Radio Retropolis
1,076 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 days ago - ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsA network of podcasts under several genres relating to the retro pop culture field and how these features are relevant to everyone today.
These podcasts will consist of classic radio dramas and commentary from Jim Romanovich, blogs, new interviews from individuals who contributed to the pop culture experience, and high-end audio documentaries.
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Episodes
The Suspense Radio Podcast #156- The Pasteboard Box (1/17/46)
February 27, 2022 05:00 - 33 minutes - 19 MBTonight’s episode is about twin brothers who get into a heated argument in which one fakes committing suicide just so he can kill his brother and life his life which was filled with riches. Yet every man’s life holds some secret. This dead brother’s secret may be more than what he bargained. Commentary on why this was a great drama. but not a great Suspense episode. Also, actor Jerry Hausner and how he gfot fired from I Love Lucy.
The Inner Sanctum Radio Podcast- Murder Mansion (3/27/50)
February 25, 2022 05:00 - 29 minutes - 17 MBA mansion is for sale. The problem is when people buy it, they end up dead in a few days. Commentary on comparisons to a previous episode caled The Scream and why this fails to live up to the talent of its actors.
The Superman Radio Podcast #505-The Hate Mongers Association - Pt. 2
February 24, 2022 04:00 - 14 minutes - 8.11 MBJimmy’s young friend, Danny O’Neill who witnessed a vandalism, is met by those same street thugs and gets severely beaten. Plus ,Kent finds out that Jimmy is in the hospital. Commentary on past villains compared to the villains in this serial.
The Dragnet Radio Podcast #233- The Big Lift (4/27/54)
February 22, 2022 04:00 - 31 minutes - 17.8 MBAn organized gang of shoplifters, who specializes in high end suits, is preying on Los Angeles department stores. Commentary on the short-lived series running after Dragnet called Crime and Peter Chambers with Dane Clark.
The Superman Radio Podcast #504-The Hate Mongers Association - Pt. 1
February 21, 2022 04:00 - 13 minutes - 7.78 MBTonight, starts a new dark tale as well as a whole brand-new opening as a friend of Jimmy’s is witness to vandalism of a store and soon winds up in the hospital fighting for his life. Commentary to follow.
The Suspense Radio Podcast #155- Angel of Death (1/3/46)
February 20, 2022 05:00 - 34 minutes - 19.7 MBA man confronts his wife and best friend having an affair, murders them both, and hiding the bodies so they’ll never be found to receive a lighter sentence. But this is only half the plan. Commentary after the episode on the convoluted plot and a look into double jeopardy law.
The Inner Sanctum Radio Podcast- Skeleton Bay (1/30/50)
February 18, 2022 05:00 - 37 minutes - 21.5 MBA mystery writer vacationing on Skeleton Bay witnesses a murder. But instead of calling for help, offers to help the killer hide the body. Commentary on the great performances, yet illogical chain of eventy. Plus, Bromo Seltezer and star Charlotte Holland.
The Superman Radio Podcast #503-The Story of the Century - Pt. 11
February 17, 2022 04:00 - 13 minutes - 7.98 MBBatman has figured put that one of the men responsible for shooting Candy Myers, abducting him and taking the money is a taxi driver who just happened to overhear the rouse in his cab. So now the clock is ticking to find Candy and the money. Commentary on Superman production schedule and why serials like The Story of the Century was needed.
The Dragnet Radio Podcast #232- The Big Net (4/20/54)
February 15, 2022 04:00 - 34 minutes - 19.9 MBFourteen women have been robbed and beaten, yet each gives a different description of their assailant. Commentary on why the "dragnet" tactic was dissolved and thoughts about bringing police and community together. Plus, the advent of policewomen in the LAPD as we hear in this episode.
The Superman Radio Podcast #502-The Story of the Century - Pt. 10
February 14, 2022 04:00 - 16 minutes - 9.48 MBIn our last episode, the practical joke all of sudden took a darker tone when an unknown gunman shot Candy Myers and stole the $20,000 from Kent’s apartment. Who else could have possibly known about this prank? Or was it someone on the inside? What about Candy’s fate? Commentary on testing your Superman trivia.
The Suspense Radio Podcast #154- Pink Camellias (12/27/45)
February 13, 2022 05:00 - 33 minutes - 18.9 MBAn abusive old, rich and invalid woman is poisoned by her dutiful spinster niece who cared for her and the old woman’s greedy nephew looking to inherit all her money. Commentary after the episode on actress Marsha Hunt and her colorful career.
The Inner Sanctum Radio Podcast- Hitchhiking Corpse (1/23/50)
February 11, 2022 05:00 - 28 minutes - 16.5 MBA truck driver is compelled to pick up a beautiful hitchhiker night after night on the same route who is transporting caskets. Commentary on fate always winning in the end. Plus, is this story a re-take on another classic radio episode?
