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Joe and friends take live phone calls on the air between midnight and 5:00 am. They discuss aggressive women, and a repeat caller assumes various guises. In another segment, Joe interviews an old Jewish blues singer who explains the origin of the Jewish blues, tries to get singing jobs at different clubs and coffee houses, visits his only son who announces his conversion to Christianity; and is finally confronted by cynical drunk Christians.

Series: NPR Playhouse and WBAI
Show Type: Comedy
Cast: Arthur Miller, Eric Sears, Tim Jerome, Joe Frank
Air Date: 1978
Digital Audio Bit Rate: 128kbps

Category: NPR Playhouse and WBAI.

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Series: NPR Playhouse and WBAI
Show Type: Comedy
Cast: Arthur Miller, Eric Sears, Tim Jerome, Joe Frank
Air Date: 1978
Digital Audio Bit Rate: 128kbps

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Jewish Blues

Series: NPR Playhouse and WBAI

Show Type: Comedy

Cast: Arthur Miller, Eric Sears, Tim Jerome, Joe Frank

Air Date: 1978

Digital Audio Bit Rate: 128kbps

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Series: NPR Playhouse and WBAI

Show Type: Comedy

Cast: Arthur Miller, Eric Sears, Tim Jerome, Joe Frank

Air Date: 1978

Digital Audio Bit Rate: 128kbps

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Jewish Blues

Series: NPR Playhouse and WBAI

Show Type: Comedy

Cast: Arthur Miller, Eric Sears, Tim Jerome, Joe Frank

Air Date: 1978

Digital Audio Bit Rate: 128kbps

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Series: NPR Playhouse and WBAI

Show Type: Comedy

Cast: Arthur Miller, Eric Sears, Tim Jerome, Joe Frank

Air Date: 1978

Digital Audio Bit Rate: 128kbps

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