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I Love Old Time Radio

1,413 episodes - English - Latest episode: 22 days ago - ★★★★ - 41 ratings

Virtual Vinny presents classic old-time radio programs from crime fighters to comedians. We travel to the Golden Age of Radio and present many well-known, and lesser-known classic radio programs. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/support

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Episodes

My Favorite Husband - "Gum Machine"

October 03, 2023 04:00 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MB

George tells Liz that she needs to stand up for her rights and stop letting people push her around. So when Liz loses a penny in a broken gum machine, she vows to get her penny back no matter what the cost. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/support

The Blue Beetle - "Jewel Mystery Of Channel Island"

October 02, 2023 04:00 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MB

The Blue Beetle begins an investigation of jewel robberies on an island resort. Recovering from a hundred foot jump into the sea, the Blue Beetle captures the jewel thief. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/support

The Abbott and Costello Show - "Hanley Stafford Subs for Bud Abbott"

September 29, 2023 08:07 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MB

Hanley Stafford substitutes for Bud Abbott, who is out with laryngitis. Hanley Stafford helps Costello plant a Spring garden. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/support

Suspense - "A World Of Darkness"

September 28, 2023 04:00 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MB

A young girl has been murdered, but the foul deed was "seen" by a blind man! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/support

Let George Do It - "Empress of Fish Falls"

September 27, 2023 05:50 - 32 minutes - 30 MB

While on a fishing vacation, George Valentine hooks a dead midget with three bullets in his back! What do you suppose he used for bait? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/support

My Favorite Husband - "April Fools Day"

September 26, 2023 04:00 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MB

As an April Fool's joke, Liz plans to plant a lipstick-smeared handkerchief in George's coat pocket. April Fool's Day program --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/support

The Blue Beetle - "Asylum Of Doctor Drear"

September 25, 2023 06:19 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MB

The Blue Beetle is captured while trying to free a banker being kept imprisoned in an insane asylum. The Blue Beetle escapes from a straight jacket and frees the banker. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/support

The Abbott and Costello Show - "Lou Goes To The Racetrack To Lose Money"

September 22, 2023 05:00 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MB

Costello has to get rid of $38,000 before the income tax is due, so the boys visit the race track. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/support

Suspense - "Dime A Dance"

September 21, 2023 05:25 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MB

A madman has been murdering dance hall girls and then dancing with their bodies to the tune of, "Poor Butterfly! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/support

Let George Do It - "The Problem of Joe Martin"

September 20, 2023 04:00 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MB

A South American company wants to give Joe Martin $10,000, but he doesn't seem to want it! Murder and insanity, and Joe never says a word! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/support

My Favorite Husband - "Charity Review"

September 19, 2023 04:00 - 24 minutes - 22.9 MB

Mr. Atterbury asks George to work up a song and dance routine for the local Red Cross Charity Review. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/support

The Blue Beetle - "The Whale Of Pirate's Folly"

September 18, 2023 05:55 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MB

The Blue Beetle tracks down a gang of smugglers and is thrown into the harbor, tied up in a net and left unconscious. The Blue Beetle captures a submarine disguised as a whale being used by smugglers! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/support

The Abbott and Costello Show - "Talking About Paying Income Tax"

September 15, 2023 07:48 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MB

The opening routine is about paying your income tax. Lou is trying to not make money until his taxes are due. This is not an easy task! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/support

Suspense - "The One Way Ride To Nowhere"

September 14, 2023 08:06 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MB

A story about a dead body on a roller coaster, and a wrecked hold-up getaway car...which is all grist for a private eye's mill. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/support

Let George Do It - "One Chance at the World"

September 13, 2023 07:09 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MB

A guy just out of prison asks George Valentine to investigate the death of his wife, which occurred just a week before he was sprung. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/support

My Favorite Husband - "Mother-in-Law"

September 12, 2023 04:00 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MB

George's mother comes to visit. Liz hopes to drive her out by spreading ragweed and other allergy-inducing plants around the house, but her plan backfires when George's mother starts dating her allergist. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/support

