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In December 1942, the Mutual Broadcasting Network began airing a program called The Author Meets the Critics . This was a literary roundtable discussion program in which well-known authors were placed between two critics, and spirited debate would follow. Authors as wide-ranging as Charles Jackson, William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Al Capp, Arthur Miller, and John Dos Passos were invited to sit as critics praised and derided them. The author would then defend the book. It is quite extraordinary that a program of this nature actually aired for so long on national radio. Fortunately, there are at least 46 episodes I have been able to find.

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No. 1

Author Meets the Critics

Author Meets The Critics 48-08-29 So This Is New York

Running time

29 min

In December 1942, the Mutual Broadcasting Network began airing a program called The Author Meets the Critics . This was a literary roundtable discussion program in which well-known authors were placed between two critics, and spirited debate would follow. Authors as wide-ranging as Charles Jackson, William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Al Capp, Arthur Miller, and John Dos Passos were invited to sit as critics praised and derided them. The author would then defend the book. It is quite extraordinary that a program of this nature actually aired for so long on national radio. Fortunately, there are at least 46 episodes I have been able to find.

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No. 2

Author Meets the Critics

Author Meets The Critics 48-11-21 Autobiography Of Saul Bloom

Running time

29 min

In December 1942, the Mutual Broadcasting Network began airing a program called The Author Meets the Critics . This was a literary roundtable discussion program in which well-known authors were placed between two critics, and spirited debate would follow. Authors as wide-ranging as Charles Jackson, William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Al Capp, Arthur Miller, and John Dos Passos were invited to sit as critics praised and derided them. The author would then defend the book. It is quite extraordinary that a program of this nature actually aired for so long on national radio. Fortunately, there are at least 46 episodes I have been able to find.

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No. 3

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Author Meets The Critics 45-01-29 The Troubled Midnight

Running time

30 min

In December 1942, the Mutual Broadcasting Network began airing a program called The Author Meets the Critics . This was a literary roundtable discussion program in which well-known authors were placed between two critics, and spirited debate would follow. Authors as wide-ranging as Charles Jackson, William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Al Capp, Arthur Miller, and John Dos Passos were invited to sit as critics praised and derided them. The author would then defend the book. It is quite extraordinary that a program of this nature actually aired for so long on national radio. Fortunately, there are at least 46 episodes I have been able to find.

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No. 4

Author Meets the Critics

Author Meets The Critics 45-02-05 The Secret History Of The War

Running time

28 min

In December 1942, the Mutual Broadcasting Network began airing a program called The Author Meets the Critics . This was a literary roundtable discussion program in which well-known authors were placed between two critics, and spirited debate would follow. Authors as wide-ranging as Charles Jackson, William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Al Capp, Arthur Miller, and John Dos Passos were invited to sit as critics praised and derided them. The author would then defend the book. It is quite extraordinary that a program of this nature actually aired for so long on national radio. Fortunately, there are at least 46 episodes I have been able to find.

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No. 5

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Author Meets The Critics 45-02-12 Anything Can Happen

Running time

29 min

In December 1942, the Mutual Broadcasting Network began airing a program called The Author Meets the Critics . This was a literary roundtable discussion program in which well-known authors were placed between two critics, and spirited debate would follow. Authors as wide-ranging as Charles Jackson, William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Al Capp, Arthur Miller, and John Dos Passos were invited to sit as critics praised and derided them. The author would then defend the book. It is quite extraordinary that a program of this nature actually aired for so long on national radio. Fortunately, there are at least 46 episodes I have been able to find.

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No. 6

Author Meets the Critics

Youngin'

Running time

14 min

In December 1942, the Mutual Broadcasting Network began airing a program called The Author Meets the Critics . This was a literary roundtable discussion program in which well-known authors were placed between two critics, and spirited debate would follow. Authors as wide-ranging as Charles Jackson, William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Al Capp, Arthur Miller, and John Dos Passos were invited to sit as critics praised and derided them. The author would then defend the book. It is quite extraordinary that a program of this nature actually aired for so long on national radio. Fortunately, there are at least 46 episodes I have been able to find.

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No. 7

Author Meets the Critics

Author Meets The Critics 45-02-19 Youngin'

Running time

14 min

In December 1942, the Mutual Broadcasting Network began airing a program called The Author Meets the Critics . This was a literary roundtable discussion program in which well-known authors were placed between two critics, and spirited debate would follow. Authors as wide-ranging as Charles Jackson, William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Al Capp, Arthur Miller, and John Dos Passos were invited to sit as critics praised and derided them. The author would then defend the book. It is quite extraordinary that a program of this nature actually aired for so long on national radio. Fortunately, there are at least 46 episodes I have been able to find.

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No. 8

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Author Meets The Critics 45-02-28 Brainstorm

Running time

30 min

In December 1942, the Mutual Broadcasting Network began airing a program called The Author Meets the Critics . This was a literary roundtable discussion program in which well-known authors were placed between two critics, and spirited debate would follow. Authors as wide-ranging as Charles Jackson, William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Al Capp, Arthur Miller, and John Dos Passos were invited to sit as critics praised and derided them. The author would then defend the book. It is quite extraordinary that a program of this nature actually aired for so long on national radio. Fortunately, there are at least 46 episodes I have been able to find.

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No. 9

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Author Meets The Critics 47-08-03 Belvedere

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29 min

In December 1942, the Mutual Broadcasting Network began airing a program called The Author Meets the Critics . This was a literary roundtable discussion program in which well-known authors were placed between two critics, and spirited debate would follow. Authors as wide-ranging as Charles Jackson, William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Al Capp, Arthur Miller, and John Dos Passos were invited to sit as critics praised and derided them. The author would then defend the book. It is quite extraordinary that a program of this nature actually aired for so long on national radio. Fortunately, there are at least 46 episodes I have been able to find.

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No. 10

Author Meets the Critics

Author Meets The Critics 47-08-10 Richer By Asea

Running time

29 min

In December 1942, the Mutual Broadcasting Network began airing a program called The Author Meets the Critics . This was a literary roundtable discussion program in which well-known authors were placed between two critics, and spirited debate would follow. Authors as wide-ranging as Charles Jackson, William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Al Capp, Arthur Miller, and John Dos Passos were invited to sit as critics praised and derided them. The author would then defend the book. It is quite extraordinary that a program of this nature actually aired for so long on national radio. Fortunately, there are at least 46 episodes I have been able to find.

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No. 11

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Author Meets The Critics 47-08-17 Vespers In Vienna

Running time

29 min

In December 1942, the Mutual Broadcasting Network began airing a program called The Author Meets the Critics . This was a literary roundtable discussion program in which well-known authors were placed between two critics, and spirited debate would follow. Authors as wide-ranging as Charles Jackson, William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Al Capp, Arthur Miller, and John Dos Passos were invited to sit as critics praised and derided them. The author would then defend the book. It is quite extraordinary that a program of this nature actually aired for so long on national radio. Fortunately, there are at least 46 episodes I have been able to find.

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No. 12

Author Meets the Critics

Author Meets The Critics 47-08-24 The Harder They Fall

Running time

29 min

In December 1942, the Mutual Broadcasting Network began airing a program called The Author Meets the Critics . This was a literary roundtable discussion program in which well-known authors were placed between two critics, and spirited debate would follow. Authors as wide-ranging as Charles Jackson, William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Al Capp, Arthur Miller, and John Dos Passos were invited to sit as critics praised and derided them. The author would then defend the book. It is quite extraordinary that a program of this nature actually aired for so long on national radio. Fortunately, there are at least 46 episodes I have been able to find.

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No. 13

Author Meets the Critics

Author Meets The Critics 47-08-31 Star Spangled Mikado

Running time

29 min

In December 1942, the Mutual Broadcasting Network began airing a program called The Author Meets the Critics . This was a literary roundtable discussion program in which well-known authors were placed between two critics, and spirited debate would follow. Authors as wide-ranging as Charles Jackson, William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Al Capp, Arthur Miller, and John Dos Passos were invited to sit as critics praised and derided them. The author would then defend the book. It is quite extraordinary that a program of this nature actually aired for so long on national radio. Fortunately, there are at least 46 episodes I have been able to find.

