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The Author Meets the Critics

1945–1949

The Author Meets the Critics

46 surviving broadcasts held in the archive

The Author Meets the Critics began on the Mutual Broadcasting System in December 1942. The format was fixed and combative: one critic attacked the week's book, another defended it, and then the author was brought in to answer both. Guests included William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Arthur Miller, Al Capp and John Dos Passos. The surviving broadcasts are public domain and stream from the Internet Archive.

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The surviving run

Transmission

29 January

No. 1

1945

The Author Meets the Critics

The Troubled Midnight

Running time

30 min

The Author Meets the Critics began on the Mutual Broadcasting System in December 1942. The format was fixed and combative: one critic attacked the week's book, another defended it, and then the author was brought in to answer both. Guests included William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Arthur Miller, Al Capp and John Dos Passos. The surviving broadcasts areand stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

5 February

No. 2

1945

The Author Meets the Critics

The Secret History Of The War

Running time

28 min

The Author Meets the Critics began on the Mutual Broadcasting System in December 1942. The format was fixed and combative: one critic attacked the week's book, another defended it, and then the author was brought in to answer both. Guests included William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Arthur Miller, Al Capp and John Dos Passos. The surviving broadcasts areand stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

12 February

No. 3

1945

The Author Meets the Critics

Anything Can Happen

Running time

29 min

The Author Meets the Critics began on the Mutual Broadcasting System in December 1942. The format was fixed and combative: one critic attacked the week's book, another defended it, and then the author was brought in to answer both. Guests included William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Arthur Miller, Al Capp and John Dos Passos. The surviving broadcasts areand stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

19 February

No. 4

1945

The Author Meets the Critics

Youngin'

Running time

14 min

The Author Meets the Critics began on the Mutual Broadcasting System in December 1942. The format was fixed and combative: one critic attacked the week's book, another defended it, and then the author was brought in to answer both. Guests included William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Arthur Miller, Al Capp and John Dos Passos. The surviving broadcasts areand stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

28 February

No. 5

1945

The Author Meets the Critics

Brainstorm

Running time

30 min

The Author Meets the Critics began on the Mutual Broadcasting System in December 1942. The format was fixed and combative: one critic attacked the week's book, another defended it, and then the author was brought in to answer both. Guests included William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Arthur Miller, Al Capp and John Dos Passos. The surviving broadcasts areand stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

3 August

No. 6

1947

The Author Meets the Critics

Belvedere

Running time

29 min

The Author Meets the Critics began on the Mutual Broadcasting System in December 1942. The format was fixed and combative: one critic attacked the week's book, another defended it, and then the author was brought in to answer both. Guests included William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Arthur Miller, Al Capp and John Dos Passos. The surviving broadcasts areand stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

10 August

No. 7

1947

The Author Meets the Critics

Richer By Asea

Running time

29 min

The Author Meets the Critics began on the Mutual Broadcasting System in December 1942. The format was fixed and combative: one critic attacked the week's book, another defended it, and then the author was brought in to answer both. Guests included William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Arthur Miller, Al Capp and John Dos Passos. The surviving broadcasts areand stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

17 August

No. 8

1947

The Author Meets the Critics

Vespers In Vienna

Running time

29 min

The Author Meets the Critics began on the Mutual Broadcasting System in December 1942. The format was fixed and combative: one critic attacked the week's book, another defended it, and then the author was brought in to answer both. Guests included William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Arthur Miller, Al Capp and John Dos Passos. The surviving broadcasts areand stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

24 August

No. 9

1947

The Author Meets the Critics

The Harder They Fall

Running time

29 min

The Author Meets the Critics began on the Mutual Broadcasting System in December 1942. The format was fixed and combative: one critic attacked the week's book, another defended it, and then the author was brought in to answer both. Guests included William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Arthur Miller, Al Capp and John Dos Passos. The surviving broadcasts areand stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

31 August

No. 10

1947

The Author Meets the Critics

Star Spangled Mikado

Running time

29 min

The Author Meets the Critics began on the Mutual Broadcasting System in December 1942. The format was fixed and combative: one critic attacked the week's book, another defended it, and then the author was brought in to answer both. Guests included William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Arthur Miller, Al Capp and John Dos Passos. The surviving broadcasts areand stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

7 September

No. 11

1947

The Author Meets the Critics

You're The Boss

Running time

29 min

The Author Meets the Critics began on the Mutual Broadcasting System in December 1942. The format was fixed and combative: one critic attacked the week's book, another defended it, and then the author was brought in to answer both. Guests included William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Arthur Miller, Al Capp and John Dos Passos. The surviving broadcasts areand stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

