Retro Radio Podcast

Young Billings and his wife take over as the new managers at the stage coach outpost. Elsewhere in the coach line regional office, plans for a gold shipment are discussed. Hearing of it, a pair of bandits make their own plans to rob the stage. The bandits are a pair that the Lone Ranger has been in hot pursuit of, but can he catch up to them before the outlaws can strike? The chase is on. Besides being thieves, the outlaws are killers and ruthless. Danger is on the way to the outpost where Billings has taken over, but will anyone there be hurt? Since the audio cuts off here, we may never know, but I'll bet with some fast horse riding, our heros catch up and bring justice on the bad guys.

Host is Greer Garson. She introduces the AEF Orchestra as they play, I Know That You Know. mail bag request has the man who does the voice of Goofy to do more sound affects. More dipping into the mail bag, then a song from Nelson Eddy, Stout Hearted Man. At the request of the mail bag, a sound from home is presented. Gloria Juarez sings. After another dip into the mail bag, Cass Daily talks to Greer Garson about beauty, glamour, films, and of course men. Cass sings, The Work in a Laundry Blues. More greetings from the mail bag. Nelson Eddy sings, Oh What a Beautiful Morning. Then Greer has a few parting words for the troops all over the world.

Superman. August 7, 1940. Program #77. Mutual net. Commercials added locally. A strange evening with the elder of Gravesend, and then Lois Lane disappears from a locked room! Bud Collyer, Joan Alexander. 12:27. Audio condition: Excellent. Otherwise complete. J David Golden

A group of racketeers try to keep trucking companies from out of town from competing with local trucking business. Part 1 has Dan Garret on patrol, and investigating a fire set at a trucking company that soon turns to a case of murder. When the bodies pile up, the Blue Beetle goes into action. After a fight, the captured Blue Beetle is to be handed over to the cops. Part 2: Before the cops can arrive at the warehouse, Blue Beetle has freed himself, and is back on the trail of crime. His plan will ensure the gang will be smashed, by borrowing an Air Force airplane, and bombing the yacht the gangsters are on. .

As announced in the opening of this episode, the title for this show should be: Adventure of the Musicians Ignition. Skeeter gets on to his partner, Wilmer, about his constant bickering with people. To put him to the test, their rival Mr Chiggers pops into the gas station. Wilmer lays on the customer service skills thick as more of his favorite people to fight with show up. Though his kind words worked, Chiggers takes advantage of the situation and the guys may find themselves losing business to a big client. Fortunately, the good customer service skills pays off in the end.

The leader of a notorious outlaw gang has been thrown into jail for disturbing the peace. The bandit, Ritter, doesn't stay behind bars for long when his gang come to bust him out. Disguised as a common cowhand, Lone Ranger enters to get more details on the how and why of the arrest and jailbreak. There seems to be big things brewing on the crime scene, but what did the gang break their boss out for? There's a girl, and a gold shipment expected on the next stage coach. A race to rescue both are set out, but a dark secret still lays out of reach of the Lone Ranger. Progress is made, and the girl is rescued, but to catch a crook, Llone Ranger needs to let the outlaws get away with the gold. What kind of trap does he have in mind? He can't afford to make any mistake, or the outlaw gang could end up with hostages, and safely across the border. Get ready for gunplay and action in the thrilling conclusion, and secrets all come out when justice is done.

Rush and Sade talk about the big crunch in town to buy Christmas cards. Sade is only mildly disgusted at having to pay a COD charge to recieve her Christmas cards, but Rush gets a kick out of reading the bad, and ridiculous greeting messages inside them. It's enough to make you scream like a panther!

Philip is approached in his office by a wealthy client who has been having trouble with his son, and an undesireable woman. The previous detective who was hired has turned up missing. Philip's first job is finding the detective, and he does. The guy is alone in his office with a few bullet holes in him. With the serious tone set for the case, Philip bribes his way through to see the woman in question. Taking a different direction than his clients wishes, he offers to buy the woman off from the marriage into the family. Grover, the son, manages to jump Philip, who wakes from his bump on the head only to encounter another goon who is clearly a hitman. The thug sends a message to lay off of Grover. The client, Mr Jeter, gets a report of the happenings thus far. Outside Jeter's mansion, there's another showdown with the hitman, and a body is left in the drive. As Philip plods along in his investigation, he turns up a gambling debt, blackmail, and a dead Grover. In Jeter's house, Philip has all the facts he needs as he lays them all out to confront the real killer. In the heat of the emotion packed moments, all the truths emerge as the case wraps up.

Gracie talks to George about their kiddie party they went to. George talks music and singing with his musical portion of the cast, Senor Lee, and Artie Shaw. Artie plays, Sweet Sue. The cast give George advice when he announces that a movie producer is to stop by to check him out for a big role in a film. Gracie's chubby friend, Bubbles, enters for a few fat jokes. The Smoothies sing, Mr Meadowlark. The movie producer arrives, talks with Gracie about movie stars, but has George made the impression he wanted to?

