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Podcasting to share family friendly entertainment through old time radio, and more.

Keith Heltsley

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    The Great Gildersleeve – The Whole Town Is Talking (AFRS #113). ep247, 470416

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2026 30:48


    it's Saturday morning, and Leroy heads outdoors. At least until Gildersleeve stops him to clean his room, and practice his piano first. As Ben a rise for a visit, Gildy…

    21st Precinct – A Missing Persons Alarm For An Old Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2026 28:08


    It's just another day in the life of a cop when a uniformed police officer on the beat helps out a woman in need with a nickel, a cigarette, and…

    Boston Blackie – Kingston and the 15 Story Disappearing Office Building. ep191, 480908

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2026


    Blackie gets a phone call from an old friend about a 15-story office building he just bought. Then overnight, it just disappeared, and all that remains is a vacant lot.…

    Lum and Abner – Lum Thinks All Circus Jobs Are Dangerous. 350321

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2026 15:44


    Horlick: Changeable weather is a leading cause of colds. Fight colds and illness with Horlicks malted milk. Squire is still busy trying to get the circus ready for its big…

    Box 13 – Bite or Bitten. ep48, 490717

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2026 25:56


    Dan gets an extra special telegram that arrives in box 13, one that's sure to mean extra special trouble. A snake expert warns Dan that a dangerous snake is loose…

    Our Miss Brooks – Telegram For Mrs Davis. 490710

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2026


    As Miss Brooks and Mrs. Davis contemplate the boring weekend, the doorbell brings news. Mrs. Davis is certain it's bad news. Mrs. Davis is superstitious about opening telegrams, and won't…

    Lum and Abner – Lum Gives Up Trapeze Act. 350320

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2026 14:00


    Horlicks: Carlton Bricker reads a letter to sing the praises of how Horlicks helped a man get a better night's sleep. Let's get ready to see what's happening down in…

    Gunsmoke – The Round-up. ep43, 530214

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2026


    The Roundup 2/14/53Gunsmoke 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 from 1955 to 1975 and still holds the record for the longest-running U.S. prime time fictional television program.    

    Jack Benny – Try & Get It. ep442, 420412

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2026 29:26


    from camp Hahn California, Don implies that Jack rode a bicycle all the way. Jack goes with the gag, and his tandem bicycle partner Myrtle. Mary arrives to talk about…

    Mothers Best Flour Show- Wedding Bells. ep23, 510207

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2026


    Toss some eggs in the skillet, pop biscuits in the oven, and let Hank Williams help cook up some country favorites to get your day started. Playlist: Hank Williams sings,…

    Behind The Mike – Versatile Acting. ep4, 401006

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2026


    One of the most versatile voice actors in radio is featured, Charlie Cantor. Charlie demonstrates a few of his dialects, and range of characters. He also demonstrates a few unusual…

    Captain Midnight – Parada Treasure 3 The Black Plane. 391019

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2026


    A dramatic look at the adventuresome life of swashbuckling pilot, Captain Midnight. In previous episodes a wounded pilot has been rescued, and is now held prisoner. A plane buzzes the…

    Casey, Crime Photographer – Queen Of The Amazons. ep219, 480108

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2026


    Casey isn't thrilled at all when Ann tells him about their next assignment. It involves a cold car ride to the country to interview a woman who nabbed two crooks…

    Lum and Abner – Circus Will Open Saturday. 350319

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2026 14:00


    Horlicks: There's nothing like Horlicks for weight control. Hey, I wonder. If they could have an arm-wrestling match, who would win: Horlicks, or Slim Fast? In Pine Ridge, Squire has…

    The Great Gildersleeve – Bird Watchers. ep246, 470409

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2026 29:50


    once again, it's the day for Leroy's piano lesson in Gildersleeve is home early to talk to Miss Piper. Gildy manages to get rid of Leroy so he can have…

    Crime Club – Death Swims At Midnight. ep40, 470828

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2026


    The very exciting story of a beach where the tide goes out, and murder comes in. Maxie is forced to take a swim with his friend Bill. They are warned…

    Dragnet – The Big Compulsion. ep348, 560417

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2026


    Joe Friday Is assigned to robbery detail; a robber threatens the lives of citizens with a ten-cent piece. Huh? And it's up to Joe Frieday to get him! In a…

    Lum and Abner – Squire Assembles Freak Side Show. 350318

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2026 14:37


    Horlicks: Carlton Bricker shares a testimonial moment during a drugstore visit. The circus is about to have its grand opening. Lum and Abner are glad about the improvements that Squire…

    Let George Do It – Needle In The Haystack. ep167, 500102

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2026


    Do you have a job that's too big for you to handle? Then it's a job for George Valentine. Write to him for full details. A man's life work is…

    Burns and Allen- With Howard Duff. 490210

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2026 28:30


    Gracie is responsible for getting George, and Sam Spade where they are today. In jail. In the jailhouse George explains to the jailer how Gracie landed him and Howard Duff…

    All Star Western Theater – Drifting, With Tim Holt. ep7, 460922

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2026


    The Riders of the Purple Sage open with a song, Sioux City Sue. Features Cowboy star, and war hero, Tim Holtz in a drama titled, Drifting. After his wife has…

    Lum and Abner – Lum And Abner Hire Squire Skimp. 350315

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2026 14:02


    Horlicks with milk. Horlicks with sandwiches. Easy to prepare, just mix and serve. It doesn't even need any added flavoring. What's happening in Pine Ridge? Let's go find out. The…

    Spike Jones (Spotlight Review) Mel Torme. 480409

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2026


    Playlist: Spike Jones opens with; Yes, Sir That's My Baby. Spike comments about Detroit, where the show is broadcast from this week, and the auto industry. Dorothy talks with Spike…

