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June 7, 1938: Quick Wit and Trivia with Clifton Fadiman and Guests
December 25, 1944: Christmas at St. Albans with Fred Allen and Judge James Wallace
February 5, 1945: Clifton Webb and Moss Hart Join the Panel
October 23, 1944: Musical Monarchies and Judicial Jesters with Artur Rubinstein and Lewis Browne
September 11, 1944: Musical Titles and Political Tales with Jan Struther and Alexander Knox
March 20, 1944: Senators, Sonnets, and Campaign Songs with Alben Barkley and Theodore Green
February 28, 1944: Leap Year Proposals and Literary Meals with Franchot Tone
January 24, 1944: Love Triangles and Musical Tactics with Elizabeth Janeway and Deems Taylor
June 21, 1943: Combined Operations and British Wit with Hilary St. George Saunders
February 12, 1945: Ghosts, Games, and Gags with Faith Baldwin and Fred Allen
February 19, 1945: Masquerades and Mare’s Milk with Gregory Ratoff and John Gunther
December 24, 1945: Tides, Skulls, and Stage Murders with Boris Karloff
March 27, 1942: Musical Muses and Presidential Firsts with Wallace R. Deuel
January 30, 1948: Operatic Antics and Vocal Virtuosity with Lauritz Melchior and Helen Traubel
July 23, 1940: Laughter and Lore with Fred Allen and Howard Lindsay
June 20, 1939: Political Insight and Comic Chaos with Gracie Allen and John Gunther
January 10, 1944: Latin Lessons and Literary Allusions with John M. Coffey and Christopher Morley
January 3rd, 1944: Literary Matchmaking and Animal Attacks with Louis Bromfield
December 27, 1943: Word Origins and Political Rivalries with Leon Henderson and Jan Struther
December 20, 1943: Kentucky Wit and Literary Toolsheds with Jesse Stuart
December 13, 1943: Exiles, Clocks, and Conferences with Quincy Howe & T. F. Tsiang
December 6, 1943: Poets, Phrases, and Panel Sparks with Lewis Browne and Sinclair Lewis
May 17, 1938: Stumping the Experts with Clifton Fadiman and Panel
November 29, 1943: Pianistic Paraphrases and Poetic Duels with Arthur Rubinstein
November 22, 1943: Broadway Wit and Wartime Trivia with Russell Crouse & Moss Hart
October 18, 1943: Pittsburgh Pride and Literary Artists with Marcia Davenport
June 7, 1943: Operatic Adventures and Epic Rides with Marcia Davenport and Deems Taylor
May 10, 1943: Military Tunes and Myths with George Denny Jr.
November 15, 1943: Rivers, Furs, and Literary Lovers with Gregory Ratoff
November 8, 1943: Senators and Symbolism with Joseph H. Ball and Lister Hill
November 1, 1943: From Brooklyn to Beanstalks with Betty Smith
October 25, 1943: Drama Critics Go Naval with John Mason Brown and Richard Lockridge
October 11, 1943: Nature and Knowledge with Donald Culross Peattie and William Beebe
October 4, 1943: World Series and Wordplay with Red Barber and Bill Stern
September 27, 1943: The Common Man and World Peace with James Fulbright and Henry Wallace
September 20, 1943: War Bonds and Wordplay with Clare Boothe Luce
September 13, 1943: Marcia Davenport and Deems Taylor
July 12, 1943: Colorful Quotations and Musical Cues with Jan Struther
June 28, 1943: War Bonds and Literary Trivia with Walter Yust
June 21, 1943: Diplomatic Debates and Poetic Comparisons with Christopher Morley and C. Mildred Thompson
June 14, 1943: Combined Operations and Literary Laughs with Hilary St. George Saunders
May 31, 1943: Musical Mischief and Literary Journeys with Sir Thomas Beecham
May 24, 1943: Stage and Shadows with Ethel Barrymore and Richard Maney
May 17, 1943: Monsters and Myths with Boris Karloff and Jan Struther
April 26, 1943: Presidential Math and Peacock Alley with Leon Henderson
April 19, 1943: Ballparks and Battlefields with Ford Frick and Grantland Rice
April 12, 1943: Global Insights and American Wit with Wendell Willkie
April 5, 1943: Courtships and Corsets with Cornelia Otis Skinner and Jan Struther
March 29, 1943: Philippine Valor and Literary Detectives with Carlos P. Romulo
March 15, 1943: Knots, Legends, and Literary Feats with Jan Struther
March 8, 1943: Russian Rivers and Literary Feuds with Gregory Ratoff
March 1, 1943: Frog Feasts and Fictional Voyages with Will Rogers Jr.
