Vin Scelsa's Idiots's Delight (R) Shows

John Zacherle, who was on WNEW-FM
weeknights from 10 PM until 2 AM long before Vin Scelsa,
appeared on "What's My Line" in 1960.

Slide show from the first public screening
of Issi Dayan's film about Vin Scelsa
and the fans of Idiot's Delight.

mp3 versions of this program are
found even sooner than they are posted here on:
alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.alternative

m4b may often be found on:
alt.binaries.sounds.radio.misc
alt.binaries.music

Unless otherwise indicated, each ZIP file contains a single WMA
(Windows Media Audio) or mp3 file. After the download
has completed, but prior to attempting to unzip the file,
you may wish to compare the file size to confirm
that you received the entire file.

Listen to Neil Litt's free-form Internet-only radio program,
My Midlife Crisis," here. The latest edition of "My Midlife Crisis"
was posted to the web on April 8, 2006.

Vin's Show of July 4, 2009
Running time: 3 hours, 59 minutes, 24 seconds
.mp3 file size: 172,346,409 bytes
ZIP file size: 171,203,262 bytes
id7-4-09.zip

Vin's Show of June 27, 2009
Running time: 3 hours, 59 minutes, 24 seconds
.mp3 file size: 172,379,324 bytes
ZIP file size: 171,247,060 bytes
id6-27-09.zip

Vin's Show of June 20, 2009
Running time: 3 hours, 59 minutes, 24 seconds
.mp3 file size: 172,379,951 bytes
ZIP file size: 171,263,437 bytes
id6-20-09.zip

Vin's Show of June 13, 2009
Running time: 3 hours, 59 minutes, 25 seconds
.mp3 file size: 172,389,982 bytes
ZIP file size: 171,349,581 bytes
id6-13-09.zip

Vin's Show of June 6, 2009
Running time: 3 hours, 59 minutes, 05 seconds
.mp3 file size: 172,140,460 bytes
ZIP file size: 171,027,758 bytes
id6-6-09.zip

Show of May 30, 2009
with Helen Benedict
The Lonely Soldier: The Private War of Women Serving in Iraq,
Helen Benedict's book, examines the unique problems women face
in today's war-weary Army. She reports on numerous women
whose combined experiences consistently point out
that the "real enemy" in Iraq for them
was not who they assumed it would be.
Running time: 3 hours, 59 minutes, 19 seconds
.mp3 file size: 172,310,987 bytes
ZIP file size: 171,170,635 bytes
id5-30-09.zip

Vin's Show of May 23, 2009
Running time: 3 hours, 58 minutes, 26 seconds
.mp3 file size: 171,674,958 bytes
ZIP file size: 170,485,444 bytes
id5-23-09.zip

Vin's Show of May 16, 2009
Running time: 3 hours, 59 minutes, 18 seconds
.mp3 file size: 172,306,599 bytes
ZIP file size: 171,221,046 bytes
id5-16-09.zip

Vin's Show of May 9, 2009
Running time: 3 hours, 59 minutes, 27 seconds
.mp3 file size: 172,410,044 bytes
ZIP file size: 171,254,4014 bytes
id5-9-09.zip

Vin's Show of May 2, 2009
Running time: 3 hours, 59 minutes, 21 seconds
.mp3 file size: 172,338,259 bytes
ZIP file size: 171,235,164 bytes
id5-2-09.zip

Vin's Show of April 25, 2009
Running time: 3 hours, 57 minutes, 34 seconds
.mp3 file size: 171,049,900 bytes
ZIP file size: 169,815,292 bytes
id4-25-09.zip

Vin's Show of April 18, 2009
Running time: 3 hours, 59 minutes, 20 seconds
.mp3 file size: 172,324,780 bytes
ZIP file size: 171,196,458 bytes
id4-18-09.zip

Vin's Show of April 11, 2009
Running time: 3 hours, 58 minutes, 23 seconds
.mp3 file size: 171,640,163 bytes
ZIP file size: 169,834,155 bytes
id4-11-09.zip

Show of April 4, 2009
with The Felice Brothers
Running time: 3 hours, 59 minutes, 22 seconds
.mp3 file size: 172,348,604 bytes
ZIP file size: 171,258,760 bytes
id4-4-09.zip

Show of March 29, 2009
with John Wesley Harding
Running time: 3 hours, 59 minutes, 28 seconds
.mp3 file size: 172,419.761 bytes
ZIP file size: 170,928,982 bytes
id3-28-09.zip

Vin's Show of November 15, 2008
The Low Anthem visits Idiot's Delight.
Running time: 3 hours, 59 minutes, 16 seconds
.mp3 file size: 172,272,117 bytes
ZIP file size: 170,595,631 bytes
id11-15-08.zip

Vin's Show of November 10, 2007
Vin observes his 40th anniversary in New York radio
with the help of a unique group of friends. They say
that women remember better than men, so since
Vin's memory is pretty much shot he's invited 5 women
who have played an important part in his radio life
at various times over the last 40 years to
join him for an old-style free-form bull session. They're Vin's radio sisters:
Rita Houston; Meg Griffin; his erstwhile K-ROCK and
WNEW Producer Kara Manning; his FUV producer Kim Ferdinando
and former radio WNEW-FM and CBS radio journalist Robin Sagon.
He's invited the women to pick whatever music they'll be playing
from 8-10 PM. Then from 10 to midnight he'll see what he can remember.
Running time: 3 hours, 59 minute, 47 seconds
.mp3 file size: 172,653,296 bytes
ZIP file size: 170,877,518 bytes
id11-10-07.zip

Vin's Show of September 29, 2007
with guests The Felice Brothers
Running time: 3 hours, 59 minute, 15 seconds
.mp3 file size: 172,268,982 bytes
ZIP file size: 170,807,320bytes
id9-29-07.zip

Norah Jones, whose first-ever appearance
on radio anywhere was on
Vin Scelsa's Idiot's Delight in September 2001
(months before the release of Come Away With Me),
returned to the show for the radio premiere
of her much anticipated new album,
Feels Like Home.

Running time: 3 hours, 52 minutes, 4 seconds
.wma file size: 56,831,185 bytes
ZIP file size: 55,719,444 bytes
id_01-31-04.zip

LATEST INSTALLMENT ADDED 04/08/06!

For three years I presented free-form
internet-only radio with an emphasis on music
and upbeat conversation. Meanwhile, the earth
continued to revolve around the sun,
rising and setting on an increasingly arrogant
and repressive American government.
All my patience and good will are exhausted.
This and the next several editions of "My Midlife Crisis"
will be overflowing with resentment
and righteous indignation.
And you'll find them all here

If you're one of the IDDiots looking for a bissle Noshville, click here to hear "Noshville Katz."

Looking for older Idiot's Delight programs?
Check out the Idiots Delight Archives

On January 25, 2003, Vin Scelsa's guest
on Idiot's Delight was Lou Reed.
Click here to stream this extraordinary
interview with Windows Media Player.

On December 8, 1996, Vin Scelsa and Marty Martinez
talked about the death of John Lennon
and played tapes from the night, 16 years earlier,
when they had to share with their
listeners the tragic news that
John Lennon had been shot.
Click on the 12/8/96 show for pseudostreaming
via 56kb modem or better with RealPlayer.
Special thanks to Bob Steeves
for providing the audio cassette.

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