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Last Summary Update: 07-14-2025

Pop Culture
Airdate: Monday - March 18, 1963

WOR Show
Original Airing

audio

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

Well, the way it is, I guess,. . .

Show Description

A story about a gaboon Viper found dead in the Philadelphia zoo with his own fangs embedded in his back, leads Shep into one of his serious discussions, this time about pop culture.

So far there is no Description for this show

News Articles Read by Shep During Show

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

Time	Image	Description
•		Snake Bites Self

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 13:10	Speaking of Virtue - This is WOR AM and FM in New York

Commercials (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 34:50	Buick	Cut short
• 34:54	Paperbook Gallery	Cut short

Music (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 0439	St Louis Blues
• 04:38	The Okeh Laughing Record

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 03:46	Bob Considine

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

None

Rating

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Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used

Time	Category	Date	Title	Comments
•	General Topics		Pop Culture

Record: 3446 / ID: 19630318W3446

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

	Date	Title
	March 18, 1963 Recno: 3446	Pop Culture	Original Airing

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Database Record Status

Database ID #:	19630318W3446	Sponsors up to date:	Yes
Record Created:	01-28-2008	Sources up to date:	Yes
Last Update:	07-14-2025	Station ID up to date:	Yes
Show Redated From: See Dating Notes		Engineers up to date:	Yes
Music up to date:	Yes	Instruments up to date:	Yes
Description up to date:	Yes

Known Recordees

None Known

Notes

Dating Notes

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General Notes

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Technical Notes

Notes

Source: Jim Clavin
The recordee cut the opening theme and perhaps some dialog. This was one of the ebay shows bought by Gary Hines.
Comments: 0

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Max / Schmidco

Max's super secret page of shows never played and not on internet - maybe. . .

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Replays

Mass Backwards

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WBAI Golden Age of Radio

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Yesterday USA

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Dustbin of History!

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Max / Schmidco Notes
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Other

References:

Jean Shepherd Show_-_Volume 04_75_08-18-10\1963-03-18_Pop_Culture.mp3

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Schmidco Sets - 0 found

Set Name	Show #	Media	File Name	Source
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Shows Known via Recordings or Lists
(1950 to 1974 Sources 100% Complete - 1975-1977 in process)

3 Known copies from various Sources and Lists (Up to date)

	Recordee			¹ Shortened Theme: 55 seconds ² Audibly Dated: By recordee or other ³ Modified Theme: Theme added by Gary Hines ⁴ Syndicated Intro: Intro broadcast as part of Synd Shows
	This copy used for summary time references		Inventory File Name coding explained

Source Name

Information

Gary Hines

Running Time: 38:59

Timing Reference
Inventory Name: 1963 03 18_W3446_097_mod Pop Culture.mp3
Source filename: 63-03-18_mod Pop Culture.mp3
Source description: 3-18-63 gh Pop Culture
Station: WOR

Images

Max - Everything Sets

Running Time: 39:00

Available on Internet

Inventory Name: 1963 03 18_W3446_601 Pop Culture.mp3
Source filename: 1963-03-18_Pop_Culture.mp3
Source set: Everything Set 04
Station: WOR

Gary Hines

Running Time: 37:10

Inventory Name: 1963 03 18_W3446_097_orig Pop Culture.mp3
Source filename: 63-03-18_orig Pop Culture.mp3
Station: WOR

"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