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No. 14

Author Meets the Critics

You're The Boss

Running time

29 min

In December 1942, the Mutual Broadcasting Network began airing a program called The Author Meets the Critics . This was a literary roundtable discussion program in which well-known authors were placed between two critics, and spirited debate would follow. Authors as wide-ranging as Charles Jackson, William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Al Capp, Arthur Miller, and John Dos Passos were invited to sit as critics praised and derided them. The author would then defend the book. It is quite extraordinary that a program of this nature actually aired for so long on national radio. Fortunately, there are at least 46 episodes I have been able to find.

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No. 15

Author Meets the Critics

Author Meets The Critics 47-09-07 You're The Boss

Running time

29 min

In December 1942, the Mutual Broadcasting Network began airing a program called The Author Meets the Critics . This was a literary roundtable discussion program in which well-known authors were placed between two critics, and spirited debate would follow. Authors as wide-ranging as Charles Jackson, William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Al Capp, Arthur Miller, and John Dos Passos were invited to sit as critics praised and derided them. The author would then defend the book. It is quite extraordinary that a program of this nature actually aired for so long on national radio. Fortunately, there are at least 46 episodes I have been able to find.

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No. 16

Author Meets the Critics

Author Meets The Critics 47-09-28 Adversary In The House

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29 min

In December 1942, the Mutual Broadcasting Network began airing a program called The Author Meets the Critics . This was a literary roundtable discussion program in which well-known authors were placed between two critics, and spirited debate would follow. Authors as wide-ranging as Charles Jackson, William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Al Capp, Arthur Miller, and John Dos Passos were invited to sit as critics praised and derided them. The author would then defend the book. It is quite extraordinary that a program of this nature actually aired for so long on national radio. Fortunately, there are at least 46 episodes I have been able to find.

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No. 17

Author Meets the Critics

Author Meets The Critics 47-10-05 Or Forfeit Freedom

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30 min

In December 1942, the Mutual Broadcasting Network began airing a program called The Author Meets the Critics . This was a literary roundtable discussion program in which well-known authors were placed between two critics, and spirited debate would follow. Authors as wide-ranging as Charles Jackson, William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Al Capp, Arthur Miller, and John Dos Passos were invited to sit as critics praised and derided them. The author would then defend the book. It is quite extraordinary that a program of this nature actually aired for so long on national radio. Fortunately, there are at least 46 episodes I have been able to find.

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No. 18

Author Meets the Critics

Author Meets The Critics 47-10-12 Grenedine Etching

Running time

29 min

In December 1942, the Mutual Broadcasting Network began airing a program called The Author Meets the Critics . This was a literary roundtable discussion program in which well-known authors were placed between two critics, and spirited debate would follow. Authors as wide-ranging as Charles Jackson, William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Al Capp, Arthur Miller, and John Dos Passos were invited to sit as critics praised and derided them. The author would then defend the book. It is quite extraordinary that a program of this nature actually aired for so long on national radio. Fortunately, there are at least 46 episodes I have been able to find.

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No. 19

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Author Meets The Critics 48-07-04 Miracle Of The Bells

Running time

29 min

In December 1942, the Mutual Broadcasting Network began airing a program called The Author Meets the Critics . This was a literary roundtable discussion program in which well-known authors were placed between two critics, and spirited debate would follow. Authors as wide-ranging as Charles Jackson, William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Al Capp, Arthur Miller, and John Dos Passos were invited to sit as critics praised and derided them. The author would then defend the book. It is quite extraordinary that a program of this nature actually aired for so long on national radio. Fortunately, there are at least 46 episodes I have been able to find.

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No. 20

Author Meets the Critics

Author Meets The Critics 48-07-11 A Guide To Confident Living

Running time

29 min

In December 1942, the Mutual Broadcasting Network began airing a program called The Author Meets the Critics . This was a literary roundtable discussion program in which well-known authors were placed between two critics, and spirited debate would follow. Authors as wide-ranging as Charles Jackson, William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Al Capp, Arthur Miller, and John Dos Passos were invited to sit as critics praised and derided them. The author would then defend the book. It is quite extraordinary that a program of this nature actually aired for so long on national radio. Fortunately, there are at least 46 episodes I have been able to find.

