2021 – Page 50 – Retro Radio Podcast

Silhouettes of five musicians playing musical instruments against a glowing orange and yellow background - possibly a jazz band performing on stage.

Command Performance – 43-05-01 (064) – Kate Smith, John Charles Thomas, Cass Daley

By Keith May 3, 2021Command Performance, Music

Announcer: Ken Carpenter Playlist Hey Good Looking (Kate Smith). I Got Spring for Sale. (Charioteers) Willie the Wolf oF the West (Cass Daley) South Paw Serenade (Piano instrumental, Freddie Slack)…

Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone and Don Wilson posing for a photo in 1938.

Jack Benny – Buck Benny Party. ep256, 370502

By Keith May 2, 2021Comedy, Jack Benny

Its the fifth anniversary of the radio debut of Jack Benny, and Don presents a review of popular comic catch phrases in the recent years. Phil promises to behave himself,…

Spike Jones – Page Cavanaugh Trio. 480430

By Keith April 30, 2021Music, Spike Jones

Spike and the City Slickers lead off with, Baby Face. The Spotlight Revue comes from Chicago, and Spike's monolog is interrupted by a City Slicker with a problem with his…

Lone Ranger – Dead Men Pay No Blackmail. 410430

By Keith April 30, 2021Lone Ranger, Western

A small band of riders pull into town. Have the two cowhands, and Mary come here to cause trouble? They're just trying to help Mary reclaim property of her dead…

Booster rockets at the bottom of an Apollo, Saturn style rocket.

Dimension X – No Contact. ep4, 500429

By Keith April 29, 2021Dimension X, Science Fiction

In the far flung year of 1982 space travel has become commonplace. A series of spaceships have been mysteriously disappearing at a place in outer space. A military vessel is…

Fred Allen – The Slogan. 360429.

By Keith April 29, 2021Comedy, Fred Allen

It's Town Hall Tonight! Fred gathers his usual cast of characters together, then the Merrymacks sing, Give My Heart to You. The Town Hall News touches on topics including: Activities…

Burns and Allen comedy duo performing on stage

Burns and Allen – Gracie Asks George To Bake. 490428.

By Keith April 28, 2021Burns and Allen, Comedy

Gracie tells George about her anticipated card game with some of her lady friends. She plans to make a nice dessert, but she tells George about some of her disasters…

Illuminated taxi cab sign on the roof of a sedan

Amos and Andy – Sapphires Brother Leroy Visits. 440428

By Keith April 28, 2021Amos and Andy, Comedy

Andy tells Amos all about the new business idea that Kingfish has cooked up. Besides seeking favors for raising money, Kingfish also has troubles when he learns that his brother…

Mr Keen – The Case Of The Woman Who Married A Murderer. 500427

By Keith April 27, 2021Detective and Mystery, Mr Keen

A stranger breaks into a man's apartment, and guns him down. Later, in Mr Keen's office, he and Mike are interupted by a woman who tells them all she knows…

Jim Jordan in a Fedora and Marian Jordan wearing a hat in 1937. Standing in front of a microphone, dressed in vintage clothing from the 1930s, likely performing a radio show - the popular duo Fibber McGee and Molly.

Fibber McGee and Molly – Black Market Meat. ep362, 430427

By Keith April 27, 2021Comedy, Fibber McGee and Molly

The rationing program has been going on for close to a year, and particularly heavily in the past few months. The shortages have Fibber's mouth watering for a big, juicy…