Heirloom Radio
1,567 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 days ago - ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsRetired Biology_Environmental Science educator... passion for old time radio... protecting the environment, civil rights, and volunteer audio/video editing for local radio and TV station. Produced 60+ OTR re-enactments with local actors. 13 years as radio host for "Audio Theater".Just retired (2014) as a volunteer co-host for a show on local cable TV called "Living and Learning with Disabilities" and produced a storytelling program called "True Tales Live" which is found on Soundcloud and many other formats.
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Episodes
Great Gildersleeve- - Surprise Party- May 9, 1951 -Sitcom
April 16, 2024 00:43 - 32 minutes - 29.3 MBThe Great Gildersleeve was broadcast from August 1941 to 1958 and is one of the most beloved radio situation comedies. The show was a spin-off from "Fibber McGee and Molly." Harold Peary played the first Gildersleeve and then Willard Waterman. Walter Tetlley was Leroy, Richard Crenna was Bronco, Marjorie's husband. 3 actresses played Marjorie... Gildersleeve's niece. In this story it is Bronco and Marjorie’s first anniversary and they planned to have a quiet evening... but Gildersleeve and...
Escape Source Of Irritation 07 0 1953
April 16, 2024 00:05 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBIntroductory audio gives some background on "Escape" and a brief synopsis of the story "Source of irritation"/ Track will be stored in the "Horror and Suspense" playlist
Escape- Source Of Irritation- July 5, 1953
April 15, 2024 23:47 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBAn audio introduction gives the synopsis of this "Escape" episode that involves a turnip farmer and a German parachuter during WW II. The show ran from 1947-54... offering listeners 30 minutes of escape from their boring or tiring everyday lives. Produced high quality high-adventure stories
Earplay - Three Short Humorous Plays - ca. 1970
April 11, 2024 20:45 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBBonnie Catcher, Jack Bivens, Bob Hartenburger, and Mary Skoll were the actors, Carl Schmidt was the Director. These are three short (less than 9 minutes each) quite funny and well acted plays that were written for Earplay which was produced at WHA Radio by the University of Wisconsin under a grant from the corporation for public broadcasting. They were originally aired on NPR. Tracks will be stored in "Earplay" playlist. I noticed I spelled Gentleman incorrectly in the photo...I claim seni...
The Black Mass - The Feeder - July 1, 1964 - Horror/Fantasy
April 10, 2024 19:37 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MBA very strange 14 minute story of a man who is in a state of shock, possibly a coma, possibly passed away, but his mind is still working imagining what will happen to him next. A perfect show for "The Black Mass" radio program. One actor - Erick Bauersfeld. The bed music during the story is creep and interesting... Bauersfeld produced, directed, and often acted in these plays that origiated from KPKA radio in Berkeley CA from 1963-67 and featured radio adaptations of many famous writers of ...
The Shadow - The Hypnotized Audience - March 27, 1938 - Orson Wells - Suspense
April 04, 2024 21:10 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MB"The Shadow" is probably the best known radio program... when polls were taken among college students who had never listened to OTR,"Can you name an old time radio show"... about 95% said, "The Shadow!" Series started in 1937 with Orson Welles initially playing the first year of the series. Later Bret Morrison, Bill Johnstone, John Archer, and Steve Courtleigh took on the role of tThe Shadow. Margo Lane was first played by Agnes Moorehead and later Marjorie Anderson, Marion Sharkley, Laura ...
Turn Back The Clock- 1960 AFRTS - DJ Program
March 29, 2024 20:34 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBThe uniqe "DJ Program" with a husband and wife team would play a song that was currently popular and then that same song that was recorded 25-35 years earlier. Amazing to listen to the same song done in two very different ways. This show was broadcast over the Armed Forces Radio Television Service. It will be found in our "Turn Back The Clock" playlist
Command Performance - Fanny Brice - Baby Snooks - Feb. 18, 1945 - Variety
March 24, 2024 23:45 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBIntroductory audio gives background on Command Performance series and the stars featured in this program from February of 1945. Fanny Brice, Hanley Stafford, Danny Thomas - with Carmen Dragon Orchestra. This track will be stored in the Command Performance Playlist.
