2023 – Page 37 – Retro Radio Podcast

Image of the Jot'em Down Store from the radio program "Lum and Abner", featuring a storefront with various items on display in the window and a group of people gathered outside. Visit the real store: http://lum-n-abner.com/

Lum and Abner – Lum Fakes A Broken Leg. 481017

By Keith June 21, 2023Comedy, Lum and Abner

Show description is taken from the Jot ‘Em Down Journal, the official publication of the National Lum and Abner Society: Like the previous show, this one is also based on…

anchors, boating, Photographs, transportation

Bold Venture – Deadly Merchandise or Gun Runners. ep1, 510326

By Keith June 21, 2023Bold Venture, Drama

Business hasn't gone well for Bogey. The cargo in the Florida Keys wasn't there, and his contact person never showed up. Back on shore in Havana, he looks for a…

A black and white photograph of Fibber McGee and Molly, a couple from a popular radio show of the same name. They are standing in front of a closet that has been opened, with clothes and other items spilling out onto the floor. Fibber is holding a mop and wearing an apron, while Molly looks on with a smile on her face. The overall effect is one of humor and domesticity, with the couple's playful antics and cluttered living space providing a snapshot of life in mid-century America in 1948.

Fibber McGee and Molly – How to Live to 150. ep476, 460423

By Keith June 20, 2023Comedy, Fibber McGee and Molly

What's the secret to long life? Fibber has a book he picked up during his visit to Doc Gambles office. It's a book on all sorts of tips on good…

Andrews Sisters – Guest – Hoagy Carmichael. ep47, 460130

By Keith June 20, 2023Andrews Sisters, Music

Audio skips just a tiny bit, but is OK. Featuring: Harlowe Wilcox. Playlist: Tropical Heatwave. (Andrews Sisters, Kirt Massey) Come to Baby Do. (Andrews Sisters) Day by Day. (Kirt Massey)…

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

X Minus One – The Vital Factor. ep27, 551130

By Keith June 19, 2023Science Fiction, X Minus One

A high powered business executive, Mr Crowder, wants to build a spaceship. He is determined to be the first man to build one. Money is no object, and he fires…

A scary face costume, standing against a plain background. The costume consists of a hood with a grotesque, exaggerated face, with sharp teeth and sunken eyes. The man is wearing a black hooded robe and holding his hands up in a menacing gesture. The overall effect is creepy and unsettling.

Inner Sanctum Mysteries – Between Two Worlds. 481220

By Keith June 18, 2023Inner Sanctum, Suspense and Horror

The show opens with a few creepy puns about a beheaded delegate. It's Yuletide in Chicago. A cop finds a notebook that appears to be a confession. As he reads…

A black and white photograph of Jack Benny, a man in a suit and tie, standing against a plain background. He is looking off to the side with a slight smile on his face, and his hands are clasped in front of him. Benny was a comedian and actor, best known for his radio and television shows in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. The photograph conveys a sense of classic Hollywood glamour and style, with Benny's sharp features and piercing blue eyes on prominent display.

Jack Benny – How Jack Found Phil. ep546, 450401

By Keith June 18, 2023Comedy, Jack Benny

Audio is a touch on the fast side. Rochester and Mary talk about Jack being appointed as an Admiral. we find Jack in the bathtub with his fleet, and talks…

Joan, Beck and Collyer posing for a photo. Joan is wearing a black dress and holding a bouquet of flowers. Bud Collyer in a suit and tie.

Superman – North Star Mining Company, Jones Brothers Boat. 400308

By Keith June 17, 2023Adventure, Superman

The girl, whose name is June Anderson, is now awake and nervous. Talking to Clark, she reveals that the two men that stabbed her were the heads of the Norths…

All Star Western Theater – Hoof Beats, Buck Jones. 1947

By Keith June 17, 2023All Star Western Theater, Western

A group of cowboys ride the range. They ride herd to race them to market. Gunmen ride along to make things dangerous, and to see that their herds are the…

Superman – Relative Stabs June Anderson In Hospital. 400306

By Keith June 16, 2023Adventure, Superman

Superman - Relative Stabs June Anderson In Hospital. 400306. While Clark Kent is in the hospital waiting for the girl that Superman saved to awaken, two thugs drive a black…