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<div class='seriesDetails'>
<section>
<img alt='cover image' title='Strange as it Seems'
src='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'>
<div>
<ul>
<li>Documentary</li><li>Drama</li>
</ul>
<label>Strange as it Seems</label>
<aside>
<span>189 episodes</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</div>
</section>
<div class='detail'>
<ol><li class='episode' title='The Author Who Ate His Book'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00001.mp3'>
<label>The Author Who Ate His Book</label>
<aside>
<span>13mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='The Man Who Ate a Fortune'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00002.mp3'>
<label>The Man Who Ate a Fortune</label>
<aside>
<span>11mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='The Man Who Sold the World'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00003.mp3'>
<label>The Man Who Sold the World</label>
<aside>
<span>12mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='The Banquet of Ghosts'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00004.mp3'>
<label>The Banquet of Ghosts</label>
<aside>
<span>12mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='The Web Of Gold'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00005.mp3'>
<label>The Web Of Gold</label>
<aside>
<span>11mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='How America Was Named'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00006.mp3'>
<label>How America Was Named</label>
<aside>
<span>11mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='The World&#39;s Most Ingenious Salesman'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00006-01.mp3'>
<label>The World&#39;s Most Ingenious Salesman</label>
<aside>
<span>25mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='The Raw Deal'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00007.mp3'>
<label>The Raw Deal</label>
<aside>
<span>12mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='Where Is Swanee River'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00008.mp3'>
<label>Where Is Swanee River</label>
<aside>
<span>12mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='Fort Blunder'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00009.mp3'>
<label>Fort Blunder</label>
<aside>
<span>11mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='The Diamond Dinner'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00010.mp3'>
<label>The Diamond Dinner</label>
<aside>
<span>11mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='The Elephant Who Ran A Zoo'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00011.mp3'>
<label>The Elephant Who Ran A Zoo</label>
<aside>
<span>12mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='The Costliest Temple in the World'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00012.mp3'>
<label>The Costliest Temple in the World</label>
<aside>
<span>11mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='The Mysterious River'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00013.mp3'>
<label>The Mysterious River</label>
<aside>
<span>11mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='The Self-Appointed Record Breaker'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00014.mp3'>
<label>The Self-Appointed Record Breaker</label>
<aside>
<span>12mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='The Woman Who Tempted Fate'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00015.mp3'>
<label>The Woman Who Tempted Fate</label>
<aside>
<span>15mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='The World&#39;s Smartest Counterfeiter'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00016.mp3'>
<label>The World&#39;s Smartest Counterfeiter</label>
<aside>
<span>15mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='The World&#39;s Largest Diamond'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00017.mp3'>
<label>The World&#39;s Largest Diamond</label>
<aside>
<span>15mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='The Power of the Press'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00018.mp3'>
<label>The Power of the Press</label>
<aside>
<span>15mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='Rome Transplanted'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00019.mp3'>
<label>Rome Transplanted</label>
<aside>
<span>15mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='Stories About the Oregon Trail'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00020.mp3'>
<label>Stories About the Oregon Trail</label>
<aside>
<span>15mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='The Peacemakers'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00021.mp3'>
<label>The Peacemakers</label>
<aside>
<span>15mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='The Happy Accident'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00022.mp3'>
<label>The Happy Accident</label>
<aside>
<span>15mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='London Pays Rent to the King'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00023.mp3'>
<label>London Pays Rent to the King</label>
<aside>
<span>15mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='Poe&#39;s Raven Actually a White Owl'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00024.mp3'>
<label>Poe&#39;s Raven Actually a White Owl</label>
<aside>
<span>15mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='The Martyr To Etiquette'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00025.mp3'>
<label>The Martyr To Etiquette</label>
<aside>
<span>15mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='The Devil Tracks Of Devonshire'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00026.mp3'>
<label>The Devil Tracks Of Devonshire</label>
<aside>
<span>15mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='The Man Who Financed the Revolution'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00027.mp3'>
<label>The Man Who Financed the Revolution</label>
<aside>
<span>14mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='The Key That Performed A Miracle'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00028.mp3'>
<label>The Key That Performed A Miracle</label>
<aside>
<span>15mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='Horse Flies That Made History'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00029.mp3'>
<label>Horse Flies That Made History</label>
<aside>
<span>15mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='The Old Fashioned Cure For Rabies'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00030.mp3'>
<label>The Old Fashioned Cure For Rabies</label>
<aside>
<span>15mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='The Dog Came Back'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00031.mp3'>
<label>The Dog Came Back</label>
<aside>
<span>15mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='The Human Horse'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00032.mp3'>
<label>The Human Horse</label>
<aside>
<span>15mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='The Man Who Solved His Own Crime'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00033.mp3'>
<label>The Man Who Solved His Own Crime</label>
<aside>
<span>15mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='The Beard Tax'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00034.mp3'>
<label>The Beard Tax</label>
<aside>
<span>15mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='The World&#39;s Most Valuable Book'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00035.mp3'>
