1946 – Page 35 – Retro Radio Podcast

Bing Crosby (Philco Radio Time) Jimmy Durante. ep8, 461204

By Keith September 20, 2019Bing Crosby, Music

Featuring: Ken Carpenter, John Scot Trotter, the Charioteers, and the Rhythmaires. Jimmy sings Bing's tag line. Is he moving in on Bings territory? They joke about Jimmy's appearances on other…

Adventures in Research – Birth of the Balloon. 460917

By Keith September 17, 2019Adventures in Research, Documentary and Interview

The aircraft industry has made great strides, and continues to advance. We take a look at some of its early beginnings, and the first hot air balloons. Observing the clouds,…

Retro sounds of 1941 and 1946. (retro682)

By Keith September 11, 2019Music, Retro Original

A 2 hour playlist of some of the songs I found in my archive. Maybe they're not all the top hits, but they all come from the years 1941 and…

Adventures in Research – The Story of Metal X. ep190, 460910

By Keith September 10, 2019Adventures in Research, Documentary and Interview

Rolling back the clock to just after the end of the first world war, we join a team of scientists. They're working on a curious new metal, uranium. It's a…

Adventures in Research – Science in Recreation. ep189, 460903

By Keith September 3, 2019Adventures in Research, Documentary and Interview

Science is everywhere, even in the world of sports. Advancements in new materials and technology during the war made its way into just about every facet of life. Baseball saw…

Bing Crosby (Philco Radio Time) Judy Garland. ep7, 461127

By Keith August 30, 2019Bing Crosby, Music

Featuring: Ken Carpenter, John Scot Trotter, Skitch Henderson, Lena Romei, The Charioteers, and the Les Paul Trio Playlist Old Buttermilk Sky (Bing). Somebody to Love (Bing with Les Paul). I…

Adventures in Research – Typewriter History. ep188, 460827

By Keith August 27, 2019Adventures in Research, Documentary and Interview

What would modern business do without the common typewriter? It all started with a machine designed to quickly print numbers. Christopher Latham Sholls added mor keys and linkage to include…

Bing Crosby (Philco Radio Time) Burl Ives. ep6, 461120

By Keith August 23, 2019Bing Crosby, Music

Audio is OK, but a little muffled. Featuring: Ken Carpenter, John Scot Trotter, Skitch Henderson, Lena Romei, The and the Charioteers Playlist Give Me 5 Minutes More (Bing). Another chapter…

Adventures in Research – The First American Patent. ep187, 460820

By Keith August 20, 2019Adventures in Research, Documentary and Interview

Rolling the clock back to 1646, in the early colonial days of America, we learn the circumstances of the first patent issued in America. An ironworker had already been inventing…

All Star Western Theater – Rose Of San Antone, With Jimmy Wakely. 460818.

By Keith August 18, 2019All Star Western Theater, Western

The Riders of the Purple sage kick off with a song, Riding Down to Santa Fe. Singer, and Western star, Jimmy Wakely is featured in a drama written just for…