Retro Radio Podcast
2,785 episodes - English - Latest episode: 17 days ago - ★★★★ - 30 ratingsSharing family friendly entertainment through old time radio, and more.
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Adventures of Sam Spade – Rushlight Diamond. 480704
April 12, 2024 13:24 - 28 minutes - 6.6 MBBernardine is still filling in for Sam’s usual secretary, Effie. Relive the latest adventure as Sam gives his report. He had been hired on for a wealthy family to safeguard…
Mama Blooms Brood – Gold Mine Investment. ep9, 1934
April 12, 2024 09:05 - 5 MBThe girls talk with mama about the deal that dad was just presented with. The chance of a lifetime to invest in a gold mine in Australia. Everybody is sold…
Philip Marlowe – The Anniversary Gift. ep79, 500411
April 11, 2024 15:42 - 29 minutes - 6.72 MBGet this and get it straight! It’s time for another episode with Gerald Moore, as Philip Marlowe. A long-distance phone from a recently released convict has Philip rushing to help…
My Friend Irma – Piano Lessons. ep105, 490411
April 11, 2024 14:24 - 25 minutes - 11.7 MBFeatures Joan Banks as Jane Stacey, and Marie Wilson as Irma Petersen. Irma decides to better herself and take piano lessons. Unfortunately, Jane had to let the piano go back…
Burns and Allen – Gracie Wins Wisconsin. 400410
April 10, 2024 15:24 - 29 minutes - 6.77 MBShould Gracie talk about George, or something interesting? Somehow the topic comes round to her landslide victory in Wisconsin. Frank Parker Getz in his jabs at George over the happenings…
Mama Blooms Brood – Jake’s Lawsuit. ep8, 1934
April 10, 2024 09:04 - 5 MBIt’s morning in the Bloom home. Mama prepares breakfast, but Jake starts his day with a stomach ache. Mama kicks into high gear to pamper her man, although Jake can’t…
Fibber McGee and Molly – Coming Home After Doing Lux Theater. ep243, 400409
April 09, 2024 15:24 - 29 minutes - 6.71 MBBilly Mills opens with, OO What You Said. Glowing with triumph and success, Fibber and Molly ride the bus home after being featured on the recent Lux Radio Theater program.…
You Are There – Death Of Montezuma, 1520AD. ep74, 490501
April 09, 2024 14:24 - 27 minutes - 12.8 MBA siege is in full affect, but today is the day where Montezuma will determine whether Mexico City will be saved or be overridden by the Aztecs. CBS reporters take…
Mama Blooms Brood – Finding a Place. ep7, 1934
April 08, 2024 09:03 - 5 MBIt’s Sunday morning, and the Blooms are on their way to their long-planned picnic. As the girls chatter happily, Papa seems a little grumpy. What could go wrong on such…
Your Hit Parade – First Song, Dearly Beloved (#5, AFRS) 421121
April 08, 2024 07:24 - 5 MBPlaylist Dearly Beloved, ranked: 5 When the Lights Go On Again, ranked: 4 Daybreak, ranked:9 Mr Five by Five, ranked: 6. Vocals by Joan Edwards, as this tune breaks into…
Halls Of Ivy – Toddy Plays Hooky. ep14, 500407
April 07, 2024 15:42 - 29 minutes - 27 MBThe duties at Ivy College have been building, and has been weighing heavy on Doc Hall. With Spring in the air, Toddy feels the need to take some time off.…
Jack Benny – Jack Revives Buck Benny After Three Years. ep369, 400407
April 07, 2024 15:24 - 27 minutes - 6.36 MBWith Spring bursting out all over, Don introduces a man who is still wearing his longies. Phil Harris pokes fun at Jack’s underwear, and when Mary arrives, she talks about…
Gunsmoke – Rock Bottom. ep261, 570407
April 07, 2024 12:42 - 5 MBA former gunfighter had given his revolver to Matt, and for years has made a good name for himself. Is he giving it all up, and his life with his…
Secrets of Scotland Yard – The Brothers Staunton. 1957
April 06, 2024 12:42 - 5 MBIt may be unusual to say something good about a murderer, but the strange case of the brothers Staunton is one where a certain virtue comes into play. An artist…
Buster Brown Gang – A Carieb Indian Story. 470830
April 06, 2024 12:22 - 5 MBSmiling Ed opens with a song about searching for his dog Rover. Our story takes us to our South American neighbors. Juan is from a tribe of indians who are…
This week in Pine Ridge – the Oilwell. January 4- 9, 1935 (Retro 691)
April 06, 2024 10:04 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBFeaturing a full week in Pine Ridge. Keith introduces the shows by sharing a few tidbits of news items that also occurred elsewhere in the world. Sponsored by Horlicks, when…