The Superman Radio Podcast #501-The Story of the Century - Pt. 9
February 10, 2022 04:00 - 13 minutes - 7.63 MBClark’s prank ramps up the tension as his hired guns take Perry, Lois and Jimmy out on boat into the middle of the harbor to some unknown fate. Commentary on the dark turn of the serial.
The Dragnet Radio Podcast #231- The Big Note (4/13/54)
February 08, 2022 04:00 - 33 minutes - 19.3 MBIn the juvenile division, Friday and Smith receive a note from a concerned 15-year-old girl of her friend’s heroin addiction. Commentary on Joe Friday's personal life and the big question that we all ask.
The Superman Radio Podcast #500-The Story of the Century - Pt. 8
February 07, 2022 04:00 - 13 minutes - 7.51 MBKent/Superman turned the tables on Perry, Lois, and the rest by making Perry’s house disappear? With four episodes to go including this one, just how will this end? Will this just stay all fun and games or will there be some dire consequences with all of these jokes? Commentary on the sinister aspect to these "jokes".
The Suspense Radio Podcast #153- Double Entry (12/20/45)
February 06, 2022 05:00 - 30 minutes - 17.7 MBWhen one friend embezzled $100,000 from his company, his co-worker friend takes matter into his own hands before the auditors find the discrepancy and uses more company money for illegal betting on a long shot to win his money back. Commentary on the weak, comedic take of this episode compared to how Rod Serling handled it on The Twilight Zone.
The Inner Sanctum Radio Podcast- The Scream (1/16/50)
February 04, 2022 05:00 - 31 minutes - 18.1 MBA newly married woman who now lives in her husband’s old family mansion finds that her husband has been recently released from an asylum after being accused of knifing his first wife. Commentary on why Martin Gabel and Everett Sloane, featured in this episode, are cast frequently in these shows. Plus, how a line reading can change an audience's perception of truth.
The Superman Radio Podcast #499-The Story of the Century - Pt. 7
February 03, 2022 04:00 - 13 minutes - 7.95 MBKent, as Superman, flies to the Metropolis PD so Kent can meet with Inspector Henderson after he finds the missing $20,000 in his closet. After meeting with Henderson, Kent, solves this puzzling mystery. Commentary that the mystery is now solved. Plus a Superman stunt with Perry White's house.
The Dragnet Radio Podcast #230- The Big Saw (4/6/54)
February 01, 2022 05:00 - 31 minutes - 18.3 MBA pair of masked gunmen are identified by one of the customers in the bank with the trail leading to a car rental agency. Commentary on actress Geogia Ellis who also played Miss Kitty on Gunsmoke. Plus, the history of Gunsmoke on radio and television.
The Superman Radio Podcast #498-The Story of the Century - Pt. 6
January 31, 2022 05:00 - 15 minutes - 8.79 MBKent’s sanity is taken for a spin when Batman now enters the mystery telling Kent to prepare for the shock of his life. Commentary on Candy Meyers and his connection to Clark kent. Candy appeared in one epoisode of the Superman television series in 1952.
The Suspense Radio Podcast #152- The Argyle Album (12/13/45)
January 30, 2022 05:00 - 33 minutes - 19.2 MBA reporter finds the long-lost argyle album but dies of a heart attack right before he was about to tell his friend where he hid it. Or was he murdered? Commentary after the episode on Robert Taylor who was not well cast for this episode.
The Inner Sanctum Radio Podcast- Killer at Large (1/9/50)
January 28, 2022 06:00 - 29 minutes - 16.7 MBA husband framed for the murder of his wife goes on the run to find and kill the murderer. Now a murderer himself, a female photographer captures the incident on film and blackmails him. Commentary on series' themes of fate and insanity. Plus star Alice Reinheart.
The Superman Radio Podcast #497-The Story of the Century - Pt. 5
January 27, 2022 05:00 - 14 minutes - 8.32 MBKent worries that the same fate as Perry has befallen Jimmy when someone claiming to be Kent asks Jimmy. Commentary on the character of Ms. Bacharach who also appeared in one episode of the Superman television series.
The Dragnet Radio Podcast #229- The Big Confession (3/30/54)
January 25, 2022 05:00 - 30 minutes - 17.7 MBA man walks into the precinct and confesses to Sergeant Friday that he's murdered a young woman. Commentary on technical advisor Jack Donahoe and the connection to The Black Dahlia.
The Superman Radio Podcast #496-The Story of the Century - Pt. 4
January 24, 2022 05:00 - 12 minutes - 7.36 MBKent, who is now with Lois, went back to the house as instructed by Perry and was baffled to see the setting has changed as well as the owner himself baffled. In addition to that, Perry is now missing. Commentary on the Lois/Clark dynamic.