The Blue Beetle - "Dancing Ghosts Of Rocky Hills"

September 11, 2023 04:00 - 27 minutes - 25 MB

A ciphered message to the Blue Beetle sends him to a haunted house to investigate. The Blue Beetle solves the mystery of the dancing ghosts and a counterfeiting ring too! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/support

The Abbott and Costello Show - "Driving Lessons with Marilyn Maxwell"

September 08, 2023 08:08 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MB

Lou wants to be a badman in a western movie. He tells the story of Annie Oakley. Bud and Lou do the "U-Drive" routine. Costello tries to buy a new car. Before giving Marilyn Maxwell a driving lesson, Costello needs a car...and a driver's license. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/support

Suspense - "Finishing School"

September 07, 2023 05:09 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MB

A story of murder and mystery at a girl's school. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/support

Let George Do It - "Perfect Alibi"

September 06, 2023 07:52 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MB

George Valentine is hired by the wife of the biggest gangster in town. However, the gangster wants very much to stay in jail! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/support

My Favorite Husband - "Absentmindedness"

September 05, 2023 09:01 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MB

Liz goes to see a doctor about her absentmindedness, and then reports her car to be stolen when she forgets that George dropped her off at the doctor! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/support

The Blue Beetle - "Underworld Goes Underground"

September 04, 2023 06:14 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MB

The Blue Beetle goes underground to find out why so many accidents are plaguing a tunnel project. The Blue Beetle breaks out of a decompression chamber and breaks up the racket. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/support

The Abbott and Costello Show - "Ski Jump"

September 01, 2023 08:18 - 31 minutes - 29.3 MB

Bud and Lou visit the ski lodge of Mrs. Wetwash and Lou winds up on the ski jump! The story of George Washington is told, as only Abbott and Costello could. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/support

Suspense - "Back For Christmas"

August 31, 2023 09:28 - 32 minutes - 29.3 MB

A meek British botany professor plans a "Devil's Garden" in the basement; a grave for his henpecking wife! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/support

Let George Do It - "Laura's House"

August 30, 2023 08:41 - 32 minutes - 30 MB

A story of ghosts, hypnotism, and a very strange house. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/support

My Favorite Husband - "Secretarial School"

August 29, 2023 05:33 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MB

George needs a new secretary, so Liz enrolls in secretarial school so she can fill the position --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/support

The Blue Beetle - "Two Rackets In One"

August 28, 2023 04:00 - 28 minutes - 26.6 MB

The Modern Trucker Protective Association and a poultry racket means double trouble for York City. The Blue Beetle is captured by a Mexican bandito! The Blue Beetle steals a bombing plane and attacks the leader of the rackets. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/support

The Abbott and Costello Show - "Costello Buys a Boat"

August 25, 2023 05:29 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MB

Lou tells the story of Moby Dick. Tring to get a license for their boat, Lou winds up in the marriage license bureau. Finally launching the boat, the boys become ship-wrecked on an island. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/support

Suspense - "Wet Saturday"

August 24, 2023 06:03 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MB

Who killed the curate? Almost everybody, it seems! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/support

Let George Do It - "The Next-To-The-Last Guest"

August 23, 2023 04:00 - 31 minutes - 29 MB

A dying old man hires George Valentine to ensure that the three people that he's leaving his money to reveal their strange secrets. It's the last joke of a man who played, "Devil." --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/support

My Favorite Husband - "Valentines Day"

August 22, 2023 04:00 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MB

Katy, the Maid, is sweet on Mr. Dabney, the butcher, and Liz offers to help. But when Liz's valentine to George gets switched with her check to pay the butcher's bill, Mr. Dabney gets the wrong idea. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/support

The Blue Beetle - "Smashing The Restaurant Racket"

August 21, 2023 04:00 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MB

The Blue Beetle tackles a restaurant protection gang. An aerial chase in an airplane piloted by the mayor himself puts an end to the head of the restaurant racket. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/support

