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- 02 / 06 / 82 -

"Stardate," it's the one year anniversary of the show, an annoying theme, the new electronic turntables have brakes on them, Mike gets a check in the mail for last year's fish tank incident, how to get better results when complaining to a company, Eric's two contacts with magazines this week, Eric's experience on the Long Island Expressway with a WUSB listener, getting lost in Brooklyn, a radio show on WPKN draws attention to a strange ministry called Faith Center East, a $77 intersession housing fee took effect this year, "Pray TV," a phone company error message, Mike reads a tale of credit card fraud in various voices, an excerpt from Dear Abby, the difference between Dear Abby and Ann Landers, an ad for Alpo dog food neglects to mention that it's dog food, a ticket giveaway, The Bobby Shew Sextet, Billy McComiskey, Dave Mason, Rita Marley, marches from Germany's Royal Imperial Army, readings from Shotgun News, Graham Nash, Nick Lowe, Godley and Creme, Eric is in dub and Mike isn't thanks to Gary Pecorino, the special WUSB version of "Someone Loves You Honey" interspersed with the WUSB sea shanty song and other effects, The Tripod Family: trying to escape from an angry cougar, Mose Allison is from Smithtown, The Clash, Joe Jackson, Pink Floyd, the news, Eric is leaving early, Album Side: Chunky, Novi, and Ernie, Ellen McIlwaine, Randy Newman, The Band, Van Morrison, Little Feat, Tower of Power, Eric is on the phone after driving home through potholes, comparing roads, killing time until Captain Kirk shows up, listening to Eric's clock tick, Bruce Cockburn.

February 6
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- 02 / 13 / 82 -

The theme is started too early, "Stardate," what to look forward to tonight, this is the last year the shortened semester system will be in effect at Stony Brook, various upcoming holidays, a bus plunge in Newsday, music from Ghana, Burundi Black, David Bowie, Talking Heads, the Sultan of Baghdad, Sidney Schreiber: the new semester at Stony Brook, slight gap, Philip Glass, slight gap, Joe Gibbs and the Professionals launch a 45 minute dub session, The Tripod Family: trying to get out of the underground wildlife sanctuary, Ivan Rebroff, the news, Album Side: Edith Piaf, Mike has to leave early, Joe Evangelista is coming in for Captain Kirk tonight, Plastic Bertrand, "Public Interest Radio Show" promo, Katie and Adam McGarrigle, Mike is on the phone from his house, "Jazz Alive" promo, Joe stops in and comments on Mike's changed appearance, an impromptu sea shanty, Joe describes what his show is all about, Mike gives his impression of a phone plunge. Joe Evangelista.

February 13
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- 02 / 20 / 82 -

[first 15 minutes missing] John Vernile reveals the true intention of the show's theme, Steve Specht is playing piano live in the studio, NRBQ, Eric's car is broken, the new phenomenon of people listening to music with portable tape decks, plans to take a bike ride after the show this spring, campus organizing committee announcement, an important Suffolk County Legislature meeting on Tuesday that could impact the Shoreham nuclear power plant, what the Public Interest Research Group is all about, a preview of some of what's in store tonight, rumors that the world will end on March 10th because of planetary alignment, Eric explains why money is forever, Eric and Steve argue over what song was in the Peanuts Christmas special and whether it was Linus or Rerun who rode on the back of their mother's bicycle in the comic strip, Steve tries to stump Eric on Peanuts trivia, Mikey Dread, The Specials, The Who, results of listener feedback on the Peanuts issue, Eric pledges to track down Charles Schultz to settle the issue, Tuff Darts, a nonstop record, a Norm Prusslin announcement in dub, Tomita, some dead air, Mike's mellow voice, piano music, The Adventures of Captain Chong: mysterious break-in, Freddie Hubbard, The Tripod Family: Charlie tries to recover at the Amalgamated Hospital in Huntington, Beverly Cotton, Eric tries to describe clogging, attempts to reach Charles Schultz tonight have been unsuccessful, the news, a food crisis at the station, Eric's ordeal this morning oversleeping and taking buses, Album Side: Beethoven, dead air, a story of a WPKN DJ who got locked out of the studio, the conclusion of The Mikado, Mike reports on the snow outside, Le Scott's Post Bop Opera, the theme is temporarily missing. [end cut off]

February 20
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- 02 / 27 / 82 -

Checking the microphones, estimating where the first show is in space right now, an update on the Peanuts debate with Steve Specht, phone number pride, Eric interviews Charles Schultz, who the character riding on the back of their mother's bicycle was, characters that have disappeared, the future of the characters, cartoon characters that have aged, the early days of popular strips and how the characters looked different, hints of something dramatic coming up in the strip, some of the strips Mike likes, cartoons from The New Yorker, the history of all sorts of comic strips, Eric and Steve have a comic strip trivia contest, the results of the trivia contest, Allen Ginsberg, Ornella Vanoni, Kapelye, Mike's observations on Dennis the Menace, Kapelye, how to speak with an authoritative voice, The Tripod Family: Uncle Jonathan explains his presence in France, Bruce Springsteen, plans for new non-squeaky chairs in the studio, a difficult newscast as Mike and Eric battle each other, Album Side: "The High Chaparral," Mike reads info from the album sleeve on "Bonanza," shows that Eric has never seen, Mike gets a big brochure in the mail on how detergents are made, plans for the IBS convention this year, Black Slate, Joe Gibbs and the Professionals, Mikey Dread, Philip Glass, Synergy, Eric is going to be in Washington DC next week, Mike will have a special guest next week.

February 27
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