1946 – Page 34 – Retro Radio Podcast

Great Gildersleeve – Flashback: Jolly Boys 4th Of July Picnic. ep214, 460609

By Keith December 28, 2019Comedy, Great Gildersleeve

Continuing the theme of recounting earlier events, Gildersleeve remembers last year's 4th of July picnic. At the breakfast table, Marjorie helps Birdie get things ready. In his white summer suit,…

Jill’s All Time Jukebox Christmas Special. 461225

By Keith December 25, 2019Music

Featuring songs that topped the charts in December. Starting in 1946, and wandering through preceding years. Playlist: Glenn Miller - Jingle Bells. It Might As Well Be Spring. Trolley Song.…

Great Gildersleeve – Flashback: Plays Cyrano, Meets Eve. ep213, 460602

By Keith December 20, 2019Comedy, Great Gildersleeve

In his office, Gildersleeve and Bessie discuss that he has been Water Commissioner for 4 years now. How did it come about? He recounts how one of his other options…

Bing Crosby (Philco Radio Time) Joe Frisco and Peggy Lee. ep12, 470101

By Keith December 6, 2019Bing Crosby, Music

With little introduction, Bing gets busy singing. What Do They Do (Bing Crosby) Dreaming of you (Bing Crosby) Joe Frisco, well known vaudevillian, jokes with Bing, and will return for…

Great Gildersleeve – Flashback: Meets Leila Ransome. ep212, 460526

By Keith November 30, 2019Comedy, Great Gildersleeve

Watching the fireflies over the lawn, a dreamy Gildersleeve becomes lost in thought. Memories recount the day a moving van pulled up in front of the house next door. Leroy…

Great Gildersleeve – Leilas New Boy Friend. ep210, 460512

By Keith November 23, 2019Comedy, Great Gildersleeve

Stopping in at Peavy's drugstore, a dejected Gildersleeve seeks advice. The situation becomes awkward when Leila Ransom also pops in for a few sage words from the druggist. Might the…

Great Gildersleeve – Need A New Car. ep197, 460210

By Keith November 16, 2019Comedy, Great Gildersleeve

Having car trouble, Gildersleeve hijavcks Ben when he comes over to date Marjorie. She is not happy about it, but when the family admire the new car in the Bullard's…

Bing Crosby (Philco Radio Time) Christmas. Skitch Henderson and the Charioteers. ep11, 461225

By Keith November 5, 2019Bing Crosby, Music

Playlist: Adeste Fideles, O Come All Ye Faithful. (Bing Crosby, and audience) The Christmas Song, (Bing Crosby) Jingle Bells. (Bing, Skitch, Rhythmaires, and the Charioteers) White Christmas. (Bing Crosby) A…

Ozzie and Harriet – Ricky’s Third Prize in School. ep97, 461208

By Keith November 5, 2019Comedy, Ozzie and Harriet

As Harriet Nelson gets her little family ready for school, Ozzie frets that young Ricky may have been given too much attention over his drawing. Should it be a competition…

Adventures in Research – Dynamite. ep194, 461008

By Keith October 8, 2019Adventures in Research, Documentary and Interview

Before the atomic age, the most powerful compponent known was dynamite,, but eeven it is a fairly new invention. It came about after years of using black powder. Alfred Nobel…