February 15, 1943: Short Snorters and Feisty Pugs with Fred Allen
February 5, 1943: Literary Suns and Unkept Royals with Jan Struther
January 29, 1943: Fashion Flashbacks and Poetic Quips with Emily Kimbrough and Cornelia Otis Skinner
January 22, 1943: Spy Rings and Culinary Quips with Alfred Hitchcock
January 15, 1943: Shakespearean Serenades and Musical Requests with Charles Coburn and Deems Taylor
January 8, 1943: Parachute Calls and Musical Mysteries with Will Rogers Jr.
January 1, 1943: Matrimonial Mishaps and Musical Masterpieces with Gregory Ratoff
December 25, 1942: Christmas Quips and Courtroom Tales with Leon Henderson and Judge James Wallace
December 18, 1942: Literary Lumps and Regal Romances with Ilka Chase
December 11, 1942: Rivers of Words and Fictional Detectives with William L. Shirer and Christopher Morley
December 4, 1942: Patriotic Poetry and Boston Brains with Senator Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.
November 27, 1942: Ration Recipes and Subversive Songs with Leon Henderson and Wilma Lord Perkins
November 20, 1942: Literary Marches and Nocturnal Variations with Louis Bromfield
November 6, 1942: Wartime Wit and Naval Quips with Hanson W. Baldwin
October 30, 1942: Poetic Reds and Literary Beards with Carl Sandburg and Christopher Morley
October 9, 1942: Russian Humor and Ragamuffin Royals with Gregory Ratoff
October 2, 1942: Historical Quizzes and Musical Fawns with Robert St. John and Deems Taylor
September 25, 1942: Wartime Quips and Musical Trivia with Leon Henderson
September 18, 1942: Shakespearean Sorcery and Fictional Detectives with Christopher Morley and Orson Welles
September 11, 1942: Literary Quips and Musical Birds with Alva Johnston
September 4, 1942: Naval Feats and Poetic Puns with C.S. Forester and Jan Struther
August 28, 1942: Literary Bites and Global Conflicts with Quincy Howe
August 21, 1942: Economic Wit and Wartime Tunes with Raymond Clapper and Leon Henderson
August 14, 1942: Naval Waves and Gloomy Tunes with Mildred H. McAfee
August 7, 1942: Theater Talk and Gloomy Quips with Russell Crouse and Ned Sparks
July 24, 1942: Legal Minds and Musical Missteps with Paul Gallico and Arthur Garfield Hayes
July 17, 1942: Tanks, Tunes, and Tactical Triumphs with Senator Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.
July 10, 1942: Musical Teeth and Mischievous Poetry with H.I. Phillips and Deems Taylor
June 19, 1942: Poetic Coats and Nurse Nostalgia with Christopher Morley and Cornelia Otis Skinner
May 22, 1942: Musical Violets and Mischievous Poetry with Deems Taylor and Roland Young
May 8, 1942: Shakespearean Wit and Literary Gems with Margaret Webster and Richard Maney
April 17, 1942: Sports Legends and Poetic Rivers with Grantland Rice
March 20, 1942: Musical Metal and Literary Wit with Sir Thomas Beecham and John Carradine
March 6, 1942: Mrs. Miniver and Mimsy Borogoves with Jan Struther and Julian Huxley
February 27, 1942: Emil Ludwig on History, Presidents, and the Four Freedoms
February 20, 1942: Villainous Wit with John Carradine and Boris Karloff
February 6, 1942: Poetic She’s, Heavenly Songs, and Ruth Hussey’s Hat Tips
January 23, 1942: Timeless Dinners and Poetic Riddles with Deems Taylor and Alexander Woollcott
January 16, 1942: Ruined Marriages and Musical Strolls with Russell Crouse and Paul Gallico
December 26, 1941: Literary Heroines and Poetic Rhymes with John Gunther
December 19, 1941: Political Debates and Literary Lanterns with Joseph E. Davies and Jan Struther
December 12, 1941: Literary Animals and Contradictory Questions with Dr. George N. Shuster
December 5, 1941: Literary Heroes and Culinary Creations with Edna Ferber and Deems Taylor
November 28, 1941: Literary Siblings and Musical Tributes with Drew Pearson and Robert Allen