The Abbott and Costello Show - "From New York City Again"

August 18, 2023 05:34 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MB

Show is being broadcast from New York City. Costello tells the story of "The Grasshopper and The Bee." Costello's "family" joins the program. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/support

Suspense - "The Night Reveals"

August 17, 2023 04:00 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MB

An insurance investigator is convinced that his wife is a pyromaniac. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/support

Let George Do It - "Serenade to the Southern Star"

August 16, 2023 04:00 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MB

George Valentine finds himself the athletic director aboard a cruise ship, trying to prevent a trio of smuggling musicians from being murdered! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/support

My Favorite Husband - "Speech for Civic Organization"

August 15, 2023 08:28 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MB

Liz, anxious to win the approval of an important dinner guest, simply agrees with everything he says. The guest is so impressed with her "intelligence" that he invites her to be a speaker at his next "civic forum." --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/support

The Blue Beetle - "Sabotage Incorporated"

August 14, 2023 04:00 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MB

The only suspect in a murder case is an anthropologist with an air pistol that fiendishly shoots a suffocating gas. The Blue Beetle strikes another blow for law and order. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/support

The Abbott and Costello Show - "Costello the Air Hero"

August 11, 2023 07:08 - 31 minutes - 29.3 MB

Abbott tries to talk Costello into going into space in an amateur rocket. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/support

Suspense - "The Black Curtain"

August 10, 2023 04:00 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MB

A man recovers from amnesia to find himself wanted for murder. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/support

Let George Do It - "Death in Blue Jeans"

August 09, 2023 04:00 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MB

A small town librarian asks George Valentine to come to the town of Benson Flats to prevent a murder. George fails to prevent the killing, but he does manage to grow a beard! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/support

My Favorite Husband - "The Absolute Truth"

August 08, 2023 04:00 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MB

Liz and George bet each other that they can each go for 24 hours without telling a lie. Even a little white one. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/support

The Blue Beetle - "Finesse In Diamonds"

August 07, 2023 05:48 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MB

A genuine costumed hero of the comics on radio. The first episode of the story in which the Beetle tackles a stolen diamond case. The Blue Beetle recovers the Bannister diamonds, worth half a million dollars! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/support

The Abbott and Costello Show - "Lion Hunting Trip"

August 04, 2023 05:00 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MB

The cast goes on a lion hunting expedition. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/support

Suspense - "The Strange Death Of Charles Umberstein"

August 03, 2023 05:19 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MB

An Allied spy undercover in Berlin feels the noose of discovery slowly tightening. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/support

Let George Do It - "A Matter of Doubt"

August 02, 2023 04:00 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MB

A young boy tells a tall story to the cops about a man being shot. A strange series of accidents follows. Who's trying to kill the boy? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/support

My Favorite Husband - "Marriage License Error"

August 01, 2023 06:53 - 26 minutes - 24 MB

Liz and George find their marriage license, and discover that instead of "George H. Cooper," it says "George C. Hooper." Now Liz is convinced that she and George aren't legally married! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/support

The Blue Beetle - "Saved By A Hair"

July 31, 2023 05:55 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MB

A dead cop provides the clue to a gang victimizing parolees. The Blue Beetle is captured and arrested! A gang threatens the parole commissioner's daughter by tying her to a log and pushing her through a buzz saw! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/support

The Abbott and Costello Show - "Lou Is Hallucinating"

July 28, 2023 05:00 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MB

Every time Lou hears a lie, he hears a horn. Bud feels Lou ought to have a will and hires a lawyer to write one; anything to get that $28 from Lou. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/support

Ep1259: Suspense - "Thieves Fall Out"

July 27, 2023 04:00 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MB

A confused mystery about black marketeers and a double murder. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/support

Ep1258: Let George Do It - "Stranger Than Fiction"

July 26, 2023 04:00 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MB

The wife of a famous author hires George Valentine to discover if her husband is having an affair...with a character in her husband's novel! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iloveoldtimeradio/support

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