Top 5 Ways to Enjoy Old Time Radio

Aug 12
08:00

2011

Art Godfrey

Art Godfrey

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The advent of technology has given us the priceless gift of allowing us to enjoy the classics from the golden age of American radio in a variety of ways.

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Today’s generation has a whole world of entertainment virtually at their fingertips. The advent of the Internet has allowed many,Top 5 Ways to Enjoy Old Time Radio Articles if not most of the population the opportunity to amuse themselves online. But despite these so-called technological advancements, there are still several avenues of entertainment best enjoyed the traditional way.

One that comes to mind is a personal guilty-pleasure: listening to old radio shows.  It is the perfect way to relieve stress after a long day at work. In fact, it is number one in my list of top 5 ways to enjoy old time radio. Sit back and relax in an overstuffed arm-chair or hunker down under your comforters and listen to the strange tales of ‘The Whistler.’  You can take this piece of American history anywhere for you to enjoy at home!

Aside from personal enjoyment, there are a lot of practical applications for this form of old media. The use of old time radio programs as a way to encourage learning in the classroom is rapidly gaining ground across schools in the country.  It is an effective and fun way to educate the youth about history through the many syndicated serials of the time-- specifically shows geared towards World Wars I and II, as well as period dramas and Country Westerns.

The golden age of radio was a part of American history deeply steeped in culture which makes it a perfect tool for helping aged and elderly retirees adjust to their new lives at an Old Folk’s Home. Having a library of old radio shows can greatly reduce their fears and insecurities about being in a new environment by providing distractions and a way to reminisce the glory days of their youth.

Listening to old time radio programs can also assist a patients’ recovery by staving off their boredom while in the hospital. Many serials in the golden age of radio such as ‘The Great Gildersleeves’ and ‘Gasoline Alley’ have been known to uplift the flagging spirits of both patients and doctors alike!

To cap off this article, I leave you with the last, but definitely not the least of the many ways to enjoy old radio shows. Traveling alone can be a tedious activity. But you can keep the tedium at bay by following the adventures of ‘Sherlock Holmes’ and ‘Dick Tracy’ as they solve one mystery after another on the nostalgic media form of old time radio!