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title: "Archival Calendar Walk: Batch 02 (1932–1933)" date: 2026-09-18 tags: ["calendar-walk", "october", "archival-enrichment", "asr", "whisper", "newspaper-logs"]

Archival Calendar Walk: Batch 02 (1932–1933)

Batch 02 processes three broadcasts from the chronological October 1–3 walk, spanning October 3, 1932 through October 1, 1933. All three recordings were transcribed in full (100% audio length, zero truncation) using faster-whisper with voice activity detection, and verified against primary contemporary newspaper radio logs.

1. Chandu the Magician — Nadji Disappears (1932-10-03)

  • Identifier: 87110c97-c655-42ec-9d6c-427a5f3077d0
  • Audio Duration: 858.6s (14m 18s), 2,027 words
  • Network / Station: Mutual / WOR 8:00 PM
  • Primary Source Citation: The New York Times Radio Log (1932-10-03, WOR 8:00 PM, Chandu the Magician - Mystery Drama)
  • Cast: Gayne Whitman (Frank Chandler / Chandu), Margaret MacDonald (Princess Nadji), Bob Bixby (Bob Regent), Betty Webb (Betty Regent)
  • Verified Synopsis: Chandu searches a secret castle library for an ancient Egyptian parchment before Princess Nadji vanishes through a hidden doorway.

2. Tarzan of the Apes — Tarzan Saves Clayton (1932-10-03)

  • Identifier: 36abd6e5-952e-49ca-acd2-7932a7302d0b
  • Audio Duration: 578.7s (9m 38s), 1,462 words
  • Network / Station: Syndicated / KNX 7:45 PM
  • Primary Source Citation: Los Angeles Times Radio Log (1932-10-03, KNX 7:45 PM, Tarzan)
  • Cast: James Pierce (Tarzan), Joan Burroughs Pierce (Jane Porter), Edgar Rice Burroughs (Creator)
  • Verified Synopsis: Tarzan rescues Clayton from danger in the jungle while Jane Porter faces a fierce lioness attempting to break into their cabin.

3. Front Page Drama — Ghost of the Catacombs (1933-10-01)

  • Identifier: 9443a8e9-35a5-41eb-9ffa-8ddcb3d1f5f9
  • Audio Duration: 898.3s (14m 58s), 2,028 words
  • Sponsor / Publication: The American Weekly (Hearst Sunday newspapers)
  • Primary Source Citation: The New York Times Radio Log (1933-10-01, WOR 8:00 PM, Dramatic Sketch / Front Page Drama)
  • Cast: Harry Price (Director of the National Laboratory of Psychical Research in London), Norman Darrow
  • Verified Synopsis: Psychical researcher Harry Price conducts an experiment with an Italian medium in Roman catacombs where she channels dramatic visions of Saint Agnes.

Progress: 6 / 652 broadcasts enriched (0.9%).