Very Unimportant Person -
An excellent doomsday story about the day the a-bombs start to fall, and of a strange passenger in an airplane.

"What would you say to a whole rolling world, full of fire? Flames leaping a mile in the air? Flames and smoke and destruction chasing you, consuming everything in their path? What would you say to the solid rock boiling like water in a kettle, the world vaporizing horribly behind you?"

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A huge machine, taking up several rooms, has been built to solve mathematical equations. A scientist named Quinn assures reporters that despite its complexity and the fact that he referred to it as an electronic brain, it does not actually think.

"The Pathetic Fallacy" is an amusing and relevant story. It may be possible to create new "biological" life by ordering DNA. As technology becomes more complex and is made to simulate life in more and more ways, it becomes increasingly difficult to determine what is alive and what isn't.
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The Topaz Flower -
A crime drama that was written by Charlotte Russell and adaptedfor radio by the famous script writer, Wyllis Cooper. It was performed live on the half-hour radio program "Crime Club".

This story is an example of the well-known mystery story genre known as a "locked room" mystery.

Can you guess the who is the murderer before it is finally revealed? Listen, read, and enjoy.

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Casablanca is a 1942 American romantic drama starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman and Paul Henreid. Set during World War II, it focuses on a man torn between love and virtue. Casablanca won three Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

The is a 30-minute radio adaptation of the film by The Screen Guild Theater on April 26, 1943.

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