1943 – Page 12 – Retro Radio Podcast

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

Jack Benny – Algiers. 431024

By Keith October 24, 2021Comedy, Jack Benny

Don flashes back to a few weeks ago on the train ride from the East Coast back to California. Jack reads through the reviews to see if anybody in the…

A scary face costume, standing against a plain background. The costume consists of a hood with a grotesque, exaggerated face, with sharp teeth and sunken eyes. The man is wearing a black hooded robe and holding his hands up in a menacing gesture. The overall effect is creepy and unsettling.

Lights Out – The Word. 430914

By Keith October 23, 2021Lights Out, Suspense and Horror

A story with no terror, but of a strange and wonderful day. At the time this show was produced, World War 2 was raging. It was probably becoming hard to…

"Vintage radio microphone against a black background with the words 'Suspense' written in bold white letters. The microphone is surrounded by intricate patterns and designs in gold and white, giving a sense of classic elegance and drama."

Suspense – The Night Reveals. ep69, 431209

By Keith October 19, 2021Suspense, Suspense and Horror

The story begins two weeks ago. Robert Young is an investigater for an insurance company. His wife had stepped out to an all night drugstore, but she's missing. When she…

Jack Benny – Rochester Sings Casa Blanca. 431017

By Keith October 17, 2021Comedy, Jack Benny

Join Jack, Mary, Don, Phil, and Dennis for another night of comedy and music. Don has to introduce Mary since Jack is busy talking to his writers. She complains to…

Suspense – The Black Curtain (Carrey Grant). ep68, 431202

By Keith October 13, 2021Suspense, Suspense and Horror

Features Carrey Grant. A man has an accident, when he falls on a sidewalk. Suddenly it's three years later, and he can't remember a thing that has happened in that…

Jim Jordan in a Fedora and Marian Jordan wearing a hat in 1937. Standing in front of a microphone, dressed in vintage clothing from the 1930s, likely performing a radio show - the popular duo Fibber McGee and Molly.

Fibber McGee and Molly – Commission For Witneys Daughter. ep373, 431012

By Keith October 12, 2021Comedy, Fibber McGee and Molly

The mail bag has a batch of special delivery letters, all for the new boarder, Alice Darling, from her boyfriends. Fibber tells about his younger days on the vaudeville circuit,…

Silhouettes of five musicians playing musical instruments against a glowing orange and yellow background - possibly a jazz band performing on stage.

Jubilee – Erskine Hawkins, Rochester. ep48, 431011

By Keith October 11, 2021Jubilee, Music

Note: Date is approximate, and may be 431018. Host Ernie Whitman gives a jive talking introduction for Erskine Hawkins, who plays, Let's Ball a While. Erskine then introduces vocalist, Jimmy…

Lights Out – The Author And The Thing. ep52, 430928

By Keith October 9, 2021Lights Out, Suspense and Horror

Stories of the supernatual, and supernatural fantasy. If you are the type to scare easily, we urge you to turn off your radio now. In other words, don't even think…

Suspense – Philomel Cottage (Orson Wells). ep61, 431007

By Keith October 7, 2021Suspense, Suspense and Horror

Orson Wells is back in this radio presentation of a short story by Agatha Christy. A married couple spend their honeymoon in a jungle paradise. Memories of the last week…

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 -McGee’s Go To the Movies. ep371, 430928

By Keith September 28, 2021Comedy, Fibber McGee and Molly

Fibber is full of pent up energy, and is restless as a kitten. He tells about the neighbor's new boarder, should the McGee's consider doing the same? A call to…