Information Please

Gene Tunney, Marcus Duffield

English · Radio, Courses

Information Please is a lively radio quiz program built around questions from listeners and the quick-witted answers of its expert panel. The panelists bring knowledge from different fields, while host Clifton Fadiman keeps the conversation moving and gives the show its polished, playful center.

Listeners’ questions range across subjects such as history, literature, science, and popular culture. The panel’s challenge is not only to answer correctly but to do so with wit and personality; when they are stumped, the show’s researchers help supply the answer. The result blends quiz-show competition with an informal exchange of facts, jokes, and conversation.

Its appeal lies in the contrast between serious expertise and lighthearted banter. Rather than presenting information as a lecture, the program makes curiosity entertaining, with the panel’s lively repartee as much a part of the experience as the answers themselves.

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.