Style – Retro Radio Podcast

Mama Bloom's Brood 1934 (01) New Dresses. Courtesy of the Old-Time Radio Researchers Group.

Mama Bloom’s Brood – To the Restaurant. ep72, 1934

By Keith October 5, 2024Drama, Mama Bloom

Mama Bloom gives her daughters advice about greeting their husbands when they come home from work. She coaches them on the need further man to relax once he gets home.…

Mama Bloom’s Brood – One Hundred Suits of Armor. ep51, 1934

By Keith July 22, 2024Drama, Mama Bloom

Sally visits to help Becky with some chores around the house. They laughed over and instance where Papa got locked up in a suit of armor. Sally knows that her…

Jim and Mary and Jordan posing for the camera in 1941. The vintage black and white illustration of a couple sitting in a cozy living room. Fibber is holding a newspaper and Molly is knitting. They are both looking at a small dog that is sitting on a rug between them. The room is decorated with a patterned wallpaper, framed pictures, and a vase with flowers on a table in the background."

Fibber McGee and Molly – Fibber Models A Dress. ep253, 400618

By Keith June 18, 2024Comedy, Fibber McGee and Molly

Billy Mills opens with, Do It Again. Planning a trip, Fibber maps out a route, while Molly reviews her dress pattern. A phone call finds Molly getting the tragic news…

Mama Bloom’s Brood – Planning an Afternoon Party. ep12 , 1934

By Keith April 19, 2024Drama, Mama Bloom

Mama and the girls are busy getting ready for a party. Will the trouble of getting out all the good China and silverware be worth it? Get the gossip of…

Fibber McGee and Molly – Fibber Is Catching Cold. ep237, 400227

By Keith February 27, 2024Comedy, Fibber McGee and Molly

Billy Mills and the orchestra open with, Louisiana Hayride. Fibber accuses Molly for the lack of buttons on his shirt. In the need of thread, she convinces him to go…

Red Skelton (Avalon Time) Marco Polo Skelton. ep12, 390325

By Keith March 25, 2023Comedy, Red Skelton1 Comment

Dell King introduces that man who is fit as a fiddle, Red Skelton. Red talks to his back talking Mike about his homely family, and the new spring fashions. Phil…

Two men dressed in traditional Hawaiian attire, Lum and Abner, are seen mid-dance in the center of a small store. Lum, on the left, is playing a ukulele while Abner on the right is swaying his hips and waving his arms. A small crowd is gathered around them, some clapping and others smiling. The store itself is cluttered with various items, including shelves of canned goods and hanging clothes, giving it a cozy and lived-in feel.

Lum and Abner – Discussing Plans for the Wedding. 480723

By Keith February 27, 2023Comedy, Lum and Abner

The plans for the wedding and honeymoon continue. Will Abner be going along with Lizabeth? He isn’t so keen on all the fancy arrangements, and may be doing his traveling…

Lum and Abner – Abner and Grandpap Remodel a Tuxedo. 480722

By Keith February 24, 2023Comedy, Lum and Abner

Getting remarried, a big ceremony is in the works for Abner. Abney received word from the insurance e company that the ordeal won’t be needed to prove his marriage, but…

American flags, with a diversity of citizens standing in front. Men in jeans and t-shirts.

Democracy in America – Where Could I Be Better Off. ep1, 620117

By Keith July 9, 2022Democracy in America, Documentary and Interview

A young French nobleman, Alexis D'Toukfel, spends a year in America in 1831, and writes his observations. His work would become a literary milestone in what a democracy is all…

Chet Lauck and Norris Goff wearing a suit and tie smiling at the camera. Sitting in front of a radio microphone, one holding a script and the other adjusting his glasses -

Lum and Abner – Big Hat Style Show. 460611

By Keith July 28, 2021Comedy, Lum and Abner

Lum has taken on a new persona of Bon Mott, famous hat designer. To debut his new lineup of women's hat creations, he's planning a big fashion show. Grandpap and…