Stardust and Old Time Radio
March 22, 2024 00:04 - 4 minutes - 4.52 MBWhere did Marshal Dillon and Gunsmoke go? and why. https://archive.org/details/podcast_gunsmoke-podcast 220024164 Or search for "Internet Archive"
The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - The Innocent Murderess - 06-30-47eress 06 30 47
March 20, 2024 19:00 - 29 minutes - 27 MBIn this episode, Holmes and Watson encounter an unexpectd twist when investigating a semmingly straightforward case. But then they discover the truth behind the innocent murderess.
Space Patrol -The Revolt Of The Space Rats Nov. 28,1953
March 18, 2024 21:45 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBCommander Corey and Cadet Happy face "The Revolt of the Space Rats!" They are going to need a bigger trap! "Space Patrol!"
New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - The Speckled Band - 06-23-47
March 17, 2024 20:06 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBThis captivating tale features a mysterious murded, a deadly snake, and a family curse. Dr. John Watson (Nigel Bruce) narrates as Sherlock Holmes (Tom Conway) unravels the secrets behind the speckled band.... This track will live in the "Sherlock Holmes" Playlist. Another Episode "The Innocent Murderess" will be released in a few days... Gets your pipe, magnifying glass, and cool Sherlock Hat and see if you can solve this crime before Sherlock and Dr. Watson beat you to it! NOTE: The show i...
Earplay - The Hunter Gracchus - Drama 1972 - 90
March 17, 2024 01:07 - 56 minutes - 51.6 MBEarplay with a story originally written by Franz Kafka and adapted for Earplay by John Robinson. Audio intro gives some background on the story... a little "synopsis" :) This is a very well done radio play... all the Earplay stories and broadcasts were first class... NPR has an incredible reputation in supporting the arts.
Soundcloud 1939 Frozen Peas Commercial Orson Welles 1970
March 16, 2024 23:13 - 6 minutes - 5.82 MBThis is a short story... first an introduction to the situation that was the cause of the story... and then the audio file will play. Orson Welles...if you are or are not an old time radio fan... have most likely at least heard of him. He was a brilliant actor, director, and producer in the field of radio starting when he was 23 with the 1938 "War of the Worlds." He is remembered and considered to be among the greatest and most influential filmakers of all time -" Citizen Kane", "The Strang...
Space Patrol - The Trap On Planet X - 08_29_53 - Sci-Fi Adventure
March 16, 2024 01:00 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBThis is the conclusion to "The Menace of Planet X" - Does Commander Corey and Cadet Happy rescue the professor? Do they escape the "Plasta Weapon... which seals the victim up in a coat of heavy plastic!" How will the Commander and Cadet get one of the natives to let them out of a iron cell? Note: Some spots in the audio in this recording is of poor quality, but I didn't want to play Part 1 and not have a conclusion to it... and that is "The Trap On Planet X." Despite the audio quality , I...
Four Star Playhouse - The Incredible Anna Lee - Aug. 21, 1949 - Comedy
March 14, 2024 20:50 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBBrief introduction to this light-hearted comedy performed in 1949 on a program entitled "Four Star Playhouse."... There are 5 people in the photo because the mention his name as an "and Frank Lovejoy"... so they had FIVE stars on a show entitled "Four Star Playhouse" It is a very entertaining show and it is well acted by these 5 very talented people of another era in the American culture. How many do you remember? Track will live in the "Comedy" Playlist.
