April 2016 – Page 3 – Retro Radio Podcast

Bing Crosby – Kraft Music Hall – Guest Donald O’Connor. 440203

By Keith April 7, 2016Bing Crosby, Music

Playlist: Bing sings, San Fernando Valley. Marilyn Maxwell hears about the benefits of war bonds, then encounters Uki. It's his birthday, but will he get presents, or insults? Will there…

Adventures in Research – Dirty Hands. ep10, 430406

By Keith April 6, 2016Adventures in Research, Documentary and Interview

Surgical theaters were once far from clean places, and considered a torture chamber by some. Death rates in hospitals were high, as much as 15% or so. What is it…

Lone Ranger – dan Goes To Jail. 430405.

By Keith April 5, 2016Lone Ranger, Western

Great Gildersleeve – Gildy Repairs His Car. ep76, 430404

By Keith April 4, 2016Comedy, Great Gildersleeve

With the war on, no new cars are available, and even the local mechanic has went to war. What's Gildy to do? Faced with doing his own car repairs, Gildy…

Case Dismissed – Responsibilities of Eye Witnesses. ep10, 540403

By Keith April 3, 2016Case Dismissed, Documentary and Interview

Retro OTRDiary 21 Lum and Abner Compilation – Movies To Oil Wells. (retro523)

By Keith April 3, 2016Comedy, Lum and Abner, Retro Original

Filling in a gap where the half hour shows go missing, I look back at the story arc as it was around this time of the year in March 1939.…

Jack Benny – Returning To Hollywood, with George Jessel. 380403

By Keith April 3, 2016Comedy, Jack Benny

Since Jack's train is delayed, Don turns the show over to the substitute host, George Jessel. George is worried that Jack won't pay him for his appearance, and Don explains…

Mysterious Traveller – Woman In Black. 470309 (RV35 retro522)

By Keith April 2, 2016Retro Original, Suspense and Horror2 Comments

A newspaper repoerter encounders a beautiful, dark haired woman with a single name. Theda. When murders go down, she is always somewhere near by. Bill confronts the known gang leaders.…

Burns and Allen – Good Help Is Hard To Find. 430202

By Keith April 2, 2016Comedy

The Six Hits and a Miss kick off with a chorus of, Hip Hip Hurray. Bill Goodwin takes us inside the Burns home for a look at the dozing Papa…