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

Keith Heltsley

Illinois

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    Nick Carter – Records Of Death. ep41, 440122

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2025 29:22


    Note: [also aired as episode 229]. A small trunk was bought at auction that contained a few articles of clothing, and a stack of recordings. Nick learns all he can…

    Adventures of Philip Marlowe – The Cloak of Kamehameha. ep30, 490423

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2025


    A dutchman and the trail of money has Marlowe seeking after a Cloak of golden feathers. the cloak is over 100 square feet, and worth a fortune. A suspicious character…

    Lum and Abner – Receiving Threats. 420707

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2025 14:45


    Another day passes without word from the woman who left her baby in the care of Lum and Abner. They have decided to take the child to the county seat,…

    Fibber McGee and Molly – Before a Western Camp Fire. ep393, 440229

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2025 25:07


    Audio is a little muffled, but OK. Molly gets confused as Fibber reads to her from a Western novel about cowboys and gunslingers. The old West is in Fibber's blood…

    Richard Diamond – Brown Envelope Case. ep112, 511207

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2025


    It was a dark and stormy night, with a sultry dame and a hardboiled detective. The resulting fender vender sets Dick Diamond off to a repair shop, and a mystery.…

    Lum and Abner – Mousey Takes Care Of The Baby. 420706

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2025 12:00


    When a baby has been left in the care of Lum and Abner, the gents are worn to a frazzle. We learn how Lum has been dealing with the fussy…

    Jack Benny – At The Race Track. ep907, 550123

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2025 29:15


    Flashback to the previous Thursday to Jack's home in Beverly Hills. Jack learns that Rochester wants to have his own phone line installed. He needs it for emergencies, and to…

    Command Performance – Frank Morgan, Frank Sinatra, Andrew Sisters. ep159, 450125

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2025


    Hosted by Frank Morgan. He talks to announcer Ken Carpenter about girls, then brings out the Andrews Sisters to join in with the cutting up. The sisters dedicate their song,…

    Lux Radio Theater – The Road To Morocco (Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Ginny Simms). 430405

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2025 54:07


    After a ship wreck, Bing and Bob talk about their ordeal on a life raft, before coming aground, and finding a camel. They ride and sing, the Road to Morocco.…

    Lum and Abner – A Baby At The Jot Em Down Store. 420703

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2025 12:00


    After much worrying, searching, and fretting, no clue has been turned up as to Lizabeth's whereabouts. Lum brings in a letter. Will it bring word of where Abner's wife went…

    Stan Freeburg – Good Humor Man. ep8, 570901

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2025


    Stan opens with color commentary of a circus act. He then goes into a bit about the secret lives of those who serve as Good Humor Men. After a song,…

    The Saint, – Greed Causes Murder, Mr Ritchie's Loss. ep43, 471029

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2025 24:18


    An old car crosses paths with Simon Templar, and it causes him to cross path with gun toting gangsters. Intimidation doesn't work well when used on the Saint. Always on…

    Lum and Abner – Search The Mountains For Lizabeth. 420702

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2025 14:47


    Cedric enters the Jot ‘Em Down store to cheer up Abner since Lizabeth and little Pearl have come up missing. Abner makes plans to lay out the dragnet to cover…

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2025


    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…

    Fibber McGee and Molly – Fibber is Convalescent. ep398, 440404

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2025 30:21


    Recovering, and feeling spry, Fibber is talkative and eager to tell people about his health. Interruptions begin when Alice Darling enters to check on her calls and mail. She hears…

    Lum and Abner – The Masked Muskrat Reports. 420630

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2025 14:54


    No trace of Lizabeth and little Pearl have been found yet, and Abner is growing tired of his bachelorhood. Mousey enters with a report on his detective activities. What trivial…

    Jack Benny – The Sponsor Gets A Million dollar policy on Jack. ep909, 550206

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2025 30:16


    Flashback to Jacks home in Beverly Hills. As Rochester sleeps in, Jack is in the kitchen making breakfast. His chores in the kitchen are interrupted by a phone call. It's…

    G.I. Jive (AFRS) Bob Crosby – Sugarfoot Strut. ep721, 1944

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2025


    GI Jil has the robot of the music world, her handy jukebox, and she's ready to play the tunes. Bob Crosby leads off with, the Sugarfoot Strut. After a dedication…

    On Stage – Eddie. ep11, 530319

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2025


    Elliot is Eddi, and Cathy is melba. She's a working girl in a lunch counter, and rejects his advances at trying to pick her up. The determined Eddie won't take…

    The Adventures of Sam Spade – The Quarter Eagle Caper. ep127, 481128

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2025 26:11


    Taking down his report on his latest case, Effie gets in a joke on Sam. A vending machine baron comes to Sam with a problem. Vandals are breaking his gum-ball…

    Lum and Abner – Abner's Troubles. 420629

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2025 14:46


    Gossip has led to Lizabeth and Little Pearl leaving town, but they didn't say where they went. Abner worries, and is impatient at not hearing word back on relatives who…

    Stan Freeburg – The Lone Analyst. ep7, 570825

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2025


    Stan remarks on a news article that claims if psychologists were as well trained as cops, the crime rate could disappear in 50 years. Thus, he reflects on what it…

    Sherlock Holmes – The Vanishing Elephant. ep184, 451008

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2025 29:22


    After weeks at sea, Holmes and Watson arrive in Calcutta to solve their latest problem. The Summer of 1894 finds them on the hunt for a legendary missing white elephant.…

    Lum and Abner – Lizabeth And Pearl Leave Town. 420626

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2025 14:44


    All the attempts to intervene, and patch things up between Abner and Lizabeth have only served to drive the wedge deeper. Today, Lum goes with Abner to his house to…