Space Patrol - The Menace Of Planet X - 08_22_53 - Sci-Fi
March 12, 2024 22:59 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBIt has been a long time since I have posted a Space Patrol adventure...thanks to the Armed Forces Radio Service...and the Old Time Radio Researchers Group... more shows have become available. In this episode Prince Baccarratti shows up on a new planet that features dinosaurs and huge birds...also native tribes who Baccarratti has enslaved. Look Out! Terra 5 is about to land! This track will live in the, what else? " Space Patrol Playlist"
Crime Club - Death Deals A Diamond July 7, 1947 - Mystery/Suspense
March 11, 2024 18:59 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBIntroductory Audio gives background on the "Crime Club" series and a brief synopsis of the featured story "Death Deals A Diamond"... this program has some twists and turns in it that make it quite entertaining. In the intro I mention that I did not have the full date of the airing, but since publishing the file, I found it to be July 7, 1947....so this program is 76 years old and still holds one's attention. This track will live in the "Drama/Adventure" Playlist
Dr. Christian - Story of Windy The Truth Pills - Mar. 27, 1938 -Medical Soap Opera
March 11, 2024 17:25 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBThe story of a man (named Windy) that consistently tells little lies, and a lot of them. Dr. Christian (Jean Hersholt) ran on CBS radio from 1937-1950 because it was so popular. Hersholt was so convincing as a physician that he received requests every week for his medical advice! He lives and works in Rivers-End. He knows everyone and everyone knows him. This story was written 85 years ago and it is still entertaining! Dr. Christian programs can be found in the Playist "Soap Operas and M...
Dr. Christian - Story of Windy And The Truth Pills - Mar. 27, 1938 -Medical Soap Opera
March 11, 2024 17:25 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBThe story of a man (named Windy) that consistently tells little lies, and a lot of them. Dr. Christian (Jean Hersholt) ran on CBS radio from 1937-1950 because it was so popular. Hersholt was so convincing as a physician that he received requests every week for his medical advice! He lives and works in Rivers-End. He knows everyone and everyone knows him. This story was written 85 years ago and it is still entertaining! Dr. Christian programs can be found in the Playist "Soap Operas and M...
Earplay - A Phoenix Too Frequent - 1970s - Comedy by Christopher Fry
March 11, 2024 01:18 - 57 minutes - 53 MBIn ancient Greece, Dynamene is prepared to die from grief over the death of her husband and has barricaded herself, fasting, in his tomb. She has brought her faithful servant along to die with her (a plan that said servant is not 100% on board with). But it’s not long before Dynamene is distracted from her death wish by the arrival of a handsome soldier, Tegeus, providing a problem for maintaining her grief in this comedy about love and expectations. Track will be living in "Earplay" Playlist.
Dangerous Assignment - France - August 6, 1949 -Spy Adventure
March 10, 2024 20:01 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MBAudio introduction to the "Dangerous Assignment" series and then a brief synopsis on the story "France"... this is a spy adventure series and it is quite good! They produced radio programming from 1949-53. There was a television series starring Brian Donlevy from 1951-52 and an Australian radio series broadcast in 1954-56 as remakes of the American radio scripts. This track will be in the "Mystery - Crime" Playlist
Kraft Music Hall - Al Jolson and Peggy Lee- 12 02 1948
March 10, 2024 17:59 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBTrack features host, Al Jolson welcoming guest Peggy Lee for music, comedy and variety - 1948. Kraft Musical Hall was an extremely popular program of the era. Jolson became the host on the Kraft Music Hall on October 2, 1947 through May 26, 1949. His musical conductor and pianist, Oscar Levant, welcomed a wide variety of guests from the stage, screen, and radio. Peggy Lee is his guest on this program. Jolson appeared as a guest on this show several times from 1933 to 1935, before getting...
The Cisco Kid - Lancers Of Black Horse Brigade - Ca. 1950 Western Adventure
March 10, 2024 16:31 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MBAudio Intro: Brief history of the series... note that in this episode Jack Mather plays Cisco and Harry Lang plays Pancho. Jackson Beck was the original Cisco Kid and Pancho was played by Louis Sorin. When died at the age of 53, Mel Blanc played Pancho. On television and in motion pictures Duncan Renaldo played the Cisco Kid and Leo Carrillo was Pancho. Radio series ran from 1942 - 1945...producing 600 episodes! TV series was on from 1950-56... producing 156 episodes. The show was the fi...
