Amateurs – Retro Radio Podcast

Stoopnagel and Bud – Fred Allen (retro250). 360930

By Keith September 10, 2026Comedy, Retro OriginalNo Comments

Fred Allen joins Colonel Stoopnagel and Bud for a Gangbusters spoof in this final episode of the summer replacement series, featuring star-gazing banter, musical performances, and reluctant political campaigns.

Buy Bonds: A large billboard on the exterior of a building promoting war savings stamps. It reads, "Pledge your quarters for victory, buy and invest wisely in War Savings Stamps." The text highlights that these are "guaranteed by U.S. Government” with "4% interest." The advertisement encourages supporting the war. The scene includes a street view with trees, a building with columns, and a decorative streetlamp in front.

Molle Mystery Theater – Follow That Cab. 460419

By Keith May 6, 2026Detective and Mystery, Molle Mystery Theater

Two cabbies with too much time on their hands, and a love for mystery novels find themselves in the middle of solving a real one. Julius and Moe imagine themselves…

Fred Allen (Town Hall Tonight) The Mumbo, Or Who Stole The Elephant From Billy Nose. ep68, 360122

By Keith December 30, 2025Comedy, Fred Allen2 Comments

The show opens with the crowds entering the Town Hall, and the Ipanna Singers singing, I Feel a Song Coming On. Fred reads from the Town Hall Bulletin, making note…

Casey, Crime Photographer – The Camera Bug. ep207, 471016

By Keith September 12, 2025Casey Crime Photographer, Detective and Mystery

Casey has a fan, an amateur camera bug named Alan Forrester. In the Blue Note, Casey, Ann, and Ethelbert argue over who has it worse as they live their own…

A black and white checkered deerstalker hat with ear flaps and a visor.

Sherlock Holmes – The Amateur Mendicant Society. ep170, 450402

By Keith August 23, 2024Detective and Mystery, Sherlock Holmes

Audio is excellent. At a time in the evening when good married men are turning in, a young woman calls on Dr Watson to examine an injured man. Since the…

Fred Allen – Murder On The High Seas, Or Boy Meets Gull. ep25, 370310

By Keith March 10, 2022Comedy, Fred Allen6 Comments

Peter Van Steeden and his singers kick off the show by singing, Boo Hoo. Fred reads the Town Hall Bulletin with stories including: matches, and rear ends. In the news:…

Down Our Way – The Professor’s Talent Show. ep13, 1932

By Keith June 19, 2014Down Our Way, Drama

Ely Jenkins has called a special choir practice, and the rest of the gang wonder what the importance is all about. Professor Tallent is a radio personality who has a…

Fred Allen – Death Valley Takes A Day Off, Louella Parsons. 411210.

By Keith March 28, 2012Comedy, Fred Allen

The opening bit sounds like war news, but is a blurb of Texaco's support of the war effort. After teasing from the announcer, the topic of the day turns to…

FredAllen 360122 The Mumbo. (retro259)

By Keith July 18, 2010Comedy, Retro Original

Or, Who Stole The Elephant From Billy Nose? Town Hall Tonight begins with Peter VanSeeten's Orchestra, and the Ipana Troubadours singing, I Feel a Song Coming On. The Latest news…