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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"]
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### 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.

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