    Fibber McGee and Molly – Fibber Has Pneumonia, Gildersleeve Calls. ep397, 440328

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2025 29:57


    Passing through Wistful Vista, Gildersleeve takes Leroy to visit the McGee's. They're surprised to meet Beulah at the door. Though the McGee's have left that morning, Beulah reveals she knows…

    Whitehall 1212 – Case of Mrs Minerva Bannamon. ep21, 520420

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2025 30:04


    A 68-year-old widow left on an errand, and was never seen again. This is the story of the trail the police took to bring justice. Claims were made that she…

    Life of Riley – Riley The Bookie. ep256, 491202

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2025


    Riley is stricken with fear, anxiously waiting his imminent death. A car back fires, but is mistaken for gunshots, and Riley swoons. What brought on this high suspense? Flashback to…

    Lum and Abner – The Rumor Backfires. 420625

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2025 14:52


    To combat the rumor mill, Lum has started a rumor of his own. Today, Mousey has a full report on how well it worked. The accurate, and tedious detail is…

    Jack Benny – Jack Doesn't Have A Script. ep906, 550116

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2025 28:06


    As the show begins, Jack is absent. Mary announces that he's in the hallway, talking to his writers. We listen in as Mary goes to eavesdrop to learn that the…

    Command Performance – Burns and Allen, Connie Haines, Joe Lilly Chorus. ep158, 450118

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2025


    Hosted by Burns and Allen, Gracie introduces Rafia Mendez who plays, Flight of the Bumble Bee. George and Gracie talk about their guests, and the benefits of being married or…

    One Man's Family – Book 48 Chapter 5 The Strength and The Glory Of The Human Spirit 431107

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2025


    Opening Line: The spirit of the Barber family has been subdued at their great loss. Joan has had pneumonia, and recovered almost before anyone knew what happened in the face…

    Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar – The Island of TinYutan. ep24, 491105

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2025


    Join Johnny Dollar on an exotic trip to the tropics. If it's not a case of insurance fraud, his company may need to pay out after a missing man has…

    Lum and Abner – Lum Starts A Rumor To Help Abner. 420623

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2025 14:53


    A crossed wire that Lum intended to patch a rift between Abner and Lizabeth has gone wrong. Today Abner talks to grandpap to fill him in on the details. Grandpap…

    Stan Freeberg – CBS Censor. ep6, 570818

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2025


    Stan is bothered by a network censor while trying to sing Old Man River. The censor keeps interrupting to correct his grammar. After a brief historical sketch. Peggy Tailor sings,…

    21st Precinct – The Kid. ep29, 540127

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2025 26:56


    Captain Canelli passes on the word to the shift as the change is made, and marched out. Among the things to watch for is a juvenile delinquent who is on…

    Black Museum – The Black Gladstone Bag. ep4, 520122

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2025


    Taking a tour through the Black Museum, Orson Wells introduces today's instrument of death. A regular piece of luggage belonging to Jim, a travelling salesman, but now is tainted with…

    Lum and Abner – Peace for Abner And Lizabeth. 420622

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2025 14:52


    Helping Cedric out of trouble in his love life, Abner has gotten himself into the doghouse in his own. Today, he reviews his confused situation with Lum. The bachelor is…

    Boston Blackie – Fred Palmers Dock Racket. ep214, 490216

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2025


    Down on the waterfront a mobster runs the dock, and people who don't have his approval end up dead. Blackie had been planning a cruise, but as Farraday sees him…

    Fibber McGee and Molly – My Old Mandolin. ep396, 440321

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2025 30:30


    Guest announcer, Harry Vonzel opens the show. Relaxing at home, Fibber is confused over a crossword puzzle, while Molly enjoys a murder mystery novel. An encounter with the hall closet…

    Life of Riley – The Household Drudge. ep210, 480910

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2025


    The scene, Riley's weekly poker game. Conversation turns to the topic of how to handle a woman. Back home, in the reality of the domestic world where Peg deals with…

    Lum and Abner – How To Boss Your Wife. 420619

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2025 14:47


    Cedric enters the Jot ‘Em Down store in the best mood he has had in a long time. Wonderful world! Abner learns of his secret engagement; one so secrets he…

    Jack Benny – The Elephant's Graveyard Mystery. ep905, 550109

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2025 25:49


    Don sets the scene as Jack takes a walk early in the morning. He jokes to himself about smog, Beverly Hills, a horse and buggy, and his Maxwell. When Jack…

    G.I. Jive (AFRS) Count Basie, Blue Lou. ep706, 1944

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2025


    Bringing a little slice of life from back home to the troops serving overseas, GI Jill is in charge of the jukebox of the air. Playlist: Count Basey leads off…

    You Are There – The Sailing Of The Mayflower, 1620AD. 471221

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2025


    The pilgrims seek religious freedom, but at the moment it seems the Mayflower will never sail. CBS reporters take you to Plymouth Harbor, and explore the situation. Complications surrounding receiving…

    Box 13 – Double Trouble. ep47, 490710

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2025 26:32


    A typed letter with a typed signature is a message for trouble that takes Dan Holiday on his next adventure. What Dan finds is a body in a hotel room,…

    Lum and Abner – Joining The Marines. 420618

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2025 14:48


    No longer worried about Cedric and his love problems, Lum makes a sign to hang in the store. He talks to Abner about the job the Marine Corps does in…

    Stan Freeburg – Orville Arrives From The Moon. ep5, 570811

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2025


    Stan interviews a farmer who found a UFO. A hover squash. Leaving it with Stan, a man from the moon emerges, named Orville. It turns out that the beauty queen…

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