{"id":7739,"date":"2026-07-04T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/normangilliland.com\/wordpress\/?p=7739"},"modified":"2026-05-30T08:23:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T14:23:02","slug":"skywave-audio-theater-for-the-week-of-july-4-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/normangilliland.com\/wordpress\/skywave-audio-theater-for-the-week-of-july-4-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Skywave Audio Theater for the Week of July 4, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/normangilliland.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Fireworks.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/normangilliland.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Fireworks-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5492\" style=\"width:535px;height:auto\" srcset=\"http:\/\/normangilliland.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Fireworks-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/normangilliland.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Fireworks-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/normangilliland.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Fireworks-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/normangilliland.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Fireworks.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Happy 250th Birthday, USA!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>7\/4\/2026 Great Gildersleeve &#8220;Independence Day Speech&#8221; 7\/2\/1952<br>7\/4\/2026 You Are There &#8220;The Declaration of Independence&#8221; 7\/4\/1949<br>7\/4\/2026 The FBI in Peace and War &#8220;Cross Country&#8221; 7\/8\/1956<br>7\/4\/2026 Boston Blackie &#8220;Johnny &#8220;Cash Burns&#8221; Imported Wool&#8221; 7\/2\/1947<br>7\/4\/2026 X-Minus One &#8220;Mr. Costello, Hero&#8221; 7\/3\/1956<br>7\/4\/2026 The Shadow &#8220;The Voice of the Trumpet&#8221; 7\/3\/1938<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/normangilliland.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Great-Gildersleeve.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"154\" height=\"130\" src=\"http:\/\/normangilliland.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Great-Gildersleeve.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3576\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/normangilliland.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SAT-07-03-21-a-The-Great-Gildersleeve.wav\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>7\/4\/2026 Great Gildersleeve &#8220;Independence Day Speech&#8221; 7\/2\/1952<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/normangilliland.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/United_States_Declaration_of_Independence.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"863\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/normangilliland.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/United_States_Declaration_of_Independence-863x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7742\" srcset=\"http:\/\/normangilliland.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/United_States_Declaration_of_Independence-863x1024.jpg 863w, http:\/\/normangilliland.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/United_States_Declaration_of_Independence-253x300.jpg 253w, http:\/\/normangilliland.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/United_States_Declaration_of_Independence-768x911.jpg 768w, http:\/\/normangilliland.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/United_States_Declaration_of_Independence.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 863px) 100vw, 863px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/normangilliland.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SAT-07-03-21-b-You-Are-There.wav\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>7\/4\/2026 You Are There &#8220;The Declaration of Independence&#8221; 7\/4\/1949<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/normangilliland.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/FBI.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"955\" src=\"http:\/\/normangilliland.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/FBI.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5030\" style=\"width:250px;height:auto\" srcset=\"http:\/\/normangilliland.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/FBI.png 681w, http:\/\/normangilliland.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/FBI-214x300.png 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/normangilliland.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SAT-07-03-21-c-The-FBI-in-Peace-and-War.wav\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>7\/4\/2026 The FBI in Peace and War &#8220;Cross Country&#8221; 7\/8\/1956<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/normangilliland.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Boston-Blackie-Image.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"857\" src=\"http:\/\/normangilliland.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Boston-Blackie-Image.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2612\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.9335149682692627;width:465px;height:auto\" srcset=\"http:\/\/normangilliland.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Boston-Blackie-Image.jpg 800w, http:\/\/normangilliland.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Boston-Blackie-Image-280x300.jpg 280w, http:\/\/normangilliland.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Boston-Blackie-Image-768x823.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/normangilliland.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SAT-07-03-21-d-Boston-Blackie.wav\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>7\/4\/2026 Boston Blackie &#8220;Johnny &#8220;Cash Burns&#8221; Imported Wool&#8221; 7\/2\/1947<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/normangilliland.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/X-Minus-One.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"226\" height=\"223\" src=\"http:\/\/normangilliland.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/X-Minus-One.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5622\" style=\"width:317px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/normangilliland.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SAT-07-03-21-e-X-Minus-One.wav\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>7\/4\/2026 X-Minus One &#8220;Mr. Costello, Hero&#8221; 7\/3\/1956<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/normangilliland.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/The-Shadow-Image.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"306\" height=\"306\" src=\"http:\/\/normangilliland.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/The-Shadow-Image.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4163\" style=\"width:330px;height:auto\" srcset=\"http:\/\/normangilliland.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/The-Shadow-Image.jpg 306w, http:\/\/normangilliland.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/The-Shadow-Image-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/normangilliland.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/The-Shadow-Image-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 306px) 100vw, 306px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/normangilliland.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SAT-07-03-21-f1-The-Shadow.wav\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>7\/4\/2026 The Shadow &#8220;The Voice of the Trumpet&#8221; 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