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Buster Brown Gang – Billy Stanley.441014
February 17, 2024 10:24 - 5 MBJoin Smiling Ed for more fun than a barrel of monkeys, it’s Buster Brown and his gang. The crazy characters, Mousie and Froggie pitch in for some joking around. Ed…
Lum and Abner – Women Lock Men Out Of Homes. 400216
February 16, 2024 16:20 - 14 minutes - 6.45 MBThe women of town have responded to the men and their protective association by forming one of their own. Today Lum enters the Jot ‘Em Down store to find Abner…
My Friend Irma – The Professors Concerto. 480216
February 16, 2024 14:24 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBJane gets her annual income tax ready as she talks about the latest weird behavior from Irma. Today we find Irma practicing her piano lesson, prepared for her by their…
Casey, Crime Photographer – The Gentle Strangler. ep182, 470424
February 15, 2024 13:24 - 5 MBThe show opens to a scene of the murder of a judge. When Casey, and the cops investigate, the prime suspect is a criminal who has vowed revenge on those…
Abbott and Costello – Jack And The Beanstalk, Rudy Valley. ep74, 450215
February 15, 2024 11:24 - 31 minutes - 14.3 MBThe show has a slightly different opening, No commercial, or announcements. But when Lou and Bud come out, they are excited to have Rudy Valley as the night’s guest. Lou…
Lum and Abner – Women’s Association Formed. 400214
February 14, 2024 16:20 - 14 minutes - 6.58 MBRecently, the men’s protective association formed to protect the rights of men, and save them from being so henpecked. Today Lum and Abner are in the Jot ‘Em Down store…
Fibber McGee and Molly – Egyptian Good Luck Ring. ep235, 400213
February 13, 2024 16:24 - 30 minutes - 6.9 MBBilly Mills and his orchestra open with one of the hit songs of the year, Ma He’s Making Eyes at Me. Feeling like it’s his day, Fibber expects a package,…
Lum and Abner – SOS Mens Association. 400212
February 12, 2024 16:20 - 14 minutes - 6.51 MBAfter the formation of the men’s protection society, Lum and Abner relax in the Jot ‘Em Down store. Abner brags on how well the new protection association is working out…
Jack Benny – Arriving At Yosemite. ep361, 400211
February 11, 2024 16:24 - 29 minutes - 13.7 MBFlashing back to last week when our little band of merry travelers were on the way to Yosemite, Don gives the details, as both Jack and Mary add skeptical remarks…
Jack Benny – Little Women. 340211
February 11, 2024 10:04 - 20 minutes - 9.48 MBAudio is poor, but worth a listen to hear a few moments of Jac’s early career on radio. I tweaked the audio to cut out some of the noise, but…
Crime Club – A Pitch In Time. ep37, 470807
February 10, 2024 13:24 - 5 MBThe cops and Firemen are planning a big baseball match. The young, trusting rookie cop is trusted with getting the team equipment to the game, as well as be the…
Let’s Pretend – Cinderella. ep26, 470927
February 10, 2024 13:20 - 5 MBIt’s radio’s outstanding children’s theater of the air, and it’s about to present one of the best loved stories of all times. Before we can start, we have to get…
Let George Do It – End Of Summer. ep149, 490829
February 01, 2024 15:24 - 5 MBGeorge responds to a letter from Roseann, a woman who claims her sister and husband are missing. But is there something else that’s bothering Roseann? Marsha and Richard are the…
Frank Merrywell – The Stolen Masterpiece. 480605
February 01, 2024 14:24 - 28 minutes - 3.64 MBWith the school term at Yale over, Frank and Bart make summer plans. In New York, they are to make a cash payment at an art studio, and have the…
Molle Mystery Theater (AFRS) A Death Is Caused. 451012
January 31, 2024 11:22 - 5 MBA pair of smartly dressed women might appear as they would in any city in America, but the two we look in on in this tropical diner discuss the matter…
Fibber McGee and Molly – Merchant Marines. ep425, 450130
January 30, 2024 11:24 - 29 minutes - 6.69 MBDowntown, the McGee’s take in the sights at the hotel, and comment on the sailors, and what their jobs might be. Finding a place to stay is a hardship, but…
