This first episode of the Useless Information Retrocast includes the following:
Question of the Day: In 1947, Representative Bertrand W. Gearhart proposed that an independent country should be made a US state. Which state did he suggest? (Listen to the podcast to hear the answer!)
Retrosponsor: Home Equipment Company with Johnny Cash reading the commercials.
Listen to the complete Johnny Cash show from which all of these segments appeared.
Tidbits:
England’s Oldest Woman Seeks New Husband
5 Records Needed for Admittance to Dance
Albino Kangaroo Given to the United States
Footnotes to History: