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Myths of Our Times
Airdate: Thursday - July 20, 1972 (Airdate Confirmed)

WOR Show
Original Airing

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(NOTE ABOUT TIME REFERENCES: Since there are many different copies of shows out there from different sources, all time references are from the beginning of one single recorded copy, since various copies, depending on when the recordee started recording, had news at the beginning or shortened themes. The times would vary from copy to copy.)

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

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Show Description

Man invents a car which runs only on Vegetable oil Shep spends the show talking about get rich quick schemes for cars What is a myth?

News Articles Read by Shep During Show

Shep would often read articles he recently read or were sent in by fans

Time	Image	Description
• 02:42		Vegetable Oil Car

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 18:11	This is WOR New York, speaking of myths

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 36:59	Shop Rite
• 38:00	Book Find Club

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 02:38	When The Saints Go Marching In

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 02:28	Ed Beaty

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

Jews Harp
Kazoo

Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used

Time	Category	Date	Title	Comments
• [ 11:44 ]	Plots / Story Lines		Bluebird Tavern
• [ 13:04 ]	People		Gertz

Airdate History ' - Original' date is earliest known broadcast)

This Show

		Date	Title
		July 20, 1972	Myths of Our Times	Original Airing

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"Can you imagine 4,000 years passing, and you're not even a memory?
Think about it, friends. It's not just a possibility. It is a certainty." - Jean Shepherd - 1975