1939 – Retro Radio Podcast

The image is a vintage-style magazine cover titled "Amazing Stories of the Future," priced at 20 cents. It features Buck Rogers in a spacesuit holding a ray gun, standing on a lunar surface. Behind him, a rocket ship is soaring away from Earth into space. The cover promotes "Buck Rogers – The Origin Show," highlighting how Buck Rogers reached the 25th century. It also mentions a "Special New Radio Series Preview" and is noted as a "Retro Radio Podcast Presentation." The artwork is colorful and stylized in classic sci-fi fashion.

Buck Rogers In the 21st Century – The Origin Show. 390405

By Keith October 16, 2026Adventure, Buck RogersNo Comments

Under hypnosis, Buck Rogers reveals the story of how he traveled to the 25th century and prepared for his first groundbreaking sci-fi adventure.

AI rendition of a vintage-style illustration of two planes flying over a desert mountainous landscape with an airstrip and hangars below. The larger twin-engine plane, labeled "Captain Midnight Secret Squadron," has two men visible in the cockpit and two more in the cabin. A smaller biplane follows from behind. Below, workers are seen inside an underground tunnel or mine. Text at the bottom reads "Capt. Midnight - Perada Treasure (Part 5 of 59)," "Retro Radio Podcast," and "Premiere Year: 1940." The colors are warm, with red skies.

Captain Midnight – Perada Treasure part 5of59. 1940

By Keith August 29, 2026Adventure, Captain Midnight

Captain Midnight safely transports Señor Perada despite enemy sabotage and mid-air attacks, but landing reveals a new danger: his ground crew has vanished, and a trap awaits.

Captain Midnight – Parada Treasure 3 The Black Plane. 391019

By Keith April 11, 2026Adventure, Captain Midnight

A dramatic look at the adventuresome life of swashbuckling pilot, Captain Midnight. In previous episodes a wounded pilot has been rescued, and is now held prisoner. A plane buzzes the…

Captain Midnight – Parada Treasure, Five Episodes. 391110-16

By Keith November 21, 2025Adventure, Captain Midnight

Captain Midnight - Parada Treasure. 19of59, 391110 Today in the Parada hacienda, Ivan Shark tries to learn by force where the Parada treasure is hidden. Is Delores Parada' finally giving…

Hillbilly Boys – First Song, Tugboat. ep45, 1939

By Keith June 1, 2025Hillbilly Boys, Music

Playlist: Micky Wickey plays his fiddle for a breakdown, Tugboat. Pat puts in a word for the sponsor. Leon sings, Music maestro Please. Leon and Horace sing, I Love to…

Hillbilly Boys – First Song, Rosalee. ep44, 1939

By Keith May 18, 2025Hillbilly Boys, Music

Playlist: Horace starts things off by singing, Rosalie. Pat reads a fan letter who plugs the sponsor's product. The Hillbilly Boys play an instrumental, After You're Gone. Leon sings, God…

Hillbilly Boys – Fill In Program, Kooky Todd. ep43, 1939

By Keith May 11, 2025Hillbilly Boys, Music

I'm only posting this for posterity’s sake. It's very short, and seems to repeat the same song over again. It was apparently a filler episode while the Hillbilly Boys took…

Hillbilly Boys – First Song, Sweet Jennie Lee. ep42, 1939

By Keith April 27, 2025Hillbilly Boys, Music

After an opening where Pat reads a poem about being glad, it's time to kick off the music. Playlist: Mickey Wickey sings, Sweet Jenny Lee. Mickey introduces Pat's banjo solo.…

The Hillbilly Boys – First Song, Lazy River. ep41, 1939

By Keith April 13, 2025Hillbilly Boys, Music

Playlist: Horace sings, Lazy River. Pat puts in a word for the sponsor. Grandpappy plays his mandolin, Blow Your Blues Away. Leon sings, Roll on Mississippi. Mickey reads a poem…

The Hillbilly Boys – First Song, Hopping Lucy. ep40, 1939

By Keith April 6, 2025Hillbilly Boys, Music

Playlist: Mickey Wickey starts off with a breakdown, Hopping Lucy. Pat plugs the sponsor product, and reads a fan letter. Leon sings, Changes. Grandpappy plays his mandolin, Coterie. Pat has…