2023 – Page 52 – Retro Radio Podcast

Kaye Kaiser – Kollege Of Musical Knowledge – First Song, San Fernando Valley. ep81, 390111

By Keith March 24, 2023Kaye Kaiser, Music1 Comment

Note: I'm not sure the date is correct, but it's the one that is on the file name. From Long Beach naval Operating Base, the Maestro Kaye Kaiser cracks jokes…

Two men dressed in traditional Hawaiian attire, Lum and Abner, are seen mid-dance in the center of a small store. Lum, on the left, is playing a ukulele while Abner on the right is swaying his hips and waving his arms. A small crowd is gathered around them, some clapping and others smiling. The store itself is cluttered with various items, including shelves of canned goods and hanging clothes, giving it a cozy and lived-in feel.

Lum and Abner – Abner’s Remaining Possessions Sold. 480819

By Keith March 24, 2023Comedy, Lum and Abner

Squire and Lum clash over practices in handling money in the store. How should they work each other’s salaries, and sharing the profits? Ben Withers enters, and we learn about…

Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons – The Case Of Murder and The Jewel Thief. 500209

By Keith March 23, 2023Detective and Mystery, Mr Keen

Mr Keen's partner, Mike Clancey takes a phone call from a man who needs to talk to Mr keen right away. The man is a jewel theif who is about…

A black and white checkered deerstalker hat with ear flaps and a visor.

Secrets Of Scotland Yard – Jean Pierre Vaquier, The Dapper Frenchman

By Keith March 23, 2023Detective and Mystery, Secrets of Scotland Yard

Audio is a bit mushy, but all the shows from this series seem to be less than clear. The drama is set up as we are told of Jean Piere,…

Lum and Abner – Abner’s Difficulty with Images Stamped on His Face with Indelible Ink. 480818

By Keith March 22, 2023Comedy, Lum and Abner

On a previous installment that apparently doesn't exist, Abner had been playing with a stamp pad, and now has indelible ink on his face. Cedric enters the Jot ‘Em Down…

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 – Fibber Thinks He’s Going Bald. ep197, 390321

By Keith March 21, 2023Comedy, Fibber McGee and Molly

Fibber goes to a barber shop run by Hal Peary for a haircut, and the usual socialization. Old Timer comes in to join the jokes about Fibber's thinning hair. Even…

Lum and Abner – Squire Buys Abner’s Half of the Store. 480813

By Keith March 20, 2023Comedy, Lum and Abner

Abner has sold his half of the store to Squire Skimp for $10. Today, Lum explains the deal to grandpap. Abner enters all bent over… what’s he looking for? It’s…

You Are There – Stamp Act Rebellion, 1765AD. ep86, 500319

By Keith March 19, 2023Drama, You Are There

The mood of the colonists is one of anger as CBS reporters visit early America. The Stamp Act was a symbol of all the oppression from Brittain that the colonists…

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

Jack Benny – Jack Has A Cold. ep328, 390319

By Keith March 19, 2023Comedy, Jack Benny

Don tells that Jack is at home with a cold. As he Kenny, and Phil handle the studio audience, we go to visit Rochester and Carmichael the polar bear as…

Red Skelton (Avalon Time) King Arthur Skelton. ep11, 390318

By Keith March 18, 2023Comedy, Red Skelton

Or, The Thousand Dollars. Red pokes fun at Dell King's mustache, then is sassed by his microphone. The jokes turn to politics. Phil Davis plays, Begin the Beguine. Red Foley…