Retro Radio Podcast

A blind man finds a disturbing message, and when a friend read Dan Holiday's ad in the paper, it's the beginning of a new adventure. The investigation begins by checking…

After an opening song, and message from the sponsor, we join the McGee's at home. Molly is tired of having Fibber around, since his recent sale of his business. Fibber…

A police detective puts his career on the line in order to prove the innocence of the rival of a murdered theatrical producer when he is accused of the crime.…

The mysterious man in town, JW Tiffin, keeps getting Lum's name wrong as he pops in to make an inquiry. Word has gotten around about the building project, and Mr.…

Playlist: Micky Wickey plays his fiddle for a breakdown, Tugboat. Pat puts in a word for the sponsor. Leon sings, Music maestro Please. Leon and Horace sing, I Love to…

After an intro that drips with buttering up, Jack suspects that Don is expecting something good for Christmas. Even Phil and Mary are overly complementary. It doesn't take long for…

Kiddies are treated to new sounding theme music, and a nifty, new ring and identification tag. Sent especially from Annie just for you… and returning the foil seal from the…

It's early evening in the Blue Note Cafe, and Ethelbert talks to police chief Logan. When Ann Williams, and Casey enter, a rivalry over each other's job's kicks in. A…

It's Saturday, and Archie's moping around the house has mom worried. Is he sick or something? I wouldn't be so worried about Archie's moping, not as much as that apparent…

Munitions for a band of revolutionaries are being smuggled on a luxury steamer. When orders are received that the munitions are no longer needed and are to be destroyed, one…

It's Christmas season on the streets of Summerfield as Leroy has fun sliding across the ice on the sidewalk. He and Gildersleeve walk down the sidewalk and talk about their…

The unusual story of a letter that was registered by death. A young girl falls asleep reading a murder mystery novel. She awakens at the sound of gunshots. Was it…

Molly has gone shopping and left Fibber home alone. With time on his hands, Fibber has decided to cook a special treat for dinner. Shrimps McGee, from an old family…

It's off to Hollywood for the latest mystery as Doc Danfield and his lovely secretary Miss Fairfax put the puzzle pieces together. A reclusive actress has a secret that has…

Westbound 1/3/53 Gunsmoke 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.

With Cedric still camping out in front of the store, he has added a few extra flourishes to draw attention to himself, and earn more money. Inspired by Gilbert the…

In place of Don Wilson, Rochester introduces the show today. Will this mean more money for him? Yeah, right. Mary enters to tease Jack about his addition to the cast…

G.I. Jill plays the tunes at the request of soldiers serving overseas, and dedicates the songs right back at them. Playlist: Count Basey plays, Blue Lou. Bob Crosby plays I'll…

Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows. Lamont Cranston, lawyer by day, but known to the underworld as the Shadow, fights crime with the…

The Pretenders take us to storyland by a fast ride in a convertible sports car. Three brothers find themselves in trouble with an evil witch. They contemplate the horrible fate…

What happened this day in news? What were the hot topics of concern? Robert Krout reports on the National Day of Prayer. Island attacks, fighting on Okinawa, New Guinea, and…

Grandpap talks with Abner about going in with Cedric and his tent that he pitched out front. He wants to make some money by setting up a fortune telling racket.…

An auto theft ring is operating in town, and it's up to Joe Friday to bring it to a stop. Travel step by step on an actual case with your…

Danger is his stock in trade, write to George Valentine for full details. Today George follows up on a letter that deals with a once powerful man who has landed…

Cedric is still camped out in front of the Jot ‘Em Down store, but Lum has cooked up an idea that might lure him off the property. Lum intends to…

Reading the newspaper, Fibber suddenly sees himself as an expert on world affairs. The Old Timer makes a visit, after not being on the show in a long time. He…

Or, Gordon Gilroy. Note: (440301 is an Incorrect date). Going to visit a friend, the North's meet Gordon Gilroy. The grumpy old gent is the uncle of an author they…

When it comes to obtaining raw materials for the war effort, Nazi Germany puts all bargaining aside. The only deals are those that meet their own demands. Embargos are placed.…

Relating back to an episode from months ago, Lum and Abner had to sell a strip of their property to Cedric so he could have a library card. In the…

Playlist: Horace starts things off by singing, Rosalie. Pat reads a fan letter who plugs the sponsor's product. The Hillbilly Boys play an instrumental, After You're Gone. Leon sings, God…

Kenny Delmar, announcer for Fred Allen, substitutes for Don Wilson while the gang is in New York. Of course, the jokes about Fred Allen kick into high gear. Mary Livingston…

The White Legion is a vigilante group who dishes out judgement based on its own set of rules and standards. William Devons is their latest victim, and his case has…

A house without windows, the house of the world, has Good Will and his child companion shut out. Walls keep him shut out, but inside a young family feel the…

The Wonderful World apartments, a project designed to house every family in Pine Ridge, has been going over like Gangbusters with folks in town. Lum goes over the blueprints and…

While talking to a little girl in his store, Ben gets defensive about his horseshoe tossing abilities. It seems that rumors have it that his friend, and choir partner, Eli…

New neighbors are moving in, and the family fights the temptation to watch the action, and size up the new folks. Rather than spying from afar, Gildy does it up…

Join the tense emotions of a jury room as deliberations are made in a murder trial. It should be a clear-cut case, but one juror holds out, insisting there's reasonable…

Lum tries to talk Mousey into naming the apartment building after himself instead of the name originally picked. Since Mousey thought up the plan, and it's just like a mother…

Though the war is long over, and rationing pretty much a thing of the past, apparently bolts of Irish tweed cloth are illegal to smuggle into the country. Knowing better,…

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…

With a new direction clearly defined, construction plans for the new, modern apartments are about to begin. Lum is thrilled with the feedback and support that is coming in from…

I'm only posting this for posterity's sake. It's very short, and seems to repeat the same song over again. It was apparently a filler episode while the Hillbilly Boys took…

On the road, the gang broadcast from Chicago. Norman Berry substitutes for Don Wilson. Doing a rigorous schedule of 8 shows per day, Jack talks about the fun he has…

The Pretenders read a letter from a fan who has requested today's story. Let's all ride horses into storyland and enjoy. At the bottom of the sea, mermaids wonder over…

Superstitious omens foretell the tragedy of death. A mysterious explosion has killed the reverend Colby, and ten others. Lamonte Cranston is on the scene with Margot Lane to investigate a…

As Lum and Abner ponder the big picture of solving the problem of how to spend the $10K, Elizabeth phones in to hound Abner about taking care of a few…