Retro Radio Podcast
A podcast that shares family-friendly entertainment through old time radio shows and more, bringing classic audio content to modern listeners.
Episodes
The Roy Rogers Show – The Story Of Joaquin Murietta. ep20, 450403
After the story in the previous episode about the Russian Kid, Pat Friday wants to hear another Robin Hood style tale of a bad man gone well. Not letting her…
Jack Benny – Trouble With Twombly The Sound Effects Man. ep924, 550522
The last show of the month, and of the season. In the opening teasing with Jack, and through the show you’ll notice there’s a stand in voice for Mary. Dennis…
Coconut Grove – Phil Harris Orchestra -The Cop on the Corner. 1933
Roll the clock way back for an early glimpse at a young Phil Harris, before he joined up with Jack Benny. Playlist: Leah Raye sings, The Cop on the Corner.…
Jack Armstrong – Adventure of the Sunken Reef, Part 5. ep1580, 401227
Jack Armstrong, that All American boy is still on the Spindrift as the crew fights their way through towering waves, and typhoon winds. Jack and the rest are below decks…
One Man’s Family – Jediah Barbar Arrives. Book 64, Chapter 10 (partial). 471130
We start in the middle of a scene. Margret is sent off to do her homework. The doorbell rings, and a relative arrives. Jediah X Barber is a talkative, forgetful…
Boston Blackie – Fifty Thousand Dollars in Bonds to Be Divided. 490209
A little band of convicts have just been released, and are now getting back together to find their hidden loot. When a problem develops, the female gang member goes to…
Damen Runyon Theater – What, No Butler? (retro238). 491204
Damen Runyon was a newspaper reporter, columnist, and short story writer. His characters featured gangsters and street people. His stories found their way into the movies, sometimes as just a…
Box 13 – One of these Four. 490508
Episode 38. Afloat with a murderer, but who?
Casey, Crime Photographer – The Piggy Bank Robbery. 480129.
After a long night, Casey is near sleep, but takes the time to listen to a friend who has just been burglarized. The only thing taken was the babies piggy…
Lum and Abner – Lum And Abner Hire Grandpap. 350531
Horlicks: It makes a grand Summer drink for kids that makes them big and strong. It’s nourishing and easy to digest. Down in Pine Ridge, Lum and Abner’s picture show…
Burns and Allen – 99 Year Lease. 421027
as George and Gracie enjoy breakfast, they watch their neighbor. George gets onto Gracie about her excessive snooping. She complains that George isn’t as romantic to her, as the neighbor…
Crime Club – Murder On Margin. ep26, 470522
An intriguing story of the stocks of passion, and the bonds of death. After a tough day at work, a Manicurist and a barber talk about living a better lifestyle.…
The Six Shooter – Revenge At Harness Creek. ep31, 540429
Britt stops in for a visit with the Harcourt brothers, a scrappy pair but when they need to, they can lay aside differences to unite for a good cause. They…
Jack Benny – Cast Introduced. ep697, 490529
It’s the end of the 1949 season, and as a bookend for the year, Jack takes time to give credit and honors to all of his cast members and writers.…
Jubilee (AFRS) Barney Bigard, Louis Jordan. ep46, 430927
Hosted by Ernie Whitman, the Jubilee gets kicked off by Louis Jordan and, Pistol Packing Mama. Crooner, Faye Carrol sings, My Devotion. Ernie reads from the mail bag. Louis Jordan…
Perry Mason – Nora Talks To Sid. 481103
Perry Mason, Della Street, and Paul Drake continue their ruse of making a movie. They are really just filming the crowd, to check for reactions, in hopes of identifying their…
Voyage of the Scarlet Queen – The Shanghai Secret. ep1, 470703
Note: If this seems like a repeat, it is… sort of. It’s almost identical to the audition show (The Death of David Malone), although there are some minor differences, and…
Danger, Doctor Danfield – Money in a Basket. ep20, 461229.
Opening and closing credits are snipped. We find Doctor Danfield talking with his secretary Rusty Fairfax, when a student from one of Dan’s classes interrupts. Rusty’s moment of jealousy is…
Lum and Abner – How To Operate A Picture Show. 350529
Horlicks: Have a desire to quit smoking? Horlicks can help. Often those quitting can put on weight, just take a healthy snack in the form of Horlicks tablets to cope…
Father Knows Best – The New Housekeeper (retro237). 500622
In the Anderson home, mom has had a hard day and is a little frustrated with the kids. Jim notices, and wants to lend a hand by hiring a housekeeper…
Dragnet – The Big Carney. ep351, 560508
The owner of a jewelry store reports to Joe Friday about theft of his expensive merchandise. Could it be an inside job? His account of the robbery leads Joe on…
Let George Do It – The Problem With Joe Martin. ep147, 490815
A man claiming to be an important figure from South America shows up on the doorstep of George Valentine. All he wants to do is find a particular person, and…
Lum and Abner – Lum Returns. 350528
Horlicks: If your youngster doesn’t like milk, or just can’t drink it, try Horlicks. It has all the good stuff to help kids grow big and strong. And kids love…
Molle Mystery Theater – Further Adventures Of Kenny Andrews. 460510
In a previous episode a tale of Kenny Andrews, and how he ended up in an insane asylum was told. Due to audience request, his saga is continued to report…
Amos and Andy- Sign On The Dotted Line (Retro Plus). ep23, 440310
first, a classic moment from a vintage Amos and Andy episode from the late 1920s. The announcer, Bill Haig reports technical difficulties, and an organ interlude is presented instead. When…
Lum and Abner – Lum Has Disappeared Abner And Grandpap Fear The Worst. 350527
Horlicks: Superior over all other malted milk products. Only the best, most choice products go into the ingredients of Horlicks. Let’s see what’s happening in Pine Ridge. Lum was devastated…
