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Imagine a mild-mannered white guy who takes on a non-white identity to fight crime. Wouldn't 1939 radio producers do an amazing job with that? Listen to find out!Passage to the Orient, episode 140 of This Gun in My Hand, was smuggled into your ears by Rob Northrup. This episode and all others are available on Youtube with automatically-generated closed captions of dialog. Visit http://ThisGuninMyHand.blogspot.com for credits, show notes, archives, and to buy my books, such as Sisyphus, Eat Your Heart Out, available in paperback and ebook from Amazon. What martial art is even more deadly than ninyutsu? This Gun in My Hand!Show Notes:1. “Castello” means castle in Italian, “Lupo” means wolf, and “roccia” means “rock.” In German it would be something like “Wolfenstein.”2. Raymond Tokutaro Muramoto, the voice actor who originated Kato on the Green Hornet radio show, was a Japanese immigrant. In real life, he was sent to an internment camp during World War II. Here's a short bio I wrote about him:https://archive.org/details/the-first-katohttp://dayjobspodcast.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-first-kato.html 3. Read more about the young political firebrand Nguyễn Ái Quốc after whom Harlan plans to name his radio hero:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ho_Chi_Minh4. As always, listeners should be skeptical of any claims made by characters in the show, especially if they're trying to define a term like “code-switching” that hadn't been coined and wasn't in use in 1939. The opinions of these clowns do not necessarily reflect my own so I'm off the hook for any lies or mistakes they make.5. This episode was inspired by Straight Arrow, a radio show broadcast from 1948-1951. An Apache orphan raised by a white couple maintains the identity of “Steve Adams” until it's time to fight crime as Apache warrior “Straight Arrow.” Elements were ripped off from The Lone Ranger, like the cavern full of gold that funds his crime-fighting. Only his trusted friend “Packy” the crusty miner who sounds like Gabby Hayes knows the truth. Lots of talk about his innate Apache abilities, his keen Indian eyesight, and Straight Arrow drops his voice and speaks haltingly, although not quite in broken English like Tonto. https://www.radioechoes.com/?page=series&genre=OTR-Western&series=Straight%20ArrowCredits:The opening music clip was from The Sun Sets at Dawn (1950), and the closing music was from Killer Bait (1949), both films in the public domain. Most of the music and sound effects used in the episode are modified or incomplete versions of the originals.Sound Effect Title: Matkustajakone / Passenger plane DC-3 (Dakota) - Sisällä / Inside by YleArkistoLicense: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0https://freesound.org/s/406952/ Sound Effect Title: FOLEY_Footsteps_Metal_002.wav by conleec License: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/s/149454/ Sound Effect Title: Wind shaking a tree, loud and muffled gust of wind recorded in Nebraska by felix.blumeLicense: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/s/657003/ Sound Effect Title: Cracking wood by JappeHallunken License: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/s/501302/ Sound Effect Title: dry branches cracking.aiff by SoundCollectah License: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/s/109357/ Sound Effect Title: Foley_Natural_Wood_Barks_Crush_Mono.wav by Nox_Sound License: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/s/558380/ Sound Effect Title: Rustling leaves by giddster License: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/s/437356/ Sound Effect Title: Walking Through Tall Grass by naturenotesuk License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0https://freesound.org/s/698895/ Sound Effect Title: dawn_birds.wav by paul.hLicense: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/s/557332/ Sound Effect Title: Usignolo - Nightingale by danygdanygLicense: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/s/234169/ Sound Effect Title: Tuscan Birdsong.wav by gazsound License: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/s/156002/ Sound Effect Title: G57-05-Creature Getting Stabbed.wav by craigsmith License: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/s/438891/ Sound Effect Title: G24-01-Warner Brothers Body Fall.wav by craigsmith License: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/s/438300/ Sound Effect Title: School door with metal latch inside.aif by timonunderwater License: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/s/532788/Sound Effect Title: Footsteps Dress Shoes Wood Floor.wavLicense: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/people/allrealsound/sounds/161756/Sound Effect Title: Dropping Body on Hard Ground.wav by jjhouse4License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0https://freesound.org/s/203039/ Sound Effect Title: footsteps cellar.wavLicense: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/people/gecop/sounds/545030/Sound Effect Title: S16-06 Light wooden door open & close.wavLicense: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/675878/Sound Effect Title: Kicking rock wall and almost falling. by Edelhanie License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0https://freesound.org/s/594623/ Sound Effect Title: Air raid siren in Kyiv by Romaner66 License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0https://freesound.org/s/676589/ Sound Effect Title: 22lr Caliber Rifle Shots and Reloading License: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/s/717133/ The image accompanying this episode is a modified detail of the back cover of Terry and the Pirates (Big Little Book #1156) released in 1935, art and text attributed to Milton Caniff, public domain.Image Alt text: Colorful line art drawing from the perspective of a pier. In the foreground is a white boat with red cabin. The sail on a single mast is lowered and furled. A man lounges in a wooden chair, tipped back behind the ship's wheel, his feet propped on the rail of the boat with a fan in his hand. Judging by the small smokestack over the cabin, it has an engine, or maybe it's a vent for a stove. Close to the front of the boat, we can see the aft and steering oar of a Chinese junk. Both vessels appear to be moored to the pier. A bay with distant strips of land stretches toward the horizon with two junks a short distance away, their sails yellow and green and red. Massive white clouds take up almost half of the view.
