July 2025 – Retro Radio Podcast

Stan Freeburg – Orville Arrives From The Moon. ep5, 570811

By Keith July 31, 2025Comedy, Stan Freeberg

Stan interviews a farmer who found a UFO. A hover squash. Leaving it with Stan, a man from the moon emerges, named Orville. It turns out that the beauty queen…

Candy Matson – Candy’s Last Case. ep84, 510521

By Keith July 31, 2025Candy Matson, Detective and Mystery1 Comment

Candy and Rembrandt are in the car, tailing Ray Mallard through traffic. Candy fills in Rembrandt, and the listener, about strange behavior, and possible secrets that Ray is keeping from…

Casey, Crime Photographer – The Wedding Breakfast. ep206, 471009

By Keith July 30, 2025Casey Crime Photographer, Detective and Mystery

While in the Blue Note, Casey gets a hot tip about a wedding of a well-placed man about town. He takes Ann to crash the wedding party, and get a…

A black-and-white photo of Lum and Abner. Lum is on the left and has wavy hair and a mustache. He's wearing a suit and tie, and looks amused or curious. Abner is on the right, has messy hair and a beard, with exaggerated, surprised expression. He's wearing glasses and a dark suit with a bow tie. The composition suggests a comedic setting.

Lum and Abner – Cedric’s Love Life. 420616

By Keith July 30, 2025Comedy, Lum and Abner

Grandpap reads out the details… according to the almanac. As Lum takes a phone call from Luke Spears with word on the latest on Cedric's love life woes, Abner grumbles…

Danger, Doctor Danfield – The Case of the Whirling Mirrors. ep15, 461125

By Keith July 29, 2025Detective and Mystery, Doctor Danfield

A display of crown jewels is making the rounds when the caretaker is mysteriously robbed of them. Mr Thomas takes his case to Doctor Danfield. Is Thomas an honorable man,…

Jim and Mary and Jordan posing for the camera in 1941. The vintage black and white illustration of a couple sitting in a cozy living room. Fibber is holding a newspaper and Molly is knitting. They are both looking at a small dog that is sitting on a rug between them. The room is decorated with a patterned wallpaper, framed pictures, and a vase with flowers on a table in the background."

Fibber McGee and Molly – Mcgee’s Hire Beulah One Day a Week. ep395, 440314

By Keith July 29, 2025Comedy, Fibber McGee and Molly

It's official, the McGee's have hired Beulah to work, and off the microphone the maid is busy whipping the place into shape. A phone call to invite Doc Gamble to…

Lum and Abner – A Letter To The Advice Column. 420615

By Keith July 28, 2025Comedy, Lum and Abner

Cedric is still having troubles in his love life, and has taken to the hills to live as a hermit. Today, we join Lum and Abner as they review how…

Container of popcorn on a table with a film reel.

Damen Runyon Theater – The Lacework Kid. ep39, 490925

By Keith July 28, 2025Comedy, Damen Runyon, Drama

Today's story is about a character known as the Lacework Kid, because of his expertise at handling the playing cards. He meets Broadway, and relates this story that takes place…

A black-and-white photograph depicting Jack Benny in a suit holding papers and speaking into a vintage-style microphone. The setting appears to be an old-time radio or recording studio. Jack is standing beside a couple of folding chairs, and there are some blurred background elements that suggest a studio environment. The overall tone is formal, reminiscent of mid-20th-century broadcasting.

Jack Benny – Don Still Won’t Sign His Contract. ep680, 490130

By Keith July 27, 2025Comedy, Jack Benny

Dennis opens the show to remind us of last week's incident with Don refusing to sign his contract. Flashback to Jack's house where Dennis and Rochester talk. Jack is busy…

"Dancing silhouettes" - A black and white image featuring the silhouettes of two people dancing together, captured in mid-motion. The figures are set against a light background and the lines of their bodies are sharp and angular. The woman's dress and the man's suit are clearly defined, while their faces are left blank, creating a sense of anonymity. The image evokes a feeling of joy and movement, as the couple appears to be lost in the rhythm of the dance.

Mothers Best Flour – First Song, Loveless Mansion On The Hill. ep6, 510115

By Keith July 27, 2025Mothers Best, Music

Enjoy a few classic tunes from hank Williams as you bake up your morning biscuits. hank starts off with, Loveless Mansion on the Hill. Let's pause for a commercial, and…