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Decline Of Spengler, The

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Old Jews in Florida, against the background of the Holocaust, seek eternal life through an advanced space program and the bending of reality.

Series: NPR Playhouse and WBAI
Show Type: Comedy
Cast: Barbara Sohmers, Joseph Palmieri, Lester Nafzger, Irene Wagner, Tim Jerome, Leslie Cass, David Rapkin, Rosemary Foley, Charles Potter, Arthur Miller, Brother Theodore, Joe Frank
Air Date: 1983
Digital Audio Bit Rate: 128kbps

Category: NPR Playhouse and WBAI.

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Eric Antonio – October 19, 2014:

Brilliant and bizarre from beginning to end. Classic opening line!

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Old Jews in Florida, against the background of the Holocaust, seek eternal life through an advanced space program and the bending of reality.

Series: NPR Playhouse and WBAI
Show Type: Comedy
Cast: Barbara Sohmers, Joseph Palmieri, Lester Nafzger, Irene Wagner, Tim Jerome, Leslie Cass, David Rapkin, Rosemary Foley, Charles Potter, Arthur Miller, Brother Theodore, Joe Frank
Air Date: 1983
Digital Audio Bit Rate: 128kbps

5.00 out of 5

1 review for Decline Of Spengler, The

5 out of 5

Eric Antonio – October 19, 2014:

Brilliant and bizarre from beginning to end. Classic opening line!

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Decline Of Spengler, The

Series: NPR Playhouse and WBAI

Show Type: Comedy

Cast: Barbara Sohmers, Joseph Palmieri, Lester Nafzger, Irene Wagner, Tim Jerome, Leslie Cass, David Rapkin, Rosemary Foley, Charles Potter, Arthur Miller, Brother Theodore, Joe Frank

Air Date: 1983

Digital Audio Bit Rate: 128kbps

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Series: NPR Playhouse and WBAI

Show Type: Comedy

Cast: Barbara Sohmers, Joseph Palmieri, Lester Nafzger, Irene Wagner, Tim Jerome, Leslie Cass, David Rapkin, Rosemary Foley, Charles Potter, Arthur Miller, Brother Theodore, Joe Frank

Air Date: 1983

Digital Audio Bit Rate: 128kbps

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Decline Of Spengler, The

Series: NPR Playhouse and WBAI

Show Type: Comedy

Cast: Barbara Sohmers, Joseph Palmieri, Lester Nafzger, Irene Wagner, Tim Jerome, Leslie Cass, David Rapkin, Rosemary Foley, Charles Potter, Arthur Miller, Brother Theodore, Joe Frank

Air Date: 1983

Digital Audio Bit Rate: 128kbps

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Series: NPR Playhouse and WBAI

Show Type: Comedy

Cast: Barbara Sohmers, Joseph Palmieri, Lester Nafzger, Irene Wagner, Tim Jerome, Leslie Cass, David Rapkin, Rosemary Foley, Charles Potter, Arthur Miller, Brother Theodore, Joe Frank

Air Date: 1983

Digital Audio Bit Rate: 128kbps

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