Retro Radio Podcast

Al Jolson (Kraft Music Hall) Thanksgiving with Dorothy Lamour. 471127

By Keith June 27, 2023Al Jolson, Music

Telling about his Thanksgiving wishes, Al gets into his first song. Playlist California Here I Come. (Al Jolson) Oscar LaVant talks politics, and his wife wanting to run for office.…

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 – Barber Shop Quartet. ep477, 460430

By Keith June 27, 2023Comedy, Fibber McGee and Molly

What has served to get Fibber's temper up? Molly won't rest until he tells her all about his trouble at the Elks club. Fibber complains that Doc Gamble was chosen…

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 Becomes The Substitute Postmaster. 481024

By Keith June 26, 2023Comedy, Lum and Abner

Show description is taken from the Jot ‘Em Down Journal, the official publication of the National Lum and Abner Society: Lum serves as substitute postmaster of Pine Ridge while regular…

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

Space Patrol – Hijacked By The Artonians.

By Keith June 26, 2023Science Fiction, Space Patrol

Stand by for danger in the asteroid belt around Jupiter's forth moon. After a police call is responded to, it turns out to just be a false alarm. As Commander…

CBS Radio Mystery Theater – Mission From Zython. 790625

By Keith June 25, 2023CBS Radio Mystery, Suspense and Horror

A UFO is sighted, but is it aliens, or a military project? What are the fast moving, firey looking objects in the sky Townsfolk talk about the possibilities. Can it…

Jack Benny and Mary Livingstone on the set of their radio show in 1942.

Jack Benny – From Torney Hospital In Palm Springs. ep547, 450408

By Keith June 25, 2023Comedy, Jack Benny

Jack is teased about being the Peanut King, and vending machines that he owns. Mary enters to be teased about her fashion sense. Phil Harris enters to lay out the…

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 – Superman Saves June From Mine Explosion. 400315

By Keith June 24, 2023Adventure, Superman

After the previous episode when Clark had disappeared off the airplane wing, June is screaming hysterically that Clark Kent is gone. Superman levels off the plane and lands it smoothly,…

Superman – Kent Falls From Air Plane Wing. 400313

By Keith June 23, 2023Adventure, Superman

Captain Anderson, his sister June and Clark Kent are in the office of Perry White. Not wanting to reveal his Superman identity, or cast any suspicions Clark says a friend…

Challenge Of The Yukon – King Meets Soapy Smith. 440323

By Keith June 23, 2023Adventure, Challenge of the Yukon

In the wild and wooly country near Skagway, a group of rough and shady characters recognize a chance for a scam. Sophie is the leader of the gang, and unbeknownst…

Let George Do It – The Man Under the Elm Trees. ep153, 490926

By Keith June 22, 2023Detective and Mystery, Let George Do It

A man has a wealthy sister, and a family conflict. George and Brooksie go to get all the family secrets, and the dirt on the skeletons in the closets. Who…