    Jack Benny – Don's Commercial. ep441, 420405

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2026 29:56


    Don teases Jack about the recent accident he had during the Easter parade. Despite wardrobe malfunctions, Jack still gets compliments. Phil Harris enters. Does his fashion said match up to…

    Case Dismissed – Liability for Minors. ep9, 540327

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2026 28:36


    A growing family looks forward to the possibility of moving from their small apartment to a larger home. Victor Hollis and his wife have some trouble though. They have had…

    Challenge Of The Yukon – A Pack Of Bacon. ep322, 440330

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2026


    A newcomer to the Mounties, Cpl. Standish, gets the short end of the stick when he encounters a few of the tough, and hardened men of the North. Beaten down,…

    Lum and Abner – Using Feed To Pay Admission To Circus. 350314

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2026 14:13


    Horlicks: Do your youngsters a good turn by letting them drink Horlicks for nourishment, strong bones, and teeth. And Kids like the delicious flavor. Carlton Bricker announces that the flashlight…

    Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons – The Shrieking Prisoner Murder Case Part 1. 540621

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2026


    In a lonely old home, a young man enters a darkened house, and calls for his aunts. A shrieking breaks the silence in the home. A gun is fired, and…

    The Great Gildersleeve – Evening with Miss Piper. ep245, 470402

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2026 29:50


    we join Floyd in his barbershop, as he relates his perspective on people in town. We roll back the clock to witness Gildersleeve talking with the local pastor. Can he…

    Lum and Abner – Back In Partnership. 350313

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2026 14:09


    Horlick's: Take part in the upcoming First Aid Awareness Weekend, and remember to buy the highest quality products from your druggist, namely Horlicks. Hey, do they still have First Aid…

    Nero Wolfe – The Tell Tale Ribbon. . ep23, 510330

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2026 29:01


    Though Nero is far from interested in taking on a new case, or leaving the comforts of home, Archie responds to a phone call. Jenkins is a little, dried up, old man who delivers a letter, but it hasn't come from the person it was addressed by. Archie seems to have been set on a wild goose chase. Has it all been a ruse to get Archie on the scene to witness a crime?

    Our Miss Brooks- The Frog. 490220

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2026 29:27


    Connie Brooks complains about her day at school. It seems that Mr. Boynton is more interested in his frog, science projects in the basketball team ahead of her. She speaks…

    Let George Do It – The Hearse Was Painted Pink. ep100, 480920

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2026


    If you're ever up a blind alley, give George a call and give yourself a second chance. This time around George is called on to make love to a beautiful…

    All Star Western Theater – At Sundown, With Alan Lane. ep12, 461027

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2026


    The Riders of the Purple Sage sing, Ride My Pony on the Open Range. Followed by, Little Dolly. In 1870new settlers are pouring into the Western town, bringing conflicting opinions…

    Lum and Abner – Abner Forecloses On Circus. 350312

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2026 14:14


    Horlicks: The original malted milk. Take it as part of the Horlick weight control plan. Satisfying, but without the extra calories. Carlton Bricker reminds listeners who requested flashlights to patiently…

    Jack Benny- Doc Benny's Minstrel Show. ep440, 420329

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2026 29:27


    the show opens with Jack and Rochester still looking for his golf ball from last week. Mary arrives to rush them off to the studio after a week of their…

    Mary Lee Taylor Show – Redecorating. 481210

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2026 27:39


    Before the visit with the Carters, Mary Lee gives a preview of the recipe to come later in the show. Making the best of the humble little apartment, Sally does…

    Dick Tracy – Tess Disappears, Audition. 350204

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2026


    A German man and woman plot crimes of robbery and murder as coded messages come over their radio set. They operate a social club as a front to their covert…

    Abbott and Costello- Costello Pays Income Tax. 480310

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2026 18:20


    audio quality could be better. Abbott remarks on a few family photo that Costello brought. He warns Lou that income tax time is right around the corner. They discuss the…

    Lum and Abner – Almost All Of Abner's Merchandise Is Gone. 350311

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2026 13:22


    Horlicks: Invented by William Horlick, over 50 years ago (1880's) to serve a need for sick people who are convalescing from illness. In Pine Ridge, Abner is running out of…

    Molle Mystery Theater – Night Must Fall. 460412

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2026


    In a cottage in the woods, an elderly woman talks with her niece and companion about a body that was found nearby. Danny is a dapper, self-confident man, who talks…

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2026 29:28


    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…

    Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons- The Eccentric Millionaire Murder Case. 500413

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2026


    Spend the night in a spooky mansion with Mr Keane, and the eccentrics in the family to solve a murder mystery.

    Lum and Abner – Broken Down Circus Comes To Pine Ridge. 350308

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2026 14:42


    Horlicks: Recommended by doctors to help develop strong bodies and teeth for children. Carlton Bricker reminds listeners that the flashlight factories are still working hard to send out all the…

    Our Miss Brooks – Wishing Well Dance. 490612

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2026


    Connie complains to Mrs. Davis about Mr. Boynton paying too much attention to MacDougal the frog. The silver-tongued Walter Denton stops in to butter up his favorite English teacher and…

    Nero Wolfe – The Final Page. ep22, 510323

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2026 29:07


    Arthur Murrow is an author who needs the chair bound detective, Nero Wolfe, to leave his orchids and beer, and come to his office. Nero gripes about the inconvenience of it all, Archie checks out the cute elevator operator, but when they arrive in the office, they find that Arthur Murrow has a knife in his back.

    Lum and Abner – Abner Operates Store In Swap Basis. 350306

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2026 13:58


    Horlicks: As active as kids are, they need an occasional energy boost, and Horlicks tablets are just the thing to keep them going. Now let's see what's happening down in…

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