Inventions – Page 3 – Retro Radio Podcast

American History Through the Eyes of Radio ep5 1732 Cavalcade of America – Benjamin Franklin. ep135, 380518

By Keith December 4, 2021Adventures by Morse, American History Through the Eyes of Radio, Cavalcade of America, Documentary and Interview, Drama

The orchestra sets the mood with a song, I Live the Life I Love. Starting from the boyhood days of Benjamin Franklin, we drop in on some of the pranks…

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 – Making Baseball Cologne. ep554, 480518

By Keith August 17, 2021Comedy, Fibber McGee and Molly

Fibber is busily working in his home made laboratory. Fibber has an idea for the ideal men's cologne, a Baseball scent. Mr. Williams, the weatherman drops in with his two…

Mr Keen – The Case Of The Man Who Invented Death. 491006

By Keith October 6, 2020Detective and Mystery, Mr Keen

In a shabby rooming house, a well dressed man visits to make an important appointment. The landlady lets him in just in time to find a body, and a fire…

Lum and Abner – Assembling Robert The Robot. 450510

By Keith October 19, 2019Comedy, Lum and Abner

Grandpap and Abner work to assemble what they think is a large, iron dol. Why would someone go to such length to invent an iron doll? As they work, Abner…

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,…

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…

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…

Dimension X – With Folded Hands. ep2, 500415

By Keith April 15, 2019Dimension X, Science Fiction

In a future time a man and wife enjoy breakfast as their robot servant clears the dishes. Aurora can't get the hang of the robot, and though the mechanical man…

Abbott and Costello – Drugstore. 460307.

By Keith March 7, 2019Abbott and Costello, Comedy

Lou has yet another business that he's trying out. Bud jokes with him about the things found in a drugstore: candy, toys, medicines, and the like. Customer service mixups abound.…

Buck Rogers – Black Barney Is Under Control Of Killer Kane. 390419.

By Keith October 11, 2018Adventure, Buck Rogers

Note: Date on episode is approximate. Buck has finally found the trail of Kane, but his rival is well on the way to building his headquarters. Cain goes underground with…