X Minus One – Nightfall. ep28, 551207
April 05, 2024 10:42 - 5 MBBy Isaac Asimov. A planet on the far reaches of the universe has six suns, with At least two shining at any given time over the entire globe. A reporter…
Mama Blooms Brood- The Picnic is Planned. ep6, 1934
April 05, 2024 09:04 - 13 minutes - 6.2 MBmama and the girls fret over there picnic, and whether it will get dark with the lit savings time and place. The girls complain about their fathers driving. He always…
Whistler – Brief Pause For Murder. 460911
April 04, 2024 11:24 - 28 minutes - 9.89 MBThe glamor of being on the radio is sucked dry by a marriage to Tisha and her money. Roger learns that she plans to leave him, and now nothing matters…
Mama Bloom’s Brood – A Picnic Proposed. ep5, 1934
April 04, 2024 09:05 - 13 minutes - 6.28 MBThe girls try to convince mama to have a picnic this Sunday. Trouble is that grandma and uncle Boris are coming over. Papa comes home with indigestion, and to an…
Burns and Allen – Till The Cows Come Home. 400403
April 03, 2024 15:22 - 30 minutes - 7.07 MBGracie is still on the campaign trail, and complains to George about restrictions on campaign funds. Frank Parker tells about being at a recent baseball game. Ray Noble is on…
Sherlock Holmes – Adventure Of The Superfluous Pearl. ep126, 440522
April 03, 2024 09:24 - 20 minutes - 4.83 MBCalled on for possibly the most difficult and dangerous kind of cases, Holmes has to solve a mystery at a lady’s social circle. The matter involves a missing string of…
Mama Blooms Brood – Sidney Comes To Dinner. ep4, 1934
April 03, 2024 09:05 - 14 minutes - 6.76 MBMama is busy in the kitchen, because Sara’s boyfriend is to visit for dinner. Mama and pop argue about relatives. Why don’t the girls help in the kitchen? Well, you…
Burns and Allen – George Goes Rabbit Hunting. 450402
April 02, 2024 10:24 - 5 MBThis is an AFRS presentation, so commercials have been replaced with dance music. Get ready to do some ball room dancing in between the comedy. Today we find George and…
Mama Bloom’s Brood – Girls Are Late. ep3, 1934
April 02, 2024 09:04 - 13 minutes - 3.18 MBPop and Mama Bloom are worried when the girls are out late. Though they’re worried, the parents remember their own kissing games when they were dating. As imaginations of hospitals…
On Stage – The Lady or the Tiger. ep13, 530402
April 02, 2024 08:42 - 5 MBA tale set in ancient times. For entertainment the king would set forth a challenge in the arena. The victim would have the choice of two doors. One led to…
Mama Bloom’s Brood – New Dresses. ep1 1934
April 01, 2024 09:04 - 5 MBMama Bloom’s Brood. 1934. Program #1. Broadcasters Program Syndicate/Bruce Eells and Associates syndication. Music fills for local commercial insert. Mama manages to get two dresses out of Papa for the…
Wild Bill Hickock – The Red Wagon Jinx. ep5, 50429
April 01, 2024 06:44 - 5 MBIt took a tough man, and a tough wagon to drive freight over the old Western trails. As hard as the men were, they still couldn’t figure out the jinx…
Jack Benny – Pinocchio. ep368, 400331
March 31, 2024 15:24 - 28 minutes - 6.59 MBA new star has bloomed over the horizons, as Don introduces the star of the new feature, June Moon. Jack tells about his ordeal in being on Orson Welles recent…
Gunsmoke – Chicken Smith.ep260, 570331
March 31, 2024 12:42 - 5 MBA man by the name of Chicken Smith is thought to be the instigator of a fight, but Matt knows he comes by the name with a reason. Besides being…
Bobby Benson – Double Dare. 491125
March 30, 2024 14:24 - 5 MBWhile out on the prairie, Bobby is with his Indian friend, Harka. They soon encounter a rogue bull who chases them. their only escape is to race their horses into…
Let’s Pretend – The Elves And The Shoemaker. ep3, 420905
March 30, 2024 07:24 - 30 minutes - 13.8 MBAfter reading a request from a fan letter, the Pretenders get ready to perform it. First a ride in an old-fashioned stage coach to get us to storyland. It’s the…
Lum and Abner – Store Closes To Make Movie. 400329
March 29, 2024 15:24 - 14 minutes - 6.66 MBAfter the sale of their old stock last week, Lum and Abner have been able to buy most of it back. The movie company wanted the original look, but it…
Hillbilly Boys – First Song, Ida. ep13, 1939
