Technology – Retro Radio Podcast

A close-up portrait of Willard Waterman as the Great Gildersleeves, a middle-aged man with slicked-back hair and a thin mustache. He is smiling widely, showing his teeth. He wears a dark suit jacket, white shirt, and patterned tie. The background is plain and light-colored, with no visible details. The lighting highlights the man’s facial features clearly, emphasizing his expressive eyes and cheerful demeanor. The overall look is formal yet friendly.

The Great Gildersleeve – Television Comes to Summerfield. ep440, 520326

By Keith March 26, 2026Comedy, Great Gildersleeve

in all new transmitter in the hills near Summerfield has the citizens buzzing about television reception. Gildersleeve enters Peavy’s drugstore, and the two talk about having no time to watch…

Assorted law enforcement badges and photographs on a textured background, representing government and police officials.

Tales of the Texas Rangers – Fool’s Gold. ep7, 500819

By Keith August 19, 2025Detective and Mystery, Texas Rangers

Featuring Joel McCray, and real stories from the files of the Texas Rangers. . The scene is West Texas, and a couple of ex-cons who return to their ways of…

Booster rockets at the bottom of an Apollo, Saturn style rocket.

X Minus One – Junkyard. ep39, 560222

By Keith May 12, 2025Science Fiction, X Minus One

The planet seemed to be an underdeveloped backwater with no life on it. Then a junkyard was spotted. The exploratory spaceship took a chance, landed, but now is plagued with…

Lum and Abner – New Adding Machine Arrives. 411007

By Keith August 24, 2024Comedy, Lum and Abner

Lum is in high spirits since he just sent in his application to his correspondence course in business. At the same time Abner is in the dumps. He is jealous…

Lum and Abner – Offer For Correspondence Course Arrives. 411006

By Keith August 22, 2024Comedy, Lum and Abner

After having enough of the modern techniques of the book on salesmanship, Abner convinces Lum that it's only good use is to toss it into the wood burning stove. Lum…

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

Mama Bloom’s Brood – Should Sam Retire. ep34, 1934

By Keith June 10, 2024Drama, Mama Bloom

Jake is in the factory to tell his partner Sam about his upcoming vacation. Sam is okay with the idea, but isn't comfortable being left with Jake's sons-in-law, Sidney end…

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

You Are There – The Monitor And The Merrimac, 1862AD. 481226

By Keith December 26, 2023Drama, You Are There

It's a historic moment in the history of the Civil War when two iron clad ships face off. Tension runs high in the Naval war department. The Confederate iron clad,…

Adventures in Research – Fight Against Fire. ep2, 430209

By Keith November 9, 2023Adventures in Research, Documentary and Interview

The story of fire, and the men who fought it through the ages. Early Indian tribes just packed up their homes and moved to avoid fire. Early white men had…

A festive image of a vintage Santa Claus holding a large sack of toys over his shoulder, with a snowy background and the words "Spread the Christmas Spirit" written in bold white letters above.

In Review (MBS) 1937 In Review. 380102

By Keith November 12, 2022Documentary and Interview

The year started with FDR being sworn in again. Disaster strikes when rivers overflow their banks near Memphis, Tennessee. Sit down strikers make an Impact on Detroit, resolved by peaceful…

A photograph of a doctor wearing a stethoscope around their neck, standing against a plain background. The doctor is wearing a white lab coat and a serious expression on their face, as if listening intently to something. The stethoscope is draped over the doctor's shoulders and resting on their chest, and their hands are folded in front of them. The overall effect is one of professionalism and medical expertise.

Dr. Kildare – Buffalo Barney. ep29, 500810

By Keith August 8, 2022Dr Kildare, Drama

Nurse Parker, and Doctors Gillespie, Carew, and Kildare discuss the chances of plague and epidemic. They're about to have some comic relief from their daily grind by a colorful patient…