Wild Bill Hickock – The Shadow Hill Gang. ep10, 510729
The stage coach trail is wild and uncivilized in the areas around the town of Flat Rock. Just when the stage is being ambushed, the bandits are interrupted by Wild…
Jack Benny – A Friend At Union Station. ep923, 550515
Rolling back the clock a few days, we find Rochester doing some house cleaning when his work is interrupted by his gal Suzy. Jack is in the other room, giving…
Command Performance – Clifton Fadiman. ep8, 420416
Well known and loved host of the quiz show, Information Please, is today’s host. Clifton Fadiman calls on the orchestra to play a jazzy version of, Polly Wolly Doodle. Responding…
American Trail – The Northwest Ordinance, 1787. ep2, 1953
The area from Ohio to Illinois is largely an unexplored wilderness. An American frontiersman takes a wife, and strikes out to make a home. At the same time the government…
World Adventurers Club – Land Of Tragic Darkness. ep8, 1932
Audio has Good quality. A brief telling of the fall of the house of Romanov, the last Russian Tsar. Rasputin had held the royal family captivated, and reliant on his…
Let George Do It – The Dark Chain. ep159, 491107
A woman is alone on her farm with her mentally challenged son, and fears for her safety. With her husband long dead she worries that her brother is ineffectual to…
Lum and Abner – Things Go Wrong At The Unveiling Ceremony. 350524
Carlton Bricker puts in some extra words to let listeners know how to send for their photo of Lum and Abner. Down in Pine Ridge, the whole town has gathered…
Burns and Allen – Kleptomaniacs. 481007
Gracie chats with her neighbor about surprising George for his birthday. When George arrives home, he complains about things missing from his wallet. When he finds the items in Graci’s…
Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons – The Shrieking Prisoner Murder Case Part 4. 540625
The kindly old investigator wraps up the mystery today. Mr. Keen and Mike Clancey have been investigating the death of Donald Traviss. Mr. Keen has his eye on two suspects,…
Lum and Abner – Discussing The Story Of King Midas. 350523
Carlton Bricker gives a quick reminder of how to send for a photo of Lum and Abner. Today in Pine Ridge Lum and Abner talk about the money they got…
Nero Wolfe – Disguise For Murder. ep1, 820115
Cynthia Brown has a story to tell Archie about her friend, Doris who was killed. A man who is at a party in Nero’s office is the one Cynthia is…
The Great Gildersleeve – Leroy Excluded from Craig’s Party. ep250, 470507
as Gildy tries to relax on the sofa, Leroy enters with a problem. The latest family drama deals with being in a fight with Craig Bullard. Between piggy banks, Craig…
Nero Wolfe – Room 304. ep26, 510427
A phone call from an exotic woman gets Archie Goodwin’s attention, but when a gunshot sounds, it turns into the next case for Nero Wolfe. Going to the scene, Archie…
Lum and Abner – Squire Returns From Chicago With The Check. 350522
Carlton Bricker reminds listeners to send for their photos of Lum and Abner before it’s too late. Down in Pine Ridge, Lum has decided to order his statue. Today Lum…
Gunsmoke – The Meshougah. ep44, 530221
Meshougan 2/21/53Gunsmoke was a long-running American old-time radio and television Western drama created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories took place in or about Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West. The radio version ran from 1952 to 1961, and is commonly regarded as one of the finest radio dramas of all time; the television version ran
Jack Benny – Easter Stroll. ep918, 550410
Jack is at home, getting ready for the big Easter Parade. Rochester comments on the preparations as Jack finishes getting dressed. Jack is looking fit and trim, and steps on…
Command Performance – Dinah Shore, Jeanette MacDonald, Garry Moore, Jimmy Dorsey. ep82, 430906
Hosted by Dinah Shore who comes out singing, What Do You Do in the Infantry? Dinah reads from the mail bag, then introduces Jimmy Dorsey. Just after reading from the…
Adventures of Superman – The Green Death Part 4. ep687, 440119
After the opening commercial about Pep cereal, where we learn about the cool collection of the cardboard models of military fighter planes found in boxes of the product, the announcer…
Bold Venture – Espionage and Murder in San Tomas. ep7, 510507
In Shannon’s place, Slate learns of a nuclear scientist, Falkner, who is feared is about to defect, and is thought to be on the island of St Thomas. Little does…
Adventures of Philip Marlowe – The Fox’s Tail. ep85, 500523
Responding to a call to meet a client in the local dive, the Blue Chip, Marlowe is to pose as a man who is targeted for death. How will this…
The Adventures of Sam Spade – The Tears of Night Caper. ep161, 490724
A wounded Sam Spade arrives in the office to dictate his report toEffie Perine. Reflecting on holw the case started, Maime enters to drag Sam to see her boss. Scruffy men guard a mansion where Johnny hires Sam to safeguard a transaction of jewels.
Baby Snooks – Abnormal Psychology. (retro236). 420528
This is a short episode so there is time for a few other shorts today. Daddy is trying to understand his little girl better, and is reading up on psychology.…
Sherlock Holmes – The Second Generation. ep194, 451217
Long time friends share a moment as Holmes plays a haunting melody on his violin. Active practice of detective work is well behind them, but Watson wonders if Holmes ever…
Lum and Abner – Catalog From Monument Company. 350520
Carlton Bricker reminds listeners about the limited supply photos that can be sent for. He tells how to get one. Now, let’s see what’s happening in Pine Ridge. Lum and…
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