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No. 21

Author Meets the Critics

Author Meets The Critics 48-07-18 Baseball

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29 min

In December 1942, the Mutual Broadcasting Network began airing a program called The Author Meets the Critics . This was a literary roundtable discussion program in which well-known authors were placed between two critics, and spirited debate would follow. Authors as wide-ranging as Charles Jackson, William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Al Capp, Arthur Miller, and John Dos Passos were invited to sit as critics praised and derided them. The author would then defend the book. It is quite extraordinary that a program of this nature actually aired for so long on national radio. Fortunately, there are at least 46 episodes I have been able to find.

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No. 22

Author Meets the Critics

Author Meets The Critics 48-07-25 The Time Of Your Life

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29 min

In December 1942, the Mutual Broadcasting Network began airing a program called The Author Meets the Critics . This was a literary roundtable discussion program in which well-known authors were placed between two critics, and spirited debate would follow. Authors as wide-ranging as Charles Jackson, William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Al Capp, Arthur Miller, and John Dos Passos were invited to sit as critics praised and derided them. The author would then defend the book. It is quite extraordinary that a program of this nature actually aired for so long on national radio. Fortunately, there are at least 46 episodes I have been able to find.

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No. 23

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Author Meets The Critics 48-08-08 The Comics, Very Funny

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29 min

In December 1942, the Mutual Broadcasting Network began airing a program called The Author Meets the Critics . This was a literary roundtable discussion program in which well-known authors were placed between two critics, and spirited debate would follow. Authors as wide-ranging as Charles Jackson, William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Al Capp, Arthur Miller, and John Dos Passos were invited to sit as critics praised and derided them. The author would then defend the book. It is quite extraordinary that a program of this nature actually aired for so long on national radio. Fortunately, there are at least 46 episodes I have been able to find.

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No. 24

Author Meets the Critics

Author Meets The Critics 48-08-22 Tomorrow Everything Will Be Better

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29 min

In December 1942, the Mutual Broadcasting Network began airing a program called The Author Meets the Critics . This was a literary roundtable discussion program in which well-known authors were placed between two critics, and spirited debate would follow. Authors as wide-ranging as Charles Jackson, William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Al Capp, Arthur Miller, and John Dos Passos were invited to sit as critics praised and derided them. The author would then defend the book. It is quite extraordinary that a program of this nature actually aired for so long on national radio. Fortunately, there are at least 46 episodes I have been able to find.

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No. 25

Author Meets the Critics

Author Meets The Critics 48-09-05 Gertrude Stein

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29 min

In December 1942, the Mutual Broadcasting Network began airing a program called The Author Meets the Critics . This was a literary roundtable discussion program in which well-known authors were placed between two critics, and spirited debate would follow. Authors as wide-ranging as Charles Jackson, William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Al Capp, Arthur Miller, and John Dos Passos were invited to sit as critics praised and derided them. The author would then defend the book. It is quite extraordinary that a program of this nature actually aired for so long on national radio. Fortunately, there are at least 46 episodes I have been able to find.

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No. 26

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Author Meets The Critics 48-09-12 Family Circle

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29 min

In December 1942, the Mutual Broadcasting Network began airing a program called The Author Meets the Critics . This was a literary roundtable discussion program in which well-known authors were placed between two critics, and spirited debate would follow. Authors as wide-ranging as Charles Jackson, William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Al Capp, Arthur Miller, and John Dos Passos were invited to sit as critics praised and derided them. The author would then defend the book. It is quite extraordinary that a program of this nature actually aired for so long on national radio. Fortunately, there are at least 46 episodes I have been able to find.

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No. 27

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Author Meets The Critics 48-09-19 The Crusaders

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29 min

In December 1942, the Mutual Broadcasting Network began airing a program called The Author Meets the Critics . This was a literary roundtable discussion program in which well-known authors were placed between two critics, and spirited debate would follow. Authors as wide-ranging as Charles Jackson, William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Al Capp, Arthur Miller, and John Dos Passos were invited to sit as critics praised and derided them. The author would then defend the book. It is quite extraordinary that a program of this nature actually aired for so long on national radio. Fortunately, there are at least 46 episodes I have been able to find.

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No. 28

Author Meets the Critics

I Didn't Know It Was Loaded

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30 min

In December 1942, the Mutual Broadcasting Network began airing a program called The Author Meets the Critics . This was a literary roundtable discussion program in which well-known authors were placed between two critics, and spirited debate would follow. Authors as wide-ranging as Charles Jackson, William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Al Capp, Arthur Miller, and John Dos Passos were invited to sit as critics praised and derided them. The author would then defend the book. It is quite extraordinary that a program of this nature actually aired for so long on national radio. Fortunately, there are at least 46 episodes I have been able to find.

