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A History of Live Radio

An early History of Live Radio on WBAI with free form pioneers Chris Albertson, John Leonard, Bob Fass, Steve Post and Larry Josephson

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Very Old Dad: Home Health Care

We all have a morning routine. But what happens when you can no longer get through your morning routine alone? Larry and Jennie Josephson discuss the realities of home health care from the patient side, and Jennie talks with Shemain Watkins about her career as a home health aide.

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Very Old Dad: Sensible Questions from Well-Meaning People

Larry and Jennie Josephson take a rolling stroll on the Upper West Side. It's the first time Larry's been outside in weeks, and the first time Jennie's been back to New York since...uh...well, never mind. Jennie and Larry take on the sensible questions that they've both been asked in the past two years about Larry's well-being and his future.

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What Is a Jew?

“What Is A Jew” is an exploration of the essential nature of Judaism, its beliefs, history, rituals and culture. The program takes the form of a conversation between host Larry Josephson, a secular Jew with little knowledge of the religion of his grandparents, and Rabbi Ismar Schorsch, Chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary.

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Pacifica is 25

Exactly 25 years after KPFA first went on the air, Larry Josephson hosts a program commemorating the event. In a mix of interviews with some of the stations earliest personalities, including Joy Hill, widow of the station's founder Lewis Hill, and excerpts from some of the best programs from the past 25 years, Josephson recalls the illustrious history of the country's first listener supported radio station.

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18th Anniversary at WBAI

Larry Josephson, who worked first at WBAI in the 1960s, then went west to KPFA in Berkeley, CA. He returned to WBAI in the late 1970s.

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