Straight Arrow 49-08-08 (104) The Chase
A meditation preached by Fr. Eric Nicolai at Lancemore Centre in Toronto on May 11, 2025. We all must grow in fraternity. If the centres is like a garden, all the flowers need light, all need water. There is always somebody caring for the cleanliness, showing interest in people coming. Let us examine how we cultivate this special atmosphere around us.Music: Regi Stone, All Heavens Declares. Straight Arrow records, 2003.
Original Air Date: June 21, 1951Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Straight ArrowPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Howard Culver (Steve Adams)• Fred Howard (Packy McCloud)• Gwen Delano (Mesquite Molly) Music:• Milton Charles Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Straight Arrow 49-07-18 (101) Crooked Trail
Original Air Date: June 07, 1951Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Straight ArrowPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Howard Culver (Steve Adams)• Fred Howard (Packy McCloud)• Gwen Delano (Mesquite Molly) Music:• Milton Charles Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Original Air Date: May 08, 1951Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Straight ArrowPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Howard Culver (Steve Adams)• Fred Howard (Packy McCloud)• Gwen Delano (Mesquite Molly) Music:• Milton Charles Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Original Air Date: April 03, 1951Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Straight ArrowPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Howard Culver (Steve Adams)• Fred Howard (Packy McCloud)• Gwen Delano (Mesquite Molly) Music:• Milton Charles Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
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Original Air Date: January 04, 1951Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Straight ArrowPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Howard Culver (Steve Adams)• Fred Howard (Packy McCloud)• Gwen Delano (Mesquite Molly) Music:• Milton Charles Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Original Air Date: April 27, 1950Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Straight ArrowPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Howard Culver (Steve Adams)• Fred Howard (Packy McCloud)• Gwen Delano (Mesquite Molly) Music:• Milton Charles Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
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Original Air Date: March 23, 1950Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Straight ArrowPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Howard Culver (Steve Adams)• Fred Howard (Packy McCloud)• Gwen Delano (Mesquite Molly) Music:• Milton Charles Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Original Air Date: March 16, 1950Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Straight ArrowPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Howard Culver (Steve Adams)• Fred Howard (Packy McCloud)• Gwen Delano (Mesquite Molly) Music:• Milton Charles Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
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Original Air Date: March 09, 1950Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Straight ArrowPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Howard Culver (Steve Adams)• Fred Howard (Packy McCloud)• Gwen Delano (Mesquite Molly) Music:• Milton Charles Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Original Air Date: February 07, 1950Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Straight ArrowPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Howard Culver (Steve Adams)• Fred Howard (Packy McCloud)• Gwen Delano (Mesquite Molly) Music:• Milton Charles Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
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Original Air Date: January 02, 1950Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Straight ArrowPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Howard Culver (Steve Adams)• Fred Howard (Packy McCloud)• Gwen Delano (Mesquite Molly) Music:• Milton Charles Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Original Air Date: December 08, 1949Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Straight ArrowPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Howard Culver (Steve Adams)• Fred Howard (Packy McCloud)• Gwen Delano (Mesquite Molly) Music:• Milton Charles Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Original Air Date: July 18, 1949 Host: Andrew Rhynes Show: Straight Arrow Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars: • Howard Culver (Steve Adams) • Fred Howard (Packy McCloud) • Gwen Delano (Mesquite Molly) Music: • Milton Charles Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
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Original Air Date: March 24, 1949Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Straight ArrowPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Howard Culver (Steve Adams)• Fred Howard (Packy McCloud)• Gwen Delano (Mesquite Molly) Music:• Milton Charles Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Original Air Date: March 21, 1949Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Straight ArrowPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Howard Culver (Steve Adams)• Fred Howard (Packy McCloud)• Gwen Delano (Mesquite Molly) Music:• Milton Charles Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Straight Arrow 49-03-24 (060) Land of Our Fathers (aka Uprising)
Original Air Date: March 17, 1949Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Straight ArrowPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Howard Culver (Steve Adams)• Fred Howard (Packy McCloud)• Gwen Delano (Mesquite Molly) Music:• Milton Charles Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
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Welcome to Stories with Straight Arrow! We're so glad you took time to join us by the council fire today. If you have a question about Native Indian people for Chief Straight Arrow just ask your adult to help you email AskStraightArrow@gmail.com. If you'd like to support the podcast, please subscribe, rate, and leave a review! You can also support the podcast here.