Superman. August 5, 1940. Program #76. Mutual net. Commercials added locally. An expedition to "The Pillar Of Fire" at Gravesend. A bomb nearly stops Clark Kent and Lois Lane before they begin to visit the walled village. Bud Collyer, Julian Noa, Joan Alexander. 12:31. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Otherwise complete. --J. David Golden

In this futuristic story by Ray Bradbury, we find a young family who moves into their dream home. The house is full of the latest in high tech appliances, conveniences, and recreation equipment. The highly automated home featured a nursery where the kids had a special room where holographic technology could produce any environment. All you need to do is think it, and the room changes. Sights, sounds, and even smells. As mom and dad do their own thing, the kids enjoy the nursery. All is well until, one scene in the nursery is disturbing to mom and dad. It's a scene from the grasslands of Africa, complete with lions. This won't be dangerous will it? Worried parents put their foot down, and threaten to pull the plug on the house. The kids don't want to leave, or do without their special room. Before they go and pull the plug to get away from the high tech conveniences, the kids hide in the room, and when mom and dad go to get them, the kids are gone, but those lions are getting a little too close, and are looking a little too hungry. Nice little lions, sweet little lions... where, oh where is Simba, Timoane, and Poombah when you need them. Akunamatata? Note: A nice little story that is still relevant as parents deal with all the gadgets and toys that kids today have. A story of trade offs between being an involved parent, and one with a hands off attitude and hoping technology can take the place of relationships. And did the lions really eat the parents? Well, just listen to the end and the psychologist in the story will tell you all about it.

Uniformed police officers are dispatched to respond, as captain Canelli offers the narration of the logistical operations pertaining to the surprise visit of the chief inspector. The captain talks with another officer about family matters, and Maine lobsters. Hey, cops are people too. A man comes in to talk with Captain Canelli about his apartment that burned down, and his missing wife and kid. He's a sailor who had been out at sea, and just learned of the people who were killed in the fire. Was any of them his family? After checking the reports, the good news is they weren't among the dead. The question remains, what happened to them? The sailor tells about his wife's family, and the options of where she might have gone are eliminated. There had been two unidentified bodies in the fire, burned too badly to be recognized, but not matching a general description of the missing woman. Captain Canelli works with the Missing Persons bureau to learn what they can. There's a break in the search when a woman reports her car missing. Captain Canelli is back on the phone to check with more departments, but is this all just a waste of time? The missing woman was seen the day before the fire, but at the day of the fire and later she is just nowhere to be found. Dental records are pending, but the sailor becomes impatient, doesn't want to wait until later in the week for the records, and demands to see the burned bodies, in an attempt to identify them. Though reluctant to take the sailor to the grusome sight, Canelli finally takes him to the morgue. In somber mood, they return to the police station. Though still unconfirmed, Joe the sailor is certain the bodies are his family and he calls St Louis to report the bad news to his wife's family. The sailor's emotions explode when he is greeted by his wife's voice, and there's good news about the baby. Joe has his problem solved, but who were those bodies in the morgue? That remains a problem for the cops. The work is never finished when another call comes into the front desk.

In an upscale suburb a knock comes to the door. A woman shouts that she hates the lady inside and shoots her down. Later Mrs Taylor, the shooter, goes to tell Mr Keen what she has done, but can't explain why she did it. Before that day Mrs Tayloyr has never seen the dead woman, Mrs Ellis, in her life. Mr Taylor is phoned by Mr Keen and only given the scant details then asked to meet at the home of Mrs Ellis. At the scene of the crime, the cops are already there, and aren't so trusting of the shooter as Mr Keen is. Betty Hooper, the victim's niece is on hand and is distraught over the killing. Can Mr Keen prove that the woman with the smoking gun is actually innocent? Mr Keen turns up a good motive for the niece to commit murder. A strange face in the window turns out to be Vern Philips, a man with a gun with two bullets missing, the same as was shot. The list of odd characters piles up. Before questioning can go on, Mr Taylor enters and the plot takes new depth and twists. Taylor claims he heard Philips arguing with the dead woman, Betty claims that Philips is a scary man who her aunt was afraid of. Is that enough to suspect the man of murder? mr Keen thinks so, and has him turned over to the cops. It'll still take more than just circumstantial evidence and suppositions. It gets worse when, in the jail, Mrs Taylor keeps up her routine of a memory lapse. In deadpan voice she tells how she killed the woman out of jealousy. Is her confession just to protect someone? Mr Keen has seen through the smoke and mirrors, and goes to confront the killer. Mr Taylor tries his hand at mind control on Mr Keen. Uh-oh, is the mighty investigator falling into the killers trap? Stay tuned, and listen in to find out how Mr Keen breaks free and turns over the proof he needs to the cops.

Features Georgia Gibbs in place of Tony Martin, the usual host of the show as he is on the mend in the hospital. She sings, Never Knew I Could Love Anybody Like I Love You. Victor Borge talks to Georgia about his Phonetic Punctuation. After he plugs his new radio show coming soon. Time for a commercial. Afterward, Georgia and the chorus sing a medley of tunes, including: You Drive Me Crazy, Paradise, and even Victor on piano helping with, You Call it Madness but I Call It Love. The orchestra plays, the Continental. Victor plays a track from his latest album, All the Things You Are. After another commercial, Georgia sings, the Gypsie.

Working the Burglary Detail, Joe Friday takes us step by step through an actual documented crime from the police files. In the station house, Frank Smith and Joe talk about the fancy new building that's being built for the police. An urgent call comes in, and Joe is off to a hot crime scene. After the colorful description of the crime from the shop owner, a suspect is picked up. Is he as innocent as he claims? In trying to prove his point, the man makes a jail break. Soon, a shooting charge could be added to the list of crimes, and the manhunt for Leroy Finch continues. The crook ends up being trapped, but most of the drama is in his own head as Joe has an easy time of it in hauling him in.