Retro Radio Podcast

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Gasoline Alley – The Adventure of the Unaccustomed Public Speaker. ep11, 480924

By Keith September 16, 2023Gasoline Alley, Juvenile

Audio is poor and muffled. Visit with your favorite friends from Gasoline Alley. The garage is a beehive of activity. As they work, Wilmer brags about his prowess at public…

A security guard dressed in a dark uniform is reaching for his sidearm, which is holstered on his right hip. He stands in front of a brick wall, with his left hand resting on his belt. His facial expression suggests a state of high alertness and readiness to act in case of any threat or danger.

Box 13 – Archimedes And The Roman. ep50, 490731

By Keith September 15, 2023Box 13, Detective and Mystery

It was just a letter from a kid, but Dan Holiday still sees an adventure in it. At the kid's request, and when the meeting is to go down, Dan…

Bing Crosby – Guest: Marlene Dietrich. ep106, 520507

By Keith September 15, 2023Bing Crosby, Music

Playlist: Calendar observances kick off the show, and ar the target of joking around. Be kind to animals week. Irish linen week. Bing sings, I Love My Baby. Bing sings,…

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.

adventure of Superman – Alonzo Craig part 5. 400605

By Keith September 14, 2023Adventure, Superman

when we had last seen Clark Kent he had received a strange warning, and was given a treasure map to guard. Today, he and peters study the treasure map. What…

Boston Blackie – Pudgy And The Stolen Tire Racket. ep229, 490601

By Keith September 14, 2023Boston Blackie, Detective and Mystery

Blackie and Mary are hot on the heals of a thief when their car breaks down. Dropping Mary off at a gas station, Blackie commandeers a motorcycle,only to crash it…

Bulldog Drummond – Claim Check Murders. 470117

By Keith September 13, 2023Bulldog Drummond, Detective and Mystery

Visiting a seedy bar, Drummond takes Denny to meet up with Roxy. What's the exchange all about? Is this all just a case of mistaken identity? An envelope with a…

Adventures of Superman – Alonzo Craig part 4of6. 400603

By Keith September 12, 2023Adventure, Superman

Still in the wilds of the Great White North, Clark had just rescued one of the missing reporters from indians, just to have him die, but with a warning on…

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 – Labeling Plants In Yard. 570831

By Keith September 12, 2023Comedy, Fibber McGee and Molly

Enjoy this little short. Fibber talks with Teeny about the flowers and plants in his yard. She learns how to tell one tree from another, but there's only one plant…

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 – Balancing The Books. 490102 (Retro plus)

By Keith September 11, 2023Comedy, Lum and Abner, Retro Original

As provided by the Jot 'Em Down Journal of February, 1999: The first show of the new year brings an immediately noticeable change. The "three rings on the phone" opening,…

A black and white photograph of a group of people gathered around a microphone in a radio studio. The group includes several men and women in formal attire, some holding scripts, and others wearing headphones. In the center of the photo is a large microphone with the words "Lux Radio Theatre" written on it. The studio is dimly lit, with visible soundproofing panels and technical equipment in the background. The photo appears to be from the year 1948.

Lux Radio Theater – Petrified Forest (Herbert Marshall, Margaret Sullivan). ep151, 37112

By Keith September 11, 2023Drama, Lux

Before the show, Cecil B Demill tells a brief history of featured star Margret Sullivan. In a little town in Arizona, bandits armed with machine guns barge into a bank.…