Welcome to Stories with Straight Arrow! We're so glad you took time to join us by the council fire today. If you have a question about Native Indian people for Chief Straight Arrow just ask your adult to help you email AskStraightArrow@gmail.com. If you'd like to support the podcast, please subscribe, rate, and leave a review! You can also support the podcast here.
Welcome to Stories with Straight Arrow! We're so glad you took time to join us by the council fire today. If you have a question about Native Indian people for Chief Straight Arrow just ask your adult to help you email AskStraightArrow@gmail.com. If you'd like to support the podcast, please subscribe, rate, and leave a review! You can also support the podcast here.
Welcome to Stories with Straight Arrow! We're so glad you took time to join us by the council fire today. If you have a question about Native Indian people for Chief Straight Arrow just ask your adult to help you email AskStraightArrow@gmail.com. If you'd like to support the podcast, please subscribe, rate, and leave a review! You can also support the podcast here.
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Not of This World: Daniel - "Straight Arrow; Crooked World" (Daniel 4) At the heart of the cultural crisis is our pride. Pride is the root of sin—the chief sin. We want to be our own God. You hear it in our cultural slogans: "You do you," "Find your own truth." Our world desperately needs people who will shoot straight in a world of distortion. What does it take for a believer to be straight as an arrow in a crooked world?
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2+ Hours of Westerns on a MondayFirst a look at this day in History.Then Fort Laramie starring Raymond Burr, originally broadcast May 6, 1956, 68 years ago, Never the Twain. The daughter of Spotted Tail and a soldier fall in love. Followed by the news from 68 years ago, then Gunsmoke starring William Conrad, originally broadcast May 6, 1956, 68 years ago, The Photographer. "Professor" Jacoby comes to Dodge to photograph "the violence of the west." Finding little action in Dodge, the "Professor" stirs up some excitement himself.Then The Six Shooter starring Jimmy Stewart, originally broadcast May 6, 1954, 70 years ago, Anna Norquest. A mail-order bride from Sweden arrives to find her pen-pal groom about to be hanged for murder.Followed by Straight Arrow starring Howard Culver, originally broadcast May 6, 1948, 76 years ago, Stage from Calvados. Randy Culver seems to have robbed the stage to Calvados. He was framed, but it will take Straight Arrow to prove him innocent. Finally Claudia, originally broadcast May 6, 1948, 76 years ago, Noises in the Pipes. Claudia and David are doing the dishes...without a maid.Thanks to Robert for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.streamIf you like what we do here, visit our friend Jay at http://radio.macinmind.com for great old time radio shows 24 hours a day.
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Welcome to Stories with Straight Arrow! We're so glad you took time to join us by the council fire today. If you have a question about Native Indian people for Chief Straight Arrow just ask your adult to help you email AskStraightArrow@gmail.com. If you'd like to support the podcast, please subscribe, rate, and leave a review! You can also support the podcast here.
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Welcome to Stories with Straight Arrow! We're so glad you took time to join us by the council fire today. If you have a question about Native Indian people for Chief Straight Arrow just ask your adult to help you email AskStraightArrow@gmail.com. If you'd like to support the podcast, please subscribe, rate, and leave a review! You can also support the podcast here.
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Life Is Not a Straight Arrow (Tommy Moore) by Matt Rawle
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