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No. 29

Author Meets the Critics

Author Meets The Critics 48-09-26 I Didn't Know It Was Loaded

Running time

30 min

In December 1942, the Mutual Broadcasting Network began airing a program called The Author Meets the Critics . This was a literary roundtable discussion program in which well-known authors were placed between two critics, and spirited debate would follow. Authors as wide-ranging as Charles Jackson, William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Al Capp, Arthur Miller, and John Dos Passos were invited to sit as critics praised and derided them. The author would then defend the book. It is quite extraordinary that a program of this nature actually aired for so long on national radio. Fortunately, there are at least 46 episodes I have been able to find.

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No. 30

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Author Meets The Critics 48-10-03 An Affair Of State

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29 min

In December 1942, the Mutual Broadcasting Network began airing a program called The Author Meets the Critics . This was a literary roundtable discussion program in which well-known authors were placed between two critics, and spirited debate would follow. Authors as wide-ranging as Charles Jackson, William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Al Capp, Arthur Miller, and John Dos Passos were invited to sit as critics praised and derided them. The author would then defend the book. It is quite extraordinary that a program of this nature actually aired for so long on national radio. Fortunately, there are at least 46 episodes I have been able to find.

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No. 31

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Author Meets The Critics 48-10-10 The Schmo

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29 min

In December 1942, the Mutual Broadcasting Network began airing a program called The Author Meets the Critics . This was a literary roundtable discussion program in which well-known authors were placed between two critics, and spirited debate would follow. Authors as wide-ranging as Charles Jackson, William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Al Capp, Arthur Miller, and John Dos Passos were invited to sit as critics praised and derided them. The author would then defend the book. It is quite extraordinary that a program of this nature actually aired for so long on national radio. Fortunately, there are at least 46 episodes I have been able to find.

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No. 32

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Author Meets The Critics 48-10-17 The Wild Country

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29 min

In December 1942, the Mutual Broadcasting Network began airing a program called The Author Meets the Critics . This was a literary roundtable discussion program in which well-known authors were placed between two critics, and spirited debate would follow. Authors as wide-ranging as Charles Jackson, William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Al Capp, Arthur Miller, and John Dos Passos were invited to sit as critics praised and derided them. The author would then defend the book. It is quite extraordinary that a program of this nature actually aired for so long on national radio. Fortunately, there are at least 46 episodes I have been able to find.

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No. 33

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Author Meets The Critics 48-10-24 The Sealed Verdict

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30 min

In December 1942, the Mutual Broadcasting Network began airing a program called The Author Meets the Critics . This was a literary roundtable discussion program in which well-known authors were placed between two critics, and spirited debate would follow. Authors as wide-ranging as Charles Jackson, William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Al Capp, Arthur Miller, and John Dos Passos were invited to sit as critics praised and derided them. The author would then defend the book. It is quite extraordinary that a program of this nature actually aired for so long on national radio. Fortunately, there are at least 46 episodes I have been able to find.

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No. 34

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Author Meets The Critics 48-11-07 The Wayfaring Stranger

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29 min

In December 1942, the Mutual Broadcasting Network began airing a program called The Author Meets the Critics . This was a literary roundtable discussion program in which well-known authors were placed between two critics, and spirited debate would follow. Authors as wide-ranging as Charles Jackson, William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Al Capp, Arthur Miller, and John Dos Passos were invited to sit as critics praised and derided them. The author would then defend the book. It is quite extraordinary that a program of this nature actually aired for so long on national radio. Fortunately, there are at least 46 episodes I have been able to find.

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No. 35

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Author Meets The Critics 48-11-14 Our New National Labor Policy

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29 min

In December 1942, the Mutual Broadcasting Network began airing a program called The Author Meets the Critics . This was a literary roundtable discussion program in which well-known authors were placed between two critics, and spirited debate would follow. Authors as wide-ranging as Charles Jackson, William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Al Capp, Arthur Miller, and John Dos Passos were invited to sit as critics praised and derided them. The author would then defend the book. It is quite extraordinary that a program of this nature actually aired for so long on national radio. Fortunately, there are at least 46 episodes I have been able to find.