Captain Midnight 54+ 55 Wreckage and Sick Injured - 01 17 And 19_1940
March 09, 2024 21:39 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MBAudio introduction with background on the "Captain Midnight" series which had a life far beyond radio. It started on radio, but was so popular... movies, TV, Comic Books, Newspapers...Based on a World War I pilot who returned in his Bi-Plane from a very dangerous mission... the time? "Midnight"... Captain Midnight. Two back to back episodes edited together... Track will live in the "Captain Midnight Playlist"
Orphan Annie - Mississippi Trip and 33rd Wright Bros. Ann. 1936
March 09, 2024 19:59 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MBAudio intro to the series and a brief synopsis of the two shows (edited back to back) from 1936. "Annie and Joe Go to Mississippi" and "The Wright Brothers 33rd Anniversary" First show on radio that was directed towards children... and selling lots of Ovaltine to earn prizes. If you have seen Jean Shepherds "A Christmas Story" you might remember how disappointed Ralphie was after getting his decoder ring! This track of two back to back shows will live in the "Orphan Annie's" Playlist
Damon Runyon Theatre - Pick A Winner - 1949 - Drama-Comedy
March 07, 2024 23:03 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBAudio introduction to this track "Pick A Winner" and some background on Damon Runyon and the Damon Runyon Theater. Mixing comedy with drama... not an easy thing to do, but in the hands of a very talented Damon Runyon and New York City... it was done in this 52 episode series. This will be stored in the "Damon Runyon Theatre" Playlist
Chuck-Wagon Jamboree - Country Western Music - Ken Curtis-1948
March 07, 2024 01:38 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBAudio with brief background on the "Chuck-Wagon Jamboree" In the photo you see Ken Curtis as "Festus" on Gunsmoke - TV Show. But he is up on the stage as part of the "Chuck-Wagon Jamboree"radio show. He was an amazing country-western singer. Show has a mix of country western songs. Two tracks edited back to back with Lifeboy commercial separating them. BEE-OOO This track will live in the "Country Western" Playlist
Easy Aces - Johnny Borrows Money For Suits - Will He Pay It Back? - 1945 Comedy
March 02, 2024 22:38 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBAudio Introduction to the two back to back episodes... Johnny, Jane's brother, borrows $80 from Jane to buy two suits...Goodman doesn't think he will pay it back because he doesn't have a job... but he is married to a millionairess whose father is trying to get Johnny to go to work for him... with no luck so far. This track of two programs will be living in the "Easy Aces" Playlist
Escape _The Vessel of Wrath - May 10, 1953 - Suspense
March 02, 2024 18:58 - 31 minutes - 29 MBAdapted from a story written by W.Somerset Maugham wrtten in 1931 and appearing in Hearst's International Cosmopolitan. The story was adapted to radio for "Escape" in a play entitled "The Vessel of Wrath." Introductory audio tells more about the Escape series and introduces the episode you will hear. This will be living in the Playlist: Drama and Mystery.
Stars for Defense_ Martha Tilton_ 1952
February 27, 2024 21:15 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MBIntroductory audio gives background on the government sponsored program to encourage people to help fight inflation in 1952... these shows featured Swing and Pop female singers on their shows. This show features Martha Tilton (Photo) Who was very popular at the time. At one point in her career she sang with the Benny Goodman Orchestra.
Aimee Sempel McPherson_Evangelical Minister_ Ca.1944
February 27, 2024 19:27 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBA very different "Old Time Radio" track... Aimee Semple McPherson was the first woman to be granded a broadcast license Federal Radio Commission. She was the founder of the Angelus Temple... an Evangelical minister who brought her preaching to radio in an effort to reach more people in her radio ministry from church. Track features a sermon given in the early 1940's.. This track will be living in the "Radio HIstory" Playlist.