Wild Bill Hickock – Dark Horse Candidate. ep48, 520130
January 30, 2024 08:44 - 5 MBA dark horse is a person or thing that is an unknown element. In the old West town where Jingles and Wild Bill find themselves an election is in progress.…
Lum and Abner – Lum Likes Widder And Kids. 400129
January 29, 2024 16:20 - 14 minutes - 6.6 MBAbner and grandpap talk about the mess that has come about from the widow’s ad for a husband, and the bunch of sick kids that are filling Lum’s house. They…
Gunsmoke – Bureaucrat. ep199, 560129
January 29, 2024 12:44 - 5 MBChester has news for Matt as he meets him on the street. It’s just plumb crazy talk. A bureaucrat from back East is to arrive in Dodge, and is to…
Jack Benny – Murder On The Bay Bridge. ep359, 400128
January 28, 2024 16:22 - 27 minutes - 6.42 MBThat fearless adventurer, the unsung hero of the program, Jack Benny is introduced. He tells about the trip with Rochester, and the Maxwell. Fending off howling wolves, surviving driving rain,…
My Favorite Husband – The Absolute Truth. 490128
January 28, 2024 15:22 - 5 MBFeaturing Lucille Ball and Richard Denning, a married couple who live together and like it. Flash back to a previous evening where Liz and George walk the street and do…
Let’s Pretend – The Youth Who Learned To Shiver And Shake. ep20, 470816
January 27, 2024 13:22 - 5 MBTake a train ride to storyland to learn about the brave boy who had to learn to shiver and shake. A fearless boy was never afraid at spooky stories, although…
Cisco Kid – Billy Calico. ep55, 530127
January 27, 2024 09:42 - 5 MBBilly Calico ruled a gang with an iron hand, and had the run of the land. Until he crossed paths with the Cisco Kid. In town as the sheriff is…
Lum and Abner – Widder And Kids. 400126
January 26, 2024 16:20 - 14 minutes - 6.51 MBLum has decided not to marry the widow, but it looks like she’s going to be in town for a little while with sick kids. Today Abner worries to Cedric…
Jubilee(AFRS) Earl Hines, Gary Moore. ep105, 441011
January 26, 2024 10:24 - 5 MBToday’s show is a playlist of fun: Host, Ernie Whitman gets the jazz going with Erl Hines and his orchestra who play, I Know That You Know. The Lou Mel…
Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons – The Silver Dagger Murder Case. 491013
January 25, 2024 15:21 - 5 MBIn the elaborately furnished study, a woman sits at a desk, unaware that she is so close to death. An intruder silently enters. All we hear is her reactions, and…
Mr.. and Mrs. North – Deadly Innocent
January 25, 2024 09:22 - 24 minutes - 5.6 MBEvelyn is a disabled woman who is friends with Pam North. Though Jerry is tired at the end of his day, Pam insists they visit their friend. There’s something wrong…
Vic and Sade – YY Flirtch Elected Best Looking Man. 400124
January 24, 2024 16:25 - 9 minutes - 4.46 MBAs Rush and Sade come home, Vic meets them with a special request. He needs some time without interuptions for a special job. Nope. He’s not working on things from…
Lum and Abner – Quarantined In Cabin. 400124
January 24, 2024 16:20 - 14 minutes - 6.49 MBWhen the widow Beaumont arrived, she brought her seven kids with her. Now Lum is having second thoughts, as he discusses the matter with Squire Skimp. Will Lum have to…
Fibber McGee and Molly – Too Much Energy. ep424, 450123
January 23, 2024 11:24 - 30 minutes - 6.9 MBNote: not the right date for this show, but one like it, with a similar script, may have appeared here. This episode is likely from a season a couple years…
Mother’s Best Flour – First Song, On The Banks Of The Old Ponchartrain. ep12, 510123
January 23, 2024 07:40 - 5 MBHank Williams and his studio crew are back to wake you up to some classic Country music. Playlist: On the Banks of the Old Ponchertrain. Audry takes the mike to…
Lum and Abner – Lum To Be A Family Man. 400122
