1938 – Page 9 – Retro Radio Podcast

Burns and Allen comedy duo performing on stage

Burns and Allen – Gracie’s Murder Mystery. 380110.

By Keith January 10, 2022Burns and Allen, Comedy

Sponsored by Grape Nuts. George and Gracie talk about going dancing, and being on their best behavior. The conversation moves to Gracie's uncle, and his living arrangements. Bandleader, Ray Noble…

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

Jack Benny – In San Francisco. ep279, 380109

By Keith January 9, 2022Comedy, Jack Benny

The jokes center on the city of San fransisco. Particularly the gold rush of 49 (1849 of course),the Goldengate Bridge, and some of Phil's old stomping grounds when he was…

Jack Benny – The Hurricane. ep282, 380130

By Keith January 3, 2022Comedy, Jack Benny1 Comment

Jack tells Don how tired he is over the work he has been doing on his latest movie. He also complains about Fred macMurray. Why would he do that for?…

Jack Benny – Leaving For San Francisco Next Week. ep278, 380102

By Keith January 2, 2022Comedy, Jack Benny

Jack and Don talk about their recent Christmas holiday, and the gal that Jack went out with on New Years Eve. It seems that Phil set him up with a…

American History Through the Eyes of Radio ep5 1732 Cavalcade of America – Benjamin Franklin. ep135, 380518

By Keith December 4, 2021Adventures by Morse, American History Through the Eyes of Radio, Cavalcade of America, Documentary and Interview, Drama

The orchestra sets the mood with a song, I Live the Life I Love. Starting from the boyhood days of Benjamin Franklin, we drop in on some of the pranks…

Image of a cowboy on horseback herding cattle in a field, with a Herding Dog.

Lone Ranger – Red Barber Helps the Lampson’s. ep889, 381007

By Keith October 7, 2021Lone Ranger, Western

Red Barber is a notorious outlaw with a list of crimes of everything imaginable. With all he has stolen, people speculate what he has done with it all. Word of…

Lux Radio Theater – Seven Keys To Baldplate (Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone). 380926

By Keith August 22, 2021Comedy, Drama, Jack Benny, Lux

A feature written just for Jack Benny, Mary Livingston, and includes Cecil B Demill, all playing themselves. The scene opens with Cecil in his office, and grieving over jack's continued…

Lone Ranger – Guilty Knowledge. ep861, 380803

By Keith August 3, 2021Lone Ranger, Western

The lack of law and order made it tough to make a living on the great plains of the West. In the small town of Meg's Crossing, shady dealings are…

Lone Ranger – Women Of The Wagon Train. 380729. C

By Keith July 29, 2021Lone Ranger, Western

At the end of the Civil War, Homestead laws found a swarm of pioneers heading west. A situation that required bringing justice to the wild plains. The Lone Ranger and…

Lone Ranger – The Wrong Pete Lorenzo. 380711

By Keith July 11, 2021Lone Ranger, Western

No man has ever done more to bring justice to the Great Plains of the West than the Masked Rider. Gold brought booming business to Carson City, as well as…