1933 – Retro Radio Podcast

Phil Harris, dressed in a suit and tie, holding a vintage microphone. He appears to be speaking or singing into the microphone. The background is a solid warm orange color. Text on the image reads "Phil Harris." the overall style evokes a classic or retro radio broadcast or performance setting.

Phil Harris (Coconut Grove) Brother Can You Spare A Dime. ep2, 1933

By Keith September 13, 2026Music, Phil Harris

Step back to 1933 for a live musical broadcast from the Coconut Grove featuring Phil Harris and a seventeen-year-old Leah Ray performing classics like "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" and "Twelfth Street Rag."

Calling All Cars – York Gang Holdup. ep3, 331213

By Keith September 5, 2026Adventure, Calling All Cars

When a restaurant robbery is complicated by language barriers and vague clues, LAPD detectives launch a months-long, multi-city dragnet to bring the elusive crooks to justice.

Phil Harris (Coconut Grove) My Extraordinary Gal. 1933

By Keith August 16, 2026Music, Phil Harris

Enjoy a few big band moments with Phil Harris and his Cocoanut Grove Orchestra, straight from San Francisco, California, during his days before joining up with Jack Benny. Playlist: Phil…

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

American Theater Of Radio – When The Comet Strikes. 330907

By Keith November 21, 2024American Theater of Radio, Drama

From stories appearing in the American Weekly magazine come this series of radio dramas. Comets are depicted as being seething fire bombs from space, but are they something to be…

Chet Lauck and Norris Goff wearing a suit and tie smiling at the camera. Sitting in front of a radio microphone, one holding a script and the other adjusting his glasses -

Lum and Abner – Friday Night Sociable. (Date Unknown, 1933.)

By Keith December 28, 2023Comedy, Lum and Abner

From an unknown date thought to be in 1933. One of the oldest surviving recordings from Lum and Abner. Sponsored by Ford. As we look in on Pine Ridge tonight,…

American Theater Of Radio – The Almost Perfect Crime. 331005

By Keith November 17, 2023American Theater of Radio, Drama

A man becomes indignant as his evening is interrupted by a police detective who has come around knocking. As he answers a few questions about the night of the crime,…

Calling All Cars – Killing of Deputy Cookie Vejar. ep5, 331227

By Keith July 3, 2023Adventure, Calling All Cars

An early attempt at telling true crime stories, right from the records of the police records. The program tended to the more dramatic crimes, and not the daily grind that…

A photograph of an indigenous island culture frame, set against a tropical background. The frame is made of intricately carved wood, with various patterns and symbols etched into its surface. It is propped up against a palm tree, with the ocean and other palm trees visible in the background. The overall effect is one of vibrant island culture and tradition, with the frame serving as a symbol of the region's rich artistic heritage.

World Adventurers Club – Land Of Doomed Souls. ep6, 1933

By Keith February 22, 2023Adventure, World Adventurers Club

The Land of Lost Souls is a place in Northern South America where condemned men are sent to prison. Extreme and experimental surgeries are conducted to study the criminal brain.…

Three kings kneeling, with stars in the background.

Front Page Drama – Christmas Eve Ghost. 331221

By Keith November 1, 2022Drama

A tale of haunted ships at sea. A deeply religious seafaring captain was too religious to suit his men. In reading the scripture, the Christmas account inspired him to call…

Illuminated taxi cab sign on the roof of a sedan

Amos and Andy – Windfall. 440128 (Retro Plus)

By Keith January 28, 2022Amos and Andy, Comedy

Another double feature from Amos and Andy. First Show: Madam Queen Gets Engaged. 02-22-1933. Andy tells Amos and Kingfish about his conversation he had earlier with Madam Queen. The Efficiency…