Columbia Presents _Daybreak_Ronald Colman 07 10 45_Drama
February 26, 2024 19:44 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MBIntroductory audio shares background information on "Columbia Presents Corwin"... and the importance of Norman Corwin to the history of radio. Also mention that I had the opportunity to interview Norman in 2005... he was 95 then. Interview is on this podcast in the "History" Playlist
Jack Benny Program -Jack Gets His Haircut Nov 10,1946 - Comedy/Variety
February 08, 2024 01:32 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MBAudio introduction of the show, followed my a very funny Jack Benny program from 1946. Jack is having his sponsor, Lucky Strike, over for dinner and the whole gang is coming too. Gang: Left to right in photo) Dennis Day, Rochester "Eddie" Anderson, Phil Harris, Mary Livingston, Jack Benny, Don Wilson, and Mel Blanc. The musical group you will hear is "The Sportsmen" This will be in our Comedy/Variety playlist.
EarPlay - Girls Of The Golden West - 1972-81 NPR
February 05, 2024 19:58 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBThis is a NPR Earplay program, written by Anne Leeton centered on the women of the Golden West, Age, Days... Women who lived where men were panning and digging for Gold. The program features several stories about different women and their experiences in the West at the time of the Gold Rush in CA. Around 1848. There was also the Gold Rush in Alaska that started in 1896 and lasted until 1904 when most of the accessible gold had been mined or claimed. The Alaska Gold Rush drew about 100,000 ...
The Jack Benny Show - Ronald Colman - Leo Durocher 11_17_46
February 04, 2024 19:59 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MBIntro Audio has some fun with Jack Benny Show featuring Leo Durocher as a visitor... Superbowl and Hall of Famer... MAGA Conspiracy...Comedy Variety Show - with Phil Harris, Dennis Day, and Don Wilson as announcer. With Lucky Strike commercials... Don't Smoke, no matter what they say! Jack's neighbors are Oscar winner Ronald Colman and his wife... and Jack is constantly borrowing things from them... because "he is too cheap" to pay for the things. (Note: This was an intended image of Jack b...
The Thin Man - All American Menace - Jan. 12, 1944 - Comedy-Mystery
February 02, 2024 21:35 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBIntroduction audio gives a general background of the series which lasted for 9 years. Claudia Morgan (photo) played Nora Charles and in this episode David Gothage played Nick Charles... a husband and wife team who seemed to get involved in every crime that was happening. The "Charles" had a terrier dog named "Asta" (See photo :) This show is a rebroadcast of an Armed Forces Radio Broadcast via shortwave to our troops overseas during WW II... This show will be housed in the "Crime-Mystery" ...
Frederick Douglass - Black History Month - February 2024 - A Tribute
February 01, 2024 21:02 - 6 minutes - 5.8 MBIn recognition of the celebration of Black History Month (aka: African American Month) -February -USA I put together a 6 minute track about an incredible historical figure from the era of the Civil War and the 13th Amendment - Abraham Lincoln. The track is made up of an introduction of the background on Frederick Douglass and then a series of some of his most famous quotes. This is a man who was born a slave, taught himself to read, attended college and became a renowned abolitionist, wrter, ...
Green Valley Line Epi 12 - "Foul Play" and Epi 13 - "Spider's Story" Ca 1930s
January 27, 2024 21:58 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBIntroduction to the series... two back to back episodes running about 15 min each and separated with a vintage commercial. Series had 26 Episodes and on this track I have Epi 12 "Foul Play" and Epi 13 "Spider's Story"
Voyage of the Scarlet Queen - Shanghai Secret - July 1947 - Sea Adventure/Mystery
January 27, 2024 20:56 - 30 minutes - 28 MBTrack is a rebroadcast of a 1947 - 48 Sea Adventure series called "The Scarlet Queen." There is an audio introduction that gives some background of the series. Elliot Lewis has the title role... Do a search on Elliot Lewis... he was an incredible vocal talent, but he also wrote and produced many radio series...like "Crime Classics." I have a growing "Scarlet Queen" Playlist on this series.
