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

Keith Heltsley

Illinois

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    • Aug 6, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    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…

    Candy Matson – Candy's Last Case. ep84, 510521

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2025


    Candy and Rembrandt are in the car, tailing Ray Mallard through traffic. Candy fills in Rembrandt, and the listener, about strange behavior, and possible secrets that Ray is keeping from…

    Casey, Crime Photographer – The Wedding Breakfast. ep206, 471009

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2025


    While in the Blue Note, Casey gets a hot tip about a wedding of a well-placed man about town. He takes Ann to crash the wedding party, and get a…

    Lum and Abner – Cedric's Love Life. 420616

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2025 14:48


    Grandpap reads out the details… according to the almanac. As Lum takes a phone call from Luke Spears with word on the latest on Cedric's love life woes, Abner grumbles…

    Danger, Doctor Danfield – The Case of the Whirling Mirrors. ep15, 461125

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2025


    A display of crown jewels is making the rounds when the caretaker is mysteriously robbed of them. Mr Thomas takes his case to Doctor Danfield. Is Thomas an honorable man,…

    Fibber McGee and Molly – Mcgee's Hire Beulah One Day a Week. ep395, 440314

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2025 29:29


    It's official, the McGee's have hired Beulah to work, and off the microphone the maid is busy whipping the place into shape. A phone call to invite Doc Gamble to…

    Lum and Abner – A Letter To The Advice Column. 420615

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2025 14:54


    Cedric is still having troubles in his love life, and has taken to the hills to live as a hermit. Today, we join Lum and Abner as they review how…

    Damen Runyon Theater – The Lacework Kid. ep39, 490925

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2025 26:32


    Today's story is about a character known as the Lacework Kid, because of his expertise at handling the playing cards. He meets Broadway, and relates this story that takes place…

    Jack Benny – Don Still Won't Sign His Contract. ep680, 490130

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2025 30:30


    Dennis opens the show to remind us of last week's incident with Don refusing to sign his contract. Flashback to Jack's house where Dennis and Rochester talk. Jack is busy…

    Mothers Best Flour – First Song, Loveless Mansion On The Hill. ep6, 510115

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2025


    Enjoy a few classic tunes from hank Williams as you bake up your morning biscuits. hank starts off with, Loveless Mansion on the Hill. Let's pause for a commercial, and…

    X Minus One – Shanghaied. ep16, 550901

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2025


    A bunch of the guys are enjoying a night out. As the party breaks up, Charlie is left to pay the bill, but when he has just one last drink…

    Crime Club – The Gray Mist Murders. ep20, 470410

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2025


    The librarian has the book all ready, and it's about a pleasure cruise that turned to horror. A cruise ship is destined for Hawaii, with three couples aboard. Kay is…

    Lum and Abner – Mousey Talks To Cedric About Love. 420612

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2025 14:52


    Since Lum and Abner have stepped out to go to a first aid class, Mousey is left in charge of the store. Cedric is still having woman troubles with Clarabelle,…

    Stan Freeberg – Great Moments In History, Paul Revere. ep4, 570804

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2025


    Opens with a glimpse at the historical moment of Paul Revere starting off on his ride. Peggy Taylor sings, I Like the Looks of You. Stan and the announcer debate…

    Dragnet – The Big Impossible. ep343, 560313

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2025


    A hold up man has been making short work of grocery stores in town, and it's up to Joe Friday to bring him down. Ride along as the cops interview…

    Let George Do It – Mayhem by Express. ep119, 490131

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2025


    Another adventure of George Valentine. Write to him for full details. Today George and Brooksie read a letter from a desperate woman. George heads out to the broken-down little town,…

    Lum and Abner – Poetic License. 420611

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2025 14:35


    The publishing company hasn't done any greeting card business, but due to an idea of Mousey Gray, the gents have made him a partner in it. Lum and Abner discuss…

    Molle Mystery Theater – The Gioconda Smile. 450619

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2025


    Henry Hutton is a man with three women in love with him, and all are different. Henry was a prosperous businessman, and in his chauffeur driven car we find him…

    Fibber McGee and Molly – Fibber Makes a Radio Speech, Red Cross. ep394, 440307

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2025 29:33


    Molly is excited to learn that Fibber is to deliver a speech over the radio. Isn't he nervous at all? What made the Elks club pick him over Mr. Wellington,…