28 September

No. 12

1947

The Author Meets the Critics

Adversary In The House

Running time

29 min

The Author Meets the Critics began on the Mutual Broadcasting System in December 1942. The format was fixed and combative: one critic attacked the week's book, another defended it, and then the author was brought in to answer both. Guests included William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Arthur Miller, Al Capp and John Dos Passos. The surviving broadcasts areand stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

5 October

No. 13

1947

The Author Meets the Critics

Or Forfeit Freedom

Running time

30 min

The Author Meets the Critics began on the Mutual Broadcasting System in December 1942. The format was fixed and combative: one critic attacked the week's book, another defended it, and then the author was brought in to answer both. Guests included William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Arthur Miller, Al Capp and John Dos Passos. The surviving broadcasts areand stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

12 October

No. 14

1947

The Author Meets the Critics

Grenedine Etching

Running time

29 min

The Author Meets the Critics began on the Mutual Broadcasting System in December 1942. The format was fixed and combative: one critic attacked the week's book, another defended it, and then the author was brought in to answer both. Guests included William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Arthur Miller, Al Capp and John Dos Passos. The surviving broadcasts areand stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

4 July

No. 15

1948

The Author Meets the Critics

Miracle Of The Bells

Running time

29 min

The Author Meets the Critics began on the Mutual Broadcasting System in December 1942. The format was fixed and combative: one critic attacked the week's book, another defended it, and then the author was brought in to answer both. Guests included William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Arthur Miller, Al Capp and John Dos Passos. The surviving broadcasts areand stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

11 July

No. 16

1948

The Author Meets the Critics

A Guide To Confident Living

Running time

29 min

The Author Meets the Critics began on the Mutual Broadcasting System in December 1942. The format was fixed and combative: one critic attacked the week's book, another defended it, and then the author was brought in to answer both. Guests included William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Arthur Miller, Al Capp and John Dos Passos. The surviving broadcasts areand stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

18 July

No. 17

1948

The Author Meets the Critics

Baseball

Running time

29 min

The Author Meets the Critics began on the Mutual Broadcasting System in December 1942. The format was fixed and combative: one critic attacked the week's book, another defended it, and then the author was brought in to answer both. Guests included William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Arthur Miller, Al Capp and John Dos Passos. The surviving broadcasts areand stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

25 July

No. 18

1948

The Author Meets the Critics

The Time Of Your Life

Running time

29 min

The Author Meets the Critics began on the Mutual Broadcasting System in December 1942. The format was fixed and combative: one critic attacked the week's book, another defended it, and then the author was brought in to answer both. Guests included William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Arthur Miller, Al Capp and John Dos Passos. The surviving broadcasts areand stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

8 August

No. 19

1948

The Author Meets the Critics

The Comics, Very Funny

Running time

29 min

The Author Meets the Critics began on the Mutual Broadcasting System in December 1942. The format was fixed and combative: one critic attacked the week's book, another defended it, and then the author was brought in to answer both. Guests included William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Arthur Miller, Al Capp and John Dos Passos. The surviving broadcasts areand stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

22 August

No. 20

1948

The Author Meets the Critics

Tomorrow Everything Will Be Better

Running time

29 min

The Author Meets the Critics began on the Mutual Broadcasting System in December 1942. The format was fixed and combative: one critic attacked the week's book, another defended it, and then the author was brought in to answer both. Guests included William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Arthur Miller, Al Capp and John Dos Passos. The surviving broadcasts areand stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

29 August

No. 21

1948

The Author Meets the Critics

So This Is New York

Running time

29 min

The Author Meets the Critics began on the Mutual Broadcasting System in December 1942. The format was fixed and combative: one critic attacked the week's book, another defended it, and then the author was brought in to answer both. Guests included William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Arthur Miller, Al Capp and John Dos Passos. The surviving broadcasts areand stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

5 September

No. 22

1948

The Author Meets the Critics

Gertrude Stein

Running time

29 min

The Author Meets the Critics began on the Mutual Broadcasting System in December 1942. The format was fixed and combative: one critic attacked the week's book, another defended it, and then the author was brought in to answer both. Guests included William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Arthur Miller, Al Capp and John Dos Passos. The surviving broadcasts areand stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

12 September

No. 23

1948

The Author Meets the Critics

Family Circle

Running time

29 min

The Author Meets the Critics began on the Mutual Broadcasting System in December 1942. The format was fixed and combative: one critic attacked the week's book, another defended it, and then the author was brought in to answer both. Guests included William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Arthur Miller, Al Capp and John Dos Passos. The surviving broadcasts areand stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