<label>The World&#39;s Most Valuable Book</label>
<aside>
<span>15mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='The Baby Spy'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00036.mp3'>
<label>The Baby Spy</label>
<aside>
<span>15mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='Cinderella&#39;s Slipper'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00037.mp3'>
<label>Cinderella&#39;s Slipper</label>
<aside>
<span>15mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='The Original Sherlock Holmes'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00038.mp3'>
<label>The Original Sherlock Holmes</label>
<aside>
<span>4mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='The Mystery of the Barbados'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00039.mp3'>
<label>The Mystery of the Barbados</label>
<aside>
<span>15mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='The King Who Saw Ghosts'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00040.mp3'>
<label>The King Who Saw Ghosts</label>
<aside>
<span>15mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='The Man Fate Could Not Conquer'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00041.mp3'>
<label>The Man Fate Could Not Conquer</label>
<aside>
<span>15mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='The Man Who Had Green Hair'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00042.mp3'>
<label>The Man Who Had Green Hair</label>
<aside>
<span>15mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='The Lost Art'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00043.mp3'>
<label>The Lost Art</label>
<aside>
<span>15mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='For Whom Was Pennsylvania Named'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00044.mp3'>
<label>For Whom Was Pennsylvania Named</label>
<aside>
<span>15mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='Sarah Bernhardt&#39;s Coffin'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00045.mp3'>
<label>Sarah Bernhardt&#39;s Coffin</label>
<aside>
<span>15mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='The King Who Could Not Die'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00046.mp3'>
<label>The King Who Could Not Die</label>
<aside>
<span>15mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='The Bloodless Battle'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00047.mp3'>
<label>The Bloodless Battle</label>
<aside>
<span>15mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='The First American Dice Shooter'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00048.mp3'>
<label>The First American Dice Shooter</label>
<aside>
<span>15mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='The Mark of the Hesperus'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00049.mp3'>
<label>The Mark of the Hesperus</label>
<aside>
<span>15mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='The Woman Who Sold the Winds'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00050.mp3'>
<label>The Woman Who Sold the Winds</label>
<aside>
<span>15mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='The Smoker&#39;s Rebellion'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00051.mp3'>
<label>The Smoker&#39;s Rebellion</label>
<aside>
<span>15mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='The World&#39;s Most Expensive Cold Cure'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00052.mp3'>
<label>The World&#39;s Most Expensive Cold Cure</label>
<aside>
<span>15mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='The Wolf Month'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00053.mp3'>
<label>The Wolf Month</label>
<aside>
<span>15mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='Owl Testifies At Trial'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00054.mp3'>
<label>Owl Testifies At Trial</label>
<aside>
<span>15mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='The Man Who Fell Five Miles'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00055.mp3'>
<label>The Man Who Fell Five Miles</label>
<aside>
<span>15mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='Little Jack Horner Really Lived'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00056.mp3'>
<label>Little Jack Horner Really Lived</label>
<aside>
<span>15mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='The Neck Verse'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00063.mp3'>
<label>The Neck Verse</label>
<aside>
<span>15mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='The Statue of Irony'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00064.mp3'>
<label>The Statue of Irony</label>
<aside>
<span>15mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='Hot Money'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00073.mp3'>
<label>Hot Money</label>
<aside>
<span>15mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='The Pirate&#39;s Revenge'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00074.mp3'>
<label>The Pirate&#39;s Revenge</label>
<aside>
<span>15mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='Washington Crosses the Rhine'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00077.mp3'>
<label>Washington Crosses the Rhine</label>
<aside>
<span>15mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
</aside>
</li><li class='episode' title='The Worthless Winner'
data-cover='/cover/sm/strange-as-it-seems.jpg'
data-series='Strange as it Seems'
data-file='otr/strange-as-it-seems/00078.mp3'>
<label>The Worthless Winner</label>
<aside>
<span>15mins</span>
<span>Aired 1939</span>
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Strange as it Seems was a radio program that offered listeners strange and unusual tales about fantastic people and events. Based on the daily syndicated newspaper cartoon panels created by John Hix, the show featured a blend of dramatized events, mini plays, and fanfare music, all designed to entertain and educate the audience about the marvels of the world. The program typically included 2 or 3 dramatic segments, followed by an Ex-Lax commercial and 2 or 3 strange stories. The show would then conclude with a preview of the next show&#39;s stories, another Ex-Lax commercial, a quirky fact, and a short musical ending. Live interviews with unusual personalities, such as the World&#39;s Fastest Talker, were also occasionally featured.</p><p>The radio show first aired on March 22, 1935, on the Columbia Don Lee Coast radio network and was initially broadcast three nights a week. Later changes in the schedule and format occurred until December 1938 when the show ceased airing. The program returned as a 30-minute network program on the CBS network from August 17, 1939, to December 26, 1940. The show had a final run in its original 15-minute format from November 10, 1946, to April 13, 1947. Throughout its years of broadcast, the program had several sponsors, such as Ex-Lax and Palmolive Shave Cream. Many of the original programs were recorded on 16-inch 33 RPM records, with at least 39 of these records, encompassing a total of 78 programs, known to exist.
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<a href='https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Strange_As_It_Seems_Singles' target='_blank'>archive.org</a>, <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strange_as_It_Seems' target='_blank'>wikipedia.org</a>, <a href='https://www.otrcat.com/p/strange-as-it-seems' target='_blank'>otrcat.com</a>
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