Biography of Sound - Thornton Wilder, Keeper of the Time Capsule - 03. 27. 56
January 22, 2024 21:27 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBA classic radio program created by Norman Corwin. "Biography of Sound on NBC and the AFRTS (Armed Forces Radio and Television Service)" was on the air from 1954 to 1956. The series featured biographical profiles of famous and influential figures from various fields, such as literature, music, politics, sports, science, and entertainment. The episodes were narrated by different hosts and included interviews, speeches, music, and sound effects to create a vivid portrait of the subjects. In th...
Inner Sanctum - Death Is An Artist - Jan. 23, 1945 - Horror/Suspense
January 21, 2024 22:40 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MBRaymond has returned ... opening up the squeaking door to let you in to The Inner Sanctum ... where bad things happen to good and bad people... the bad people are "Bad" to the good people. Who will win? Squeaking Door has not been oiled and Raymond's sick puns and jokes are just that... sick! There is an "Inner Sanctum Playlist" if you would like more stories like this... visit it.
Five Minute Mystery - The Fishermans Clue - Ca. mid 1940s
January 20, 2024 23:10 - 6 minutes - 5.96 MBCan you figure who the killer was in "The Fisherman's Clue" before the Sheriff reveals him/her? Give it a try. There is a "Five Minute Mystery" playlist. These were used as "time fillers" between shows to fill a radio program's schedule.
Have Gun Will Travel - Bitter Vengeance - 11 29 58 -Western
January 19, 2024 22:27 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MBJohn Dehner stars a Paladin in "Have Gun Will Travel" - "Bitter Vingeance" with Virginia Gray as the co-star. Excellent adventure western. This is edited with all but one, original commercial. Yes radio had to raise the level of commercials by 1958 as it struggled to compete with television for good actors. Richard Boone played Paladin on television. That series ran from 1957-1962. Dehner's portrayl of Paladin was very different than the tv Paladin. That was in his contract, that he c...
My Friend Irma -The Great Irma - 01/05/1948 - Sitcom
January 17, 2024 23:09 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBIrma is going to become a great actress and her manager will be her boyfriend, AL. Irma is excited because she wants to be just like the great people on Broadway when she gets 10% of all the money she makes! Guess who gets 90% We have a Playlist for "My Friend Irma" Check it out...
My Friend Irma -- What Gentlemen Prefer - Sitcom 12/29/1947
January 17, 2024 22:54 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBIrma had a lazy boyfriend named Al and a nutty neighbor named Professor Kropotkin (Hans Conried). Radio show was so popular it resulted in films and a television series that ran from 1952-54. Cathy Lewis and Marie Wilson were the stars. There is a Playlist for "My Friend Irma"
Command Perform Eddie Cantor 42 03 - 01
January 17, 2024 01:17 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBCommand Perform Eddie Cantor 42 03 - 01 by John Lovering
One And Done - Old Circus Clown - Prickly Pete $160 Prize - 1939/1947
January 05, 2024 01:06 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBThis is a track with two different programs edited together to form the "One and Done" first version... These programs were so poorly written and acted that they apparently only aired once! So they are members of the "One and Done" Club. I have more members of the "One and Done" Club for later, but for now... see if you can make it through the approximately 24 minutes of listening to two very poorly written and acted radio programs that aired one time and then they were done! "One and Done"
The Great Gildersleeve - Gildy Goes On A Diet - Jan 4, 1942
December 27, 2023 22:43 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBNew Years Eve has just passed and Gildy made a resolution... to lose weight and everyone is trying to help him keep his resolution, except for Gildy! Fun Sitcom. Will eventually live in the New Years Eve playlist
Suspense - "Back Seat Driver" Feb 3, 1949 - Jim and Marian Jordan
December 23, 2023 23:18 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBIntro Audio briefly gives a history of "Suspense" and introduces the stars, title of the show, and brief synopsis. What made this show so interesting is that you had the stars of one of the most popular comedy series ever, "Fibber McGee and Molly" - real life husband and wife "Jim and Marian Jordan"... playing TOTALLY different characters in a thriller, suspense program. Suspense was noted for giving actors who were labeled because they played one type of character, the opportunity to play c...