19 September

No. 24

1948

The Author Meets the Critics

The Crusaders

Running time

29 min

The Author Meets the Critics began on the Mutual Broadcasting System in December 1942. The format was fixed and combative: one critic attacked the week's book, another defended it, and then the author was brought in to answer both. Guests included William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Arthur Miller, Al Capp and John Dos Passos. The surviving broadcasts areand stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

26 September

No. 25

1948

The Author Meets the Critics

I Didn't Know It Was Loaded

Running time

30 min

The Author Meets the Critics began on the Mutual Broadcasting System in December 1942. The format was fixed and combative: one critic attacked the week's book, another defended it, and then the author was brought in to answer both. Guests included William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Arthur Miller, Al Capp and John Dos Passos. The surviving broadcasts areand stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

3 October

No. 26

1948

The Author Meets the Critics

An Affair Of State

Running time

29 min

The Author Meets the Critics began on the Mutual Broadcasting System in December 1942. The format was fixed and combative: one critic attacked the week's book, another defended it, and then the author was brought in to answer both. Guests included William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Arthur Miller, Al Capp and John Dos Passos. The surviving broadcasts areand stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

10 October

No. 27

1948

The Author Meets the Critics

The Schmo

Running time

29 min

The Author Meets the Critics began on the Mutual Broadcasting System in December 1942. The format was fixed and combative: one critic attacked the week's book, another defended it, and then the author was brought in to answer both. Guests included William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Arthur Miller, Al Capp and John Dos Passos. The surviving broadcasts areand stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

17 October

No. 28

1948

The Author Meets the Critics

The Wild Country

Running time

29 min

The Author Meets the Critics began on the Mutual Broadcasting System in December 1942. The format was fixed and combative: one critic attacked the week's book, another defended it, and then the author was brought in to answer both. Guests included William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Arthur Miller, Al Capp and John Dos Passos. The surviving broadcasts areand stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

24 October

No. 29

1948

The Author Meets the Critics

The Sealed Verdict

Running time

30 min

The Author Meets the Critics began on the Mutual Broadcasting System in December 1942. The format was fixed and combative: one critic attacked the week's book, another defended it, and then the author was brought in to answer both. Guests included William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Arthur Miller, Al Capp and John Dos Passos. The surviving broadcasts areand stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

7 November

No. 30

1948

The Author Meets the Critics

The Wayfaring Stranger

Running time

29 min

The Author Meets the Critics began on the Mutual Broadcasting System in December 1942. The format was fixed and combative: one critic attacked the week's book, another defended it, and then the author was brought in to answer both. Guests included William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Arthur Miller, Al Capp and John Dos Passos. The surviving broadcasts areand stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

14 November

No. 31

1948

The Author Meets the Critics

Our New National Labor Policy

Running time

30 min

The Author Meets the Critics began on the Mutual Broadcasting System in December 1942. The format was fixed and combative: one critic attacked the week's book, another defended it, and then the author was brought in to answer both. Guests included William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Arthur Miller, Al Capp and John Dos Passos. The surviving broadcasts areand stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

21 November

No. 32

1948

The Author Meets the Critics

Autobiography Of Saul Bloom

Running time

29 min

The Author Meets the Critics began on the Mutual Broadcasting System in December 1942. The format was fixed and combative: one critic attacked the week's book, another defended it, and then the author was brought in to answer both. Guests included William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Arthur Miller, Al Capp and John Dos Passos. The surviving broadcasts areand stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

12 December

No. 33

1948

The Author Meets the Critics

Warlords Of Washington

Running time

29 min

The Author Meets the Critics began on the Mutual Broadcasting System in December 1942. The format was fixed and combative: one critic attacked the week's book, another defended it, and then the author was brought in to answer both. Guests included William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Arthur Miller, Al Capp and John Dos Passos. The surviving broadcasts areand stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

19 December

No. 34

1948

The Author Meets the Critics

So Far, So Good

Running time

29 min

The Author Meets the Critics began on the Mutual Broadcasting System in December 1942. The format was fixed and combative: one critic attacked the week's book, another defended it, and then the author was brought in to answer both. Guests included William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Arthur Miller, Al Capp and John Dos Passos. The surviving broadcasts areand stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

