "The American Dream". Program 5 is "Sheriff Matt Blake" and stars Ralph Bellamy as the title character, confronting a lynch mob on the verge of killing an innocent Mexican-American.
The mp3 was transferred from original vinyl Orthacoustic transcription pressed by NBC/RCA, matrix number ND7-MM-5298

Thursday Oct 15, 2009
Lest We Forget - Series B, Pgm 2
Thursday Oct 15, 2009
Thursday Oct 15, 2009
Now let's take another look at "Lest We Forget", a series syndicated by the Institute for Democratic Education in the late 1940s and early 50s to combat prejudice. Although they might seem a little heavy-handed, the shows are well written and produced and are an interesting snap shot of community service programming of the time.
Program 2 of series B features Mercury Theater regular Everett Sloane in "Blow That Whistle". The drama is about a mailman who, against his better judgment, is drawn into "American First" group that harasses immigrants in the local community.
The show was transferred from an original vinyl Orthacoustic transcription pressed by NBC/RCA, matrix number ND7-MM-5851.

Friday Jul 24, 2009
Lest We Forget - American Dream - Series B, Pgm 1
Friday Jul 24, 2009
Friday Jul 24, 2009
"Lest We Forget" is a new series I'll be posting on the blog periodically. It actually consists of serveral series syndicated by the Institute for Democratic Education in New York in the late 40s and early 50s to combat prejudice. Each series in the "Lest We Forget" umbrella has it's own title and center around particular themes.