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Last Summary Update: 09-26-2025

Puritans and Witches
Airdate: Thursday - September 25, 1975

WOR Show
Original Airing

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(NOTE ABOUT TIME REFERENCES: Since there are many different copies of shows out there from different sources, all time references are from the beginning of one single recorded copy, since various copies, depending on when the recordee started recording, had news at the beginning or shortened themes. The times would vary from copy to copy.)

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

Hey, we haven't really done anything seriously here on thtis little effort of ours. . .

Show Description

The first angry "letter to the editor" Who bought the first paper? Shep spends the show discussing the early history of America diring the Puritan times He spends the last portion of the show continuing with 'firsts' Who was the first baby born in America? Who got the first traffic ticket?

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 16:45	This is WOR New York. . .

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
• 16:49	Village Voice
• 17:21	D'Agostino
• 18:23	Schaefer Beer
• 19:24	W.W. Norton	Conversations with Kennedy
• 32:04	European Health Spa
• 32:46	Dell Books	Marathon Man
• 33:18	Long Island Press
• 33:53	Aero Mexico
• 34:53	Brasserie

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
•	No Music Used

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
•	None Mentioned

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

None

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

This Show

		Date	Title
		September 25, 1975	Puritans and Witches	Original Airing

More Ways To Hear or Buy It

Show	Replay Date
Dustbin of History	September 25, 2025

The Best Source for Quality Jean Shepherd Audio

Found in the following set(s)

Set Name	Show #	Media
Series 100 Group J	128Da	Cassette

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"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