December 30th...Allen v. Benny: Radios Greatest Feud

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 97. This time we examine the years 1936 as Fred Allen and Jack Benny begin their iconic feud.

 

Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band

  

iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 

Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/m/I3itppkgflgewupxhllk632qfpm?t=The_Year_Was

Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/van-gogh-chops-off-ear

 

Sources:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20/fred-allen

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Fred-Allen

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jack-Benny

https://www.fredallen.org/jack-benny-fred-allen-feud.html

https://www.flapperpress.com/post/radio-s-greatest-feud-that-wasn-t-the-story-of-jack-benny-fred-allen

https://tralfaz.blogspot.com/2018/02/fred-allens-side-of-jack-benny-feud.html

https://www.oldradioshows.org/2016/07/10/fred-allen-and-his-friendly-feud-with-jack-ben

https://stringsmagazine.com/from-rifleman-to-concertmaster-stuart-canin-looks-back-90-years/

 

Photo: 

https://www.fredallen.org/images/fred-jack-fight.jpg