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No. 36

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Author Meets The Critics 48-12-12 Warlords Of Washington

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29 min

In December 1942, the Mutual Broadcasting Network began airing a program called The Author Meets the Critics . This was a literary roundtable discussion program in which well-known authors were placed between two critics, and spirited debate would follow. Authors as wide-ranging as Charles Jackson, William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Al Capp, Arthur Miller, and John Dos Passos were invited to sit as critics praised and derided them. The author would then defend the book. It is quite extraordinary that a program of this nature actually aired for so long on national radio. Fortunately, there are at least 46 episodes I have been able to find.

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No. 37

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Author Meets The Critics 48-12-19 So Far, So Good

Running time

29 min

In December 1942, the Mutual Broadcasting Network began airing a program called The Author Meets the Critics . This was a literary roundtable discussion program in which well-known authors were placed between two critics, and spirited debate would follow. Authors as wide-ranging as Charles Jackson, William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Al Capp, Arthur Miller, and John Dos Passos were invited to sit as critics praised and derided them. The author would then defend the book. It is quite extraordinary that a program of this nature actually aired for so long on national radio. Fortunately, there are at least 46 episodes I have been able to find.

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No. 38

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Author Meets The Critics 48-12-26 A Man Called White

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29 min

In December 1942, the Mutual Broadcasting Network began airing a program called The Author Meets the Critics . This was a literary roundtable discussion program in which well-known authors were placed between two critics, and spirited debate would follow. Authors as wide-ranging as Charles Jackson, William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Al Capp, Arthur Miller, and John Dos Passos were invited to sit as critics praised and derided them. The author would then defend the book. It is quite extraordinary that a program of this nature actually aired for so long on national radio. Fortunately, there are at least 46 episodes I have been able to find.

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No. 39

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Author Meets The Critics 49-01-02 Larks In The Popcorn

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29 min

In December 1942, the Mutual Broadcasting Network began airing a program called The Author Meets the Critics . This was a literary roundtable discussion program in which well-known authors were placed between two critics, and spirited debate would follow. Authors as wide-ranging as Charles Jackson, William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Al Capp, Arthur Miller, and John Dos Passos were invited to sit as critics praised and derided them. The author would then defend the book. It is quite extraordinary that a program of this nature actually aired for so long on national radio. Fortunately, there are at least 46 episodes I have been able to find.

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No. 40

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Author Meets The Critics 49-01-09 An Act Of Love

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29 min

In December 1942, the Mutual Broadcasting Network began airing a program called The Author Meets the Critics . This was a literary roundtable discussion program in which well-known authors were placed between two critics, and spirited debate would follow. Authors as wide-ranging as Charles Jackson, William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Al Capp, Arthur Miller, and John Dos Passos were invited to sit as critics praised and derided them. The author would then defend the book. It is quite extraordinary that a program of this nature actually aired for so long on national radio. Fortunately, there are at least 46 episodes I have been able to find.

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No. 41

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Author Meets The Critics 49-01-16 The Flesh Of Mary Duncan

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29 min

In December 1942, the Mutual Broadcasting Network began airing a program called The Author Meets the Critics . This was a literary roundtable discussion program in which well-known authors were placed between two critics, and spirited debate would follow. Authors as wide-ranging as Charles Jackson, William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Al Capp, Arthur Miller, and John Dos Passos were invited to sit as critics praised and derided them. The author would then defend the book. It is quite extraordinary that a program of this nature actually aired for so long on national radio. Fortunately, there are at least 46 episodes I have been able to find.

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No. 42

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Author Meets The Critics 49-01-23 The Embers Still Burn

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29 min

In December 1942, the Mutual Broadcasting Network began airing a program called The Author Meets the Critics . This was a literary roundtable discussion program in which well-known authors were placed between two critics, and spirited debate would follow. Authors as wide-ranging as Charles Jackson, William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Al Capp, Arthur Miller, and John Dos Passos were invited to sit as critics praised and derided them. The author would then defend the book. It is quite extraordinary that a program of this nature actually aired for so long on national radio. Fortunately, there are at least 46 episodes I have been able to find.