The Suspense Radio Podcast #151- I Won't Take a Minute (12/6/45)
January 23, 2022 05:00 - 29 minutes - 17 MBA man drops off his girlfriend in front of a store to deliver a package. When she doesn’t return, he goes inside to find her only to be told that nobody has ever seen a girl matching her description before. Commentary on star Lee Bowman.
The Inner Sanctum Radio Podcast- Beyond the Grave (12/19/49)
January 21, 2022 06:00 - 29 minutes - 17.1 MBA man is haunted by ghostly calls from his dead wife on the hour every hour saying he will die at 2am. Commentary on the clever twists in tonight's story.
The Superman Radio Podcast #495-The Story of the Century - Pt. 3
January 20, 2022 05:00 - 13 minutes - 7.65 MBJust as Clark hangs up from Lois who had just asked him to bring another $10,000 to the location, in through his door walks…Lois Lane. If this is Lois, then who was on the phone? Commentary on Abbot and Costello's skit Two Tens for a Five
The Dragnet Radio Podcast #228- The Big Moustache (3/23/54)
January 18, 2022 04:00 - 33 minutes - 19.2 MBA man with a false moustache is suspected of robbing a supermarket. Commentary on L&M Tobacco and the little white lies told to sell more cigarettes.
The Superman Radio Podcast #494-The Story of the Century - Pt. 2
January 17, 2022 05:00 - 15 minutes - 8.78 MBIn a bizarre state of occurrences Lois winds up missing, leaving her apartment in shambles only to call Perry later to ask for $10,000 for the story of the century. Commentary on the real value of $10,000 and a certain slang word Jimmy uses.
The Suspense Radio Podcast #150- A Week Ago Wednesday
January 16, 2022 05:00 - 33 minutes - 18.9 MBA woman has vivid premonitions of her husband stabbing her with an icepick and decides to take action to prevent her deadly outcome. Commentary on Elliot Lewis replacing Joe Kearns as our announcer and why he was called "Mr. Radio".
The Inner Sanctum Radio Podcast- Wish To Kill (11/14/49)
January 14, 2022 06:00 - 28 minutes - 16.2 MBA man leads his wife into a pine grove to murder her yet lacks the courage to do so. When he wishes her dead a man suddenly shows up and does the deed. But is she dead? Commentary on what's real and what's not within the law of dramatic logic.
The Superman Radio Podcast #493-The Story of the Century - Pt. 1
January 13, 2022 05:00 - 13 minutes - 7.88 MBClark Kent had just received a call from Perry White asking him to get Lois and come to his home as it's a matter of life and death. Clark, on his way to pick up Lois, encounters something wrong. Something very wrong. Commentary on this being a remake.
The Dragnet Radio Podcast #227 The Big Hot Rod (3/16/54)
January 11, 2022 04:00 - 35 minutes - 20.3 MBA hot-rodder has run down a pregnant woman while she was crossing the street...without ever slowing down. Commentary after the episode on 1950's car culture in Los Angeles.
Radio Retropolis Returns January 10th!
January 02, 2022 00:58Hopefully, you have been enjoying the holidays as much as we have. But we are anxious to get to the second half our season ! We have all new Dragnet, Superman, Inner Sanctum and Suspense podcasts coming up starting Monday January 10th! Plus, look for a new original podcast featuring interviews with the late Ed Asner and Betty White. These interviews were conducted in 2002 for a Mary Tyler Moore special that have never been heard in their entirety. If you enjoyed the Inside Televisio...
It's a Wonderful Life Holiday Podcast
December 24, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 38.2 MBJames Stewart and Donna Reed reunite for this radio performance of arguably the most revered Christmas movie of all time despite its dark premise of a man who considers himself a failure and wants to commit suicide on Christmas Eve. Yet, the film’s director Frank Capra managed to give his George Bailey a real empathetic mission and James Stewart’s crushing performance made George a most tortured hero. In order to take advantage of the stars and the film recently being in theatres, they decid...
The Miracle on 34th Street Holiday Podcast
December 23, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 58.8 MBIn December, 1947, about 6 months after the feature film was released, the entire starring cast from the film reunited one time and one time only for a tremendous radio adaptation. So for first and last time on radio together, Maureen O’Hara, John Payne, Natalie Wood, and Edmund Gwenn as Kris Kringle starring in the Lux Radio Theatre production about a kindly old man who may be the real Santa Claus. Miracle on 34th Street was broadcast on December 22, 1947.