November 21, 1941: Historical Women and Poetic Lines with Cornelia Otis Skinner
November 7, 1941: Political Warnings and Musical Bouquets with Douglas Miller
October 31, 1941: Vaudeville Laughter and Musical Charm with Groucho Marx and Deems Taylor
October 24, 1941: Nautical Knowledge and Famous Court Trials with Russell Crouse and C. S. Forester
October 17, 1941: Whimsical Crimes and Musical Riddles with Fred Allen
October 10, 1941: Mayoral Moments and Poetic Waters with Fiorello La Guardia and Deems Taylor
October 3, 1941: Baseball Legends and Historical Winds with Lefty Gomez
September 26, 1941: Musical Masterpieces and Shakespearean Mysteries with Sir Thomas Beecham and Jan Struther
September 19, 1941: Musical Inspirations and Poetic Puzzles with Stephen Vincent Benét
September 12, 1941: Literary Villains and Geographic Gems with Louis Bromfield and Margaret Leech
September 5, 1941: Musical Mysteries and Curious Characters with Deems Taylor
August 15, 1941: Literary Cocktails and Shakespearean Wit with Russell Crouse and Deems Taylor
August 8, 1941: Baseball Hoaxes and Famous Frogs with Larry MacPhail
August 1, 1941: Presidential Sons and Poetic First Lines with Lyman Bryson and Henry Noble McCracken
July 11, 1941: Theater Queens and Numerical News with Mary Boland
July 4, 1941: Surrender Terms and Historical Agreements with Walter Duranty and John Gunther
June 27, 1941: Suspense and Culinary Arts with Alfred Hitchcock
June 20, 1941: Presidential Trivia and Poetic Gardens with Alfred E. Smith and James Wallace
June 13, 1941: Tennis Terms and Biblical Heroes with Bill Tilden
June 6, 1941: Mythical Chariots and Feline Tales with Sally Benson
May 30, 1941: Poetic Birds and Literary Kitchens with Cornelia Otis Skinner and Jan Struther
May 23, 1941: Critics, Champions, and Musical Masterpieces with Deems Taylor as Host
May 16, 1941: Oil Barons and Literary First Lines with Dick Maney and Frank Sullivan
May 9, 1941: Boxing Blows and Shakespearean Jewels with Gene Tunney
May 2, 1941: Screenplays and Musical Twists with Donald Ogden Stewart and Deems Taylor
April 25, 1941: Literary Lovers and Imaginary Games with Paul Lukas
April 18, 1941: Childhood Games and Military Formalities with Henry Curran and Rex Stout
April 11, 1941: Famous Farewells and Memorable Generals with Philip Merrivale
April 4, 1941: Diplomatic Titles and Literary Sleepers with Lyman Bryson and John Gunther
March 28, 1941: Circus Stars and Literary Ships with Elsa Lanchester
March 21, 1941: Nonsense Rhymes and Animal Trivia with Deems Taylor and Roland Young
March 14, 1941: Musical Entrances and Agricultural Trivia with Claude Wickard
March 7, 1941: Famous Nicknames and Football Feats with Elmer F. Layden and Christopher Morley
February 28, 1941: Pulitzer Prizes and Lyrical Love with John O’Hara and Deems Taylor
February 21, 1941: Sculptural Scandals and Peculiar Proverbs with Jo Davidson
February 14, 1941: Literary Birds and Legal Puzzles with Henry Noble McCracken and Deems Taylor
February 7, 1941: Nursery Rhymes and Diplomatic Puzzles with Sir Wilmot Lewis and Jan Struther
January 31, 1941: Witty Wordplay and Famous Sidekicks with Alexander Woollcott and S. J. Perelman
January 24, 1941: Spine-Chilling Tales and Criminal Curiosities with Boris Karloff and Lewis Lawes
January 17, 1941: Famous Actresses and Dickensian Oddities with Owen Davis
January 10, 1941: Historical Headlines and Literary Fruit with Kenneth Simpson and Judge James G. Wallace
January 3, 1941: Literary Costumes and Legendary Lures with Vincent Sheean and Deems Taylor
December 27, 1940: Nursery Rhymes and Heroic Rides with Walter D. Edmonds
December 20, 1940: Shakespearean Gifts and Historical Jinxes with Louis Bromfield and Herbert Marshall