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No. 43

Author Meets the Critics

Author Meets The Critics 49-01-30 China, The Land And The People

Running time

29 min

In December 1942, the Mutual Broadcasting Network began airing a program called The Author Meets the Critics . This was a literary roundtable discussion program in which well-known authors were placed between two critics, and spirited debate would follow. Authors as wide-ranging as Charles Jackson, William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Al Capp, Arthur Miller, and John Dos Passos were invited to sit as critics praised and derided them. The author would then defend the book. It is quite extraordinary that a program of this nature actually aired for so long on national radio. Fortunately, there are at least 46 episodes I have been able to find.

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No. 44

Author Meets the Critics

Author Meets The Critics 49-02-06 American Argument

Running time

30 min

In December 1942, the Mutual Broadcasting Network began airing a program called The Author Meets the Critics . This was a literary roundtable discussion program in which well-known authors were placed between two critics, and spirited debate would follow. Authors as wide-ranging as Charles Jackson, William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Al Capp, Arthur Miller, and John Dos Passos were invited to sit as critics praised and derided them. The author would then defend the book. It is quite extraordinary that a program of this nature actually aired for so long on national radio. Fortunately, there are at least 46 episodes I have been able to find.

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No. 45

Author Meets the Critics

Author Meets The Critics 49-02-13 Shalom Means Peace

Running time

29 min

In December 1942, the Mutual Broadcasting Network began airing a program called The Author Meets the Critics . This was a literary roundtable discussion program in which well-known authors were placed between two critics, and spirited debate would follow. Authors as wide-ranging as Charles Jackson, William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Al Capp, Arthur Miller, and John Dos Passos were invited to sit as critics praised and derided them. The author would then defend the book. It is quite extraordinary that a program of this nature actually aired for so long on national radio. Fortunately, there are at least 46 episodes I have been able to find.

Transmission

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No. 46

Author Meets the Critics

Author Meets The Critics 49-02-20 The Mad Woman Of Chaillot

Running time

30 min

In December 1942, the Mutual Broadcasting Network began airing a program called The Author Meets the Critics . This was a literary roundtable discussion program in which well-known authors were placed between two critics, and spirited debate would follow. Authors as wide-ranging as Charles Jackson, William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Al Capp, Arthur Miller, and John Dos Passos were invited to sit as critics praised and derided them. The author would then defend the book. It is quite extraordinary that a program of this nature actually aired for so long on national radio. Fortunately, there are at least 46 episodes I have been able to find.

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No. 47

Author Meets the Critics

Author Meets The Critics 49-02-27 No Place To Hide

Running time

29 min

In December 1942, the Mutual Broadcasting Network began airing a program called The Author Meets the Critics . This was a literary roundtable discussion program in which well-known authors were placed between two critics, and spirited debate would follow. Authors as wide-ranging as Charles Jackson, William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Al Capp, Arthur Miller, and John Dos Passos were invited to sit as critics praised and derided them. The author would then defend the book. It is quite extraordinary that a program of this nature actually aired for so long on national radio. Fortunately, there are at least 46 episodes I have been able to find.

Transmission

No date recorded at source

No. 48

Author Meets the Critics

Author Meets The Critics 49-03-20 The Fires Of Spring

Running time

29 min

In December 1942, the Mutual Broadcasting Network began airing a program called The Author Meets the Critics . This was a literary roundtable discussion program in which well-known authors were placed between two critics, and spirited debate would follow. Authors as wide-ranging as Charles Jackson, William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Al Capp, Arthur Miller, and John Dos Passos were invited to sit as critics praised and derided them. The author would then defend the book. It is quite extraordinary that a program of this nature actually aired for so long on national radio. Fortunately, there are at least 46 episodes I have been able to find.

Transmission

No date recorded at source

No. 49

Author Meets the Critics

Author Meets The Critics 49-03-27 A Treasury Of The Spoken Word

Running time

29 min

In December 1942, the Mutual Broadcasting Network began airing a program called The Author Meets the Critics . This was a literary roundtable discussion program in which well-known authors were placed between two critics, and spirited debate would follow. Authors as wide-ranging as Charles Jackson, William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Al Capp, Arthur Miller, and John Dos Passos were invited to sit as critics praised and derided them. The author would then defend the book. It is quite extraordinary that a program of this nature actually aired for so long on national radio. Fortunately, there are at least 46 episodes I have been able to find.

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