Between 1940 and 1956 Bristow gave many, talks, usually about 10 minutes in length, over radio station WGY in Schenectady. These included: "Farm Paper of the Air," part of the Cornell Agricultural Extension program; "Let's Read a Book," a monthly series; "The World and Us," based upon his experiences on two trips around the world in 1930 and 1930-39; and a series of recollections and anecdotes of his experiences as a child growing up in Washington, D.C. and VA aired during the last programs.