The Bishop's Wife Holiday Podcast
December 22, 2021 10:00 - 35 minutes - 33.6 MBIn 1947, Samuel Goldwyn and RKO pictures brought forth a classic Christmas romance movie based on a 1928 novel written by Robert Nathan about an angel sent to help a young bishop who prayed for guidance but instead fell in love with the Bishop’s wife. The Bishop’s Wife was released on December 7, 1947 receiving excellent reviews eventually becoming an annual yuletide classic. Just two months later, the original cast Cary Grant Loretta Young and David Niven reunited for a one time only radi...
The My Favorite Husband Radio Podcast #50-The Sleigh Ride
December 22, 2021 03:00 - 37 minutes - 21.8 MBLiz is so full of old-fashioned Christmas spirit that she borrows an antique sleigh from a local antique store and goes caroling. Commentary on Christmas in the suburbs in 1949 and the tradition of the true meaning of Christmas. Plus, guest star Peter Leeds was considered one of the best straight men in the business. We discuss what it takes to be a great straight man and why only a few are considered great.
The Dragnet Radio Podcast #215-Big Little Jesus
December 21, 2021 04:00 - 30 minutes - 17.5 MBA Dragnet classic and a departure from the typical hard line approach as Christmas comes to the L.A. Police Department. A call comes in to the burglary division that a statue of the baby Jesus has been stolen from an historic Spanish church. The priest implores Friday and partner Frank Smith to find the statue before tomorrow morning's Christmas Day mass. The last five minutes are not to be missed.
The Superman Radio Podcast #492-The Mystery of the Dragon's Teeth - Pt. 10
December 20, 2021 03:00 - 15 minutes - 9.11 MBWith Lois and Manford left for dead in the dust storm by Schroeder, it’s now up to the Man of Steel to save her, get Schroder and salvage the dragon’s teeth. Commentary on Pep cereal button charcaters of Pop Jenks and Harold Teen. Plus, why Superman is in no rush to save Lois.
Radio Retropolis Presents- Campbell Playhouse's A Christmas Carol
December 18, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 36.4 MBOn Christmas Eve 1939, Lionel Barrymore as Scrooge teamed with Orson Welles and his Mercury Theatre for this Campbell Playhouse production which aired on the CBS Radio Network.This is the classic Christmas Eve story of a rich miser named Scrooge whose soul will be doomed unless three spirits can lead him to redemption. Commentary on Lionel Barrymore as well as how the production came about.
The Shadow Radio Podcast #102- Joey's Christmas Story
December 18, 2021 04:00 - 28 minutes - 16.4 MBLamont and Margot befriend a young newspaper boy whose family is in despair during Christmas and only the Shadow can help. Commentary on the similarity in story to a previous Christmas episode and why The Shadow needed episodes like this.
The Father Knows Best Radio Podcast #25-The Christmas Program
December 16, 2021 17:30 - 32 minutes - 18.6 MBIt’s Christmas Eve and the Andersons are decorating the Christmas tree. The family settles down to listen to Jim tell the story of their namesake in Denmark, Hans Christian Anderson.
The Superman Radio Podcast #491-The Mystery of the Dragon's Teeth - Pt. 9
December 16, 2021 03:00 - 14 minutes - 8.31 MBSchroder decides to get off the train after Lois arouses suspicion with her telegram and go the rest of the way by car. Superman, however, is still expecting to find them on the train. Commentarty on the Great Dust Bowl of the 1930s and why the dust storm in this episode was so significant.
The My Favorite Husband Radio Podcast #82-Christmas Stag Party
December 14, 2021 20:00 - 33 minutes - 19.1 MBLiz thinks George’s Christmas stag party is just an excuse to ditch the wives and hang with the boys. Not letting that sit well, Liz decides to crash the party in disguise. Commentary on why a certain joke got a huge laugh plus musical conductor Wilbur Hatch.
The Dragnet Radio Podcast #23- .22 Rifle for Christmas
December 14, 2021 03:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBIn one of the series' most controversial and shockingly compelling episodes in which NBC and Jack Webb received thousands of complaints, a young boy and his .22 caliber rifle he was going to get for Christmas are both missing.
The Superman Radio Podcast #490-The Mystery of the Dragon's Teeth - Pt. 8
December 13, 2021 03:00 - 17 minutes - 9.8 MBWith Lois now as Schroeder’s hostage on their way to San Francisco, will Superman be able to put the pieces together before they leave the country? Commentary on Kent's absent-mindedness and why he chooses to let his secret slip.
The Suspense Radio Podcast #149 - Nineteen Deacon Street
December 12, 2021 04:00 - 33 minutes - 19 MBA tie salesman is haunted by the ghost of a beautiful actress when he rents her old room. Commentary on the miscasting of Lloyd Nolan as the protagonist.
The Inner Sanctum Radio Podcast #109- Night is My Shroud
December 10, 2021 04:00 - 28 minutes - 16.6 MBA man is granted the power to kill just by wishing it. Commentary after the episode on stars Ken Lynch and Ann Shepherd.