December 13, 1940: Animal Names and Literary Journeys with Earnest Albert Hooton
December 6, 1940: Mother Goose Mysteries and Shakespeare’s Opening Lines with Elmer Rice and Jan Struther
November 29, 1940: Clichés, Football Plays, and Literary Quotes with Leon Henderson
November 22, 1940: Criminal Profiles and Melodious Memories with Lewis Lawes and Deems Taylor
November 15, 1940: Clever Rhymes and Comedy Classics with Fred Allen
November 5, 1940: Election Night and Unusual Plurals with Christopher Morley
October 29, 1940: Military Myths and Poetic Rhymes with John Mason Brown
October 22, 1940: Tragic Women and Campaign Managers with Herbert Bayard Swope and Deems Taylor
October 15, 1940: Coy Mistresses and Curious Currency with Louis Hacker
October 8, 1940: Poetic Proposals and Island Fauna with Louis Bromfield and Jan Struther
October 1, 1940: Wheelchairs, Wartime Women, and Literary Nicknames with Clare Boothe
September 24, 1940: Toys, Battles, and Political Cartoons with Marc Connelly and Alva Johnston
September 17, 1940: Epic Rivers and Presidential Dreams with Otto Tolischus
September 10, 1940: Royal Abdications and Fictional Sisters with John Gunther and Jan Struther
September 3, 1940: Island Names and Cryptic Combinations with Henry Beetle Hough
August 27, 1940: Presidential Quirks and Mythical Trivia with Christopher Morley and James Roosevelt
August 20, 1940: Famous Film Sets and Patriotic Phrases with Walter Wanger
August 13, 1940: Fiery Furnaces and Political Quirks with Harold Ickes and Kenneth Simpson
August 6, 1940: Famous Firsts and Geographic Wonders with F. Van Wyck Mason
July 30, 1940: Military Strategies and World Affairs with John Gunther and Alva Johnston
July 16, 1940: Musical Bells and Literary Hats with Deems Taylor and Monty Woolley
April 23, 1940: Boogie-Woogie, Strategy, and Animal Kingdom Legends with Deems Taylor and Major George Fielding Eliot
April 2, 1940: Advertising Tricks and Literary Puzzles with Lewis Gannett
March 26, 1940: Psychiatric Songs and Dramatic Moments with Howard Lindsay and Russell Crouse
March 19, 1940: Sound Effects, Book Titles, and Historical Trivia with John Chamberlain
January 2, 1940: Arithmetic, Pulitzer Plays, and Famous Speeches with Gloria Stuart and Carl Van Doren
December 26, 1939: Travels, Famous Last Words, and a Touch of Shakespeare with Sir Cedric Hardwicke
December 19, 1939: Musical Memories and Holiday Traditions with Christopher Morley and Albert Spalding
December 12, 1939: Age of Wisdom and Curious Careers with Walter B. Pitkin
December 5, 1939: Astronomical Books and Historical Puzzles with Henry Pringle and Deems Taylor
November 21, 1939: Legal Lingo and Literary Tricks with Moe Berg and J.P. McEvoy
November 14, 1939: Postal Trivia and Dark Horse Candidates with James Farley
November 7, 1939: Hobbies, Presidents, and Poetic Puzzles with Marquis James and Christopher Morley
October 31, 1939: Nursery Rhymes and Naval Trivia with Carl Sandburg
October 24, 1939: Poetic Puzzles and Naval Commands with Deems Taylor and Louis Untermeyer
October 17, 1939: Translations, Geography, and Sports Trivia with Moe Berg
October 10, 1939: Floral Titles and Economic Wit with Christopher Morley and John T. Flynn
October 3, 1939: Literary Stumpers and American Traditions with C. Mildred Thompson
September 26, 1939: Historical Mysteries and Detective Challenges with Rex Stout and Carl Van Doren
September 19, 1939: Musical Instruments and Fictional Firsts with P. Hal Sims
September 12, 1939: Sporting Champions and Scientific Curiosities with Alice Marble and Bernard Jaffe
September 5, 1939: Musical Mix-Ups and Historical Hiccups with Raymond Gram Swing
August 29, 1939: Lexicon Lingo and Literary Riddles with Wilfred Funk and Rex Stout
August 22, 1939: Musical Clues and Famous First Jobs with H. Napier Moore