March 29, 2024 14:08 - 15 minutes - 6.88 MBPlaylist. Mickey Wickey plays, Ida. Pat talks about Andrew Jackson, Sam Houston, and other promenent leaders, and of course hillbilly flour, the leader of flour. Leon sings, Stardust. Harv and…
Tales of the Texas Rangers – Hanging by a Thread. ep20, 501126
March 28, 2024 15:42 - 5 MBSheriff Hanson is alerted that George Hawks can be found dead, and hanging in his barn. After visiting the scene, he calls the Texas Rangers when signs that it might…
Let George Do It – The Host of Casa Diablo. ep127, 490328
March 28, 2024 14:25 - 30 minutes - 6.94 MBGeorge and Brooksie are enjoying a little border town when their fun is intruded upon by a hardcase who tries to pick fights with George, and put the moves on…
Lum and Abner – Sell Outdated Merchandise. 400327
March 27, 2024 15:24 - 12 minutes - 5.72 MBWhen word of a motion picture has set up in town, people are now flocking to Pine Ridge to watch the spectacle. Lum and Abner comment on the phenomenon, and…
Dragnet – The Big Ruling. ep316, 550906
March 27, 2024 10:42 - 29 minutes - 13.4 MBWorking the Narcotics Department, Joe Friday puts a stop to a drug ring. As Joe and Frank get ready for their case, they share a few words over coffee. A…
Fibber McGee and Molly – Planting a Hedge. ep241, 400326
March 26, 2024 15:22 - 28 minutes - 6.57 MBBilly Mills plays, I Wanna Be Happy. Spring has sprung, and Fibber greets the first buds of the season. Digging in his garden, Fibber communes with nature as he plants…
Philip Marlowe – The Green Flame. ep26, 490326
March 26, 2024 14:23 - 29 minutes - 13.5 MBGetting ready for a big dinner on the town, Marlowe has his plans put on hold when a business woman phones him. The powerful woman makes it worth Philip’s time,…
Vic and Sade – Smelly Clarks Big Date. 400325
March 25, 2024 15:24 - 9 minutes - 4.36 MBIn the house halfway up the next block, Sade doesn’t want Vic to get their clock repaired. Is it running fast, or just getting late, but before heading to bed,…
Lum and Abner – Why Chickens Come Home To Roost. 400325
March 25, 2024 15:24 - 13 minutes - 6.18 MBAudio has low resolution, and slightly garbled. Today Lum and Abner talk about their upcoming film, and their expectation over adoring fans flocking to them. Especially the ladies. They also…
Jack Benny – Trailer On Pinocchio. ep367, 400324
March 24, 2024 15:23 - 28 minutes - 6.48 MBTo review, Don teases Jack about his acting lessons with Orson Wells last week. Phil Harris and Dennis Day arrive to hear the review by Ed Sullivan in the newspaper.…
My Friend Irma – Buy Or Sell. ep49, 480315
March 16, 2024 13:24 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBFeatures Marie Wilson as Irma, and Cathy Lewis as Jane. The hectic life at her office has Jane down, and feeling distracted. She compares notes with Irma about farms, and…
Lets Pretend – The Donkey The Table And The Stick. ep24, 470913
March 16, 2024 12:24 - 25 minutes - 11.8 MBThe Pretenders take us to storyland with a ride on the backs of a herd of elephants. Jack is a lazy boy, but is a quick wit. His doubtful dad…
Lum and Abner – Squire Rents the Store. 400315
March 15, 2024 15:24 - 13 minutes - 6.28 MBAudio is a bit scratchy and mushy. Abner is on the phone when Squire Skimp enters. He has been trying to collect debts, and get the store ready to close…
Hillbilly Boys – First Song, Doofus. ep11, 1939
March 15, 2024 14:00 - 14 minutes - 6.81 MBThe Hillbilly Boys are on the air! Please pass the biscuits Pappy. Playlist. Bob Wills (also called Mickey Wickey) and the boys play, Dufus. Pat extolls the benefits of using…
Let George Do It – The Motive is Murder. ep125, 490314
March 14, 2024 14:22 - 30 minutes - 6.89 MBA man claims to have committed two murders, seemingly unconnected, but the odd killer wants his artistic work to be recognized. He wants George to investigate, and show the world…
Whitehall1212 – Murder Of Margery Ashley. ep15 ,520302
March 14, 2024 07:41 - 5 MBOr, The Case of Air Cadet Gordon. Scotland Yard opens its official files to share true crime stories. The names have been changed, but the facts are real. Exhibits in…
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar – The Eighty Five Little Minks. ep41, 500314
March 13, 2024 15:42 - 5 MBWhen a department store is robbed of 85 mink coats, Johnny is on the scene to investigate. He arrives in time to converge with reporters and cameramen for the aftermath…