26 December

No. 35

1948

The Author Meets the Critics

A Man Called White

Running time

29 min

The Author Meets the Critics began on the Mutual Broadcasting System in December 1942. The format was fixed and combative: one critic attacked the week's book, another defended it, and then the author was brought in to answer both. Guests included William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Arthur Miller, Al Capp and John Dos Passos. The surviving broadcasts areand stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

2 January

No. 36

1949

The Author Meets the Critics

Larks In The Popcorn

Running time

29 min

The Author Meets the Critics began on the Mutual Broadcasting System in December 1942. The format was fixed and combative: one critic attacked the week's book, another defended it, and then the author was brought in to answer both. Guests included William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Arthur Miller, Al Capp and John Dos Passos. The surviving broadcasts areand stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

9 January

No. 37

1949

The Author Meets the Critics

An Act Of Love

Running time

29 min

The Author Meets the Critics began on the Mutual Broadcasting System in December 1942. The format was fixed and combative: one critic attacked the week's book, another defended it, and then the author was brought in to answer both. Guests included William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Arthur Miller, Al Capp and John Dos Passos. The surviving broadcasts areand stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

16 January

No. 38

1949

The Author Meets the Critics

The Flesh Of Mary Duncan

Running time

29 min

The Author Meets the Critics began on the Mutual Broadcasting System in December 1942. The format was fixed and combative: one critic attacked the week's book, another defended it, and then the author was brought in to answer both. Guests included William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Arthur Miller, Al Capp and John Dos Passos. The surviving broadcasts areand stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

23 January

No. 39

1949

The Author Meets the Critics

The Embers Still Burn

Running time

29 min

The Author Meets the Critics began on the Mutual Broadcasting System in December 1942. The format was fixed and combative: one critic attacked the week's book, another defended it, and then the author was brought in to answer both. Guests included William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Arthur Miller, Al Capp and John Dos Passos. The surviving broadcasts areand stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

30 January

No. 40

1949

The Author Meets the Critics

China, The Land And The People

Running time

29 min

The Author Meets the Critics began on the Mutual Broadcasting System in December 1942. The format was fixed and combative: one critic attacked the week's book, another defended it, and then the author was brought in to answer both. Guests included William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Arthur Miller, Al Capp and John Dos Passos. The surviving broadcasts areand stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

6 February

No. 41

1949

The Author Meets the Critics

American Argument

Running time

30 min

The Author Meets the Critics began on the Mutual Broadcasting System in December 1942. The format was fixed and combative: one critic attacked the week's book, another defended it, and then the author was brought in to answer both. Guests included William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Arthur Miller, Al Capp and John Dos Passos. The surviving broadcasts areand stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

13 February

No. 42

1949

The Author Meets the Critics

Shalom Means Peace

Running time

29 min

The Author Meets the Critics began on the Mutual Broadcasting System in December 1942. The format was fixed and combative: one critic attacked the week's book, another defended it, and then the author was brought in to answer both. Guests included William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Arthur Miller, Al Capp and John Dos Passos. The surviving broadcasts areand stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

20 February

No. 43

1949

The Author Meets the Critics

The Mad Woman Of Chaillot

Running time

30 min

The Author Meets the Critics began on the Mutual Broadcasting System in December 1942. The format was fixed and combative: one critic attacked the week's book, another defended it, and then the author was brought in to answer both. Guests included William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Arthur Miller, Al Capp and John Dos Passos. The surviving broadcasts areand stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

27 February

No. 44

1949

The Author Meets the Critics

No Place To Hide

Running time

29 min

The Author Meets the Critics began on the Mutual Broadcasting System in December 1942. The format was fixed and combative: one critic attacked the week's book, another defended it, and then the author was brought in to answer both. Guests included William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Arthur Miller, Al Capp and John Dos Passos. The surviving broadcasts areand stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

20 March

No. 45

1949

The Author Meets the Critics

The Fires Of Spring

Running time

30 min

The Author Meets the Critics began on the Mutual Broadcasting System in December 1942. The format was fixed and combative: one critic attacked the week's book, another defended it, and then the author was brought in to answer both. Guests included William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Arthur Miller, Al Capp and John Dos Passos. The surviving broadcasts areand stream from the Internet Archive.

Transmission

27 March

No. 46

1949

The Author Meets the Critics

A Treasury Of The Spoken Word

Running time

29 min

The Author Meets the Critics began on the Mutual Broadcasting System in December 1942. The format was fixed and combative: one critic attacked the week's book, another defended it, and then the author was brought in to answer both. Guests included William L. Shirer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Arthur Miller, Al Capp and John Dos Passos. The surviving broadcasts areand stream from the Internet Archive.