August 1, 1939: Slangy Sayings and Literary Tests with Russell Crouse and James Kieran
July 25, 1939: Maverick Spirits and Mythical Rescues with Maury Maverick
July 18, 1939: Piranhas, Literary Blunders, and Musical Memories with William Beebe and Clarence Budington Kelland
July 11, 1939: Political Lineages and Famous Fictional Characters with Elliott Roosevelt
July 4, 1939: Literary Puzzles and Celebratory Rhythms with Lillian Gish and Marcus Duffield
June 27, 1939: Literary Lovers and Sports Formations with Wilbur Cross
June 13, 1939: Tennis Trivia and Famous Exterminators with Helen Wills Moody
May 30, 1939: Nursery Rhymes and Legal Terms with Stanley Walker
May 23, 1939: Advertising Slogans and Poetic Quizzes with Bernard Jaffe and Clarence Budington Kelland
May 16, 1939: Pocket Counts and Peculiar Characters with John P. Marquand
April 25, 1939: Presidential Trivia and Riddles of Poetic Prose with Alice Roosevelt Longworth and Arthur Krock
April 18, 1939: Interrupted Histories and Curious Conquests with H. V. Kaltenborn
April 11, 1939: Mystery Stories and Mythical Gate Crashers with Deems Taylor and Marcus Duffield
March 28, 1939: Childhood Chants and Stolen Treasures with Rex Stout and Moss Hart
March 21, 1939: Political Insights and Historical Headlines with John Gunther
February 21, 1939: Literary Lovers, Presidents, and Language Puzzles with Moe Berg
February 14, 1939: Wit and Wordplay on Valentine’s Day with Russell Crouse and Frank Sullivan
February 7, 1939: Student Smarts and Slangy Shenanigans with Myron Wallace
January 31, 1939: Fashion, Literature, and Witty Repartee with Elizabeth Hawes and Gilbert Seldes
January 24, 1939: General Knowledge and Sharp Witticisms with General Hugh Johnson
January 17, 1939: Witty Rhymes and Global Affairs with Ogden Nash and Hendrik Willem van Loon
January 10, 1939: Excelsior, Lost Chords, and Literary Quizzes with Alexander Woollcott
January 3, 1939: Philosophers, Playwrights, and a Quiz on Colloquialisms with Cornelia Otis Skinner and Irwin Edman
December 27, 1938: Literary Laughs and Holiday Trivia with William Lyon Phelps
November 29, 1938: Feats of Strength and Shakespearean Slang with Kathleen Norris
November 15, 1938: Literary Wit and Global Insights with John Gunther
November 1, 1938: Slang, Autograph Rhymes, and Tricky Trivia with Oswald Jacoby
October 25, 1938: Musical Mischief and Witty Banter with Harpo Marx
October 18, 1938: Global Politics and Shakespearean Wit with Gene Tunney
October 11, 1938: Hollywood Icons and Epitaphs with Lillian Gish
October 4, 1938: Film Trivia and Historical Treaties with Dorothy Thompson and William Bonell
September 27, 1938: Shakespeare, Operatic Tragedies, and Musical Baseball with Basil Rathbone
September 13, 1938: Nursery Rhymes, Rose Poems, and a Classical Music Challenge with Percy Waxman
September 6, 1938: Scientific Discoveries and Famous Prisoners with Ben Bernie
August 30, 1938: Classical Tunes, Baseball Superstitions, and Movie Trivia with Ben Hecht
August 23, 1938: Limericks and Famous Feuds with Percy Waxman
August 9, 1938: Whimsical Trivia and Quick Wit with Alice Duer Miller
August 2, 1938: Wit, Lies, and Literary Legends with George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart
July 26, 1938: Planetary Puzzles and Political Figures with John Gunther
July 19, 1938: Art, Wit, and Tricky Trivia with Ben Hecht and Thomas Craven
July 12, 1938: Broadway Wit and Tough Trivia with George S. Kaufman
July 5, 1938: Musical Hits, Folklore, and Famous Quotes with Oscar Levant
June 28, 1938: A Night of Nursery Rhymes and Trivia with Carmel Snow
June 21, 1938: Literary Laughs and Brain Teasers with Clifton Fadiman
June 14, 1938: Quiz Night with Clifton Fadiman and Marc Connelly