January 22, 2024 16:24 - 15 minutes - 6.9 MBLum and Abner are anxiously awaiting the widow Beaumont’s arrival, after she sent a telegram to announce her coming to Pine Ridge to meet Lum. Lum has gotten himself all…
Screen Guild Theater (CBS) The Juggler of Our Lady. 421221
January 22, 2024 08:21 - 5 MBSame as: Screen Guild Theater – Juggler of Notre Dame. 401222 Featuring Nelson Eddie, and Ronald Coleman in this legendary story from France. Ronald Coleman narrates the story of Barnaby,…
Jack Benny – Gladys Zybisco Is Discussed. ep358, 400121
January 21, 2024 16:20 - 28 minutes - 6.44 MBDon’s glowing introduction gets interrupted, when Phil Harris lets him know, Jack isn’t here. Mary Livingstone says he’s in the hall, talking to his new girlfriend, Gladys, or at least…
Lone Ranger – Frame Up for Profit. ep778, 380121
January 21, 2024 14:01 - 5 MBA band of outlaws discuss their robbery technique. They claim to always have success because they wear masks, and nobody has yet identified them. Elsewhere we learn about Missouri and…
Nero Wolfe – The Impolite Corpse. ep8, 501208
January 20, 2024 16:40 - 28 minutes - 6.58 MBMr. Channing is a high-powered business executive, not tolerating insolence in employees. He had once had a thing with his secretary, Brenda, but the rude exec now thinks of her…
Let’s Pretend – Brother And Sister. 470705
January 20, 2024 13:20 - 5 MBDon’t miss the tugboat that takes the listener to another adventure in storyland today. A brother and sister ran away to avoid the abuse from their stepmother and stepsister. They…
Lum and Abner – Widder Beaumonts Telegram. 400119
January 19, 2024 16:20 - 7 seconds - 58.2 KBThe widow Beaumont has placed an ad for a hired man, with the ultimate goal of matrimony. Lum has been interested in pursuing the job, and the wealthy widow. He…
Nick Carter – Nine Hours To Live. ep40, 440115
January 19, 2024 10:20 - 29 minutes - 6.74 MBOr, Nick Carter and the Death House Mystery. A last-minute conference finds a death row inmate with only hours to live, calling on help from Nick Carter. Johnny isn’t hoping…
You Bet Your Life – Secret Word, Spoon. 500118
January 18, 2024 16:40 - 5 MBThe contestants are paired up and ready, and Groucho interviews them to learn the interesting facts about them. As he jokes around, the secret word will earn $100 for the…
Adventures of Philip Marlowe – The Old Acquaintance. ep14, 481226
January 18, 2024 14:24 - 5 MBIt’s New Years Eve and Marlowe needs to help a man with some woman problems. Shots ring out, but the shooter gets away. Who wants the man to keep from…
Lum and Abner – Lum Has Second Thoughts. 400117
January 17, 2024 16:24 - 14 minutes - 6.68 MBAudio starts out poor, but after the commercial it clears up some. Lum and Abner want to raise money for a new tourist camp, and they have a few options…
Philo Vance – Tick Tock Murder Case. ep56, 490802
January 17, 2024 15:24 - 5 MBA burglary call mobilizes the cops into action. Though their response time is within minutes, the crooks are gone, and Philo Vance is on hand to review the meager clues…
Phil Harris – Broken Hearted Phil. ep86, 490116
January 16, 2024 15:20 - 29 minutes - 27 MBThe morning papers have arrived, and as Phil reads, the children have gathered around to ask him to read them Dick Tracey. He puts aside his reading of Orphan Annie…
Fibber McGee and Molly – Shampoo. ep423, 450116
January 16, 2024 11:24 - 30 minutes - 6.91 MBHair is the topic of the day, and we find Fibber in a barber shop, with a heavily accented barber who serves him. Is six bits (75 cents) too much…
Lum and Abner – Lum Answers Ad. 400115
January 15, 2024 16:20 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MBAudio is fair, or maybe it’s just my speakers today. Lum has come back, and Abner tries to explain himself about how he raked Lum over the coals. He could…
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar – Alonzo Chapman Matter. 510704
January 08, 2024 07:40 - 28 minutes - 13.1 MBAudio is good, but muffled a little. After a shooting in Los Angeles, Johnny Dollar is on the job to interview the girl who is being held as a material…