    Lum and Abner – Mousey Writes Greeting Cards. 420609

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2025 14:47


    The print business had been set up as the Edwards and Edwards printing company, and Abner wants to have his name in the mix. He shows that he has contributed…

    World Adventurers Club – Borneo Diamond. ep4, 1932

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2025 13:57


    Excellent audio quality. In search of the Borneo diamond a white man's treachery, and the loyalty of a native are revealed. PS: during a time of American history when racism…

    Jack Benny – Don Won't Sign His Contract. ep679, 490123

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2025 29:35


    Flashback to Jack's house where Don is trying to renegotiate his contract. When a stalemate is reached, Jack sends Don to a room to think it over, and locks him…

    Jubilee (AFRS) Duke Ellington, Lena Horne. ep118, 450212

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2025


    Ernie Whitman is the bubbly host with the jive talking introductions. Duke Ellington talks with Ernie before he plays, Suddenly Jump. One of the Duke's vocalists sings; I'm Beginning to…

    Molle Mystery Theater – Beckoning Fair One. 450605

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2025


    Paul tells his story as we go into flashback. He has taken up residence in a mansion, and is enjoying his little corner of it. A little handle reveals a…

    Gunsmoke – Cavalcade. ep41, 530131

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2025 29:49


    Cavalcade 1/31/53 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.

    Lum and Abner – The Greeting Card Business. 420608

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2025 14:47


    So far, the new greeting card business hasn't had any print jobs. That doesn't stop Lum, and Abner from composing a few possible verses. Its proving to be more difficult…

    Stan Freeberg – Miss Jupiter. ep3, 570728

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2025 28:42


    After some interrupted starts to the show by a listening couple who keeps switching off the radio, Stan encounters June Forray as Miss Jupiter. She is slightly disgruntled that she…

    Mr. and Mrs. North – The Norths Get Wired For Sound. ep82, 440719

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2025


    The Norths go for a walk to cool off on a hot summer day. After seeing a record shop where you can make recordings, and trying to be romantic, they…

    Lum and Abner – Cedric Needs A Date. 420605

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2025 14:50


    Cedric is mad, and tells Abner how he hates and despises that, Gomer Bates. He can't even keep his mind on his pinball game. Has he been taken advantage of…

    Fibber McGee and Molly – Rent Spare Room To War Worker. ep372, 431005

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2025 29:17


    Cleaning out the spare room for a war worker, Molly has to keep Fibber calmed down after reading old news headlines. Fibber has trouble parting with sentimental, old items. Who…

    The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe – The Malevolent Medic. ep18, 510223

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2025 29:36


    Doctor Sloane is told about his last patient of the day by his fiancee, and office nurse, Miss Banks. His ex-wife, a model, and nervous woman is unhappy despite having all she wanted with her rich new husband. She wants to come back, but the doc is to be married soon. When Nola dies in his office, who is to blame? A jealous nurse? The doctor, after threats were made to his happy life?

    Lum and Abner – Robert Blevins. 420604

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2025 14:50


    The old gents can often be silly, well intended, and in their later episodes sometimes a little critical of each other. Today's episode is probably the most touching of their…

    GI Jive (AFRS) Tommy Dorsey, Blue Skies. ep705, 1945

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2025


    It's the jukebox of the air, just for troops overseas, and GI Jill delivers the tunes. Tommy Dorcey presents, Blue Skies. Hellen Forrest sings, When They Ask About You. Jill…

    Jack Benny – Jack's Scrapbook. 490116

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2025 27:56


    In Jack's house, he and Rochester put together a photo scrapbook. They're out of glue, and have no flour to make homemade paste. Jack sets out for Ronald Colemans to…

    Gunsmoke – The Old Lady. ep40, 530124

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2025 29:48


    The Old Lady 1/17/53 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.

    Mr. and Mrs. North – Gangster Douglas Grant (Mystery Playhouse). 440412

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2025 29:43


    Mystery Playhouse was a production of AFRS and hosted by Peter Lorrie. Jerry is upset that a man keeps calling for Pam but hangs up on him. Once Pam gets…

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