Radio Retropolis
Summary: A network of podcasts under several genres relating to the retro pop culture field and how these features are relevant to everyone today. Retro doesn't mean old. It's about a style and a vibe that gives you your passion. 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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Podcasts:
Kent and Batman team up to find Jimmy and Dick at Playland Amusement Park when they spot a suspicious character and head into the hall of mirrors. Commentary on Kent this time forgetting who he really was and finding out that Lois Lane was not going to be into rock n' roll music.
A man has been shot and killed in his own home with his mother being the closest witness. But, the evidence discovered by Friday and Smith leads them in a new direction. Commentary on the darkness of this episode. Plus, star Helen Kleeb.
With Jimmy and Dick now missing as they searched for Lois Lane, Clark and Batman arrive at Playland to investigate. Commentary on Metropolis versus Gotham City when Batman and Superman are in the same episode.
A grieving father whose son was killed by a hit and run driver tracks down the driver for his ultimate revenge. Commentary on the episode's final compelling scene. Plus, stars Herbert Marshall and Dennis Hoey.
On a trip south, Lamont and Margot come across a girl who survived an attempt on her life. In order to trap the killer, Margot allows herself to be the next target. Commentary on the interesting twist in storytelling using the antagonist as narrator. Plus, a jeer within a cheer regarding the final scene.
A bank robber with a bullet wound and $78,000 in stolen cash gives a poor pharmacist, with a materialistic domineering wife, a taste of the money if only he’ll save him. His choices are to call the police, take the fee and save him, or let him die and take everything. Commentary on star Santos Ortega and his infamous moment in history.
John Karlen is unpredictable. He is unapologetic. He is unfiltered. He is a great actor. He is best known to many of us as Willie Loomis on Dark Shadows as well as his Emmy Winning role as Harvey Lacey on Cagney and Lacey. For the next hour, he shares some of the most intimate memories and feelings of the past that you have never heard quite like this. He is a man who is razor sharp, witty, funny and yet he lives with a great sense of self-disappointment in life.
Last time, Lois, Jimmy and Dick took a ride on the River of Horrors in which Lois was abducted much to the shock of Jimmy and Dick who they now must desperately find. Commentary on how some characters forget who they are.
A drunken teenage boy who started a riot in chemistry class reveals a couple who is selling narcotics and liquor to him and some of his friends. Commentary on teen rebellion in the 1950's.
Dr. Bly, posing as a press agent, invites Lois to come to Playland Amusement park as a Guest of Honor with her not knowing her fate is about to take an ugly turn. Commentary on Superman's new sponsor Kellogg's Pep Cereal.
A composer who feels he just wrote his greatest piece hears the same song minutes later on the radio and searches for the man named Henri LeFevre who they say wrote it. Commentary on star Paul Muni's tragic life.
Someone is killing off fellow actors and actresses in unusual ways. But when Lamont begins investigating, Margot Lane is soon found to be next on the killer's list. Commentary on the role of Shreve. Plus the top movies of 1946 and the #1 song for December 15, 1946.
This tale is of the night when Satan played a game of murder along a deserted strip of Manhattan waterfront and the weapon to be used was once in the hands of another murderer-Rasputin. Commentary on the true story of Rasputin. Plus, episode star Larry Haines.
We begin a brand new era of the Superman series jumping ahead three years with a whole new sound and a whole new style that I think you’re going to enjoy. Tonight, Lois Lane is featured as a confidence gang frames Lois for a murder committed by her exact double. Commentary on the introduction of Batman in this episode. Plus, Jackson Beck takes over as announcer.
A carjacking victim in the hospital doesn't provide any clues yet they believe the suspect has been spotted in San Francisco. But he claims to have an alibi for the crimes committed in Los Angeles. Commentary on the many Dragnets that followed including Dick Wolf's version starring Ed O'Neill.
